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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1900
Page
7
The English parliament annually votes a secret service fund to defeat conspiracies against the state. Last year $65,000 was paid to spies. Britain previously paid $200,000 for a copy of the treaty between France and Russia known as the treaty of Tilsit.
A statistician asserts the typewriter created 500000 jobs but omits illness figures. The ad targets sedentary workers, recommending Hostetter's Stomach Bitters to ease discomfort from confinement.
In Austria prior to vaccination as a general practice one in a million died of smallpox over thirty years. After general vaccination the rate fell to one tenth, about 0.3745 per million in the same period.
If you want a special inside price on binder twine, cut this notice out and mail to Sears Roebuck Co Binder Twine Department Chicago stating how much twine you will require and how soon you want it. They will save you money by quoting a price that will secure your order or help you obtain a lower price from your current supplier.
A clipped exchange from Chicago News notes Miles praising Giles remarking on a man who kept his word but was mute.
A reader promotion touts Grain-O as a nourishing coffee substitute for children. It claims Grain-O, made from pure grains, tastes like coffee when prepared properly and costs about a quarter as much, with grocers selling it nationwide. Mrs. Julia Clark of Dallas recalls surviving the 1840s in California as the lone woman in a gold-hunting party that left New Orleans in July.
A letter touts Lane's Family Medicine as daily health aid aiding bowels liver kidneys and headache relief with prices listed at 25 and 50e. A separate note claims an Eastern factory made shoes in twenty nine and a half minutes. Ending with a testimonial praising Piso's Cure for Consumption from John F Boyer Trinity Springs Ind dated Feb 15 1900 and a remark on Danish lighthouses supplied with oil for pumping during storms.
The item advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure at 75 cents and Red Cross Ball Blue for clothes. It mentions petroleum drinking as a Pa risian vice and rubber stamps promoted as cheapest. It lists a Lock Box address in Fort Wayne Indiana and a National Education Association convention in Charleston DC with travel routes. It notes maps and time ecards and lists an address in Chicago.
A roundup from Indiana reports Mrs. Charles Schroyer dies from apoplexy during soap making, a Marion woman dies by swallowing a pin, Newton County sheriff Chester Wickwire drowns, a New Carlisle resident injured in a fall, and church thefts occur. Other items include bridge corner stone plans, a Russiaville bank move, railroad mishaps, and notable prizes and patents affecting towns like Crawfordsville and Muncie.
An advertisement touts Peruna for women covering girlhood through menopause. It features testimonials from Mrs. E. C. Everly of Philadelphia praising Peruna as a cure and companion for pregnancy nursing and life changes, and Miss Bertha FE. Sargent promising renewed health. It also cites a free book offer and notes high costs for cable systems and submarine lines.
A brief ad asks what to serve for dessert in the lanary. It promotes Jell-O as a delicious and hearthful option prepared in two minutes with no boiling or baking. Flavors Lemon Orange Raspberry and Strawberry offered at grocers for 10 cents.
The Grenadier Guards known as The Coalbeavers for plain clothes work. The Seventh Foot nicknamed The Elegant Extracts from officers drawn from other corps. The Forty-sixth called The Academedians after a stirring colonel speech. The Gallant Fiftieth named The Blind W Half-Hundred and The Dirty W Half-Hundred for ophthalmic and soiling issues. The One Hundredth were The Old Hundred and the Centipedes. The Twenty-eighth titled The Fore and Arts for back to back defense at Alexandria in 1801. The Cheshire Regiment dubbed The Lightning Conductors after a 1899 night march where lightning struck during maneuvers. Also an ad for Dr Kline's Invigorating Tonic offering a free trial bottle and address.
The announcement promotes The Science of Life or Self-Preservation at 25 cents to 1 dollar with engravings and mail options from the Peabody Medical Institute Boston. It claims a million copies sold and urges readers to order for health vigor and happiness. It also notes a French patent application for Algeria at 100 dollars including the first year expenses.
Do Your Feet Ache and Burn Shake into your shoes Allen's Foot Ease a powder for the feet It makes tight or new shoes feel easy Cures Corns Bunions Swollen Hot and Sweating Feet At all druggists and shoe stores 24c Sample sent FREE Allen S Olmsted LeRoy NY.
An estimated population figure of 803000000 is presented for China in a celestial themed article. The source frames the number as an astronomical estimate rather than a census count and notes it as a population total within a speculative context.
An advertisement touts a new dessert named Jell O with four flavors Lemon Orange Raspberry and Strawberry. It notes the product is at grocers for 10 cents and promises family appeal. A separate line mentions British patent costs of 50 dollars covering government tax and expenses.
A compact newspaper note promotes Sali’s Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy priced at 75 cents. The ad repeats the price and invites readers to purchase through agent channels. A Washington quote and other product lines follow, including Red Cross Ball Blue and Mrs Winslow’s Soorname Syrup for Children.
Try Grain-O the new drink from grains that substitutes coffee. Children and adults may drink it without injury. Grain-O has rich mocha java color but is grain based and gentle on stomachs. Priced 14 the price of coffee 150 and 25c per package. Sold by all grocers. Why does a pup always chew the best curtains in the house.
The Nickel Plate Road announces excursion tickets for July 4 with a single round trip fare within 200 miles. Tickets valid July 3 and 4 and return by July 5. Agents or C A Asterlin, T P A, Fort Wayne Indiana, contact via write or wire or phone.
Homeseekers' excursions offered on the first and third Tuesdays of June July and August by the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad. One fare plus $2 for round trips to Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia Indian Territory Kentucky Louisiana Mississippi Missouri North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee and Texas. Tickets expire fifteen days after sale for outbound travel and twenty one days for return. A new wide vestibulated train runs daily from Chicago to Waco and Fort Worth with Pullman sleeping cars and free reclining chairs. For details contact the railway or G P T A CG L Stone in Chicago.
The Eagle Linen Writing Table offers 100 sheet pads in ruled and unruled formats. The Letter size sells for 25 cents and the Note size for 13 cents. Ask your dealer for them and take no other.
Round trip fare within 200 miles on the Nickel Plate Road offered July 3 and 4 by A. Asterlin T P A Fort Wayne Indiana. Tickets valid for return until July 5 via wire phone or agent.
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