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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1900
Page
7
Mrs Tol le of Philadelphia describes severe ailments from thinness to uterine issues and headaches. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she gains weight from 95 to 140 pounds and is now healthy, with many grateful letters claimed by the company.
The article explains that census age data are unreliable due to deliberate and unconscious misreporting. It notes that people tend to understate or inflate ages, especially around ages 40 to 60, with many at 80 or 40(s) showing distortions. It cites specific figures and highlights the difficulty in assessing life expectancy, death rates, and demographic patterns from age data.
The Chicago labor strike stalls millions of dollars in construction and related activity. Estimates range from 16 to 60 million tied up nationwide as contractors and workmen suspend projects, delaying the post office, schools, and rail terminals. Some planned electric rail and freight initiatives are on hold until the dispute ends.
The twenty third delegated general conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church opens in Chicago with about 50 delegates and wide global representation. The body will decide on church policy including youth equality, amusements rules, and potential bishops with limited powers as it tackles financial, disciplinary, and governance questions.
The piece warns that interior walls in schools churches and hospitals can harbor germs if not properly coated. It endorses a pure cement like Alabastine for easy renewal and disinfection, noting equal initial cost but cheaper upkeep. Also mentions Yale forestry program and a advertisement for Eagle Linen writing table supplies.
Tickets for the Methodist General Conference in Chicago run May 2 to 81 inclusive with round trip fare of one and one third from points within 200 miles. Stations on the Nickel Plate Road sell tickets May 1 2 7 14 and 21 with deposit return by June 1. Address C A Asterlin Fort Wayne Ind for inquiries. Air Cushion Rubber Stamps advertised and infant teething products also marketed.
Newport expects a crush of high-ranking nobles this summer. Chicago woman Gertrude Despaines, 25, dies of ptomaine poisoning in New York. Paris gossip era ushers changes in Paris telephone operations. M Coquelin and Mme Bernhardt plan an American tour after the Paris exposition with Cyrano de Bergerac.
An 19th century advertisement warns against mercury based remedies and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio. It claims the product is mercury free, taken internally, and acts on blood and mucous surfaces. It notes standard druggist availability and price of 75 cents per bottle.
A massive wine barrel weighing seventy tons was constructed in Nancy for the Paris exposition at a cost of thirty thousand dollars.
Libby McNeill Libby supplies luncheon meats ready to serve or quickly prepared for the table. The Chicago house advertises its superior meats and offers a booklet How to Make Good Things to Eat free on request.
A vintage notice markets Allen's Foot-Ease powder to relieve sore feet and fungal corn conditions. It claims to ease swelling, bunions, callouses, and sweaty feet, helps tighten or loosen shoes, and offers a mailed sample from Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy New York, for 23 cents.
In the Indianapolis Journal Bob asks what a book worm is. Papa explains a bookworm is either a reader who would rather read than eat or a worm that would rather eat than read. Also advertised: Dr Kline's Invigorating Tonic offered in a trial bottle for two weeks at one dollar from the Elien Institute in Philadelphia.
A child nutrition advertisement touts Grain-O as a tasty and nourishing coffee alternative made from pure grains. It claims Grain-O costs about a penny per serving, tastes like coffee when prepared, and is sold by all grocers at 18 for a dollar and 25 for a dozen.
The British government now employs 214 transport ships aggregating 1,050,359 tons. The largest vessel is the Cymric, at 12,552 tons.
This ad promotes Jell-O as a quick, healthful dessert needing only hot water to set. Flavors listed include Lemon Orange Raspberry and Strawberry. Available at grocers for 10 cts. Also notes many family ties are tangled.
A rare pamphlet titled The Railroad in Education by Prof Hogg, 128 pages, cloth bound, quilt letters, offered free to applicants who send 6 cents for postage. Send requests to C. S. Crane G P and T A, Wabash R R, St Louis.
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