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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1902
Page
2
The Mooresville Guide notesFriday publication and subscription rates. Local happenings include visitors, weddings, shop sales, Christmas toy displays, and notices of residents traveling to Indianapolis and attending events. Dr. Plaster to visit Mooresville for eye exams and glasses.
Miss Callie Matthews and Mrs. O E Rooker visited in Martinsville while families from Plainfield and Indianapolis were noted. The community welcomed Christmas Eve church exercises and a New Year's Eve Christian Aid gathering. Local merchants advertised low shoe prices as holidays approach. few road hazards were described.
Ad copy touts Scott's Emulsion as a blood nourishing remedy for women with deficiencies. It urges sending a sample, notes a label on each bottle, and shifts to local promotions at O. E. Rooker's Genus Furnishings with bargain pants. Nearby items mention receptions, visits, and holiday store displays.
A categorized sale list shows desk sets, sterling manicure articles, ink stands, candle sticks, sterling darners, vinegarrrotes, tooth brushes, mucilage bottles, chain and sockets, watch guards, pictures and frames with prices ranging from 25 cents to several dollars. The inventory names multiple small domestic items with varied price points.
J O Thompson died at home last Sunday night. Funeral held Tuesday at Moio church with Rev E R West of Seymour and Rev H B Headen officiating. Survivors include four sons, a mother, sister Miss Emma Thompson, and many friends. Attending from afar were Eli Ritter Hoyt McClain Indianapolis Dr Ernest Cooper Plainfield Everett Cooper Danville Mrs Frazee Avon Mrs W A Comer Martinsville Dr B W Perce Anderson A H Sellars Indianapolis and others.
Holiday excursion tickets offered on December 24 25 31 1902 and January 1 1905 by Pennsylvania Lines for Christmas and New Year Holidays. Return by January 2 1903. Special rates for students and teachers. For details contact F Jamison Mooresville Ind ticket agent.
Hutton’s grocery sod meat market promises ongoing service with best meats and groceries at low prices. Sumner Sisters offer Xmas hat sale. P. Thompsons sells Ball Band Felt Boots. Hadley & Neal advertise fresh Jumbo pickles at 10 cents per dozen. Mooresville Hardware Co at Overten’s old stand.
The piece urges prudent housewives to stock Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for winter. It claims rapid, satisfactory results when used at first cold indications and notes it is safe for children and pleasant to take. Sold by G. W. ass.
The Sun boasts the largest daily circulation in Indianapolis after one rival. A combined offer with the Guide provides Sun and Guide access for the price of the Sun alone, with postage free and samples available at the Guide office.
A dampened piece of flannel bound on the affected area is claimed to be better than a plaster for a lame back and side or chest pains. The balm is advertised as unmatched for deep seated muscular and rheumatic pains and is sold by W. Bass.
Hoarseness marks the onset of croup with a rough cough following a hoarse voice. Give Chamberlain's Cough Remedy at first hoarseness or after the cough appears. it dispels symptoms, avoiding danger and anxiety. Sold by G. W. Bass.
A weather warning of sudden cold waves prompts a testimonial for One Minute Cough Cure. Madison resident EE Wise reports improved health and life after using the product. The ad claims it cures coughs colds la grippe bronchitis pneumonia and throat and lung troubles.
G W Bass cautions readers not to be misled by substitute products marketed as Foley's Honey and Tar, urging use of genuine remedies.
The undersigned promotes Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as a reliable remedy for stomach disorders biliousness and constipation. G. W. Bass notes the product as a new effective remedy. Rev H. S. Hilton seeks a keeper for a gentle mare for winter use in Indianapolis. O. G. Warren lists three houses and lots in Mooresville for sale or trade. J. H. Thornburgh advertises more choice houses and lots in Mooresville for sale.
J. G. Gluck superintendent of Prantytown West Virginia writes that after testing many cough medicines they have chosen Foley's Honey and Tar as the exclusive remedy for the West Virginia Reform School. He calls it most effective and harmless.
The undersigned administrator of the estate of William Trester deceased gives notice of an order from the Circuit Court of Morgan County Indiana. The proceedings set a hearing time at ten o'clock A M on a scheduled date for related estate matters.
Groceries offered at Mooresville Hardware Co claim best and cheapest prices. Local shoppers urged to compare and save on everyday needs.
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