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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1902
Page
146
An OCR fragment plays on corset comfort and the Cresco brand. It jokes that price irrelevance exists and notes a break at the waistline ends comfort while insisting Cresco Corsets do not break at the waist line.
The text appears as an OCR fragment advertising corsets and a sewing machine at a store. It mentions Cresco branding, security sections, and selling results with unclear phrasing and multiple spelling errors. The readable items point to a retail promotion for garments and a Dropehead sewing machine.
Local notes report Mrs. W S Haltom in Indianapolis and various visits by Misses Lark, Mary Robbins, and others. James Staley builds a six room house, Master Taylor Dolen stays with grandparents, and many residents plan trips and grocery shopping while new cotton batting and fall goods arrive.
Annual Free Will Offering Meeting of the Indiana WCTU to be held at the Friends church in Mooresville next Sabbath at 2 30 pm. Program includes singing scripture reading by Mrs Alice Burk prayer by Mrs Lydia T Painter remarks on spiritual needs by Rev Mary N Cox and other items.
Fragmentary old time column mentions Scotts Emulsion oil cod liver for babies and growth, health tips, local shop ads, a Georgia timber land deal, a church sermon, birthday, social news and prices. Includes names like Charles Hailey Rev Carl Risley A W Reagan Kate Comer Clarence Mills and addresses in Indiana street.
The Sun offers daily circulation details with a larger reach than all Indianapolis papers except one. A combined subscription with the Guide is advertised, with pricing for different durations and cash in advance, postage free, samples available at the Guide office.
W Whitehead of Neneda le Tex reports distressing pains in head back and loss of appetite improved after using Dr New Life Pills. He says they were infallible for stomach and liver troubles and cost 25 cents at G W Bass's drug store.
An advertisement urges readers to avoid serious kidney and bladder problems by taking Feleys Widney Cure, presenting the tonic as a preventative remedy and health aid.
A brief notice offers Home-Seekers Excursions via Pennsylvania Lines and a listing to trade a good buggy suitable for hogs or pigs. Inquiries are to be made at the office.
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