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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1898
Page
7
At a St. Louis theater a Hungarian dance labeled the Hungarian hoodoo caused repeated failures among cellists. A renowned cellist failed to play the tricky bass note, note that Mozart did in piano form, prompting the piece to be omitted and the cellist spared.
A physician from Bellevue, Pa, recalls his scarlet fever ear discharge and cure by Dr. Sadler, advocating medical specialties. The piece then muses on funeral customs with a wandering shopper at a graveside, noting decorum lapses and local practices described by the New York Times.
Deafness and ear discharge are worsened by delay according to Magpie Barbick of Etna Pa. She attributes relief to Dr Sadler at 804 Penn Avenue after removing a large ear polypus. The ad touts his success, cautions against neglected conditions, and advertises Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets for colds.
Mrs. Cleveland enjoyed the joke as much as her husband and had a memory for details. A fake dispatch claimed a Cleveland birth, leading General Lee to rush a convention with resolutions and name the child Grover. He was ridiculed for the premature enthusiasm and stayed silent at the latest felicitation.
The article touts a German remedy called Otto's Cure as a near certain cure for consumption and a wide range of throat and lung diseases. Sample bottles are offered by Daugherty Bros Indiana Mateer Ranks Elderton Beringer and others with sizes priced at 25 and 50 cents. It also recounts a Missouri farming tale about Hiram Howard and a flat rock irrigation trick used to preserve moisture and protect cotton crops amid drought.
An advertisement touts Grain-O as a coffee substitute made from grains, cheaper and stomach friendly, sold 15c to 25c per package. The Klondike Gold note cites mining profits and advises workers to stay home, claiming Yukon wealth is overrated compared to California’s 1850 era.
Describes a dessert of rice apples. Rice is cooked in water with milk, salted, sweetened, and enriched with eggs and butter. Mixtures form apple shaped balls stuffed with marmalade, fried in deep fat, and adorned with cloves and green leaves for decoration.
A historical notice invites all to call any druggist for a free four day trial bottle of Kemp's Balsam, claimed to cure or relieve chronic and acute coughs asthma bronchitis and consumption. The remedy is priced at 25 and 50 cents.
Li Fung Chang and a missionary physician discuss the New Testament after a handsome copy arrives from Rev. George Owen. The emperor and officials listen as the physician questions evidences, and Hung remarks that Jesus and Confucius are similar ideas. The exchange signals potential for conversion opportunities in China.
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