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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1901
Page
2
The piece contrasts old and new Boston cooking by describing baked beans with pork in a brick oven eaten hot, and fishballs once coarse and fried in almost dripping fat, now made finer with potatoes cut small and fried cooler, leading to a less heated dish.
An Illinois statesman Alva Merrill of Chillicothe recounts a tale of a man saved by Dodd’s Kidney Pills after recognizing Merrill from an advertisement. The grateful man credits Merrill’s honest name and testimonial for his recovery. Also noted are facts about the relative weights of zircon and opal.
Congressmen will get a doubled seed allowance this year and fifty trees each, including nut varieties like pecans. Secretary Wilson aims to supplement clothing with fruit and provide shade and show plants, while projecting broader crop support and infrastructure.
Amy declares intent to become a hospital nurse and cites a claim that 75 percent of unmarried men propose after illness. Mabel recalls the line but with "pretty nurses" as the qualifier, sparking a brief discussion about the stereotype.
Walter Baker and Co Ltd of Dorchester Massachusetts claim to be the largest cocoon and chocolate makers in the world. They won a gold medal at the Paris exposition last year and this year earned three gold medals at the Pan American exposition in Buffalo. Their products are stated as standards of purity and excellence.
History notes the Schuylkill river bridge near the Falls of Schuylkill in Philadelphia in 1816 as possibly the earliest wire suspension span. It restricted to four passengers initially and later eight at once, marking an early limit on use.
An unnamed tale snippet mentions Mrs. Austins cereals boasting the largest sales in their category while a character named Mr. L roundpop comments on a completed ore home and a nursery door, in a Lonuga Tit Bits style.
A historical ad promises permanent relief from fits and nervousness after one day on Dr Kline's Great Nerve Restorer. It offers a free trial bottle and treatise from Dr H Kline of Philadelphia and includes a postal response request. Other lines reference back numbers and a humorous exchange about a mind reader, plus a Toilet Paper offer with prepaid shipping.
The preparation retains all healing properties of Cream Balm without drying secretions. Sold with a spraying tube for 75 cents. Available at druggists or Ely Brothers 56 Warren Street New York, with mail option.
A Washington Star quip notes a job applicant who admits no golf skill. The interviewer counters that future training time could be enormous, implying a preference for already skilled applicants.
Ask your dealer for Allen's Foot-Ease a powder to shake into four shoes. It rests the feet cures swollen sore hot callous aching sweating feet and in growing nails corns and bunions. Alien's Foot-Ease makes new or tight shoes easy. Sold by all druggists and shoe stores. Sample mailed FREE address Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy New York.
A child named Tommy buys candy downtown and tells his mother it didn’t last on the tram ride home, prompting a gentle exchange about his kindness and the wait. The fragment echoes small town domestic humor and daily life.
A brief ad notes thirty minutes suffice to dye with Putnam Face Less Dyes, sold by druggists.
Editor celebrates a new paper and humor about avoiding letters from Old Subscriber. Mentions Mrs. Austin’s Buckwheat Cakes, a San Francisco schools policy on deducting credits, and a toilet paper offer via Lock Box 219 Fort Wayne Indiana.
Beginning November 9 and ending November 80, the Nickel Plate Road sells Hunters tickets for groups of three or more traveling together to McComb or Payne or stations between these points to So Whitley or Willvale or stations between those points at one round trip fare. Return limit December 2. Contact nearest Nickel Plate agent or C A Asterlio T P A Fort Wayne Ind 239 for details.
Classified note offers stamps printing outfits and daters with price quotes. Mentions Lock Box 219 Fort Wayne Indiana. Includes a stray claim about Warvard the oldest US college founded in 1686 and a teething remedy for children called Mrs Winslow's Sooratva Syrep with stated purpose and a price.
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