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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1895
Page
7
A London Tit-Bite essay extols 19th century dress flaws yet highlights how odd fashion items once saved lives. A tall collar averts adder bites on a moor, high heels aid a climber, turned up hems delay a fall from an omnibus, and a silk hat keeps a drowning man afloat until a rescue.
An elderly bachelor recounts a bicycle lesson on the street, noting many tumbles with half an hour of instruction that day. He mentions 35 minutes on the floor and five in the air, reflecting on his rough progress. Philadelphia.
The Courrier des Etats-Unis reports a long clash between Sarah Bernhardt and Victorien Sardou over Gismonda and Fedora. Initial discord cooled after Deslande urged a Sardou play for Bernhardt. Sardou doubted her patience, Bernhardt doubted his temperament, yet they reconciled when Fedora premiered and appreciation followed.
Advertises Electric Bitters as a non intoxicant tonic to regulate bowels and kidneys, aiding natural function. Claims mild stomach and bowel effects, strengthens organs, improves appetite and digestion. Sold by Tom E. Hildebrand Indiana, Wm. Moore Homer City, Milt G. Miller Blairsville for 50 cents a bottle.
An overbearing army surgeon’s exam of wary recruits at a English depot ends in comic misfortune when a deaf trainee sabotages the doctor’s pride. Nearby, Swiss hotel notes praise solitude. advertisements tout Chamberlains Pain Balm, Olive Blossom, and Hood’s Sarsaparilla as cures and tonics with druggist listings.
A fragmented New York World style column recounts telegraph operators at a Western Union building living the “block system.” Dismissals and reinstatements follow tales of woe as men feign injuries and family misfortunes to dodge work while a manager polices loyalty. Interwoven are short ads and quips on remedies and health products, with anecdotal letters praising Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy and various tonics. The piece blends humor about workplace excuses with medical pitches and light jokes.
A historic note claims Dr Miles Pain Cure All Pain contains no morphine or opium and is sold for one cent per dose. The claim highlights a low price and a claim of safe relief, reflecting early patent medicine marketing practices.
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