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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1902
Page
3
A half starved black and white kitten appeared on a crowded Park Avenue sidewalk in Manhattan at noon attracting a crowd. Pedestrians sidestepped to avoid it while a banker finally carried the kitten to a nearby alley and the incident drew mock pity for New Yorkers' supposed heartlessness.
In Bed Three Months Oolitic Indiana Sept 15 Mr W A Terry suffered months with severe kidney trouble nearly bed bound for three months He tried medicines until starting Dodd’s Kidney Pills and by the second day showed marked improvement Soon able to resume activity He credits the remedy with relief and recommends it to others with kidney or bladder issues
Fragmentary notes depict a anxious wife and a husband fighting for life in the water. The text mentions Mrs Austin pancakes breakfast and a storm that may clear, plus travel and railway ads with various names and products.
A major fire in the Beaumont Texas oil field damages numerous derricks pumping plants and tanks. Estimated losses start at 100000 dollars with potential for much more. Two lives reportedly lost as flames spread across the district including Spindle Top Sleights and Gladys station areas.
Reports describe widespread forest fires near Springwater and Mohalla destroying timber, threatening homes, and forcing residents to seek safety. Smoke darkens the sky as fires advance toward Edkinern and surrounding lands, with thousands of dollars in property losses cited and local communications disrupted.
The U S cruiser Paancher ferries a Marine battalion toward Colan to safeguard rail and port facilities as rebels seize key points on the Isthmian railway. The Wisconsin joins to deter land incursions while Colombian forces contend with revolutionary groups near Agua Dutco.
Reports from the British Medical Journal discuss a second operation for Edward Witwer as his recovery is marked complete. German emigration in 1900 reached 22,809,1 positions, while coal and iron output rose and beet production dropped. Military and political notes cover Baden citizens appealing for German nationalism and Col. Gerald Stitson’s appointment at Sandhurst.
Indiana notes report gas rate hikes in Marion to twenty cents per thousand. A Kokomo brass works fire caused six thousand dollars in losses. Valparaiso Water Company sues the city for hydrant rental totaling six thousand dollars. Fatalities include Tipton residents and railroad workers. church projects, factories, and charters move forward. New starch plant near g2 dinburg to employ about one hundred. property values rise with electric line construction. A notorious bank robber, George West, is returned to Indiana to serve a life term in Michigan City.
A discussion on aging and beauty cites Max O Rell and scientific opinion urging women to maintain appearance through coquetry and style. The piece also promotes vitality via exercise, toilet care, diet, amiability, humor, and a distinct dress style alongside a kidney remedy advertisement.
The Dominie and Mrs. Squash discuss turning the farm into a health resort while a chemist is sought to transform the well into a mineral spring, a plan noted in New York Vinies.
Travel notice offers Nickel Plate Road fares to Boston with round trip validity Oct 10 to Oct 31 and return extension to Nov 12 on deposit of ticket and fee. Contact nearest agent or C A Asterlin Fort Wayne Ind No 18. Includes miscellaneous fragmented quotes and medical ad copy from unrelated text.
A Fort Wayne catalogue offer advertises rubber stamps self inking daters and ink pads with box 219 contact. It also mentions a Bristol district factory audit noting over 5 000 miles of machine made cigarettes weekly and references Pancake flour brand Mrs Austin. The Canada 1900 mineral value figure is cited with a quotation from Confucius.
Starting next Sunday and every Sunday this summer, Nickel Plate Road offers Fort Wayne to Chicago round trips for $2.00. Tickets are valid on the No. 6 outbound and return same day. Inquire at the Fort Wayne ticket office, C Asterlin, TPA, No 126.
Northern Pennsylvania farmers adopt shotguns to kill caterpillar nests as a cheap, effective method. They load powder in the muzzle, fire from a distance, and discharge a cap to blow the nest and its occupants to smithereens, eradicating the infestation.
A Tennessee father recounts his daughter’s five year battle with indigestion. After trying many remedies, she improved markedly on Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin, walking long distances and moving toward relief. The letter claims two doctors had said she could not recover and notes the product is sold in fifty cent and one dollar bottles with a druggist guarantee.
The piece notes a state weather forecaster and upset travel promotions offering discounted tickets to Washington via the Nickel Plate Road for the National Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic on October 3 to 6, 1902. Return validity runs to October 14 or November 5 with a small deposit. Contact Fort Wayne or the nearest agent for details.
Hall's Catarrh Cure is a constitutional remedy priced at 75 cents. A collage of notes mentions Wordsworth’s pheasants, Mrs. Austins pancake flour, and storm lore. A Nickel Plate rail fare to Cleveland for a Hungarian centennial event runs Sept 26–27 1902 with return by Sept 29 or Oct 28 after ticket deposit.
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