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Newspaper
Galveston Leader
Location
Galveston, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1901
Page
2
The piece notes poll taxes or registration fees as suffrage conditions in Arkansas Delaware Mississippi Pennsylvania Tennessee and Georgia. It cites Georgia’s 1900 census population and a voter turnout of about 122000, far below a presumed one third of population.
Coach excursions to Buffalo offered at one cent per mile with tickets on sale June through July. Fast return options and agent contacts listed. Also advertises Grain-O as a healthy coffee substitute, touting digestion and alertness benefits and availability at grocers.
A Salt Lake Tribune quotation fragment shows a husband using praise to win back his wife who has stopped talking, noting that compliments may bring her around and even soften other tensions. The passage reflects domestic humor and marital dynamics.
A promotional rail offer covers a fare plus one dollar round trip to Buffalo for the Pan-American Exposition. Valid all summer on Nickel Plate Road from Jane Island with return within one day of sale. Contact nearest agent Asterlin or Haaniitou in Fort Wayne Indiana for tickets.
A Danish scholar deciphers an eleventh century Norman script inscription on one of Venice’s two stone lions guarding the old armory gate. The runes, linked to Harald the Long’s 1040 Mediterranean expedition, recount conquests and levies by Hakon Alf Asmund Arm and allies, amid Byzantine politics and Viking history.
A travelogue praises Western Canada for farm prosperity and rich hunting. It describes mallards, black dunes, prairie chickens, snipe, wapiti deer, moose, and be accessible farms with butter and eggs at low prices. Settlement details are available through Canadian Government agents advertised elsewhere.
Indiana items recount accidents deaths and crimes across Jeffersonville Washington Linton Fort Wayne New Albany Kokomo Peru Terre Haute Windfall Logansport and other towns. The notes include injuries from explosions horse kicks and mine incidents plus maritime and railway dangers and official appointments and licenses.
An Indiana Press snippet reports on a society function with Watkins and Hungry Higgins attending a banquet. The piece depicts food, cigars, speeches, and preceedings, noting a roving van in a vivid colloquial style.
Mrs Chappell of Grant Park Indiana praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for curing her inflammation of the ovaries and womb. The ad notes Mrs Pinkham's two decades of female health guidance and urges suffering women to seek her advice in Lynn Massachusetts.
In Sumpter on June 16 Mrs. J B Flanigan suffered fifteen years from dropsy unable to wear shoes for three years. After Dr. Dale recommended Dodd's Kidney Pills and Mr Flanigan bought six boxes, she used five and was fully cured, restored to health and free of symptoms. The couple praise the remedy and Dr Dale, calling it the most talked of cure in White Country.
A witty exchange mocks barbering as mere head work with a jab at Hope's shop. The Boston Courier notes the joke about shampooing and the wearer of vanity to claim deep calling.
An advertising note touts Allen's Foot Base powder to ease tight new shoes and cure corns bunions and swollen feet. It claims relief for hot sweaty feet and offers a free sample while directing readers to purchase at druggists and shoe stores. A playful cartoon caption contrasts a sea captain and a waiter about bouillon.
Short ad copy repeats Hall's Catarrb Cure as a constitutional remedy with price 75 centa. Also notes Pan-American Exposition rate to Buffalo via Nickel Plate Road at one and one third fara round trip with 15 days return. Includes contact names in Fort Wayne and a printer paper promotion.
The piece recalls Charles Reade at Oxford evading proctors after a night pursuit by the bulldogs. With a companion, he escaped Queen's gate and entered Magdalen by a ladder used as fuel. He boasted that the last piece of the king had just been put on the fire after burning the ladder all night.
Gerald at fourteen begins Elmhurst Monthly Journal with his father’s money and a basement office. He claims editor and proprietor status while peers doubt him. The note ends with travel ticket sale details and a remark on war costs.
Grain-O is a grain based beverage touted as a coffee substitute for children. It claims health benefits and lower cost, with grocers selling it for 5c and 2c imprints. The ad also includes a testimonial praising Piso's Cure for Consumption. The text closes with a remark on progress amid winter of discontent.
A period advertisement features Captain Percy W. Moss of Parazenid Ark praising Peruana as the finest remedy for catarrh with quick relief. Judge Zener of Washington and others authorize its use and offer to mail testimonials and advice for readers seeking relief from summer catarrh conditions.
A1K Cushion Rubber Stamps offers stamps and printing outfitting including daters. Readers are invited to write needs and receive pricing. Lock Box 219 Fort Wayne Indiana.
Travel details announce Epworth League convention in San Francisco California with transport via Nickel Plate Road from July to August dates. Contact agents in Fort Wayne Indiana or city agents for bookings by wire phone mail and follow up with local representatives for tickets and schedules.
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