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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1898
Page
6
The Chicago Inter Ocean reports goiter, or big neck, linked to cold snow and glacier waters, though authorities note abatement due to vigilance. The piece discusses varied causes from icy intake to hard water, with examples from garrison life and widespread concern among peasants in crowded villages.
A Chicago couple learns a luxury hotel can accept guests without travel certificates as they chase a train mistake into a remote Adirondack inn. They arrive with bags missing, uncover a starchy clerk, and improvise baggage with a comb and powder box while the wife endures a dash of embarrassment.
A man questions a beggar about exposing his presence at Schiller place and reveals he runs a branch establishment there, Jerking exchange underscores street economy and cross-claims of business activity.
Despairing French lines at Marengo rally behind Lannes and Desaix as Desaix leads a 6000-strong charge against Austrians under General Melas. Napoleon orders a renewed assault, Desaix is mortally wounded, and Kellermann’s cavalry steadies the rear, turning the battle.
A fragmented historical clipping touts Castoria as a universal cure for rheumatism and neuralgia with dramatic claims of rapid relief and a 75 cent price. The same page mentions Dr E Detchon’s Durite for incontinence and a long running joke about Chief Veal’s vaccination record, illustrating sensational medical advertising.
An Irishman a Frenchman and an American await a street car. The Irish says he is coming the French says she is coming and the American says it is coming. The New York Tribune notes the answer by naming the mail car as right through a pun.
Grain O is pitched as a pure grain coffee substitute safe for children and adults. It imitates the rich seal brown flavor of mocha or java while costing only a quarter of coffee, with packages priced at 150 and 250. Sold by all grocers.
A Wisconsin tale from the Detroit Free Press describes a farmer turned show spectator who took on a strongman challenge for $10. He defeated the giant with a hip throw, earned trust, and soon managed lumber teams, becoming a partner and paving a path to wealth.
A local promotion touts Otto's Cure as a famed German remedy for coughs colds sore throat and lung diseases including consumption. District distributors offer free sample bottles from Daugherty Bros Indiana Pa Mateer Rankin Elderton Pa and B Beringer Ber inger Pa with larger sizes priced at 23 and 50 cents.
A New York chemist T A Slocum offers three free bottles of his New Discoveries for consumption and lung diseases via the Indiana Progress. He claims extensive cures and invites readers to write for trials at 98 Pine Street New York. The note ends with a humorous proofreading aside from Chicago News.
A assembled snippet from the Cleveland Plain Dealer includes a testimonial praising a rheumatism cure, describing initial pain and stomach issues then relief after using herbs. Additional items mention a ten room brick dwelling for sale in Indiana PA, a note about education for bowel health with Cascarets, and a drugstore guarantee.
A New York Sun item outlines leather coats made from sheepskin horse hide and dogskin with corduroy linings. Prices range from five to eighteen dollars, with uses by truckmen policemen and hunters. The article also briefly notes early fountain pen use in 1824 and Jefferson’s interest.
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery for farmers wives aiding digestion and liver health. It promises appetite, digestion, and nerve improvements, cures rheumatism and bodily ailments, and touts Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser as a preventive guide. It notes free paper copies and a cloth binding option with stamps, ending by praising Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for digestion.
An advertisement claims Lo Mo remedy cures piles in five days with a 75 cent price and money-back guarantee, available through druggists or by mail to Harry Logue. Separate report: Georgeville school for month ending January 7, 1898 lists 47 pupils, 41 average attendance, 90 percent monthly attendance, 91 percent term attendance, with numerous names of students missing days.
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