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Newspaper
Denver Tribune
Location
Denver, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1900
Page
3
A 19th century account describes harsh military discipline including guardhouse hard labor, logging while marching, and a notorious sand burial punishment. It recounts a captain in 1879 who ordered a soldier strapped in a wheel and buried in sand, with arms bound and punishment intensified by wheel rotation.
Persia’s great judge Aboo Yusuph served as Bagdad’s chief judge under Caliph Tradee. He studied cases deeply and sometimes doubted his wisdom. A boastful courtier taunted him about ignorance, but the caliph pays for what he does know and what he can resolve.
The narrative recalls drill era punishments such as log carrying called tree packing with a sentry supervising and guards watching a soldier transfer a 100 pound log. It describes the bull ring exercise for disciplined pacing and the historical abolition of bucking and gagging after deadly near-chokes. It ends with a WWI Philippines letter exchange about a cork leg and a Georgia father’s dry humor.
The Hollanders, likely the heaviest smokers among northern peoples, are driven by humid climate making smoking a necessity and affordable tobacco costs. Boatmen even measure distances by smoking.
Jerusalem's population has rapidly increased and now numbers about 45 000. Of these 28 000 are Hebrews. The note mentions choosing the best lawyer when going to law, suggesting legal matters in the city.
A column notes how old fashioned novels prize a found long lost will in a Bible. It cites Chicago library bookmarks in returned volumes revealing an insurance policy, business letters, love notes, bills, photos, orders, matches, spectacles, and false teeth, suggesting books are not safe vaults.
Frank J. Cheney of F. J. Cheney Co. swears the firm will pay $100 for any catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary A. W. Gleason witnessed the oath on December 6 in Toledo Ohio. The ad claims the medicine is taken internally and acts on blood and mucous surfaces, with price 73 cents and testimonials available.
France creates a new order and awards twelve medals to washerwomen who have played a prominent role in Paris life, with the ministry of commerce responsible for distributing the diplomas.
An advertisement touts Grain-O as a coffee substitute made from pure grains. It claims both children and adults can drink it without injury and that it has a rich seal brown color like Mocha and Java. The copy notes it costs less than coffee per package and is sold by grocers.
Miss Ellen Terry enjoys anniversaries and records birth and wedding days for her close friends. The item notes Eagle Linen Letter Paper and En velopea as preferred brands for printers. Stern father humorously tests a suitor with a cigars then pigeonholes the topic. Piso's Remedy for Catarrh is advertised with claimed immediate relief and healing benefits.
A promotional notice touts Air Cushion Rubber Stamps as the best and cheapest and invites orders to Lock Box 219 Fort Wayne Indiana. It highlights Louisville and Nashville Railroad facilities for travelers to Florida Cuba Puerto Rico Central America and Nassau with double daily sleeping car lines from Cincinnati Louisville Chicago and St Louis via Jacksonville to Florida and New York bound ships.
Teething remedy for children claims to reduce inflammation calm pain and cure wind colic. Advertisement notes price at 2 cents a bottle and cites an endorsement by W. M. Taylor.
An advertisement touts Grain-O as a nourishing grain drink for children that mimics coffee in taste but costs about a third of coffee. It claims Grain-O is sold by all grocers and emphasizes health benefits from giving it to children. The note ends with a literary quote about wounds from insult.
An old ad touts Kemp's Balsam and Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets as cures for coughs and colds with promises of immediate relief and free samples. It notes bottle sizes of 25 and 50 cents and includes a signature line by J. W. Grove and a money back guarantee if the remedy fails.
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