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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1900
Page
6
A Louisville Evening Post tale recalls a Bolivian gambler who rose and fell at roulette. He bet vast sums, but a silent worm in a chair and a hidden wheel brought ruin. his debts were paid by a final gift, a silver service, and a curious journal revealing his ear for every pin drop.
Distressing stomach weakness and indigestion promise relief by a masterly tonic. The text touts a universal cure beginning with a first dose, claiming remarkable relief and guaranteed results for long-suffering patients. Includes misprints and dubious pricing, with a contact at Creenswe, Pa.
A claimed remedy Celery King is advertised to cure insomnia by calming nerves and stomach, addressing constipation and related disorders. The ad lists sellers Daugherty Bros. of Indiana and W I Moore of Homer City and critiques unrelated exam questions from the New York Herald.
A New Up-to-date Freezer promises cream in under a minute with a money back guarantee and high weekly earnings for agents. A July 29 ice cream festival note from Bern New Jersey praises better quality at half the cost and fronted sales for Mantua and Pittsburg dealers. Reverend John Jasper comments on the eclipse, stating God arranges celestial matters and that man does not.
A brief notice describes a new company to print without ink using electricity and chemically prepped paper, forecasting rapid adoption and full revolution of old methods. It promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a premier cure for stomach, liver, and bowel troubles and lists various benefits. Also contains a comic exchange about voting and a note on coronach as an Irish Scottish funeral dirge.
A medical professional from Le Roy New York writes praising Grain-O Coffee, noting a trial at his office and expressing satisfaction with grain o as a substitute for coffee. The informal testimonial mentions using Java and Mocha previously and endorses Grain-O as the best coffee substitute.
A Philadelphia Record piece notes deafness arises from inflammation of the Eustachian tube mucous lining and cannot be healed by local applications. It claims catarrh causes nine of ten cases and offers rewards for cures via Hall's Catarrh Cure. It also mentions a Vegetarian Church near Park Avenue and Berks Street with meatless members who dine with self-brought bread, amid debates over ducks.
Distressing kidney and bladder disease claimed to be relieved in six hours by a remedy advertised as the New Great South American Kidney Cure. It claims prompt relief for bladder, kidneys, and back, with immediate water retention relief, sold by Hetrick Bros. in Indiana Pa. Also includes a Chicago News quote about a man boasting a first class hat and shoe store in a village.
An old style advertisement mix includes Castoria for infants and children with a signature claim, a quack remedy claim for stopping tobacco use, and a stallion showcase by Mr. David Edwards listing Experience Jr and Cloud Almont Jr at his farm near Onberg with weekly and fairground appearances, urging breeders to visit for better stock.
The Pennsylvania Railroad announces low rate excursions to Atlantic City and nearby shore destinations on July 5 19 and August 2 16 1900. Special trains depart Pittsburgh at 855 am with stops at Altoona and Philadelphia before reaching Atlantic City, with options to spend a night in Philadelphia and to deposit return tickets for a ten day stop over. Regular train options and through sleeping car service are also available, with detailed rates and times to be obtained from the District Passenger Agent in Pittsburgh.
The notice outlines effective November 20 1899 southward and northward weekday and Sunday schedules for Pennsylvania Railroad. It lists stop patterns between Blairsville Indiana Cokeville and Pittsburgh with specific departure and arrival times and notes stops by instruction to agents or on signal. Details include connections to Butler Branch and contact for the Western District office.
The 1899 timetable lists Northward services from Pittsburgh to Kiski Junction and Kittanning with connections to Corry, Oil City, Titusville, and East Brady. It details arrivals at Kiski Junction, Kittanning, and Oil City, and includes express, local, and accommodation trains with times, plus southbound services from Oil City and East Brady to Pittsburgh. It mentions Pullman cars on Niagara and Buffalo routes and credits Chas B Price and Jas P Anderson as General Superintendent and General Passenger Agent.
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