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Newspaper
Denver Tribune
Location
Denver, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1900
Page
8
The passion flower inspired by early Spanish settlers who linked its parts to the crucifixion. They interpreted the filaments as crown of thorns and nails, styles as nails, and stamens as hammers among other symbols. The flower is native to warm parts of America and features large, beautiful blooms.
A tramp asks for food from a middle aged woman who doubts his age. He retorts that looks deceive and claims to be old enough to be her grandfather. She welcomes him into the kitchen and shares whatever is in her pantry.
A Chicago News quip says a single woman with a sewing machine can match the work of twelve, explaining why she wastes no time conversing with the machine.
A jury sealed a verdict then slept on it and reached a different conclusion upon waking. The item links rest to clearer judgment. Advertises Hostetter's Stomach Bitters claiming it aids insomnia and stomach disorders and promotes sound sleep.
A brief exchange highlights admiration for Vienna’s women and American girls settling there, reflecting cultural contrasts and impressions from the era.
Lane's Family Medicine promotes a daily bowel movement plan as essential for health. It claims gentle action on the liver and kidneys and effectiveness against sick headaches. Sold for 25 and 50 cents.
Overview notes over twenty knots used in military engineering plus lashing and bracing forms for pontooning and spar bridging. An advertisement for Dr H H Green's Dropsy treatment from Atlanta Ga claims top specialist status. The piece ends with a social aphorism urging self-respect and independence.
A busy Indiana column covers a Rushville street fair starting July 9, crop failures in Scott County due to flies, a Nam mond jewelry robbery worth 1500, smallpox in Bedford near the marshal’s family, and a host of legal, crime, and social items from across the state including indictments, suicides, marriages, and public notices.
There is more catarrh in this section of the country than all other diseases combined and long treated locally. Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, is claimed as the only constitutional remedy. It is taken by drops or teaspoonfuls and purportedly reaches the blood and mucous surfaces. The firm offers a hundred dollars for any case it fails to cure and invites readers to request circulars and testimonials. Sold by druggists.
The locusts in southern Europe and the Barbary States are consumed by locals with favorable reports from travelers. Goliath beetles in Africa are also eaten by natives and described as very good.
Advert reads Grain-O as a coffee substitute made from pure grains. Claims to suit both children and adults with no distress, offering rich mocha color and stomach ease. Priced 14 price of coffee lid and 25c per package, sold by grocers.
The article notes that some animals survive long periods without water. A parakeet reportedly lived fifty two years in the London Zoo without drinking. It also mentions reptiles thriving in waterless environments.
Colorado Special runs daily from Chicago at 10:00 arrives Denver 1:20 next afternoon with Colorado Springs and Manitou the same evening. No car changes and meals in dining cars. A second fast train departs at 10:30 p m daily. A new illustrated book Colorado is mailed on four cents postage from Chicago and Wells Street ticket offices.
A collage of vintage ads and quips including a horse thief line, Piso's Cure for Consumption, Allen's Foot-Ease, Red Cross Ball Blue, Jell-O, and suggestions for travel to Des Moines with a music teachers convention. Contains multiple brand names, dates, and locations from Fort Wayne Indiana and Ocean Grove New Jersey.
Nickel Plate Road promotes its Spring Schedule with Train No 4 from Fort Wayne at 9:00 p.m. daily offering through drawing room sleeping cars to Buffalo and New York, plus a Fort Wayne dining car and an observation car from Buffalo. The trip to New York City arrives at 7:25 p.m. the following day. Sleeper space may be reserved in advance via ticket agents or C A Asterlin Fort.
A New York World fragment shows a man recalling harsh family discipline from a wife who once taught. She punished his lateness by forcing him to write the same phrase on a slate twice, insisting he be home by 10 o clock.
Vintage ad notes superior Eagle Linen writing tablets with ruled and unruled options. Letter size priced at 25 cents and Note size at 1 cent. Dealers urged to ask for this brand and not others.
The Nickel Plate Road advertises low fares to Milwaukee Wisconsin for the Biennial Meeting of the General Federation of Women's Clubs. Tickets available June 1 to 4 with return and deposit details, contact R J Hamilton Avent Fort Wayne Indiana or A Asterlin Mort for information. Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children teething advertised at four cents per bottle.
The Pinkham remedies for disorders of the feminine organs are praised for their long standing medical reputation and wide use. Lydia E. Pinkham offers free counsel to women, with address and contact details provided for Lynn Massachusetts.
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