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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1902
Page
159
Mothers fear approaching winter as colds spread easily among children. An announcer touts One Minute Could Cure as fast and safe, claiming it relieves mucus and coughing, and helps with laryngitis and sore throat. Abe Mahon from Hamption endorses it after a cold left him voiceless before a contest.
An OCR fragment shows a collage of old product ads and testimonials. Mentions of cures for skin diseases and wounds, teething remedies, soothing tonics, and Foley's Kidney Cure. Regions and names include Geneva and Benton Ferry, W Va, with customer notes attributed to G W Bass.
Local news notes Haltons groceries offer delivery and best prices while vendors promote cheap goods. Community sightings include Miss Fannie Sumner visiting from Noblesville and Atlanta, Mr. and Mrs. Bray returning from California, and numerous social visits and moves among local families. The W C T U meets next Tuesday afternoon at 2, with several residents noted traveling or hosting.
Ticket Agents of the Pennsylvania Lines announce rates sale dates and train times for the event. Passengers should contact agents for exact schedules and fares.
An advertisement touts DeVitvs Little Early Risers as a seasonal remedy to prevent biliousness and liver disorders. The pills are claimed to cleanse the system without gripe and to stimulate gland strength through tonic properties.
Durham North Carolina resident P Muse recounts a near death from stomach and liver trouble. He credits Dr Kings New Life Pills with saving his life and restoring health. Purchases told at G W Bass drug store for 23 cents.
The Madison Township column reports wet weather delaying wheat sowing, growing crops including paw paws, and several illnesses. Roy Carter and Elder Brewer are mentioned with visits and prayers, while typhoid fever sweeps a local family. A horse sale near Indianapolis is noted and laments over alcohol and politics arise lightly amidst community life.
Davis Kentucky druggist C. T Smith praises Dr King s New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds as the fastest selling article in his store. He claims it cures throat and lung diseases where other remedies fail. Mothers rely on it physicians prescribe it and a satisfaction guarantee with trial bottles offered. Regular sizes 50 cents and 1.00.
Low rate home seekers excursion tickets to points in the West Northwest and Southwest will be sold through the Pennsylvania Lines. Details on fares train times and other particulars will be furnished upon application to Passenger and Ticket Agents of the Pennsylvania Lines.
A health ad touts Kodol as a digestion aid that "digests what you eat" and claims it restores energy. Testimonial from Mrs. Crantill of Troy, J. T., says four bottles cured her dyspepsia after years of trouble. Also promotes Best pumps and Rocky Mountain Tea with local vendors listed.
An old advertisement by G. W. Bass promotes Oley's Honey and Tar as a quick, reliable remedy for fall colds that may lead to pneumonia or consumption. Claims it is safe, non opiate, non constipating, and tried and tested.
Mrs. Minerva Smith of Danville Indiana claims twenty years of bronchitis relief after using Foley's Honey and Tar. G. W. Bass endorses the remedy as a sure cure presented in a Madison Medicine Company advertisement.
An advertisement seeks reader experiences with Green's August Flower used for indigestion dyspepsia and liver troubles. It asks for testimonials on sour stomach food fermentation headaches and related stomach liver issues and offers a free book and a trial bottle via G G Green Woodbury Connecticut.
The sick are improving in the neighborhood. Eli White attended Greenfield on Sunday. Griffith Wright visited the Gritth family Friday and Saturday and checked on the sick nearby. The men stayed busy at public sales. Heavy rains swept the area for the past week. Mr and Mrs A O Griffith of near Centreton visited home folks earlier this week.
An advertisement claims thousands have hidden kidney issues and explains a simple home test using a glass of water. It touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a cure for back pain, kidneys, liver and urinary problems, offering free samples and a booklet by mail from Kilmer Co of Binghamton NY.
Plainview Nebraska resident W. W. Baker testifies his wife suffered lung trouble for fifteen years and spent over $1000 with no relief before Foley's Honey and Tar restored her health. He warns against substitutes and praises the product’s life saving effect.
Special Notices announce free fourline notices for alumni papers under WantEd For Sale etc. Charges apply for lines beyond four. only subscribers get free notices. Includes listings for seed wheat 600 bushels, incubator, organ, dwelling, land for sale, loans on farms, and various local notices by residents such as Wm A Sellars H B Mendenhall L A Shanafelt D E Dolen G W Bass En F Duffey E K Thomas Mooresville Ind.
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