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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1900
Page
7
An advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy for catarrh. It claims the product treats the blood and mucous surfaces, offers a $100 cure guarantee, and invites readers to request circulars and testimonials from Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio.
Ask your grocer for GRAIN-O the grain based drink that replaces coffee for adults and children. It mimics Mocha and Java color yet comes from pure grains and agrees with delicate stomachs. Priced 14 the price of coffee 1 1 2 per package. Sold by all grocers. Also includes cautions about coughing and disease notes.
The Senate passed a Hawaii government bill without division and heard Mr. Clay defend the Philippines policy. Debates covered the Porto Rican tariff, the Bacon resolutions, and a conference report on the finance bill. In the House Democrats won a contested Aldrich Robbins vote and set dates for further action on mail matter and pension bills.
A long notable Indiana summary reports Memorial Day plans by Will Cumback in Brookville, a 350 volume Epworth League library for Clinton High School, a 6 year old Mary Mitchell linked to Spring Hill postmistress duties, and 72 year old Robert Critter’s death near Burney. It covers a range of local incidents from disappearances in Marion to a fatal blood infection in Muncie, industry deals in Pendleton, and infrastructure talks on the St Joseph River dam for a new electric plant.
Recent studies show sunlight directly affects sugar content in plants. A Lehigh Valley Railroad engine hauled a mixed coal train with thirty three steel cars of 100000 pounds and thirty seven wooden cars of 80000 pounds, each loaded with anthracite coal.
The Cleveland Leader notes a lake steamer launched with capacity over 9,000 tons, surpassing the previous 4,000-ton class and signaling a new maximum size for such vessels within a few years of earlier launches.
In a discussion on increased insanity, the cause is blamed on high living and money strain. The article promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a cure for stomach ills including constipation, dyspepsia, and biliousness, urging faithful use to preserve health.
Rubber heels for all shoes and boots are now worn by women. The heel is a ready made affair about half an inch thick and its advocates say its use lessens the jar of walking especially on city pavements and materially reduces the number of headaches many women suffer.
A male reader can receive a free sealed copy of Know Thyself, regular 50 cents, by mailing to the Peabody Medical Institute, 4 Bulfinch Street, Boston, with a note mentioning this ad and return postage. Also a lighthearted remark about a Dayton man who knocks before calling on his girl to avoid proposing.
An advertisement promotes Lane's Family Medicine asserting daily bowel movements aid health and benefit the liver and kidneys. It promises cures for sick headaches with prices listed as 25 and 50 cents and ends with a quip about fate and one’s calling attributed to W. McCune.
Question of daily family dining answered with a quick and healthful dessert. Jell O prepares in two minutes with no boiling or baking required. just hot water, then cooling. Flavors include Lemon Orange Raspberry and Strawberry. Available at grocers for 10 cents.
Vienna policemen must understand telegraphy and be able to swim and row a boat. Piso's Cure for Consumption cured a pneumonia case after the family doctor gave up all hope in Conowingo Maryland.
The snippet notes land in England now valued about 300 times its level two centuries ago. It also touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets to cure a cold in one day with a promise of refunds if failing. E. W. Grove’s signature appears on each box and a Bulwer quote is mentioned.
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad advertises round trip tickets at about half rates to major points in Tennessee Alabama Georgia and West Florida on the first and third Tuesdays of March and April. Details via P Sid Jones and Jackson Smith in Birmingham and Cincinnati with excursions to The Overland Limited and The Pacific Express from Chicago.
Mrs Archie Young of West Superior Wisconsin proclaims relief from neuralgia after five years of severe pain using 5 Drops. She credits the remedy with restoring appetite and sleep and notes many friends plan to order more. Also promotes Grain-O and Jell-O as popular products with price points.
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