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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1898
Page
1
Local store advertises fall clearance on ladies outerwear and accessories. Reduced prices on Astrakhan fur capes, capes, jackets, fur pieces, and gowns. Includes heavy winter cloths, tableware, and novelty items with bold sale claims and multiple price points.
A collage of medical cure ads and household tips discusses Arnica salve for ulcers and skin ailments, King’s New Discovery for coughs and consumption, and various patent medicines. It mentions postal offers, sample trials, and advice on pruning grapevines, all styled in era promotional language.
Washington cables report United States requests Spain recall Minister De Lome after discovery of a private letter criticizing President McKinley. The note, allegedly stolen, drew forceful U S demands and threatened passport issuance.
An analysis reveals embossed leather and paper ovens used in wall coverings and screens are actually made from thick paper coated with pressed leather derived from old boots. Scraps are repurposed into artificial leather, with nails and magnets highlighting the process. leftover residue is used as fertilizer.
An editor’s fragment notes Paggart offers oysters to try and mentions a local call to action. The line hints at advertising and reader engagement within a home print edition promoting news and a low annual price.
Information for people seeking guidance to Alaska gold fields issued by Pennsylvania Lines. Readers may apply with name and address to local agents for free assistance on travel dates party size train times and rates. Also a note on a found gold bracelet and a farm rental ad in Indianapolis area.
Dawson Cor New York Herald reports a flood of Klondike and Indian River claims offered in the United States. Promoters bid high on worthless or dubious stakes, leveraging famous creeks like El Dorado and Bonanza to lure investors. many blocks are traded before prospecting confirms value.
Notice from F. M. Hadley offering sale or trade of a store and store room in Pudiana with monthly income of 66 dollars and expenses. Claims steady position, requests self addressed envelope, cites health as reason, states business is easy.
S F Fritz of 677 Sedgwick Street Chicago recounts a severe lung cough failing various remedies and doctors. After one bottle of Foley’s Honey and Tar he slept better, bleeding ceased, and after a second bottle he was completely cured. Sold by J W Hornaday.
Ask any number of druggists for the best remedy they have for diarrhea and nine of ten will recommend Chamberlains. For sale by G. W. Bass.
An advertisement extols Foley's Kidney Cure as reliable for kidney and bladder diseases and promotes DeWitt's Little Early Risers as stomach and liver pills. Sold by J. W. Hornaday. The text frames three small agents as highly effective, naming the ant and bee alongside DeWitt's pills.
An advertisement claims kidneys are the leading cause of adult deaths and urges early use of Foley's Kidney Cure with a guarantee or money back. It emphasizes prompt action at first symptoms.
The advertisement states careful manufacture yields a reliable cough remedy for coughs colds croup and whooping cough. It is described as pleasant tasting and safe for children of all ages and effective for adults. G W Bass distributes the product.
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