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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1914
Page
5
An assortment of old ads includes Rub-No-More Washing Powder promising dirt removal and germ killing in kitchens and laundry. The note mentions cleansing sinks toilets and milk, with price hints and company location Ft Wayne Ind, plus a mix of unrelated quips about fashion and social life.
London lore traces inns from Saxon origins to medieval hubs along Roman roads. The George at Southwark survives while others like Tabard and Talbot vanished after coaching declined. Notable passages cover New Inn Gloucester’s royal Edward II burial link and Glastonbury’s Perpendicular facade, with Feathers Ludlow noted among notable relics.
The passage notes the Feathers at Ludlow with black and white or magpie style houses, over stored interiors, and Tudor esque exterior. It compares it with its neighbor the Bull and mentions oak paneling with heraldic devices once used in Ludlow Castle, dating back to Milton's Comus era. It adds that the Fighting Cocks Inn at St Albans is likely older than the Feathers.
James A. MacDonald of the Toronto Globe delivered a speech in Chicago saying cries for vengeance are not the death knell of the republic but birth pangs of a new democracy, reflecting on colorad o and other scenes of strife.
The Life suggests six reasons for higher ice prices. Thick heavy blocks cost more to handle and waste when cut for retail. Storage freezes solid and hard to extract. A very cold winter predicts hotter summer with high demand. Extra thickness coldness and quality warrant higher prices. The Life notes prices never relate to production cost.
Walter Mahony of Troop H, 6th U. S. Cavalry at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, details a psoriasis blemish on his limbs. He credits Cuticura Soap and Ointment, used for three months, with complete cure after prior ineffective treatments. The ad notes worldwide sale and offers free samples via Cuticura Dept. L Boston.
A thrush in Ulster built a nest under a first class carriage over a steam pipe between Limavady and Londonderry. The train schedule changed and the nest with four eggs was disturbed. Railway staff withdrew the carriage to protect the hatching eggs and the bird resumed incubation upon returning.
An exchange shows Farmer Corntessel refusing to send his congressman back to Washington, saying the man is good company and they will keep him home. A German economist predicts Germany’s birth rate may become the lowest in Europe by 1920 if trends continue.
A Philadelphia reader testifies six bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her severe backache and restored health enabling full work and better sleep. A Providence resident also credits the remedy with relief from displacement and fatigue and urges publication of her name. The ad notes many women report relief from related symptoms through the product.
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