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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1906
Page
7
An American tale describes two brothers, Trishman Michael and James, who pooled funds to start an ice business. Their growing trade led to an office and a roll top desk with separate keys, but Michael questions where his keyhole lies, hinting at tension between shared work and individuality.
A man in a fur trimmed overcoat challenges a critic about street maintenance and taxes. He argues streets affect pedestrians like himself who must traverse mud and hazards, noting personal impact when struck by delivery wagons or cars.
Mrs Golding of Ayr Ontario recounts severe eczema on both legs from knees to ankles with extensive discharge and pain. After trying many doctors and methods the Cuticura Remedies eased her symptoms and cured her, and she urges others to try them.
In an anecdote from biographical reminiscences, John Philpot Curran supposedly outwitted a brisk widow named Honor at a Trekind coffee house. Curran proposed “Honor and honesty” as a toast, prompting his dining companion to join in, while the widow filled her glass to Curran’s “abe” in a playful turn of phrase.
A farmer Charles Spencer of Newton, Sussex County, claims to have bred hens with uneven legs that cause them to walk in circles and not wander from the coop. A second Sussex County man reports Plymouth Rock hens that hatch a brood of eleven chicks that hop like sparrows after an attack on the mother hen during incubation.
A Colorado mother recalls her infant’s illness and credits Grape-Nuts with restoring strength after pneumonia brain fever and teething. She reports rapid improvement feeding the juice and milk then the cereal itself and notes her daughter’s health as well. The ad touts Grape-Nuts and cream as nourishing for brain and nerves with a reference to The Road to Wellville pamphlet.
George W. Whitehead, New York port appraiser, describes a smuggling episode in which a skipper paid a fisherman to haul two casks of brandy ashore. One cask turned out to be empty except for water, revealing a failed attempt and the authorities’ keen detection.
A string of curious notes describes whale bone weight butter as diet staple for Germans self sufficiency in farming and a giant bouquet for Jubilee Day. It also mentions diamond testing by tongue and micro writing using long lev ers and a diamond pen.
Prof. Henri Moissan reports in a French Academy communication that gold boils readily in an electric furnace at 240 degrees C. About 100 to 150 grains vaporize in two to three minutes, yielding filiform or crystallized gold upon condensation. Gold dissolves a small amount of carbon at its boiling point, which forms graphite on solidification.
An excerpt notes the US with one fifth of humanity holds two thirds of world banking power amounting to 14 billion. Since 1890 world banking strength rose 105 percent while US power grew 170 percent and New York 200 percent. New York accounts for two thirds of weekly bank clearings from 93 cities and exceeds London by 25 percent. It ends by asking if people are growing more self controlled.
A stranger in a drug store complains the weighing machine is out of order. The clerk denies responsibility as the man admits the penny was taken and the indicator failed to move. The exchange ends with the assertion the machine serves its purpose.
William A. Franklin of Franklin & Palmer Chemical Co Rochester describes kidney trouble seven years earlier with back pain and low mood. He used Deans Kidney Pills and reports fast relief after three boxes, with cure of irregular kidney secretions. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Tooster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A twelve person submarine boat driven by a gas motor was tested at St Petersburg with favorable results. Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children teething softens gums reduces inflammation aids pain cures wind colic and costs 20 cents a bottle. Leather waste is now being used in a compressed form for cogwheels in place of cast iron.
Instructions advise soaking a used nursing bottle in a cup of pure boiled water, then adding a potato piece and Ivory Soap suds to loosen residue. After shaking, emptying, rinsing, and drying, boil in cold water. Signature: Eleanor R. Parker.
Beloit postmaster Chan Verdue planned a spring poultry venture to keep his wife busy. He bought two incubators and 600 high priced eggs. The eggs hatched recently yielding only two chicks costing him $47.83 each.
A colorful tale from a thriving Western city notes lodge membership myths and a neighbor across the street. A boy explains his father’s signs aren’t lodge marks but St. Vitus dance. The piece also includes a 1886 Ohio affidavit for Wall's Catarrh Cure and a jab at Kitty’s childhood reprimand.
A summer outing booklet describes amusements and quiet homes on the Nickel Plate road. Interested parties may contact agent C. A. Melin T. P. A. Fort Wayne Indiana or B. F. Horner G. P. A. Cleveland Ohio.
In a courtroom scene, a defendant admits a prior contempt of court citation. He explains as a boy he was punished with a slipper after yelling through a keyhole at a parlor where a suitor sparked his sister. The exchange unfolds before the jury.
Mrs Alice Berryhill of Chattanooga Tennessee shares how Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound relieved ulceration and inflammation of female organs after doctors warned of surgery. She credits the remedy with restored health and urges other women to seek advice from Mrs Pinkham, free of charge.
Numerous praise for D Zerta Quick Pudding with instructions for pudding dessert pie and cake filling. Directions include one package milk boil cool serve with cream sugar or sauce and two eggs for meringue pies. Five flavors Lemon Tapivoca Vanilla Orange Macaroon Chocolate Strawberry priced 10 cents.
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