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Newspaper
Denver Tribune
Location
Denver, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1900
Page
8
A brief 19th century exchange reproduced by New York Weekly shows a judge chastising a beggar on public streets after noting the man has 20 in his pocket. The prisoner retorts I may not be as industrious as some but I am no spendthrift.
War relics to be melted and recast into a statue of peace. The ad touts Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a health aid, claiming it cures constipation dyspepsia and weak kidneys and urging readers to try it.
A humorous exchange notes Mrs Hatterson asking about breakfast at 7 30 and Mrs Catterson replying that it is necessary now since her husband has given up business to play golf.
The Denver Post reports the W. L. Douglas Shoe Co of Brockton Mass markets a man’s shoe as the best value, sold direct from factory to wearer with no middleman profit. They run Brookton factory with 1100 workers, union free, weekly payroll about 17435, and claim over a million men wear their shoes.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quip notes nine year old Jimmie, a psychology prodigy, claiming the higher moral influence affects citizenship. He says his parent is a good citizen because he fears the police, illustrating sharp child insight into social influence.
An antique claim promotes Lane's Family Medicine as a daily laxative for health. It asserts benefits for the liver and kidneys and relief from headaches, pricing noted as 25 and 50e.
A manufacturer is testing small steel rollers in bronze cages as an alternative to ball bearings. Trials on omnibuses in England show one man can start an omnibus with little effort. If successful, roller bearings could cut friction as much as ball bearings, benefiting heavy trucks locomotives and other heavy rolling stock by reducing wear and tear.
Advertisement claims Cascar ets Candy Cathartic cures any ailment by correcting the bowels and promises safe, painless relief with natural movements. Each tablet bears C. C. stamp and costs 10 cents to start, warning against imitations.
An aluminum airship powered by a benzine motor rose to 1000 feet in a recent German trial. The flight went well until winds rose too high, ending the test.
Grain-O touted as a coffee substitute made from grain with a rich mocha-like color and stomach friendly. Also mentions Hall's Catarrh Cure at 75 cents and a Confederate daughters purchase of the Jefferson Davis home in Montgomery Alabama plus questions about Mrs Austin's dress.
A playful verse discusses irregular plurals and gendered terms, noting exceptions like oxen, geese, mice, kine, and other odd forms. The piece ends with a tongue in cheek claim that English is the greatest language.
The judges at the Paris Exposition awarded a gold medal to Walter Baker & Co Ltd of Ihorchester Massachusetts for their preparations of cocoa and chocolate. The firm, a leading world manufacturer, has earned top honors from major European and American expositions, marking a third Paris award.
The Philadelphia Press records a discussion on the season opener of 1906 theater. The critic questions Jack Naples's comedy act describing it as a mere automobile play and notes the horse scene has faded to memory.
Public Health and public morals are improved by educating the public, especially young men, on physical well being. The Peabody Medical Institute of Boston publishes free pamphlets like Know Thyself, read and endorsed by thousands, sent on receipt of 6 cents for postage.
An old column touts Grain-O as a healthy coffee substitute for children, praising its grain basis and low cost. It compares labor costs from watchmaking history, notes a curious butterfly in India, and promotes Jell-O as a quick, healthful dessert. Philadelphia notes mention two doctors, an artist, and two druggists.
Edinburgh population around 300,000, with a note offering job printing for letterheads and envelopes. Mentions remedies and prices, reflecting a jumble of ad-like text and incomplete phrases.
The Dewey birthplace, once owned by Captain Edward Dewey and later by T. S. Gordon, remains a popular shrine with visitors. A letter from J. R. Gordon praising Peruna for his wife’s catarrh details its claimed curative effects and directs readers to the Peruna Medicine Co. for a free book.
A historical note recalls the first city directory of New York, where only Vanderbilts not linked to the Commodore appeared, mostly Dutch Van der Bilt, with a prominent truckman among them, while the ancestor farmers on Staten Island were not listed.
Miss Edna Ellis of Higginsport Ohio writes that ten years of monthly agony and nerve pain ended after taking Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She sought advice from Mrs Pinkham, followed the guidance, and now suffers no more. She offers to answer letters from anyone seeking details.
A promoter touts Nebraska as a land of plenty offering cheap farms, favorable climate, and profits from grain cattle and hogs. He urges readers to request brochures The Corn Belt and The West Nebraska Grazing Country and notes cheap excursion tickets on the first and third Tuesdays to inspect the state, via Chicago based office of P S Eustis General Passenger Agent.
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