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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1903
Page
4
A vintage advertisement claims Doan's Kidney Pills ease back and hip pains swelling and urinary issues. It cites trial packages and multiple customer testimonials from Sarem Inc and individuals in Salem Washington Co Illinois and Gray. The copy urges cure and work restoration through the medicine.
A mother teases her seven year old William and five year old Harold about saying rude words. She offers 19 cents per day for every day William stays silent while Harold counters that saying darn fool is worth 11 cents. The exchange highlights sibling banter over language.
The article extols Western Canada as a land of opportunity for Americans. It cites practical yields from a North Dakota farmer, Mears, who earned substantial returns in wheat, flax, and other crops, averaging about 18 dollars per acre. It highlights free government agencies in multiple cities to provide authoritative guidance on farming, dairy, ranching, and rates.
The odds against a single whist player holding every trump are 158 753 389 to 1. This figure highlights the extreme rarity of a hand containing all the trumps in a standard deal.
A vintage ad touts Mrs. Austins Buckwheat mix as the finest for quick cakes. It urges customers to ask for it and refuses substitutes. The snippet also notes a dubious immigration statistic about southern Italy.
Excavations south of Tempe in the Salt River Valley uncover extensive ruined structures rumored larger than Casa Grande. 275 by 130 foot foundations, 16 by 20 foot ovens, copper carbonate linings, and mud roofs suggest long cooking processes resembling a Rhode Island clambake.
A new German invention adopted by a British firm will produce bricks at 40,000 per day, far above the 7,000 to 8,000 daily rate from molding. Dried artificially in 24 hours versus weeks of open-air drying, year-round manufacturing replaces six months seasonality. Experts say widespread use could cut brick prices.
G W Gray of Broadland Beadle County recounts a near death struggle with kidney trouble that turned to Bright's disease. After taking one box of Dodd's Kidney Pills he rose from bed and recovered, a miracle in local eyes, with broad praise for the remedy.
An early 1900s advertisement urges converting money and mortgages into untaxed investments. It claims April tax deadline on cash, bank balances, and notes, contrasts United States bonds with mortgages and bonds, promotes Indiana county and city bonds, and offers handling services from E M Campbell & Co Bankers in Indianapolis with a phone contact.
The Louisville & Nashville Railway announces half fare plus 2.00 to almost all points across Alabama Florida Georgia Kentucky Mississippi Virginia North and South Carolina Tennessee with sales on March 2 and 17 April 7 and 21 May 5 and 9 June 2 16 and the first and third Tuesdays monthly through November 17 returning 21 days from sale. Contact local agents or C L Stone General Passenger Agent Louisville Ky for details. A supposed dream of bliss can develop into a nightmare.
A fragmented note describes actions by individuals and later consideration. It mentions a Mexican of average size wearing a size 2 boot.
A Yonkers Statesman quote presents a classroom exchange about patience and fate. The dialogue mirrors biblical wisdom as the teacher probes a moral takeaway from Job.
The excerpt compares Lake Winnipeg to Lake Erie, noting its 300 by 60 mile expanse and a single smallHudson Bay Fur Company schooner trading along its surface. It foresees future growth, mineral wealth, and eventual civilization with steam and sail vessels reaching the shores, as Lake Superior did decades ago. It cites the Winnipeg Globe on potential northwest trade expansion.
A West town in Illinois accepted chills as proof of six months state residence for voter registration. Hoskins claimed less than six months but said he had a chill yesterday and felt another coming. The clerk decided the chills satisfied the requirement and added his name to the registration list.
In a popular uptown restaurant a hat and coat valet is paid from tips, with four assistants. The proprietor pays staff with tips or formal checks, and often attends to favored patrons himself, expecting at least a quarter from each. Receipts range from $10 to $25 daily.
On a crowded trolley car two men discuss a speech and market news. The older man dismisses a woman named Mrs Malaprop as a myth while his companion asks if he knows her, then the older man returns to his paper.
A Berlin court debated whether a starving man can eat a large loaf in one meal without it constituting theft. The loaf proved too large for one, but the accused workman was acquitted after proving he shared it with a starving friend.
The Boston Globe reports a private postage stamp collection sale in London last week netted about 6000. Key items included a six penny orange Grenada strip at 110 dollars a St Lucia four penny blue at 105. six penny green 130 dollars shilling orange 55 dollars St Vincent five shilling rose red 42 dollars British Guiana used pair of one cent magenta 1852 at 365 dollars British Guiana used 4 cent magenta 1858 95 dollars and 4 cent blue 45 dollars.
A cryptic exchange with Charon warns a new arrival to tread carefully. The stranger asks what he did wrong, and recalls a remark about a female shade described as too fresh, prompting Charon to retort that he mortally offended her by likening her to Lot's wife.
A young wife muses over a cookbook and batter stages for an angel cake. Her husband, a callous man, overhears and suggests calling a doctor as he arrives in time.
A dialogue quoted from the Washington Star features Rafferty and Dol discussing dissatisfaction and a wish to shorten time spent working. Dol remarks on wanting freedom and shorter fur, illustrating a rough, rural speech pattern.
A courtroom joke features Mrs Jones asserting a bachelor has no excuse to dive. Mr Jones counters that a married man must have two or three a week, prompting the judge to respond.
A historical report states that street car colds are mainly responsible for the rise in pneumonia deaths, suggesting environmental factors and urban living conditions contribute to respiratory mortality.
An advertisement by Walter Scott for the New York Evening News offers agents a dollar a year subscription. Joseph Howard Jr. is touted for exclusive columns. The notice promises markets fashion politics and other stories and directs readers to contact 187 Broadway New York.
A short editorial note urges kindness and encouragement toward others, emphasizing that a supportive word can brighten a neighbor or stranger's day.
Advert claims Mrs. Austins Buckwheat offers genuine old buckwheat flavor and urges customers to buy the real product.
City authorities in St Petersburg have initiated a program to disinfect small coins in circulation to reduce potential contamination. The measure targets everyday transactions and aims to protect public health by sanitizing coins at designated facilities.
Dr. Raphael Dubois, a French physiologist, contends that natural sleep results from the drugging effect of accumulated carbonic acid in the body.
A humorous sketch in Smart Set shows a husband inspecting a cramped house and lot with a view to buying while the wife, fresh from a flat, suggests a folding flower bed to fit the absurdly small yard.
Excellent stock dry goods and shoes in brick room with paying business offered for Indiana or Illinois land. Bad health reason for offer. J. G., lock box 42, Dana, Ind.
A report notes an investment of 300000699 in English money earmarked for submarine cable projects, highlighting a large capital commitment to undersea communications and related infrastructure.
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