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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1903
Page
4
A Treasury Agent recalls bribe offers from a hotel room visit and a bold real estate hustle. He narrates a rival bid battle in a mushroom city with coercive tactics, forged photos, and a plan to sway the Treasury Secretary during a seaside voyage.
A fragment notes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin taken after meals and a bedtime dose. The text is unclear but suggests a teaspoonful before sleep as part of dosage guidance. No additional context on specific conditions or patient details.
A survey notes Chicago leads divorces in a year and compares rates across major cities. It highlights Mrs Vaughan's diary deception in a notable case and comments on imaginary lovers as a divorce tactic. The piece also cites city-by-city divorce counts and quirks from Washington records.
The St Louis exposure plans a five million dollar Midway with lavish attractions and housing. Officials promise high moral shows avoiding vice and revelry while including biblical sites such as Jerusalem and the Holy Sepulchre. Modern features will display Paris scenes and Boulevard des Capucines amusements, plus Moulin Rouge nightlife.
Miss Rebecca Taylor known as Bee Taylor had a writ of mandamus to reinstate her as a clerk in the War Department dismissed by Justice Bingham in the District of Columbia Supreme Court. The ruling held the appointment and dismissal powers lie with the President and department heads under civil service law and that the court lacks jurisdiction to supervise those executive decisions.
Newton H. White Jr. son of the Tennessee Senate speaker failed his Annapolis exam, resigned, and his parents sent letters and telegrams. Friends sought him in the North and he was found in Washington aided by Senator Bate and Representative Padgett, securing a reappointment to Annapolis on his own effort.
Mrs. Fred Kennedy a young matron reports a curious incident with an egg. While cracking an egg the contents poured out with a plunk revealing a nickel inside. The shell shows a crack the width of the coin and the egg white appears to sealed the break.
In a Philadelphia Press note, Mrs Newcome asks for half a pound of water crackers. The country storekeeper replies only two dozen remain. She agrees to wait ten twenty minutes while Hi Fevers and Josh Slocum, using the crackers, play the dividing game for a checkers match.
A Washington Star item quotes Colonel Stilwell at Kentucky remarking that a certain man lacks depth and would be in danger of drowning if he poured as much liquor outside him as inside. The colorful exchange centers on character and humor rather than news of a concrete event.
In a vivid exchange Mrs. Cannibal Chief chides her husband for fixing on a missionary they supposedly dined on. He concedes his fixation, insisting the subject overwhelms his thoughts. Kansas City Journal notes the eccentric dialogue.
A kindergarten tale recalls Bobby staying after class for a misdemeanor. The teacher asks if he is sorry to miss others, and Bobby replies it is exactly what he wanted to have the teacher all to himself.
The scene depicts the Vicar asking the boys about what animal provides their boots and meat. The first boy answers promptly that the animal is Moonshine, implying a humorous or ironic misdirection in a religious setting.
Letters from readers and supporters tout Peruna as a superior catarrh remedy. Testimonials from H W Ogden, W E Griffith, Congressman H H Bowen, and others claim relief from chronic catarrh, cold and general weakness after using Peruna. Readers are urged to write Dr Hartman for advice and to treat catarrh in spring with Peruna as a systemic cure.
Letters from Dan A Grosvenor Deputy Auditor War Department and Congressman TE Oxden of Louisiana extol Peruna as an effective spring tonic and catarrh remedy. County Commissioner John Williams of Duluth also endorses Peruna citing relief from catarrh and urging others to try it.
A rare lightning vortex image from Switzerland captures a striking atmospheric phenomenon. Mentions of family dining and miswritten lines about Greece, Michigan, and West Virginia appear as garbled insertions.
An 19th century ad promotes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup claiming soothing gums easing teething pain and curing wind colic for 25 cents a bottle. A separate note laments that drunkenness in the army has doubled since the canteen was abolished.
The Viscount Ta dasu Hayashi, Japanese Minister to Great Britain, becomes a member in a London Masonic Lodge, a first for a Japanese. Yokohama and Tokyo lodges reportedly host only English or European members, with most Japanese being Shintoist or Buddhist and barred by religious ties from secret societies.
A Winchester wood yard owner credits Doans Kidney Pills with curing long kidney trouble linked to colds and backache. He reports rapid relief, regained work ability, and urges readers to obtain a free trial by mail from Foster Milburn Co. Also notes eye sensitivity to green colors.
First class agency contracts with renewable interest can be made by first class producing business men with the Liberal Life Insurance Company of Indiana Anderson Indiana. Rebaters and advance wanted men need not apply. John H Terhune President C K McCullough Secretary.
The ad touts a pain relieving external counter irritant claimed to stop toothache, relieve headaches, sciatica and other pains. It urges purchase for 15 cents from druggists or by mail and warns to use the company label. Also mentions Mrs. Austins ferpeus Danenke tear and notes Ireland's congested counties.
PULNAM reports color usage leads to more goods dyed per package than rivals. The statement notes Montana and Wyoming contain more coal than Pennsylvania, suggesting regional resource differences.
The first shipment of silk worm eggs by the Department of Agriculture is sent to various addresses today. Eggs tested by Pasteur method to ensure disease free. Eggs resemble dull slate blue shad roe and are packed in perforated tin boxes nested in thin wood to withstand long shipment.
Pennsylvania Lines offers reduced fare excursion tickets to points in the West Northwest and South on April 7 and 21 for home-seekers. Special trips to New Orleans on April 11 for National Manufacturers. May 1 and 3 for AMA events. Trips to Los Angeles and San Francisco on May 2 and May 11–14 for church and plumbing groups. Consult ticket agents or W. W. Richardson in Indianapolis for details.
A New York Weekly excerpt contrasts a housekeeper’s routine at Mrs Workhard’s with a new maid’s. The new girl explains she never woke early because the cooking aroma at Mrs Workhard’s consistently woke her, implying different household expectations.
Conscience of parental approval in Verona tale cited by Boston Transcript. Juliet recalls delaying her father with the ruse of her partner's lackluster acting, and Romeo learns the outcome of that consent gambit.
An anthracite coal deposit covering about 1000 acres has been discovered on Vancouver Island in British Columbia. Exploration aims to determine seam quality and potential production. Local authorities note the find could influence regional energy prospects and export potential.
A concise reflection notes that animals host distinct fleas, implying species-specific parasites and the varied relationships between hosts and their pests.
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