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Newspaper
Connersville Curier
Location
Connersville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1909
Page
3
Boston Post reports a medical claim that a home made syrup can cure deep seated coughs or lung colds in five hours. The formula uses wild cherry bark wardiol essence and syrup white gine with a dosing schedule, claiming rapid relief and wide safety for families.
In London a recent archery tournament drew 300 women, with physicians praising the sport for nerves. American women have lagged in the pastime, but renewed international interest may shift the pattern. A brief dye advertisement follows, touting Dyola Dyes that color all goods with one dye and offering samples by mail from Burlington Vermont.
A visitor recalls a jury returning a verdict without leaving the courtroom as Broncho Bob notes Crimson Gulch juries prefer staying put to avoid losing hats and overcoats amid ongoing trouble among the boys.
An old advertisement offers a 100 dollar reward for an incurable catarrh cure and presents endorsements from Waalding, Kinnan & Marvin. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure and Ball's Catarrh Cure with testimonials. It notes a 75 cent price and sales by all druggists, plus Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Columba Jester quotes Wilford noting his mother’s hairstyle while his father jokes about Marcel waves. Wilford remarks the waves are all beach contrasting his father’s bald pate in a light family cartoon moment.
Advert promotes Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for children used at a Children's Home in New York. Claims cure constipation feverishness teething disorders stomach troubles and worms with 30,000 testimonials. Sold by druggists 2 cents. sample free from Alten & Olmsted Le Roy New York.
A quip about going home at 11 pm raises a note of caution. The speaker recalls an earlier time leaving at that hour and nearly setting a dangerous precedent. Other characters urge him to stay as no activity awaits at the club.
A superior tonic and stimulant recipe combining one half pint whiskey with one ounce balmwort and one ounce sarsaparilla syrup. Use as appetizer before meals and as a tonic after meals and at bedtime. Quickly mixed by any druggist.
A brief dialogue shows Clarice challenged by a friend over comparing flats with quarters. The exchange hints at social manners and careful speech in casual conversation.
An 1807 dated box for Pettit's Eye Salve notes 100 years of sales growth with Howard Bros Buffalo N Y druggists. Also promotions for Allen's Long Balsam cough cold relief 25 50 cent and 1.00 bottles. Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup soothes teething pain and wind colic in infants. An alarm clock eye‑opener caps the ad.
John K Seifert as receiver for the Indiana Southern Coal Company filed deeds transferring all mines mineral lands timber tracts and property in Vigo Clay Greene and Sullivan counties totaling over 50 000 acres for 1 500 000 to Alliance Coal Company The deed is 70 000 words the largest Vigo county filing and covers 18 mines and several timber tracts One deed lists all properties for taxation and then it will move to the other counties for recording.
Sullivan county Sheriff Wible has begun serving quail to inmates as a new diet. Hunter and jail menu advocate, he notes the dish appears on the county jail menu regularly. In one case George Anderson, jailed for running a blind tiger in Shelburn, reportedly needed medical treatment after eating too much quail.
Evv Evansville report says the Baker schoolhouse in Union township was destroyed by a deliberate fire. Trustee Long suspects a patron of the school, whose child Harvey Gentry the teacher punished recently, sparked the blaze. Prosecutions are threatened. The two story frame building valued at 1500 dollars.
Oscar Cochrane once employed at the American National Bank was convicted of embezzling $7,000. He fled to New York where he joined the army and was later captured. He received a five year term in the federal penitentiary at Fort Leavenworth Kansas.
Indiana round up items report Rev E M Rittenhouse leaving Memorial Presbyterian for Ladd Illinois. A 22 year old man survived drinking carbolic acid after a love related upset. Druggists jailed for running blind-tigers. whisky sales questioned. Notable birthdays and court actions across counties including courthouse cornerstone, a notable misfortune and family reuniting at a reform school.
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