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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1906
Page
7
A testimonial from D. E. Blankenship of Indianapolis Indiana describes severe itching and hair loss beginning in July 1905. After trying various baths and remedies, he reports improvement after four weeks of using Cuticura Ointment following hot baths and says he was entirely cured and hair stopped falling out.
An advertisement touts Dr Bayer's Penetrating Oil as a swift remedy for rheumatism neuralgia toothache headache backache and other pains. It claims immediate effect with no humbug and sells for 25 cents a bottle.
A conversational excerpt shows a speaker recalling how soon after marriage they became acquainted with a dog as a playful moment. The dialogue reflects domestic humor and affection within a contemporary living scene.
An advertisement claims Allcock’s porous plasters are the original genuine product and warns that other so called porous plasters are mere imitations. It positions the brand as superior and authentic.
Mr Jigley praises two women today calling them queens of beauty. Miss Blondley adds that the other woman was a brunette.
A brief quip from the Cleveland Leader ponders social value where charm is less decisive than money. The exchange compares a pretty yet poor girl to a plain one with wealth, suggesting money can outshine beauty.
The article describes Russia as “Wooden Russia” with forests covering about 5,000,000 acres, roughly 86 percent of the nation, and notes timber wealth under the czar. It highlights the Talga belt in Siberia spanning from the Urals to the Pacific, often 500 miles wide and 4,000 miles long, with wood as the chief fuel.
Mrs. A. Taylor describes kidney trouble with backache dizziness and frequent painful secretions. After eight boxes of Dean's Kidney Pills her symptoms vanished and her strength and health improved, with the claim that doctors failed to cure her. Sold by all dealers at 5 cents a box Foster-Milburn Co Buffalo N Y.
Brief exchange mocks fat treatment profits with a pun about net profits and gross receipts, attributed to the Baltimore American. The quip highlights accounting mix ups in a light editorial tone.
A newspaper ad offers a free sample of Allen's Foot-Ease powder from Allen S. Olmsted of Le Roy New York. It claims to cure tired sweating hot swollen or aching feet and helps shoes fit, with corns and bunions treated. Druggists and shoe stores sell it for 23 cents.
Riddles play on word tricks and daily objects. A fountain works when it plays and plays when it works. Life is called the greatest riddle as we all must give it up. A street car is safe in a thunderstorm because it has a conductor.
Lincoln's mind was direct and fearless in legal thinking. He ignored technicalities, aiming to swing cases to the jury. He grasped large subjects quickly and reduced issues to their simplest form, though he lacked formal training in details.
An Ohio woman recounts health decline from coffee and a dramatic recovery after switching to Postum Food Coffee. She cites clearer thinking, stronger nerves, and elimination of heart trouble and indigestion after a few weeks, crediting Postum with the life change.
The second annual convention of the Indiana State Association of Spiritualists met in Anderson. A long list of local incidents includes a $5,000 verdict against the Pennsylvania Railroad in a death case, a Kokomo police board appointment, a fatal accidental poisoning from lapidated ladanum, and a Louisville/Pennsylvania case. Numerous crimes, accidents, and legal actions are recorded across towns such as Auburn, Kentland, Petersburg, Pittsboro, Daleville, Vienna, Garrett, Terre Haute, Nobleville, and Komomo with familiar names and local figures involved.
The boss ant shouts Get busy and alarms the colony. An arriving man with a microscope spurs all ants to abandon routine tasks and scramble in a frenzied display, as recounted to impressed onlookers by a Chicago Tribune observer.
In a Philadelphia Press snippet Mrs Hayskeep-Delia forbids entertaining the police man in the kitchen while Miss Edith stays in the parlor most of the time. The speaker doubts Mr O Flynn would enjoy her presence due to her being strange to him.
Investment notice touts eastern Texas land as rich soil and ideal climate. Claims low taxes, good schools, water, and rapid population growth will push land prices higher each year. Beem, Peden & Co. of Spencer Indiana invite inquiries for particulars.
A joking mixed bundle of old ads and notices includes a tale of a rich aunt bequeathing funds to a home for Angora cats and a $200 remark. The item cites Hall's Catarrh Cure promotions and a village wit story from Lowell Massachusetts.
In Moberly Missouri a foundry worker describes a rheumatic attack from damp conditions. He credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for restoring health by June 1908 after suffering heart flutter, weakness, and loss of appetite. He plans to return to work in St. Louis. Pills touted for blood and nerve disorders.
The advertisement claims most hospital patients are women and urges warning signs of female illness. It shares a testimonial from Miss Luella Adams of Seattle who avoided surgery after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It invites women to write for free advice from Mrs Pinkham.
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