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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1899
Page
7
In the Cleveland Plain Dealer excerpt, a woman questions George about her father’s integrity while George answers with a grim hint. He has just learned that the old man failed to stamp a bank check, a detail that raises questions about the characters and their motives.
The United States naval station to be located at San Juan will be of utmost importance as the key to the situation when the Nicaragua Canal is built. The key to good health is Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, guarding the digestive organs from indigestion biliousness and constipation.
Sir William Harcourt, veteran Liberal politician, began as MP for Oxford in 1808, later representing Derby and West Monmouthshire, with roles as Solicitor General, Home Secretary, and Chancellor of the Exchequer. He is described as being in his 72nd year. The Worlds Institute in the city plans to exhibit in Paris their Ban ning Method, claiming cures for spinal disease and other chronic conditions, with numerous medals and a Worlds Fair award noted.
A physician claims that people who sleep with their mouths closed tend to live longer. The assertion links breathing posture during sleep with longevity and health outcomes.
An advertisement extols Grain-O a grain based beverage claimed to taste like coffee but cost about a tenth of the price. It targets parents and grocers noting prices 15c and 25c and claims health benefits for children. Also mentions imperial penny postage and Eagle Linen paper supplies.
In Manila a cheerful guide leads us to a native party where a white wreath adorned a tiny dead baby on a box. The room includes saints and Admiral Dewey lithographs as the guitar plays After the Ball in Tagalo, with sorrow and quiet joy.
Delegates from Kansas and Nebraska report on a trip to Dauphin Regina Prince Albert and central Saskatchewan noting limited travel time but praising grain quality water resources and timber. Wheat output rose from 75000 bushels last year to over a million this year with settlement expanding and Gilbert Plains expected to grow into a vast wheat field once railway access arrives. Signed by George G Bennett S Bennett E F Brooks John Flannery all from Kansas and Nebraska.
A lighthearted exchange explains that hansoms get their name from the skillful balance needed by drivers to keep the carriage steady and avoid tipping the horses. The dialogue features a child and a parent discussing the eccentric nickname.
Hon. H. M. McCord and ex-Governor Myron H. McCord write from Washington praising Pe-ru-na for catarrh. The letter claims quick improvement after one bottle and urges spring treatment as optimal. McCord urges readers to send for a free catarrh book from Dr. Hartman, Columbus, Ohio.
A man rents desk space in a San Francisco office. A caller waits long for Mr. B. who is in Sacramento. The visitor admits an unimportant business and jokes he may have smallpox, staying indoors.
A drafty setting makes one feel soreness and stiffness, and the use of St Jacobs Oil brings relief almost unknowingly as the ache fades. The passage suggests cold-induced discomfort is relieved by this remedy.
In a talk on the Algonquin language Dr Edward Everett Hale notes 600 words suffice for human communication. The section then discusses catarrh as a constitutional disease and promotes Halls Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio, offering 100 dollars for any failure to cure and stating 75 cents at druggists.
The required test for gunpowder classes mandates a muzzle velocity of 2000 feet per second and a maximum chamber pressure of fifteen tons per square inch. This specification governs the projectile performance and chamber integrity during trials.
Hicks-They tell me that Hinson's wife consulted a chairvoyant who claimed remarkable powers to see past and future. Wicks-She was told she was 32, and everyone knows Mrs Hinson will never see 40 again in Boston satire.
A warning about avoiding rapid cooling after exposure to heat. It suggests using St Jacobs Oil to treat Lum bago which causes stiff muscles after cooling. The product is promoted as relaxing tense muscles and easing discomfort from fast temperature change.
A playful exchange describes Cora Pauline showing wit and musical support as she accompanies the tenor on the piano while Perdita counters with bicycle accompaniment in a light exchange from Pick Me Up.
Winter footwear woes ease with Allen's Foot-Ease powder. It soothes nervous, perspiring feet, relieves blisters, corns, and frost bites, and makes walking comfortable. Sold by druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents with a free trial by mail.
The ad promotes Grain-O as a safe grain based beverage for all ages. It mimics the color of Mocha or Java and offers a cost equivalent to coffee at 15c and 25c per package. It claims wide grocer availability and broad consumer approval. It notes 111 million bottles of champagne stored in French producers vaults valued at $50 million.
A brief notice describes a man who proceeds directly to work to cure neuralgia with St Jacobs Oil. The paragraph claims it saves time and money and relieves misery quickly. A tip mentions placing folded newspaper under a cake tin to prevent burning in the oven.
A report contrasts Paderewski's six months of intense practice allegedly causing finger paralysis with a wry joke about a girl in the flat below who paralyzes the block by practice. The item then shifts to a cure promotional note for Kemp's Balsam claiming immediate cough relief with sample bottles offered at 25 and 50 cents.
A theory suggests men find widows appealing as they believe she cannot demand that he be the first man she loved. The humorous remark plays on perceptions of past marriages and nerve in romantic pursuit.
An old ad promises rapid relief from a cold with Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets. Drugstores refund money if not effective. each tablet bears L. B. Q. marking and the box costs 25 cents.
A reader notes Pico's Cure for Consumption as a superior cough remedy and remarks that some Australian sheep runs rival the size of England in area. The letter is dated August 26, 1895 from Fa bacher La.
An old advertisement offers Mrs Winslow’s soothing stop for children teething priced at 2 cents a bottle. It urges women to send 5 cents to Ripans Chemical Co New York for 10 samples and 1 000 testimonials and claims benefits for teething wind colic and gum inflammation.
Alabastine is the original durable wall coating available in white or twelve tints after mixing with cold water. Sold in five pound dry packages with full directions, it replaces painting wallpaper and kalsomines on plaster brick wood or canvas. It is a rock base cement that hardens with age and can be re coated without washing or scraping. Beware of misleading four pound kalsomine packets sold as five pounds to customers.
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