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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1899
Page
2
A local notices several visits and business mentions. A. L. Wheeler sells Armour fertilizer while Weller Ro. Scare and Mrs. Van Kinney visit from Indianapolis. Many residents travel to Monrovia and Indianapolis. Miss Daisy Haltom and Miss Cora Hadley are highlighted among frequent visitors.
Beginning Saturday August 26 and ending September 6, the store offers a twenty percent discount on all shoes and assorted fabric and household items. Selected footwear ranges from one to two dollars, with ladies wrap and shirt waist discounts included. Window shades and men’s suits priced notably lower, plus sewing machines and crackers advertised.
A story describes bondage by disease as a form of slavery spoken by George D. Williams of Manchester Michigan. Mrs. Williams recovers with Electric Bitters after years of helplessness. The ad promotes Electric Bitters as a cure for female ailments. Local social notes mention visits, travel, and health, including Louis Hizer’s death and sympathy for the family.
Pennsylvania Lines advertise excursions to Philadelphia for a National GALR encampment. The note details special fares, stopovers at Baltimore and Washington, and a ten day stop in the National Capital with routes west of Pittsburgh and via Baltimore or Washington. It promotes daily through sleeping car and coach service and directs readers to ticket agents for rates and schedules.
The funeral of Mr Ilzer was held at Centenary church last Sunday. The service drew a large crowd, and he was laid to rest in Mooresville cemetery. He will be greatly missed in the church and by neighbors. Local notes report hot weather and harvest activity with wheat thrashed and clover hauling underway.
A testimonial asserts Foley's Kidney Cure provides a safe remedy for kidney trouble with a guarantee of refund if not satisfied. The endorsement comes from GW OBASS.
A Victorian ad touts Foley Honey and Tar as an honest remedy for consumptives promising comfort in worst cases and possible cure early on. It also promotes Lindley Foury Kipney Cure with a testimonial from Gro. C. Hicnock of Curtiss Wisconsin praising its effect on his father.
Dr. W. Caldwell of Monticello Illinois reports using Syrup Pepsin for dyspepsia and constipation with great benefit. He notes weight gain from 1340 pounds to 185 pounds and high personal regard for the medicine, offering to answer inquiries.
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