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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1902
Page
124
Advice on using blotting paper and weight to dry perfume and preserve scent. It recommends sprinkling blotting paper with perfume, drying under a weight, and inserting note paper between leaves with a weight to help fragrance last, noting air exposure matters.
The readable text shows a dialogue with a sharp eyed woman and mentions people displaying wealth and a corner grocery with loud beefsteak orders. No clear event or names present.
Stratford Wisconsin July 28 William Junemann recalls being helped by an ad for Dodd's Kidney Pills after a farm accident. A fifty cent box eased his backache and he recovered quickly, praising the remedy and questioning why anyone should suffer when the pills can aid recovery.
The readable text suggests someone is crafting a custom tablet or device and aiming to advance into a science themed project. It mentions steps toward a prototype and possible collaboration with a creator team.
The readable text discusses fading clothes and products like Het tress Hall Mie for whitening and whitening attempts. It mentions cancer and other matters affecting older people, with vague references to a state or address and a request to send details to a P.O. box in Texas.
A letter from Mrs G Bruce of Lansing Michigan describes years of travel and illness, a failed rest, and an ovarian operation followed by recovery after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Wash. She claims renewed health within three months and urges others to seek the remedy, noting a $5000 forfeit if the testimonial is not genuine.
An aging mother, long separated from her son and his city wife, resolves to visit Boston after planning for months. She departs with a valise and a bouquet of daffodils, hoping to surprise Tom and see his child after four years. A passing passenger helps her navigate the trip and find the correct stop.
Mary flees to Holmesburg in fear of gossip after leaving Tom and his family. She endures a lonely week in hiding, returns at night to find Tom with his baby, and confesses the truth to Martha. The baby is named for Mary’s late mother, and Tom’s kindness anchors the healing, with Mary choosing to reclaim family ties.
The Chicago Record Herald notes increasing demand for alligator skins and a heavy hunting campaign in Florida and Mexico. Hunters use lanterns, firearms, and harpoon methods to capture alligators, while both large and young specimens face extensive dangers from predators and market pressure.
A Nebraska ex Senator Manderson lounged in the Senate restaurant and found the supper poorly prepared. He told the cook, who admitted he could not ride a horse due to a swollen leg, that only his leg prevented him from riding a boss. The tale comes from a Washington Letter in the New York World.
Miss Cayenne counters a claim of sensitivity by noting the subject is only acting irritable or easily provoked, portraying a self aware yet sharp social judgment about her friend's demeanor.
A playful remark contrasts ping pong with outdoor tennis, noting the sport offers more excitement while outdoor play carries risk of breakage. The exchange highlights casual attitudes toward sports and recreation.
Glass and chinaware manufactured in the United States are attracting increasing interest in Rio de Janeiro as imports and displays rise in local markets.
Miss Blanch Grey of Memphis testifies Peruna renewed her strength and health after months of fatigue and irregular meals. A Chicago reader reports recovery from heart palpitations, cold extremities, and weakness attributed to systemic catarrh. The ad claims Peruna cures catarrh anywhere and offers a free doctor written book and gratis advice from Dr. Hartman. It emphasizes systemic treatment and urges readers to insist on Peruna.
A brief literary fragment presents Amelia and Ameline discussing worth and perception in a dialogue likely from Harper's Bazaar. The exchange contrasts Ameline's awareness of her value with the admiration shown toward her father, hinting at social dynamics in a period publication.
An advertisement warns against mercury ointments for catarrh and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio as a safe internal remedy. It urges buyers to ensure authenticity and notes testimonials and three cent pricing per bottle. It also mentions Hall's Family Pills and ends with a moral line about hypocrites.
Do Your Feet Ache and Burn Shake into your shoes Allen's Foot-Ease a powder for the feet It makes tight or new shoes feel easy Cures corns bunions swollen hot and sweating feet At all druggists and shoe stores 25e Sample sent free Address Allen 8 Olmsted LeRoy NY Suffering fails when it does not teach us long-suffering.
An advertisement touts Dr B F Bye oils as a cancer treatment claiming cures for cancers and tumors with home use. It promises instant pain relief and asks readers to send for a book and to mail the notice to a suffering person. Contact Box 446 Indianapolis Ind.
A reader from Farmersburg New York endorses Piso's Cure for Consumption as providing great relief for asthma. The testimonial is dated September 8, 19 1.
A century ago Hudson Bay trappers spoke of a strange country in the northwest corner of Wyoming. A private Helena expedition verified it and led to government recognition as a national park with a road, fort, and posts to protect the area. The park boasts geysers, hot springs, lakes, and canyons visited by 15 000 annual tourists. A Pullman train from Indianapolis August 14 will cater to travelers, with a free booklet available from John E Turner in Indianapolis.
R Llewellyn Jordan medical examiner and Columbia College alumnus asserts Peruna cured his months of suffering after only one month, urging fellow sufferers to try the remedy. He claims Peruna revitalizes nerve centers and mucous membranes, eradicating catarrh and promising permanent cure.
Tickets to San Francisco for the biennial convention of the Knights of Pythias go on sale August 1–9 1902 from all Big Four points at reduced rates. Special sales July 28–29 for trains reaching Chicago Peoria St Louis or Cairo on July 29 and August 10 for trains to those points. Tickets valid on sale date and return must depart San Francisco by September 30. For details contact Rig Our Route agents or Warren J Lynch Cincinnati Ohio.
Old reliable Lake Erie and Western railroad conducts Niagara Falls excursion with Lake Shore and Michigan Southern railway. Departs Indianapolis at 5:00 p m August 7 1903 for $7 round trip. Tickets may include Buffalo to Cleveland return via C and B line steamer. Side trips to Sandusky Put-in-Bay Toronto Thousand Islands. For details contact H J Rhein Indianapolis.
Henry A. Shick of Summer US requests a bottle of G. A. KR. Oil after hearing of it from traveling men and asks for price to agents. Address M. Smail 647 Prospect Street Indianapolis. Crystalized virtues are apt to be cut ting rather than kind.
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