Lost watch amid a rainstorm after clash with boss
A man reports losing a goldline watch after a dispute with his boss as rain began to pour, with no further details on theft or resolution.
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Newspaper
Galveston Leader
Location
Galveston, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1900
Page
3
River trip ends in a garden Eden love story
A narrator meets Eve beside an apple tree on a riverbank and falls for her as they share poetry and dreams. They promise to meet again and later marry in a river wedding three months later, their bond sealed beneath the old tree. The piece closes with unrelated anecdotes and observations.
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Eve
Canada
Fry
A Woman Prefers Forgiveness Over Debt Payment
The quote suggests a forgiving disposition matters more to a woman than debt payment. It also hints a lawyer may favor former clients in an estate bequest to a lunatic asylum. A pretty and wealthy widow is portrayed as unlikely to miss opportunities.
The Value of Womanhood and a Call to Pe-ru-na
The passage extols feminine grace and duty from youth to old age, urging women to balance home life with strength and care for family. It concludes that a robust, purifying tonic is needed to renew the world, recommending Pe-ru-na as the remedy.
Pe-ru-na Promoted as Universal Female Health Remedy
Advertised as the one medicine women may rely on, Pe-ru-na is described as beneficial for everyone but especially for women. It is claimed to treat catarrh and inflammatory conditions of any mucous membrane and to cure ailments where other remedies fail. If a catarrhal affliction exists anywhere, Pe-ru-na purportedly cures it.
Grain-O introduced as coffee substitute beverage
Grain-O advertised as a coffee substitute made from pure grains with a rich mocha like color. It claims easy digestion for both children and adults and offers two package prices 150 and 216 per package.
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Java
Red Cross Ball Blue Ad Claims Superior Whitening
A vintage advertisement touts Red Cross Ball Blue as the brand that makes the whitest white laundry. The copy touts Slim excuses as acceptable for minor errors, implying a light humorous tone.
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Red Cross
Parrot Causes Car Crash in Leip sig Incident
A parrot in a Leipzig home learned to imitate the conductor and shouted a German phrase meaning Right you are. The driver then started the carriage, an old lady fell and was injured. The article questions whether the parrot owner bears responsibility for the accident.
Cascarats Candy Cathartic Cure Phrase
No matter what ails you, headache to a cancer, you will never get well until your bowels are put right. Cascarets help nature, cure you without a gripe or pain. Produce easy natural movements, cost on just 10 cents to start getting your earth back. Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the genuine, put up in metal boxes, every tablet has C. C. C. stamped on it. Beware of imitations.
Aunt Ann on second marriages and happiness
Aunt Ann cites differing outcomes of first marriages to justify a second union. The exchange appears in a column quoting Chicago Tribune style humor and opinion.
Travel to Chicago for G A R Encampment on low fare
One cent a mile rate to Chicago for the Annual Encampment of the G A R. Tickets on sale Aug 25 and 26, good returning until Aug List inclusive or by deposit until Sept 30. Write wire or phone nearest agent on C A Aster lin Fort Wayne Ind.
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Chicago
G. A.R
C. A. Asterlin
Fort Wayne
Ind
A. Asterlin
Nickel Plate Road
C. A. Asteriin
G. A
C. A. Asterum
Fortayne
Dramatic Biteation The Youth I Could Die For You
The Soubrette says she has too many dead ones on the list as dramatic events unfold. The Indianapolis Press reports a tense scene with sharp exchanges and escalating danger surrounding the cast and crew.
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Indianapolis Press
Dessert Prices and Remedies Offer Curious Mix
A fragmented ad page samples dessert flavors with flavors like Orange Raspberry and Strawberry while boxing in notices for Chinese policemen, foot powder, bowel health, cough remedies and laundry bleach. It mentions Piso’s Cure, Lane’s Family Medicine, Red Cross Ball Blue and travel excursion tickets to Chicago for a G A R encampment with train details. The text blends marketing pitches with travel and health notices from early 1900s advertisements.
Strangely Told Tale From the Grizzly Incident
Native voices recount a brutal grizzly encounter in Philadelphia with Zeke who reportedly carried only a knife when tackled. The account questions whether he survived to tell his tale as locals express disgust at the brief and peculiar report.
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Zeke
Philadelphia Record
Passing of the Horse to the Auto Mobile
A short promotional note compares historical changes from horse to automobile with the adoption of electricity, praising Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a long trusted remedy for stomach and liver troubles and urging readers to try it.
Ocean harvest profits and travel deals headline 19th century notice
The clipping notes whale oil profits from a single 59 foot whale yielding 60 000 pounds of blubber and 3 000 pounds of whale bone. It advertises Jell O flavors and Cushion Rubber stamps, then lists rail ticket promotions for the 34th G A R Encampment in Chicago with a one cent per mile fare on Nickel Plate trains and return validity and contact details for Fort Wayne agents.
Lydia E Pinkham remedy praised by grateful patients
A historical letter from Mrs Clara Gate of Johns P. O. Miss dated Oct 6 1800 thanks Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for restoring health after years of weakness and crippling pain Mrs Gate notes strong recovery after following guidance and credits the physician Mrs Pinkham with compassionate, motherly care.
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Mas. Pinkeam
Lydia E. Pinkham
Clara Gatea
Johns P. O
Nickel Plate selling G A R encampment rail tickets
The Nickel Plate Road offers rail tickets to Chicago for the 3th Annual Encampment of the G A R from August 25 to 29 at one cent per mile. Tickets require a good deposit until September 30 and may be purchased by writing wire calling or contacting the nearest agent. C A Asterlin T P A Fort Wayne lod.
Excursion Tickets Offered for Homeseekers by C E I Railroad
The Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad advertises Homeseekers' Excursion tickets on first and third Tuesdays of June July and August to southern states including Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia Indian Territory Kentucky Louisiana Mississippi Missouri North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee and Texas. Round trip one fare plus $2.00 with fifteen day outbound and twenty one day return limits. New wide vestibibled train between Chicago and Texas routes departs daily at 1 50 p m with Pullman sleeping and reclining chair cars. Contact C E I Railroad agents or C L Stone for details. Also Nickel Plate Road excursion tickets Aug 25 to Aug 30 with retire by Aug 31 or deposit by Sept 20 at one cent per mile.
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Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad
Gale Homeseekers
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Indian Territory
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
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North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Eage
Waco
Fort Worth
Chicago
Chicago and Eastern Illinoia Railroad
C. L. Stone
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