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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1900
Page
3
An advertisement claims disease stems from impurities in the blood. It asserts that Hood's Sarsaparilla purifies the blood and strengthens health by enriching red blood cells and aiding nutrient transmission to organs, nerves, and muscles.
A dialogue from New York Weekly recalls a milk spoilage claim by a housekeeper and a milkman. The exchange explores if garlic influenced the flavor, with suspects including a neighbor, visitors, or the household's daughter, ending with a note to drop the French receiver.
Farmers urged to write T M Roberts Supply House Minneapolis Minnesota for a special binder twine offer. The firm is well regarded by commercial agencies. Also notes subscriptions to the State Air Fund to send farmers children to the city for a few hours.
Us set excursion tickets to Philadelphia for dates from June 4th to June 1st inclusive at one fare for the road trip. Tickets good returning to and including June 25, 1900. Apply by wire phone or call C A Asterlin TD PP A Fort Wayne Ind.
In two letters from Rockport Indiana Clara Kopp describes long illness with back and stomach pain, irregular menses, breathing difficulties, and nervousness. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her health and urges other women to seek her guidance.
A 1900 era report notes rapid China events with 4000 Russians marching toward Pekin and foreign naval powers in Chinese waters. It argues a joint European intervention could depose the emperor, control finances and rivers, and likely end the Chinese empire if powers act, warning of looming catastrophe for Christians.
The Chinese empire endures amidst uprisings and anti foreign outbreaks as the government invites Western powers to intervene. U.S. marines land at Pekin, ships sail from Manila, and Boxers burn launches while Christians are massacred near Tung-Chun. Missionary deaths, censored dispatches, and rising foreign garrison fears mark the crisis.
The Mississippi senator W. V. Sullivan writes from Oxford that he suffered catarrh in its early stage and improved after trying Peruna. He calls Peruna the best cure he has tried and urges readers to insist on Peruna with no substitutes. The Denman Medicine Co. offers a free catarrh book.
A vivid, era style vignette depicts circus arrival with fifty vans, riggers, cages, gaudy coaches, and marching elephants as the show readies for matinee. It contrasts spectacle with junkfood crowds and the Chicago News tone of the era.
A 19th century health advertisement arguing liver laziness causes complexion issues and proposing Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a cure. It claims lively livers improve blood purity, skin tone, mood, and happiness and promotes the CCC branded tablets sold by Sterling Remedy Co. with mail order offers and cautions against imitations.
A returned traveler flirts with Miss Antique in a playful exchange about family and memory. He mentions a husband and brother, only to be corrected, revealing humorous misunderstandings and the magazine’s light tone. Title teases social aplomb and memory games.
A 365 page science of life guide titled The Science of Life or Self Preservation sold for 25 cents in paper or 1.00 in cloth with gilt. Published by the Peabody Medical Institute Boston mass. The advert claims a million copies sold and offers mailing for postage.
A Philadelphia Press columnist notes the phrase plum pudding misleads as the first patron argues no plums in the dish while the other cites Webster defining plumb as a weight of lead, prompting a spirited exchange on language.
Mail to Sears Keebuck and Co Binder Twine Depart ment Chicago with your required quantity and timeline. They will quote a price to secure your order or force suppliers to lower their price.
An old woman asks a chemist for a box of canine pills claiming her husband is a gentleman. The chemist silent ly packages quinine pills as the humorous exchange unfolds in London humor weekly.
Try Grain-O today and ask your grocer for the package. The children may drink it without injury and adults like it. Grain-O has the rich seal brown color of mocha and java but is made from pure grains. It is gentle on delicate stomachs and costs 15 cents per package at grocers.
A humorous household vignette references burning a journal after a recipe appeal. An Allen's Foot-Ease ad promotes a foot powder that eases tight shoes and treats corns and bunions, with a sample offer and address. A brief motherly note hints at a child’s measles moral.
This item promotes Jell-O as a quick cool dessert in lemon orange raspberry and strawberry flavors priced at 10 cents. It also includes Lane's Family Medicine claims and a testimonial about Piso's Cure for coughs from J W O'Brien of Minneapolis dated January 6 1900. Breslau features a fireproof paper chimney fifty feet high.
An old advertisement notes Hall's Catarrh Cure for internal use priced at 75 cents. It touts Red Cross Ball Blue at 5 cents for a 2 oz package and Eagle Linen Writing Tablets with 100 sheets, Letter size 25 cents, Note size 15 cents, urging buyers to ask their dealer and not take alternatives.
A fragment from a Chicago Tribune item begins with a girl lamenting a failed affair over a bonnet she could not afford. The piece adds a speculative line about propeller boats mimicking a fish’s fin signaling a water travel revolution. It also touts Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a sure cure for stomach issues.
A soda fountain clerk, described as the Savage Bachelor, muses on why women pursue soldiers, noting their training and obedience as appealing traits. The Indianapolis Press records the quip as a lighthearted aside.
An advertisement extols Grain-O as a nourishing coffee substitute made from pure grains. It claims children gain health as more Grain-O is given and notes grain drink tastes like coffee while costing about the same. Sold by grocers at 15 6 and 25 cents. The King of Spain has replaced his pony Puce with a chestnut horse at age thirteen.
A collage of 1900 era product pitches includes Halls Catarrh Cure at 75 cents, Carter's Ink favored by New York and Boston schools, Red Cross Ball Blue with Malaga weather claims, Jell O dessert in four flavors, and a travel deal to Des Moines with June travel dates. Also promotions for Mrs Winslow’s teething remedy and other items appear alongside minor quips about diplomats and averages of births.
Advertises Grove's Chill Tonic as the only tasteless malaria remedy with iron and quinine in correct proportions. Claims imitators hide formulas, asserts Grove's is superior and the original nationwide, with no cure no pay and a 50 cent price.
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