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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1900
Page
3
Mrs Helen Kilkenny of New Portland Maine writes that Hair Vigor has kept her hair soft and restored color over five years. She credits the product with smoothing the hair and easing scalp irritation. Her mother allegedly used Hair Vigor for around twenty years and valued it.
The ad touts Ayer’s Hair Vigor as restoring color to gray hair for fifty years and preventing hair loss. It claims the product keeps the scalp clean and healthy and helps hair grow long and rich. Available for $1.00 at all druggists.
Greensburg a 16 year old boy Willard Hale struck by train and killed. Muncie 18 youths arrested for petty theft. Washington seeks municipal control of electric plant. Freeman log accident kills George McConnell. Lafayette child dies choking on corn. Upland curfew ordinance approved. Tell City hunter Stephen Rothberger wounded. Jeffersonville Reformatory grants paroles. Matthews Land buys 100 acres for a twelve pot window glass factory. Penn vandalism damages John Luntz carriage store room. Wabash river salt contamination from oil wells warns engine use unsafe. Gas City expands electric plant to 839 lights. Frankfort Langton gun stocks order for Transvaal. Salem man dies after whiskey treatment for bee sting. Vandalia train worker burns and scalds Loganport victim. Loganport bread price war ends. loaves at 5 cents. Wabash Big Four cutaway of limestone bluff for government breakwater. Hagerstown hogs die from suspected rabies. East Germantown mastodon tusk found for Smithsonian. Isolated northern peoples noted in Pearson weekly summary.
The piece notes France relies on England for Transvaal war updates, citing cables controlled by England and France’s willingness to spend to access information. It then pivots to a medical plug for Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, claiming it cures dyspepsia, constipation, and biliousness.
A travel correspondent recalls Americans in San Juan who loudly yelled boiled eggs in a hotel breakfast room causing confusion with Puerto Ricans. A native waiter coolly intervened and the episode ended as friends corrected the misunderstanding. Also contains a dental-style ad for Hall's Catarrh Cure claiming internal benefit.
A Washington Star exchange quip contrasts the speed of sound with how sentiment depends on one’s stance toward the telephone operator, reflecting a moment of casual theater between two friends. The line ponders rapidity and perception in communication.
An appeal from Sterling Remedy Co. urges readers to report dishonest drug dealers selling substandard products like CASCARETS to earn a reward. The notice warns against bulk tablets and fraudulent substitutes risking health for profits and asks for evidence to convict scammers. It also notes a remark about wild horses' endurance compared to domesticated animals.
An old advertisement touts Grain O as a coffee substitute for all ages. It claims no stomach distress, a moody mocha color, and pura grains with prices of 16 cents and 21 cents per package. Sold by all grocers.
An assortment of old patent medicine claims and promotional lines tout Lane's Family Medicine and various tonics. Advert claims include curing headaches and bowel health with prices 25 and 50 cents, plus references to Grove's codified branding and other remedies like Piso's Cure for Consumption. The text also mentions elections in France and Belgium, paper and stationery brands, and a Fort Wayne mail address.
An advertisement from Swanson Rheumatic Cure Co claims 5-Drops can conquer rheumatic and numerous other ailments. It offers trial bottles at 25 cents, 300 doses for $1.00, or six bottles for $5.00 mailed from Chicago to immediate orders.
In England and America the seller pays the sale expenses, while in France the buyer bears the cost with 5 percent added to the purchase price. In Holland buyers pay an additional 10 percent for sale expenses, making the buyer bear a heavier burden.
A Grain-O advertisement touts a grain based beverage as a nutritious coffee substitute for children. It claims Grain-O tastes like coffee when prepared properly and costs about a quarter per serving, with grocers selling 15¢ and 25¢ cans.
Coughing leads to consumption, Kemp's Balsam offers quick relief with free samples, 8 bottles, 25 and 50 cent sizes, urging immediate purchase. Westminster abbey burials total 1,173. Dr Kline's Invigorating Tonic advertises a $1 trial bottle from Philadelphia. Nickel Plate Road excursion dates January 16 and February 6, 1900, to the West. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething advertised for children.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer piece mocks wartime stereotypes by swapping roles among Indian scouts, colored troops, and yellow journalists to lampoon national capacities. The dialogue showcases a satirical “human rainbow” defense stance, prompting critique of racial labels and media sensationalism.
A visitor to Libby McNeill Libby in Chicago learns about cutting rooms kitchens canning department and the vast scale of the firm. The plant supports 300000 cattle and 100000 sheep yearly, makes forty million cans annually and employs 2000 workers. A booklet “How to Make Good Things to Eat” can be requested by postal card.
A fragment notes a clash between Jimmy and a preacher on wheels. It asks if Jimmy is hurt, then states he heard the preacher speak. The text presents a brief, dialogue-like exchange with limited context.
Salzer Seed Co promotes Spelsz and Million Dollar Potato catalogs with seed samples. Farm readers urged to send 10 cents in stamps for 10 rare farm samples and catalog to John A Salzer Seed Co La Crosse Wis. Feminine view remark noted from Somerville Journal.
The Wabash Railroad offers a 30 day Mexican tour with Pullman sleepers dining observation cars and a select party of fifty. The trip covers 7000 miles at about 16.4 dollars per day with meals and hotel style comforts. R G Thompson is the special passenger representative for reservations at 1000 Lincoln Trust Building St Louis Mo CS Cranz G P T A.
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