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Newspaper

Columbus Evening Star

Location

Columbus, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Feb 10, 1898

Page

4

BICOLLA PILLS Promoted For Nerve and Health Benefits

An advertisement touts BICOLLA PILLS as nourishment for nerves and brain, claiming increased strength, health, and vitality for men and women. It cites J. E. Buckey of the National Hotel in Washington DC testifying to renewed vigor and weight gain after using the product. The Turners of Philadelphia are named as makers with Columbus agents Hauser and Parken. Additional lines promote Turners Livite Liver Pills for liver health and headache relief.

Turners OF Philadelpaca J. E. Buckey National Hotel Washington, D. C Columbus Paine Paul Leicester Ford Pater Stirling Iran Indianapolis Journal

Prices for farm goods and market items listed

Various agricultural prices are cited including wheat at 90 cents per bushel, corn at 25 cents per bushel, hay per ton, and butter at 10 to 12 cents per pound. The list also notes eggs, potatoes, coffee, sugar, molasses, and flour with mixed unit measures and prices.

Sunday Show Teases Noshville Sermon

A Sunday event in Noshville promises a brief program likened to a sermon. The presenter urges kindness to children and offers guidance for visitors to the Southern BR RL area.

Sled ride escapade with a runaway horse and a clever dog

Harry and his sled Reindeer chase a runaway horse and sleigh down a hill. The dog pulls the sleigh home with reins in its mouth as Harry ends the chase in a bookstore owner’s team. A second verse recalls a snowman made from soapy water melting as winter ends in Saint Nicholas.

Harry Grandpa Texicas Maine Mr. Crocker Prince Charlie

Comic exchanges and an exam anecdote in 1900s press

A Strand Magazine quip about a dog chasing hens and causing scrambled eggs appears alongside a Washington cor Philadelphia Press note. A treasury clerk faced a promotion exam with the response How long will you stay in civil service Until death do us part.

Strand Magazine Treasury Department Ignada Waites Dowm Washington Cor Philadelphia Presa

Limousin Hills Stand Out For Extreme Rural Misery

The text describes Limousin’s barren uplands along Dordogne Correze and Haute-Vienne, halfway between Perigueux and Limoges. It notes severe illiteracy and stunted height among two thirds of men under 5 feet 3 inches, women shorter, due to harsh farming, poor diet, and insanitary homes. It adds that height normalizes when people migrate away and regresses when raised in the environment.

Limousin Dordogne Correze Haute-Vienne Perigueux Limoges France

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