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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1900
Page
3
The advertisement claims Blood purification via Hood s Sarsaparilla cures disease by expelling germs and impurities. It asserts the remedy enriches blood, increases red blood cells, and helps transmit nourishment from digested food to organs nerves and muscles.
A dialogue from New York Weekly notes a housekeeper complaining yesterday's milk tasted of garlic. Milkman explains milk spoils easily and questions whether garlic was used or present in nearby homes or by visitors, suspecting a strange odor in the milk.
Farmers are urged to write T M Roberts Supply House in Minneapolis Minnesota for a special binder twine offer advertised in another column. The firm is reputable and rated highly by commercial agencies.
A Detroit Journal excerpt describes a State Air Inna fund or State Air Fund soliciting subscriptions to finance a program for taking farmers' children to the city for a few hours, illustrating philanthropic outreach by a millionaire organizer.
The Nickel Plate Road announces excursion tickets to Philadelphia Pa for June 4 1900 at a single fare for the round trip. Tickets are valid for return until June 25 1900. Inquiries at Fort Wayne Indiana contact Co A Asterlin T P A or via wire or phone.
Clara A Kopp of Rockport Indiana writes that after years of ineffective treatments Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound improved her health. She cites back ache nervousness and irregular menstruation and urges other women to seek Mrs Pinkham's advice and remedies.
The Fifty-sixth Congress closes after passing the extradition bill for Cuba crimes, the river and harbor and sundry civil appropriations, and the Sherman anti trust repeal. Senate and House leaders highlight insular policy, D C improvements, and naval funding, with adjournment sine die at five.
A miscellany notes Eddie Bregerding eight of St Louis fell into a quarry and was killed. In South Dakota Charles N Herried is nominated for Governor while Joseph Fritts of Woodglen New Jersey reports gold and silver on his farm. The Methodist conference in Chicago backs a negro bishop. General Butterfield presents a Washington portrait to West Point. The School Review shows 41.51 percent of American high school pupils are boys. In nine months ending March 1 1900 39625 horses were exported at an average price of 120 dollars. Charles Marshal fourteen colored of St Louis fired at another boy, striking Mrs Mary Dooley and killing her. Edward F Madden a Hast newspaper figure died suddenly in Louisville Kentucky. Queen Victoria’s recent frailty noted by observers. A Washington society woman sells wardrobe for charity. San Francisco plans a 625 foot raft of logs at Seattle to be towed to Japan containing 14 000 000 feet of lumber. St Louis residents expect to spend as much on the exposition as was paid for the Louisiana Purchase.
W. V. Sullivan United States Senator from Mississippi writes that Peruna cured his catarrh in its early stages and provided tonic benefits. He recommends Verina as the best remedy and urges readers to obtain The Peruna Medicine Co. free book on catarrh from Columbus, Ohio.
Circus preparations fill the street with fifty vans and busy crews. Bosses issue orders as riggers swing, while elephants and giraffes arrive aboard the special train for matinee and evening performances. The Chicago News notes the familiar spectacle returns each spring.
A persuasive health feature urges that liver laziness causes skin blemishes and malaise. It links lively livers to better blood, mood, and beauty, promoting Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a gentle, effective laxative that purifies blood and clears skin. Available through Sterling Remedy Co. with a free booklet.
A returned traveler to Miss Antique-Why misreads family ties and jokes about relatives in a playful exchange. The woman corrects him, insisting she has no husband or brother, prompting further misfired remarks about her mother and children.
An advertising notice for The Science of Life or Self-Preservation priced at 25 cents in paper covers, 1.00 in full gilt, with engravings. It promotes health, vigor, success and happiness and invites orders to Peabody Medical Institute Boston Mass with six cents postage.
A Philadelphia Press quip quotes two patrons arguing over plum pudding. One notes the dish often lacks plums, while the other cites Webster defining plumb as a mass of lead, highlighting language misnomers and playful confusion.
Mail this notice to Sears Roebuck to receive a special Inside price on binder twine. Specify how much you need and when you want it and Sears will quote a price to secure your order or force the supplier to sell at a lower price.
Grain-O described as a coffee replacement made from pure grains, praised for its Mocha like color and gentle effect on delicate stomachs. It targets both adults and children and sells for 15 cents to 25 cents per package in grocers.
Promotes Jell O as a two minute cold dessert with no boiling or baking. Flavor options include Lemon Orange Raspberry and Strawberry. Sold at grocers for 10 cents. A humorous aside notes pessimistic men and mother in laws.
An old newspaper ad touts Lane's Family Medicine and Piso's Cure with claims of daily digestion, liver and kidney help, and headache cure. It cites a 1900 Minneapolis testimonial and mentions a fireproof Breslau paper chimney fifty feet high as a separate item.
Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally price 75 cents. Red Cross Ball Blue 2 oz package 5 cents. Eagle Linen Writing Table truled and unruled 100 sheets. The Letter size 26 cents, Note size 15 cents. Ask your dealer for them.
A fragment from the Chicago Tribune features a flippant exchange about a failed love affair over a bonnet and notes a revolution in water travel via fish-fin propellers. It also promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a remedy for constipation and indigestion.
The Savage Bachelor quips on why women favor marrying soldiers. A soda fountain clerk boarder asks about the appeal and a line notes that soldiers are trained and that a soldier’s first duty is obedience. The Indianapolis Press framing suggests satirical social commentary.
An advertisement touts Grain-O as a nourishing grain based drink for kids, claiming it tastes like coffee, costs little, and can boost health when given to children. It notes Grain-O is sold by grocers and priced at 15 and 7de. A side note mentions the King of Spain replacing a pony with a chestnut horse at age thirteen.
A medley of early 20th century ads and notices promoting a catarrh cure at 75 cents, Carter's Ink for schools, Red Cross Ball Blue detergent, Jell-O flavors, Malaga climate notes, travel discounts for the Music Teachers' Association convention in Des Moines, air cushion rubber stamps, Fort Wayne mail orders, and Mrs Winslow's Syrup for teething priced at 2½ cents a bottle.
Advertisers claim Grove's Chill Cure contains iron and quinine in proper proportions and is tasteless. They promote it as the original chill tonic, superior to imitators, with a no cure no pay offer and a 50 cent price across malarial regions.
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