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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1900
Page
3
Mrs. Hartley of 221 W Congress St Chicago HL suffered indigestion exhaustion womb displacements fainting dizziness headache and backache and was cured by Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad urges suffering women to seek the remedy and links sleeplessness to nervous illness.
Marion woman killer drives body through mud after a night with Albert Galion and Tom Hawkins. The Central Traction Co to build the Indianapolis to Kokomo electric line spanning Noblesville Tipton and other towns. 65 miles final plan with bids around 1 to 1.5 million dollars.
Pearsons notes sloths sleep hanging upside down using hooked claws, a habit mirrored by many bats that suspend from branches. The article describes how sloths and bats evade muscular effort while resting, including Goulds fruit eating bat wrapping its wings and using shoulder folds as shelter, and even suggests hammocks may have originated from such tree dwelling ancestors.
Chicago November 26 Special reports Mr B P Bush conductor and Holy Name Court president narrowly survived Bright's disease after a long illness. He credits Dodd's Kidney Pills for restoring health, claiming two months of use cured him and noting the medicine as the only remedy never failing to cure Bright's disease. Sold for 50 cents a box. The second note describes the Pescadores Islands offshore of China, beset by NE winds nine months yearly, eroding the island group into a quasi desert amid a green archipelago.
The term bedlam derives from Bethlehem and was used for chaos when a London sisterhood’s house became an asylum. Early sixteenth century insanity care included frightening methods like surprise floors and baths and flogging during severe illness.
A decree ends Siberia's penal colony as the Siberian railroad spurs rapid settlement of vast plains. The note adds a digressive plug for Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a remedy for digestive issues.
A town of Markneuken with surrounding villages houses about 15 000 residents devoted to violin making. From children to elders every inhabitant contributes to crafting some part of a fiddle.
A historical newspaper notice promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure with a one hundred dollar reward for cured catarrh. It cites F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo as producers and lists endorsements from local wholesale druggists West & Truax and Wallding Kinnan & Marvin. The ad claims internal action through blood and mucous surfaces and offers testimonials.
The Bishop of Litchfield pronounces greater excommunication on a convicted clergyman for grossly immoral conduct marking a rare church sanction in the Church of England.
An old newspaper advertisement touts Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a universal cure for illnesses from headaches to cancer. It claims natural, painless bowel movements and offers a 10 cent starter price with every tablet stamped C. C. C., warning buyers to beware of imitators.
Graphite used in lead pencils was first found in Siberia in 1842. A single mine has since 1856 produced 35 000 hundredweights of graphite, highlighting early mineral wealth from the region.
An ad touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with a refund promise if not effective and signs by E. W. Grove. It also reports London papers’ wartime cost estimates of about $300,000 daily per paper. Additional notes mention Mrs. Austins dress, a large crater in Mount Edgecombe Alaska, Piso's Cure throat and lung remedy with a testimonial, and Kemp's Balsam for coughs with sample offers.
The Louisville and Sibriiees Company advertises improved through service of Pullman Vestibuled Sleeping Cars and day coaches from Cincinnati Louisville St Louis and Chicago to Mobile New Orleans gulf coast Thomasville Pensacola Jacksonville Tampa Palm Beach and other Florida points. Connections with steamer lines to Cuba Porto Rico Nassau West Indies and Central America. Excursion tickets to Florida at low rates. Write C L Stone General Passenger Agent Louisville Ky for details.
An Edinburg editor, condemned to pay damages for libel to a local merchant, called the man a wet snake in court remarks. The editor later mocked his rival in print by calling him a great adder in a statistics article. Also notes a 10c refund offer for PUTNAM FACELESS DYE by Monroe Drug Co.
A Danish practice ensures lighthouses receive oil to pump on waves during storms. The system reflects a national approach to maritime safety and preparedness, highlighting practical measures amid harsh weather.
Jell O debuts as a new dessert with four favors Lemon Orange Raspberry and Strawberry available at grocers for 10 cents Try May.
The case of Mrs. Fred. C. Lasher of Westport New York is detailed as proof of Dr. Greene's Nervura remedy. She suffers chronic headaches for thirteen years and says head pain damaged her skull but improved after using Nervura within a year. Supporters confirm her statements and urge consultation with Dr. Greene at 35 West 14th Street New York City.
An old advertisement touts Lane's Family Medicine as essential for health through daily bowel movement, claiming gentle action on the liver and kidneys. It promises cure for sick headaches and lists a price of 25 cents. The piece also remarks on twenty creeks named after the Tiber in the country.
An American physician in China writes that he is impressed by the vitality of the natives. Of 100 cases treated in a dispensary, some very serious, not one proved fatal.
The passage asserts Australia has no rivers of consequence and the continent’s interior is almost waterless. It also labels Wyomin g Gov. De Forest Richards as one of the West’s greatest nimrods, and mentions Air Cushion Rubber stamped as the best and cheapest with an address in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
A vintage ad touts Jell-O as a two minute dessert option with no cooking required. It highlights flavors Lemon Orange Raspberry and Strawberry and urges purchase at grocers for just 10 cents. The piece also notes over 3,000,000 Americans receive charitable assistance annually.
Carter's Ink Co of Boston Massachusetts offers a free booklet Ink lings claiming millions use the product as proof of quality. A proverb notes people hear better with the right ear than the left and Bacon praises conquering self.
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