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Newspaper

Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel

Location

Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jan 31, 1900

Page

16

Busybody in Others Matters Warns Against Cruel Gossip

Dr. Talmage urges interest in others for help not harm, condemning busybodies who pry into church members lives. He recalls Simon Peter's rebuke of slander, condemns reputational damage from idle scrutiny, and urges supporting young workers and distressed figures with practical aid and compassion.

Washington, D. C Talmage Peter Simon Peter

Dr Miles Nervine Promises Grip Cure and Nervous Restoration

A vintage advertisement extols Dr Miles Nervine as the remedy to fight La Grippe and nerve damage. It claims the medicine feeds nerves to restore vitality, quiets nerves, aids sleep, improves appetite and digestion, and can cure the grip. A testimonial from Cares J. Dewaele of Roscommon Michigan attributes a full recovery after five bottles.

Miles Drew Tam Crarers Dewaele Atty Roscommon Mich Miles Meovrecar Elkhart, Jad

Gospel of universal pardon and light across nations

A sweeping exhortation offers a universal gospel of sympathy hope emancipation and salvation without money or price. It envisions a path of pardon comfort illumination and eternal victory for all lands and peoples through a ladder of light ascending beyond earthly turmoil.

Ceylon Asia Minor Benares Androscoggin Alabama Mississippi Oregon Shannon Rhine Tiber Danube Wise Euphrates Caspian Yellow Seas Bethel

Wife’s advice cures man from deadly cough

F. M. Ross of Winfield Tennessee credits his wife for urging Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption which he says cured his severe cough after poor response to doctor’s treatment. The medicine claims to treat coughs colds bronchitis la grippe pneumonia asthma hay fever and all chest throat and lung ailments. Trial bottle free at Dreier Bros drug store.

F. M. Ross Winfield, Tenn Dr. King Dreier & Bros Rvore

Birds Bath in Ashes Tell How Birds Clean Feathers

Naturalists note birds use water dust or ash in their baths. Ducks seek fresh water ponds, sparrows favor dust, road dust best, partridges choose dry loam, and many birds enjoy ashes. Early morning ash heaps reveal flurries of bathing birds.

Bucelen's Arxica Salve Gains World Fame

Advertises Bucelen's Arxica Salve as a world renowned cure all surpassing any other salve or balm. Claims guaranteed results with a price of 80 cents at Dreier & Co.

Dreier

Father Pratt Promoted to Wabash Catholic Pastor

Rev. Father Robert J. Pratt, former Arcola pastor, is appointed pastor of the Wabash Catholic congregation, succeeding Rev. Father P. J. Crosson who becomes irremovable rector of the Fort Wayne diocese and pastor of St. Vincent de Paul in Logansport. Transfer takes place February 1. Arcola parish awaits Pratt's successor.

Robert J. Pratt Arcola Wabash P. J. Crosson Fort Wayne St. Vincent de Paul Logansport M. E. Campion J. H. Guendling Father Pratt Father Crosson

Skeptical Eye Turns On X Ray Evidence

The article notes that skiographs or X ray images can be manipulated to mislead courts in damage suits. It cites experiments showing relaxed muscles can hide injuries, cramped finger joints changing appearance, external objects seeming inside the body, and even operator error. A device using multiple angles reduces such errors, impacting court shadowgraphs and defense advantages.

Honey A Healthful Food

Scientific men say honey is a healthier sweet than sugar with valuable properties. It nourishes when eaten with bread, makes an excellent food for children, acts as a laxative, and can substitute for medicine for sedentary people. As an extract of blossoms it is delicious and unlikely to cause harm in moderate use. It needs no digestion and may aid digestion.

Gadders Plato Kenophon Corneille Racine Westminster Abbey Drayton Guldie Dryden Shadwell Pope Joan Dennis

Electricity A Century Ago Sparks Volta Legacy

Electricity as we know it is a century old with Volta in 1799 giving form to the current method. The voltmeter name derives from his work and volt is the unit of this measurement.

Volta

Old People Made Young By Electric Bitters Secret

J C Sheman, editor of the Vermontville Echo, credits Electric Bitters with keeping him and his wife young. The tonic reportedly eases nervousness sleeplessness indigestion heart trouble constipation and rheumatism by stimulating kidneys and stomach and improving appetite. 50c at Dreier & Bros brug store.

J. C. Sheman Vermontville Mich Echo Dreier & Bros Brug

Khaki and Union Jack costumes amuse English fans

In England young women wear fancy dress gageltes known as khaki and union jack outfits in honor of soldiers at the front. They are described as picturesque if not graceful.

England

Made Young Again Pills Claim Rejuvenation Drinkers

D H Turner of Dempseytown Pennsylvania reports taking Dr Kings New Life Pills for two weeks and feeling in his teens again. The pills are advertised as vegetable, gentle on liver stomach and bowels, with no gripe, priced at 25 cents at Dreier and Bros. drug store.

D. H. Turner Dempseytown Dreier & Bros. Drug Store

Suit filed in Wells court over 810000 fatal boiler accident

W B Montgomery administrator of Andrew J Runyan's estate sues Ober and Mann for 810000 in the Wells circuit court. The accident occurred July 24 1893 during operation of the Petroleum Hoop company, causing Runyan to be scalded and die from injuries.

Wells W. B. Montgomery Andrew J. Runyan Ober & Mann Petroleum Hoop Company Runyan

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