Old Newspapers Layer Strengthens Matting Durability
A layer of aged newspapers is used to increase the durability of matting. The technique adds stiffness and resilience, helping mats retain shape and resist wear over time.
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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1899
Page
4
A layer of aged newspapers is used to increase the durability of matting. The technique adds stiffness and resilience, helping mats retain shape and resist wear over time.
The John M. Smyth Co. of Chicago warns the public that no agents travel the country for the firm. Fraudsters pose as Smyth representatives and collect cash or notes from buyers who think they are dealing with the company. The firm urges vigilance against these impostors and notes wooden kneading boards for bread as unsanitary.
An old advertisement extols Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal remedy for catarrh, describing its constitutional action and asserting a hundred dollar reward for any failure to cure. It touts internal use and direc tloard mucous surfaces, mocking skepticism and urging readers to send for testimonials.
An advertisement promotes a grain based beverage called SRAIN OF Tt as a coffee substitute for children. It claims to be delicious, nourishing, and made from pure grains, affordable and offered by grocers.
An advertisement touts Kemp's Balsain as an immediate cough remedy with free sample bottles and 25 and 50 cent sizes. The fragmented text urges readers to visit their druggist to obtain the sample and note the dealer Roberts' Supply offering a complete household goods catalogue.
A sermon by Dr. Talmage urges temper control and forgiveness before sunset. He argues anger harms health and faith, urges practical steps to reconcile, and uses biblical and historical anecdotes to urge that letting wounds fester blocks peace with God and heaven.
The Pope shows interest in a new electric plant and inspection by His Holiness, who names the facility after Alessandro Volta. A papal visit includes introduction to the plant’s workers by the chief. A separate quoted exchange notes a broken engagement over insensitivity to others.
Sunday school lesson on Malachi 3 13 14 6 discusses stout words against God and the vainness of serving Him. It explains a book of remembrance for those who fear the Lord and contrasts the day of judgment with the Sun of righteousness bringing healing.
In police court yesterday a deputy asked the youth his name and he replied Willie Steele. The court joked about stealing and confirmed the youth would not steal for fifty days as he was led away to the detention room.
The late Washington McLean exposed a broker’s 60 000 fraud in a cash land purchase. McLean bought a large vacant block at 25 cents per square foot but found it had changed hands at 15 cents. A broker’s clerk defrauded him and McLean threatened remedy, securing the $60 000 difference. The broker remains influential in Washington.
Try Grain O the fond drink that replaces coffee. Children may drink it without injury and adults like it. Grain O is made from pure grains with the rich seal brown color of coffee and modest price per package. Sold by all grocers. An unbreakable celluloid mirror is a German invention.
Lane's Family Medicine claims daily use aids bowel health and liver and kidney function. It promises relief from headaches and cites prices of 25 and 50 cents. It notes raw cabbage digests more easily than cooked.
The ad promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets as a one day cure for colds with a money back guarantee by druggists if it fails. It features E. W. Grove’s signature on each box and claims about whipped cream digestion and Piso’s Cure for Consumption for coughs, with testimonials and miscellaneous notes about tea flavor and Mrs. Winslow’s Syrup.
Hunter's Paradise Missouri Arkansas and Louisiana boast abundant game this season with deer bear turkey and quail reported. Reduced rates and a game laws pamphlet and map available by applying to G A A Peune Jr Traveling Passenger Agent Iron Mountain Route 231 McCrea Street Indianapolis.
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