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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1900
Page
3
Cons E Harrman of Gibbstown New York recounts a dramatic recovery from severe weight loss and illness after taking Ayer s Cherry Pectoral. He details dropping from 138 to 98 pounds and blood loss before starting the remedy and quickly improving to regain health and former weight.
Jacob Reichert describes his Manitoba homesteading experience from Virden to Largrave Manitoba. He details land acquisition, building a shanty, 75 acres broken, 30 tons hay, 100 acres wheat, 50 oats and barley, yields over 2700 bushels, and prices around 3.50 per acre. He notes good water, near Virden market and Largrave elevators, and similar living costs to Minnesota.
Advertisement for trips to the West Northwest and Southwest on January 11 and February 8 using Nickel Plate Road. Tickets cost one fare plus 2.00 round trip, returnable within 21 days. Inquiries via Nickel Plate agents. Also notes on first fingered gloves from the twelfth century.
The article describes correcting round shoulders by daily exercises. It advises standing upright with heels together, toes at 45 degrees, rising slowly onto the balls of both feet, then lowering without swaying. It notes possible one leg variant and adds chest inflation to improve lung power and posture.
An advertisement offers a reward of one hundred dollars for any catarrh cure not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The notice cites endorsements from West Truax and others in Toledo and claims the remedy acts on blood and mucous surfaces.
A frail man with a straw hat wanders to observe street sellers as a doctor advised him to get exercise. He questions the foreman about motives, saying he is there to watch and not to work or idle. The exchange appears in quotes from a New York Press piece.
An advertisement touts Ely's Cream Balm as a cure for chronic nasal catarrh and hay fever. It claims immediate relief from inflamed membranes when applied in the nostrils and warns against drying inhalants that worsen the condition. The product is sold for 50 cents and available by mail from Ely Brothers.
A collage of ad blurbs for Bromus Inermis hay and Salzer seeds, Grain-O, Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets, Lane's Family Medicine, and various promises of bargains. Mentions Virginia farms, Nickel Plate Road, and Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup with product snippets and prices.
English troops aim to avoid unnecessary danger and rely on identification cards to track casualties after combat. Soldiers carry will and field dressings to aid self or buddy care while on the front, and canines for later recovery of gear. After engagements, rolls are taken, missing soldiers are investigated, and casualty lists prepared.
A German applicant to a Philadelphia firm wrote that his best capacity was that of a confidence man not a confidential man. His wording error alarmed the recipients and highlighted how word choice can mislead and endanger a job pursuit.
A Philadelphia boy named Thomas Benners, nine years old, stars as a champion pool player rivaling older rivals. He uses a stool to reach the table due to his small stature while delivering precise shots. The piece highlights his unusual talent and perseverance.
Washington lawyer Belva Lockwood extols Peruna medicine in a letter to The Peruna Medicine Company claiming it helped her and her mother who is 88. She describes catarrh as affecting any body part and urges women to request a free issue of Health and Beauty.
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