Meant What He Said Smith is Your New Clerk
Jones praises Smith as an exceptional worker while Smith doubts charms. Jones counters with confidence in Smith’s performance.
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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1900
Page
7
The Typewriter Invention and Its Occupational Claim
A statistician asserts the typewriter invention created 500000 jobs but omits how many cases of weak stomachs it caused. The piece suggests all sedentary workers need Hostetter's Stomach Bitters to endure confinement.
Court mocks sanity in mint spy joke case
In a Philadelphia North American humorous note a court hears a man taunting a spy claim. An officer explains the prisoner asked what his father did and called the father a mince pie after being told he was a mint spy. The judge deems the sanity question almost unnecessary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
North American
Binder Twine Inside Price Offer From Sears
Sears Binder Twine Depart ment invites customers to mail in twine quantities and desired delivery to Chicago for special Inside prices. They promise to quote a price that will secure the order or force suppliers to lower prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Binder Twine Department
Chicago
Perhaps Tess Wonders Why She Remains Unwed
A Philadelphia Press tidbit notes Tess and a commenter debating why a pretty woman has not married yet, suggesting she may wish to pose as a matchless beauty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesa
Tess
Philadelphia Press
Grain-O promoted as coffee substitute for children
Public health notice touts Grain-O as a nourishing grain based drink for kids. It claims Grain-O tastes like coffee when prepared properly and costs 15c or 25c with broad grocery availability.
Purely Ornamental Visitor Seeks Smoking Room
A witty exchange features Mr Henpeck praising a smoking room as beautifully furnished while lamenting restrictions on smoking. The brief scene underscores social etiquette and humor in a domestic setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henpeck
Health and household cures and product ads 1900
An assorted page lists Lane's Family Medicine claims a daily bowel action for health, varying prices. Piso's Cure for Consumption praised by a user. Hall's Catarrh Cure touted. Red Cross Ball Blue for white clothes. air cushion stamps offered. an Eastern shoe factory note. petroleum drinking called a vice. A. E. convention details with rail routes and maps provided by J. C. Tucker in Chicago.
Wheat Prices Soar Amid Shortage Fears Across Exchanges
Wheat prices surged on major grain boards led by Chicago with July contracts near 83 cents and gains of about 16 cents in two weeks. Northwest drought and hot 100 degree temperatures threaten spring wheat in the Dakotas and Minnesota, shrinking yields to perhaps 75 million bushels from 100 million. Minneapolis and Duluth markets rise as shorts scramble to cover and forecasts hint at $1 wheat amid strong speculative demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Board of Trade
Minneapolis
Chicago
Liverpool
Board of Trade
Dakotas
Minnesota
Duluth
Ninety Day Amnesty Declared for Philippines Rebellion
The War Department via Military Governor MacArthur announces amnesty for Filipinos who joined the insurrection against the United States since February 4, 1899. Ninety days are given to renounce the rebellion and acknowledge U.S. sovereignty, with immunity for past acts and freedom for the future, except violators of the rules of war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
War Department
Gen
MacArthur
Manila
Philippine Islands
Global headlines and plans from a distant era
A collage of notes describes diverse events: Ning Otto's decline. a Campher corner by an English firm. anti Boxer suppression demands from China. a holy war proclaimed in Morocco and Algeria. Czar building an arsenal at Masampho port. Liverpool School on typhoid. London scientists report 23 new aurora lights. Royal engagements, French elections, war car prize, Swiss worker earnings, ex-Queen Natalia’s break with Milan. Russia’s war debt shrunk. British expenditures exceed revenue. 276 new British periodicals. 2,240 London newspapers. Finnish emigration to Canada. Hamburg police curb streetcar overloading. Swiss compulsory sickness insurance. papal legate bid to China. Paris nobility dines at Thaw's table. cost per plate 3.20 dollars, dinner total 8,000 with Sousa band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Campher
China
Morocco
Algeria
Corean
Masampho
Liverpool School of Tropical Diseases
London
Wilhelmina
Bernhard Henry
Saxe-Weimar
William
Switzerland
Natalia
Milan
Russia
Great Britain
Liverpool
Canada
Hamburg
Germany
Swiss Chamber of Deputies
Paris
Harry Kimball Thaw
Pittsburg
Sousa
Peruna Ad Highlights Women’s Health Via Catarrh Remedy
An advertisement touts Peruna for girlhood to motherhood, with endorsements from Mrs. E. C. Everly and Miss Bertha E. Sargent. It claims Peruna helps with irregular periods and during pregnancy and nursing, and urges readers to request Dr Hartman’s book. The piece notes the Buffalo Pan-American Exposition NYS Building to house the Buffalo Historical Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Everly
Diamond Street
Philadelphia
Peruna
Bertha E. Sargent
Dr. Hartman
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Ohio
New York State Building
Buffalo Historical Society
Try Jell-O a delicious and healthful dessert
A compact ad style note invites readers to enjoy Jell-O as a quick healthful dessert. It promises two minute preparation with no boiling or baking, just hot water to set. Flavors listed include Lemon Orange Raspberry and Strawberry and it notes availability at grocers for 10 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Texas
Florida
California
Cigar Prices Blink Across Oceans in Anglo Trade Tale
A traveler notes London cigars cost far more than in the U S with $2 50 and even $5 pieces. A tale says a thousand dollar import reached the Duke of Westminster who refused to smoke it and sent the lot to the Prince of Wales. Mrs Stubb and Mrs Stubbiending discuss diamond gifts for the heathen in a sermon anecdote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Duke of Westminster
England
Prince of Wales
Dr Kline's Invigorating Tonic Offered Free Trial
An advertisement from Dr Kline's Institute at 41 Arch Street Philadelphia offers a free trial of two weeks treatment of vitality tonic claimed to cure debility and exhaustion. The notice notes the institute was founded in 1871.
The Gold Medal Prize Treatise Advertisement
The notice promotes The Science of Life or Self-Preservation a 365 page book for all ages at 25 cents in paper covers, 1.00 in gilt, with mail option from the Peabody Medical Institute Boston. Also offers Pros tus Wade Mecum free and 6 cent postage. An Algerian patent application costs 100 dollars including expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peabody Medical Institute
Bulfinch Street
Boston
Mass
America
Prostus Wade
Allen's Foot Ease advertised for sore feet relief
Do Your Feet Ache and Burn Shake into your shoes Allen's Foot- Ease a powder for the feet. It makes tight or new shoes feel easy. Cures Corns Bunions Swollen Hot and Sweating Feet. At all druggists and shoe stores 25c Sample sent FREE. Address Allen S Olmsted LeRoy NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy, N. Y
Celestiala Population Estimate Rumors Spread
A claim suggests China’s population reaches 305 million, with no official confirmation or context. No governmental source cited, and the figure appears unverified amid circulating rumors.
Jell O The New Dessert Pleases All The Family
A brief ad notes Jell O as the new dessert pleasing all the family with four flavors Lemon range Raspberry and Strawberry available at grocers for 10 cents. An unrelated line states the cost of a British patent application is 50 dollars including government tax and expenses.
July 4th Nickel Plate excursion to Fort Wayne area
An ad notes a 4th of July round trip excursion via Nickel Plate Road from Fort Wayne with return by July 6 within a 200 mile radius. It advertises one fare for the round trip and directs readers to contact C A Asterlin, T P A, for details. Also promotes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething with price per bottle and circular stamps about loyalty and silent duty.
Grain O Coffee Substitute Promoted for All Ages
Grain O promises a rich brown look like Mocha and Java but is made from pure grains. It claims to suit delicate stomachs and retails at 15c and 25c per package. Also notes Nickel Plate Road excursion tickets for July 4th within 200 miles, valid July 8 and 4th return by July 5.
Homeseekers Excursions Offered by Chicago and Eastern Illinois
The Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad advertises Homeseekers' Excursion tickets for the first and third Tuesdays of June July and August to southern states and Texas. One fare plus two dollars round trip with fifteen day going limit and twenty one day return limit. A new wide restricted train operates Chicago to Texas with daily departures at 1 50 p m offering through Pullman sleeping cars and free reclining chair cars. Also promotes Eagle Linen Writing Tablets with price details and dealer reminder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Indian Territory
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Chicago
Waco
Fort Worth
Co. L. Stone
Nickel Plate Road Ticket Notice For July 8 and 4
Within a radius of 200 miles on the Nickel Plate Road on July 8 and 4. Tickets good return until the Sth inclusive. Write wire phone or call on nearest agent or C Asterlin T P A Fort Wayne Ind.
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Nickel Plate Road
C. A. Asterlin
Fort Wayne
Ind
C. A
Asterlin
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