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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1896
Page
1
A garbled, period voice depicts peddlers selling ribbons pans and pots by night in a town, with women, children and observers in ragged attire. The text references chaffing through firelight and moral observations about behavior and industry amid a scattered, archaic social tableau.
Fragmentary Washington Star quote shows a heated exchange about practical experience versus theoretical knowledge. The dialogue references politics and law with slang aimed at a crowd, highlighting civic engagement and debate.
The British post office withholds part of workers wages for Christmas boxes. In London the deductions total 23 600 yearly with some men receiving as much as 125 each. The practice implies rich city firms effectively tipping the government.
Henri Conti, former French literature tutor to the empress, offers a vivid portrait of the czarina's childhood and education. The piece contrasts royal upbringing with common girls, noting lessons in languages, music, drawing, and poise, and mentions court life, travel, and a later focus on German and French fluency.
The Yors & Overton partnership dissolves with Yorx remaining at the old store and Overton selling out. Lindley & Son expand from hardware to groceries and general store, placing operations between Overton’s and Carlisle’s while planning room changes. Also promoted are various patent medicines and tonics, touting Chamberlain's Pain Balm and Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as remedies, with customer testimonials from L. G. Bagley of Hueneme and others.
Purported advertisement for a liver regulator claiming to cure fever, melancholia, dyspepsia and related ailments. Mentions relief of headaches and sleep issues, touts improved digestion and general health. Claims to be a remedy for chronic liver distempers and urges purchase from Seiling Og., Philadelphia.
The copy extols vital ity and life force showing how breath, heartbeat and motion demand nourishment. It touts Scott s Emulsion as the best remedy to restore strength when ordinary food fails, claiming it enriches blood and builds the system with easily digested elements. A free book about Scott s Emulsion is offered by Scott and Bowne of New York.
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