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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1904
Page
5
Advice for mothers on protecting small children from bowel troubles in hot weather. Use fresh castor oil first, avoid substitutes, and rely on Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy if needed. Keep both medicines ready for immediate use to prevent cholera infantum. Sold by GG. W. Bass.
An 19th century ad touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a universal teething remedy for children. It claims to soothe pain, relieve wind colic, and cure diarrhoea with a gentle formula. Sold by druggists everywhere in a twenty five cent bottle.
Mrs. D K Midkiff of Robinson Illinois visits relatives in town. Ontario and Indianapolis guests attend gatherings. A women’s outing for street car workers wives features contests and games. Local misfortunes include crop worries from rains and damage claims. Morgan Lodge 211 offers condolence for Delilah Carlisle death with published resolutions.
Indiana plans a huge Indiana Day at the World's Fair in St Louis on September 1. Large advance ticket requests and special Indiana to St Louis fares on the Pennsylvania Vandalia Lines signal record crowds. Governor Durbin and staff depart Indianapolis August 31, followed by the News boys Band of eighty members.
Ary C H Jennings reports sickly babies improved after using Hollister Rocky Mountain Tea. Claims several doctors gave no results. Product sold by Hornaday Bros in tea or tablet form for 35 cents.
A local ad touts Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as cures for biliousness and dyspepsia. The copy claims the pills energize the stomach and liver, improve digestion, and regulate the bowels with sales by G. W. Bass.
Advertises Home seekers excursions to West Northwest South and Southwest offered through Pennsylvania Lines with full information from ticket agents. Mentions a remedy claim for sick headaches due to stomach and liver issues, promoted by Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets and contact G. W. Bass.
Reports to the State Board of Agriculture show Indiana farmers have spent heavily on machinery to cut labor and boost output. They also buy luxury items like rubber-tired buggies. Exhibitors will fill Indiana state fairgrounds during the September 12 week, with twenty-two buggy makers already allotted by August 1 in a planned “buggy row” presentation.
Rev. Griffith Wright of Plainfield preached here Sunday. Mrs Leyes’ sister from Horton Indiana was a guest the first of the week. Mr and Mrs William Elmore of Indianapolis visited relatives Sunday. Walton Leyes returned after a visit in Horton. William Casey came back from Pendleton. Bowman family left for St Louis to attend the Fair. Guests included Vershel of Indianapolis, Frank Samuels of Moorestown, Josephine Beasley Sarah Harmon Herbert Fields and Lewis Rinker of Brooklyn. A surprise visit by forty five friends of Mr and Mrs Thomas Painter brought baskets and a pleasant gathering near Monrovia.
A nostalgic ad notes Hollister's Rocky Mount ain Tea as a remedy for cleansing and purification. It promotes tea or tablets to eliminate impurities and lists a price of 35 cents, attributed to Hornaday Bres.
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