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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1902
Page
7
Twelve years continuous service at the sick ed in prominent hospitals and private homes has given varied experiences with diseases of women. The interview touches on nursing women’s health and related medical insights.
The 1900 census reports domestic animals in the United States valued at at least 3.2 billion dollars. Farms and ranges hold over 93 percent, with Texas leading in livestock investment and Iowa in value, while wool and sheep counts rise in the West and overall gains occur across regions except the North Atlantic.
Massachusetts Congressman William Henry Moody will replace Secretary Joseph P. Long as head of the Navy Department. Long resigned in a graceful letter and will return to private life to practice law with his former firm in Boston and Hingham.
Mrs John W Foster widow of Gen John W Foster known as the Tombs Angel perished in New York Park avenue hotel fire. For fifteen years she aided unfortunates in the Tombs women prisoners pleading for mercy and aiding reform. Tributes came from magistrates and courts honoring her charitable effort and many readers recalled her late husband’s Civil War service.
A thoughtful woman pays a 5 cent fare with a $10 bill on a street car. The young conductor returns coins in full view, then explains he cannot provide larger bills. He ends with the line I ain't no national bank, stunning riders and prompting a humorous public memory.
A Heinz style testimonial promotes Ely's Cream Balm as a cure for catarrh and cold in the head. The ad offers a 10 cent trial size and a 50 cent full product, available at druggists or by mail from Ely Brothers, 56 Warren Street, New York City, with user endorsements from Alfred W. Stevens and Joseph Stewart.
A Pew Danger notes that mountain ropeways in the Alps, while improving safety, can act as lightning conductors. Several tourists were stunned this past summer, though no fatalities were reported.
Many school children suffer illness and the product Mother Gray’s Sweet Powders for Children is advertised as a nurse’s remedy from a New York Children’s Home. It claims to break up colds in 24 hours and cure feverishness headaches stomach troubles teething disorders and destroy worms with ten thousand testimonials. Free sample by mail at Allen S Olusteep Le Roy New York.
The article notes the biggest tree in the world at Mascali near Mount Etna with a 304 foot trunk circumference. It mentions a giant California tree near Bear Creek Tule River with 140 feet circumference and a famed Nevada giant redwood measuring 319 feet around.
Offer for a prolific millet crop claims 5 to 8 tons of rich hay per acre. The seed labeled BL.90 FOOD bx 85.60 Lesa Freight is sold by John A. Salter Seed Co. of La Crosse Wisconsin. C
Mrs KF Callahan of Parkersburg West Virginia writes April 16 1901 praising Piso’s Cure for Consumption as the best medicine for croupy children. The letter discusses reading love letters of Englishwomen and asks Mr Roberts if he has read them.
A fragmented notice notes Putnam dye products claim higher color yield and superior shade quality. The text hints at compliance with advertising claims and consumer-focused color performance versus rivals, with a brief mention of packaging efficiency.
Conversation shows a married couple joking about their new life. The husband notes they received thirty six lamps as wedding presents, implying abundant household generosity. The exchange highlights domestic economy and humor in post wedding life.
An assortment of advertisements and notes mentions Lane's Family Medicine promising daily bowel movement benefits and liver and kidney relief, a Pueblo nurse candidate Miss Seicher Atsye, Hed Cross Ball Blue laundry effect, and a German arms maker Herr Krupp with a vast fortune and large workforce.
An advertisement lists air cushion rubber stamps printing outfits daters and a catalog with price list from Fort Wayne Indiana. It includes a motivational quote and promotes Mrs Winslow’s Bearline Staup for children teething claiming gum relief and wind colic cure at 2 cents per bottle.
A letter from James Russell Lowell’s father offers strong guidance to his son with fiscal rewards for scholars, urging dedication, regular study, daily prayer, and association with high-minded peers. The note appears in Horace Scudder’s life of the author of The Bigelow Papers, illustrating parental influence on a precocious student.
Former bank examiner James I. Escott reports an irregularity found at a small Southern country bank during a visit. The cashier admitted moving one hundred dollars from a private drawer to balance the books, explaining a routine misbalance system that reroutes funds through “outs and over.” The note lists train and travel costs to Pacific Coast cities and tourist sleeping cars, with contact details for ticketing.
A light exchange between Mrs. Skinflint and Bobbie about asking a mother for permission to dine together. Bobbie says he asked but mother preferred he stay home for a proper square meal.
A February 4 1899 Washington notice extols Peruna a medicine for catarrh and other ailments. A Rochester New York letter describes long term relief and urges readers to send for a free catarrh book from The Peruna Medicine Co Columbus Ohio. The piece links catarrh to widespread health issues and cites a Fort Payne address for M W Howard.
A contractual Scottish worker named Sandy delays his breakfast after being served a cheese by a farmer. The master jokes about the long time to eat, and Sandy responds that a cheese of this size cannot be eaten quickly.
Chicago and Northwestern Railway offers $33.00 round trips to California Oregon and Washington from Chicago daily through March and April with $6.00 berth in tourist car. Personally conducted excursions run Tuesdays and Thursdays from Chicago and Wednesdays from New England. pamphlet available on receipt of two-cent stamp from S Hutchison manager 212 Clark Street Chicago.
A hunting trip ends abruptly when Jenkins collides with Gobang during pursuit of game. Gobang confirms the accident happened as he and Jenkins encountered each other in the wooded area.
A catalog offer advertises stamps and printing outfits with daters. Prospective buyers are invited to request a price list via mail to Lock Box 210 Fort Wayne Indiana.
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