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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1914
Page
7
An advertisement touts Wrights Indian Vegetable Pills as proven for 70 years and invites readers to bend for a sample at 872 Pearl Street New York. The copy urges testing in pockets now.
An Irish voter named Murphy is accused of trying to cast a second vote under Ike Rosenbaum’s name. The story is followed by a Chamberlain campaign anecdote about a heckler shouted down during a speech. The column also includes a Postum advertisement touting health benefits observed by a large family.
Juda Grovés, a New Orleans native born in 1799, speaks in a daily prayer about a long life under slavery and remembers cooking provisions with her master, the Battle of New Orleans, and hand-seed separation in cotton.
The tale recalls travel by stage, horseback, or flat boat before modern rail and air. A Beauregard parade visitor witnessed a locomotive and a flying machine for the first time, leaving a sense of wonder. The crane remains sharp eyed and can thread a needle without glasses. She remains active and healthy.
Mrs. Mary E. Hart sister in law of Lieut Gov Louis F Hart of Washington made good as an Alaskan miner. She started in 1900 shoveling sand on the beach and dug her first gold. Now she holds multiple interests in Jupiter Mars Chenge mere Lone Star and other properties and is also noted for literary and club work.
Harold Wiggins, a North Bank brakeman near Patterson, Washington, escaped death when a freight car signal lamp struck his head at speed. A 1.75 inch iron lamp support bent several inches, but Wiggins rose uninjured aside from a deep head gash as the train was halted.
Mars Latour an insurance agent mending a motorcycle puncture near Paris was startled by a huge lion. He sped the engine, thinking it a gun, and fled to a barn where the animal’s owner, a traveling menagerie, recaptured it. The agent received a 100 reward.
Dr. David Munro of Kenosha Wisconsin was ordered brought to court for a sanity inquiry. A deputy sheriff found him assisting in the birth of a baby boy but he refused to accompany the deputy and Judge Taylor declined to hold him in contempt.
Clarence Darrow the noted labor attorney addressed a meeting in Aurora opposing a "wet" campaign. He said a man would be better off without booze, but the same was true of pie. He was hissed for several minutes by attendees.
An Atchison Globe opinion cites warnings about overtalking after persuading a buyer. The piece warns that continued chatter can ruin a sale and urges restraint following a successful pitch.
A colored porter at a local druggist is sent to another pharmacy for cimfugarasismoses. He stares at his boss and asks if there is another name for it. The ad recalls Castoria for infants and notes 30 years of use. Children cry for Fletcher's Castorix. Red Cross Ball Blue promises bright clothes.
In Greenwood Indiana a man describes scalp itching burning pimples and hair loss. He credits Cuticura Soap and Ointment with clearing his face and scalp after months of use. The advertisement notes Cuticura sold worldwide and offers a free skin book.
A quirky scuffle text describes a rival stealing a device described as a new incubator and a victor regretting the win after a foul display. The language suggests a dramatic, humorous quarrel over a disputed prize and theft.
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