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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1899
Page
3
The article explains stage illusion techniques for meteorological effects. Devices simulate rain using a six foot trough with peas and a turning mechanism. wind uses a two foot wheel with silk strips. lightning and thunder rely on sheeted electric and percussion effects. It notes some theaters employ separate cannons to heighten realism.
Tudy Roberts Austen has been elected president of Surrey County Council, said to be the first woman in England chosen to preside over a public body. The county councils in England resemble boards of supervisors in the United States.
The article argues that bicycles offer stealth and mobility for soldiers, allowing detours and silent movement behind enemy lines. It notes some regular army regiments and militia already use bicycles, with experts deeming the bicycle as useful and more dependable than the horse within its limits.
A large exhibit from this country is planned for the Paris exposition, promising much interest to all observers. The news notes Lostetter's Sronine Belt as a remedy for dyspnea and constipation, with a triad of remedies recommended for general care.
The passage notes whale teeth in Fiji as valued wealth markers. Red teeth are valued about 26 times a white teeth, carried as a brilliant contrast to black skin. A Fiji custom described shows a newly married wife presenting her husband with a dowry of whales teeth.
In a brief advertisement Wall's Catarrh Cure is listed as taken internally with a price of 75 cents. The text repeats the same line. A separate dialogue shows an artist and servant remarking on an allegorical painting of Liberty and a question about its reception. The servant recalls the line about Liberty lamenting the many crimes committed in her name.
The note extols Prors Soap as ideal for soft water baths and cleansing skin, promising quick dissolving action, purity, and a healthful glow. It also offers timing tips for observation and ends with a brief literary exchange about poets and Mr Exchange's writings.
Notice announces a May 28 start for a One Dollar Sunday outing. Parties of five or more may travel together on a single ticket, round trip, to any station west of Wallace Junction, Pa., for no more than one dollar per person. If single fare is one dollar or less, tickets are sold round trip at one dollar. Tickets through Nickel Plate agents for details.
Detroit Journal notes that Cuba appears to adopt American industries readily with confirmation that Cuban tobacco is already produced there to some extent. The exchange highlights evolving economic ties and industrial influence between the two regions.
An old time ad promotes Allen's Foot-Ease to relieve swollen hot feet, smarting pain, tight shoes, growing nails, blisters, and bunions. It claims cooling relief and easier walking, selling for 25 cents with free address offers.
A Chicago Record line prints the saying Consistency is a jewel and notes a quip about diamonds. The exchange contrasts hard value with romance, suggesting sincerity matters more than material gifts.
The Knights of St. John announce their annual convention in Cleveland Ohio from June 26 to 28. Tickets go on sale June 25 and 26 at all Nickel Plate Road points, good for a round trip fare on any Peerless Trip of Fast Express Trains. Visit Forest City during the event. ask agents for details.
National Educational Association plans its July meeting in Los Angeles from the 10th to the 12th. Travel via the Nickel Plate Road promises fast daily express trains and premium diving car service. Advertisements tout Mrs Winslow's remedies and Ripans products with requests for health samples.
The up to date farmer should think for himself when selecting a binder or viewer and distinguish real superiority from mere selling talk. The Deering Ideal Binder features a carbon steel solid frame hot riveted at joints and tested under severe use. It offers a cutting apparatus that handles any crop, elevators that lift all it eats, a wide adjustable reel, a single lever operation, the knotter and binder that never misses, a reliable bundle carrier, and Derring Roller and Ball Bearings for light draft and smooth cutting.
A north country girl living with an English family near Oxford steps into mud and dirt. She explains glaur and elabbers as terms for dirt and dust while her puzzled mistress asks for meanings. The tale humorously contrasts dialect words with plain dirt.
The Nickel Plate Road promotes an annual Niagara Falls excursion with a defined August date window and return trip option. The notices mention ticket sales and branding for stationery and printing, along with a separate excursion to Los Angeles for the National Educational Association convention with summer sale dates.
Advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a perfect remedy for all blood kidney liver and bowel diseases. It claims the tonic regulates the body to bring rigorous health and makes wise people rich in health.
Letters from Ida Peters, Maggie P Stine and H R recount relief from menstrual irregularities backache and nervous symptoms after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and related advice. Readers praise recovery and credit the remedies with transforming health and well being.
Mrs Georgia McDaniels of Viewfields South Dakota credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Blood Purifier Liver Pills and Sanative Wash with curing years of illness. She suffered backache nervous tension stomach pain painful menstruation leucorrhea and headaches and states four bottles and related products revived her life and health.
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