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Newspaper
Galveston Leader
Location
Galveston, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1901
Page
4
Wasteful practice at Barnum's Circus led keepers to dose monkeys with Scott's Emulsion after an accidental spill. The feedings allegedly reduced monkey deaths from consumption and were justified by cost savings. The tale includes promotional lines for the emulsion and assorted local notices, gossip, and obituaries from a midwestern town.
An old notice touts New Life Pills as cleansing the bowels and expelling poisons like arsenic. The ad claims quick cannot miss relief from constipation biliousness headaches fevers and kidney and bowel troubles. The rest of the fragment mentions a meeting at Inyart and local actions.
Tickets go on sale for two excursion options to Charleston and nearby destinations through Pennsylvania Lines. The schedule offers season and fifteen day passes at special rates, with fare details available through Ticket Agent Bart in Galveston. The piece also notes rising egg prices due to hens' reluctance to lay and cold weather impacting supply, with grocers facing thinner stock and higher per dozen pricing.
A dense Christmas shop advertisement listing ornaments, gifts, clothing, leather goods, talking machines, pictures and mirrors, tableware, gowns, cloaks, gloves, laces, and children's apparel. It notes a large variety of items, late hours until December 25, and emphasizes price appealing offers and Santa Claus reception.
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