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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1896
Page
4
An itemistic column critiques social manners and grooming in a bygone era, noting the Itemizer’s recent reflections on breed ing and gentlemanly conduct. The piece savages pretensions while hinting at a future transformation akin to Chesterfield.
L. Ayres & Co of Annapolis advertises Patents and Patterson patterns with claimed designs and ready to ship options. The notice highlights novelty and potential use for manufacturers and tailors seeking specialized pattern templates.
The GUIDE office invites submissions for job printing. Readers are urged to bring or mail work to the office for prompt consideration and completion.
Miss Anna Ponucher of Greencastle visits the Misses Sear as the new term opens. The article lists Brown teachers for the ensuing term, including Gertrude Lawrence, New Woeheter Harper, Culestis Dewees, Eva Gireenu, Ethel Hadley, and Nellie Findlay, with numbering 2 through 7 and various notes.
The Glebe Advertising Agency of St Louis failed to pay for many ads including Spoons Free to All and Ice Cream Made in a Minute. A Chance to Make Money products also appear among discarded notices. Petter Medical Association of Chicago ads were dropped for the same reason.
A garbled page lists mixed items from ads to literary quotes and stray notes. It mentions DeWitts Colic and Cholera Cure, lamp bargains, a tax or travel matter, a club scene, and a francophone Post quotation, with unrelated reflections on hair sources and patents.
An old advertisement touts DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve for quick relief of poison ivy insect bites bruises scalds burns and piles. It also includes a patent ideas contest by Burn & Co offering a 1500 prize and mentions DeWitts Little Marty Tasers as a cure for headaches biliousness indigestion and constipation.
Emile Zola defends copying as a legitimate source for fiction, admitting to plagiarism in works like Assommoir and Germinal. He argues a novelist must study life, gather documents, and craft new beings, with only the result mattering rather than source.
The Cincinnati Enquirer notes Colonel R. W. Graber’s claim that Japanese never utter an oath because there is no word for it in Japanese. He contrasts this with other peoples who swear when provoked, asserting Japan’s unique restraint despite foreign influence on the language.
A Literary Digest writer notes annual living expenses in Japan by class. First class merchants manufacturers or gentleman farmers average $40 yearly, second class $25, third class $16, with a first class wedding at $120 and a first class funeral at $80.
Remie Clancy is praised as the newest song. selections include Sousa marches Semper Fidelis and The Wizard with prices like 50c and 400. The store advertises cosmopolitan march two step and other standard pieces by Corcoran Cadets, Forest Echoes, and Godard. Call for all kinds of musical instruments. located opposite the post office.
A testimonial letter touts Baco-Cure as a scientific, vegetable remedy that cures tobacco addiction without willpower. It claims relief from debility and heart disease, notes weight gain, and offers a money back guarantee with interest if not cured.
The Pennsylvania Lines West offers multi state travel tickets for Western Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana and beyond with routes from Pittsburch to Chicago St. Louis and Cincinnati. A 1000 mile ticket costs 20.00 at two cents per mile promising savings on long rides with depots and offices including Mooresville Indiana where Samuel Been can provide details.
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