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Newspaper
Denver Tribune
Location
Denver, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1901
Page
8
Physicians report a curious malady in Sicily, Sardinia, and southern Italy caused by eating beans. It triggers intoxication like alcohol and, in predisposed individuals, can be induced by merely passing a field where bean plants flower.
The Nickel Plate Road announces that on Sunday May 5 it will inaugurate summer Sunday excursions for parties of five or more traveling on one ticket between any two stations on its line within a limited distance with each individual cost of one dollar. Organize your party and enjoy a Sunday outing by writing or calling the nearest agent or addressing C A Asterlin T P A Fort Wayne Ind.
The Eminent Scientist says messages from Mars are received daily yet misunderstood. The Obtuge Person asks how responses can be given if messages are not understood, to which the scientist replies that the answers are also hard to grasp. Baltimore American.
A sensational appeal extols Lydia B Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a universal remedy for female ills. The letter describes severe stomach pain headaches backache and other distressing symptoms urging readers to write to Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for free advice as part of a promotional narrative.
The two largest locomotives in the world are now operating on the Pittsburg Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad hauling Carnegie ore trains between Albion and Conneaut Ohio. Each engine weighs 876000 pounds with a 780 inch boiler ring diameter 7500 gallon water supply 648 inches long and 220 psi steam. The connecting rod weighs 1700 pounds and is armor steel. A man of average height can stand erect in the firebox.
An old advertisement touts Grain-O as a nutritious substitute for coffee for children. It claims Grain-O is made from pure grains, tastes like coffee, and costs about 44 cents to 25 cents per can? It urges grocers to stock Grain-O as a healthful beverage option.
In a brief exchange the Kind Lady declines a dime for drink, while Mr. Walker Miles reveals he is Mrs Nation’s brother, prompting recognition of family ties in a short social vignette.
Advertisement offers a free sample of Allen's Foot-Ease powder for tired sweating damp and aching feet. Claims to ease new or debt shoes and to cure corns and bunions. Available at all druggists and shoe stores with price five cents. Address requests to Allen S Olmsted Le Roy New York.
A jumble of social invitations, patent medicines, and travel promos. Cough cures and tonics promise quick relief while doors open to Olympia era transport rates. Local names, places, and product pitches mingle with travel and pancake brand mentions in a snapshot of turn‑of‑the‑century commerce.
In reference to F W N U No 16 1901 readers are asked to write to advertisers and mention the advertisement seen in this paper for proper acknowledgment and response.
Ex Sheriff Warren Ridgway of Itke County recalls a softspoken man who played seven up in Lackawanna. A casual remark about the jack of trumps signaling his sweetheart in the Narrows sparked a run of luck. The narrator notes the sudden smile, a winning trick, and the man leaving for the Narrows on the next train.
Rates effective April 80th 1901 on any Peerless Trio of Daily Express trains to Buffalo and return. Contact C A Asterlin or R J Hamilton Fort Wayne Indiana for details by write, wire, phone, or visit nearest agent.
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