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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1902
Page
52
A report highlights officer testimonials praising Peruna as a remedy for long term kidney and pelvic issues and for weather related ailments. The piece references A C Swanson and Michael O’Halleran endorsing its use by officers after exposure to rain and cold.
Wm. T. Parpe of La Farge writes he suffered back pain for four weeks with little relief from a doctor. After four to five doses of Dodd's Kidney Pills he improved, using four boxes and ending the pain. He claims the remedyained more effective than five dollars of medical treatment. The note includes other testimonials about cures and forgiveness.
The piece explains snoring as vibration of the soft palate with air from the nose and mouth. It notes fatigue, relaxed sleep, and open mouth cause snoring, and suggests cures from nasal relief to jaw straps and sleeping on the side. It cites the New York Sun.
A young married man recounts dreams seen two or three nights ago. He describes omens including Doa appearing near his knees, a dining hall feast, teeth dropping out, and a baby, all tied to a string of misfortunes and a terrier’s death. The tale reflects superstition and fear of repeated bad luck.
A four year old asks where a grandmother is after learning her mother says grandparents are in heaven. The child probes the idea of meeting ancestors, the mother explains heaven, and a silence follows as the child contemplates the answer. This item notes persistent curiosity in a young child and parental attempts to answer.
An Ohinemutu report describes a graceful act as Raleigh-like etiquette. A muddy village road required crossing and the local clergyman Ratama Te Awe Kotuku removed his Korowai mat and laid it in the path the duchess would cross.
An Indianapolis News item presents a spoof recipe advising how to “cook” a husband by mismanaging, boiling, or roasting him, warning against careless treatment. It frames marriage as a test of patience and skill, with tongue in cheek directions about selecting, preparing, and serving a marriage partner.
A Chicago Tribune item notes a reader's claim about elbow joints and a noisy, blamed rheumatoid arthritis like trouble. The piece hints at a visitor doubting articulation and mentions a specialist's view on the issue.
A Pall Mall Gazette piece tells of Old Joe, Lam beth Water Works night watchman, enduring rheumatism until a passer-by gave him St Jacobs Oil. After using it, he recovers mobility and vows to keep a bottle handy, touting the product as universal healing.
Two young Alabama women visited United States Consul-General de Castro in Rome asking about Holy Land steamers. Dressed in plantation fashion and calling themselves shouting Methodists, they paid their own way, could not read or write, yet reported friendly treatment and travel satisfaction. They asked de Castro to read Isaiah chapter thirteen aloud.
A veteran recalls a rookie waiter at a 15 cent eatery who promised Frankfurters but failed to deliver after stepping on a dog. The customer balked at waiting and left, and the boss fired the new waiter that night.
A caller impatiently asks for Dr B at Captain Bangs home. Mrs Bangs responds. The caller realizes he dialed the wrong number and apologizes. The exchange ends with a humorous misdial noted by the New York Times.
An old advertisement urges readers to ask grocers for Red Cross Ball Blue powder. It promotes a large 2 oz package priced at five cents and uses a provocative line about desire versus love as attention grabbing copy.
Advertisement for IKXemp's Balsam claims to stop coughing instantly. Encourages readers to visit a druggist for a sample bottle free. Sold in 25 and 50 cent sizes. Warns that delays are dangerous and mentions daily drudgery leading to divine delights.
An ad campaigned claim cites a cure for deafness through constitutional remedies and catarrh treatment, offering one hundred dollars for cases cured by a remedy. It markets Halls Catarrh Cure, Garfield Headache Powders, Allen's Foot-Ease, and a faith driven slogan, all in a stream of promotional notices.
An old ad promotes Lane's Famiry Medicine as essential for health daily bowel movement. It claims gentle action on liver and kidneys and relief from sick headache with prices listed at 25 and 50 cents.
Faced with sunlight washing and rubbing tests, the Putnam dyes resist fading. The piece argues vice appears more vicious when portrayed as virtue, contrasting behavior with appearance.
Daily during March and April the Missouri Pacific Railway sells one way tickets to Western and Pacific Coast points at exceptionally low rates with very low round trip rates on select spring and summer dates. Free reclining chair cars. Pullman standard and ordinary tourist cars. Dining cars on all trains. For details contact G. A. A. Deane Jr T P A Mo Pag Ry 200 Sentinel Bldg Indianapolis.
Mrs Francis Podmore of Saranac Lake New York credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing years of weakness headaches and ovarian pains after trying doctors and a friend’s recommendation She praises the remedy and warns others to use Lydia Pinkham's product as the best treatment for menstrual and related female ailments.
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