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Newspaper

Denver Tribune

Location

Denver, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Mar 08, 1900

Page

4

Fragmentary verse from The Brooklet river scene

A damaged excerpt of a poem titled The Brooklet presents a reflective speaker asking about the stream’s origin and path. The lines describe gliding over rocks and moss with a mirror like surface showing the heavens, and express uncertainty about trust and guidance as the speaker’s leader summons them.

Letter Leads to Unexpected Marriage in Quiet Town

Luther Wilkins, a lifelong bachelor postmaster, receives a letter addressed to Mrs. Luther Wilkins. He discards the thought until Letitia Hammond, a neighbor, helps him see a future together. Over months they grow close, he asks her to marry him, and she accepts, finding purpose in caring for him. The letter proves a misdirected cereal advertisement, yet it catalyzes a union.

Little Luther Wilkins Luther Ife Eliza Elliott Eliza Differ Hammond Letitia Hammond Bill Hammond Bill Letitia

How to Care for Umbrellas Hints from a Manufacturer

A Baltimore article notes umbrella production in the city with 500 workers and about 5000 umbrellas weekly. It explains parts manufacture, from sticks to tips, and cites care tips: avoid tight rolling in a cover to prevent silk damage and always dry spanned when wet to prevent mold or rot.

Baltimore Tven Baltimore Sun

A Sample of Boer Fortifications at Johannesburg

The article describes interior details of the Johannesburg fort, noting its 1807 completion, bastions with quick firing guns and Maxims, storerooms and magazines, and the expected role if Boers defeat British forces. It questions whether such preparations will matter if LondonNews mentions a grim fate for Gold Reef City.

Johannesburg James Hay Barnato Park Illustrated London News

Chicago Justice Of The Peace Endorses Peruna Cure

Hon George Kersten of Chicago, a well known Justice of the Peace, sayscatarrh plagued him nine years before taking Peruna for 18 weeks. He reports permanent relief over two and a half years. He urges others to use Peruna to cure or prevent catarrh and notes a free book from Dr Hartman on Winter Catarrh.

Geo. Kersten Chicago Hartman Hartman Sanitarium Columebus Ohio

Rules for Courtship Advice from a 19th Century Column

The piece counsels suitors to align with a prospective father in politics and a mother in religion, watch rivals, and avoid overblown declarations. It warns against sweet talk and reveals that honest financial status matters, noting a bride’s disgust at pretensions and a bald headed parent’s generosity.

The Cald

Medical Book Free for Men Only from Peabody Institute

Ads offer a free sealed copy of "Know Thyself" to male readers who mention the advertisement and enclose one stamp for postage. Free book available by writing to the Peabody Medical Institute at 4 Bulfinch Street, Boston Massachusetts, described as New England's oldest medical institution.

Peabody Medical Institute Bulfinch Street Boston Mass New England

The World's Most Costly Church in Moscow

The Church of Our Savior in Moscow cost more than any other church in the world. It was built to celebrate Moscow's deliverance from the French and spent about 4,000,000 dollars on St. Petersburg era construction.

Moscow

Lance's Family Medicine Ad Daily bowel health claim

An old advertisement promotes Lance's Family Medicine claiming daily bowel health aids overall wellness. It asserts gentle effects on the liver and kidneys and mentions cures for headaches with a price of 25 and 50 cents.

Lance Acta Price

Hunted to Cover

Indianapolis Journal quotes a sentiment that Americans do not sufficiently love their home life and recalls a family boarding elsewhere because relatives preferred their own homes over theirs.

Indianapolis Journal

Grain-O food drink advertisement

Try Grain-O. Ask your grocer for Grain-O, the new food drink that replaces coffee. It suits both children and adults and is easy on the stomach. Grain-O has a rich mocha flavor but is made from pure grains and costs the same as coffee. Sold by all grocers.

No Chance for Her in Dayton Courtship

A Dayton proverb notes a cautious suitor who always knocks before calling on his sweetheart to avoid offering a ring and being met with rejection. The piece reflects social norms of courtship.

Dayton

Seasonal travel sale to the Garden Spots of the South

The Louisville and Nashville Railroad offers round trip tickets at about half rates on the first and third Tuesdays of March and April to principal points in Tennessee Alabama Georgia and West Florida. Write for details to P. Sid Jones in Birmingham Alabama or Jackson Smith in Cincinnati Ohio.

Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company Tennessee Alabama Georgia Florida P. Sid Jones Birmingham Ala Jackson Smith Cincinnati

Slate Pencil Industry Expands Molded Pencils Output

Slate dust is molded under hydraulic pressure to create pencils, surpassing solid-cut pencils in popularity. One factory produced 25,000,000 molded pencils last year, signaling rapid growth in this method.

Overland Limited and Pacific Express Travel Ads

The Overland Limited runs daily from Chicago at 6 00 p m arriving San Francisco on the third day and Los Angeles the next morning with no car changes and dining cars. The Pacific Express leaves Chicago at 10 36 p m with through sleepers and weekly escorted excursions. Tickets via Chicago Northwestern. inquiries to W B Knisken Chicago.

Chicago Union Pacific North- Western Line Overland Limited San Francisco Los Angeles Pacific Express California Chicago & Northwestern Ba Y Kniskenn Fifth Avenue

Million Dollar Potato and Seeds Offer from Salzes Seed Co

A vintage seed catalog advertisement from John A Salzes Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin touts a million dollar potato story and other money making seeds including rape bromus speltz and 3 eared corn. Readers are invited to send 10 cents for the catalog and 10 seed samples.

John A. Salzes Seed Co la Crosse Wis United Ous

Vienna Police Training Emphasizes Telegraphy and Seafaring Skills

Vienna policemen are required to master telegraphy and to be able to swim and row a boat, indicating a broad training regime for local law enforcement.

Vienna

Coughing Leads to Consumption Advertised Remedies

Coughing prompts a sales pitch for Kemp's Balsam to stop coughing immediately with sample bottles of 25 and 50 cents. It urges immediate purchase from a druggist, warns delays are dangerous, and promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets for a cold cure with a money back guarantee and Grove’s signature on the box.

Kemp All Re Js Grove

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