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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1901
Page
4
A Boston Transcript poem recalls a mother’s memory of her son Tim who died in a war. She longs for a reunion beyond the shores, imagining skies like ships from heaven and a welcome greeting when they meet in the hereafter.
A Catholic nun in black with a red cross visits Beecher’s statue at Brooklyn City Hall. Plymouth Church ladies had placed flowers for Memorial Day and plan to donate used blooms to St. Peter’s Hospital. An onlooker calls the scene a sermon in bronze and a lesson in religious toleration.
A Minneapolis vagrancy defendant offered two witnesses to prove a bath had occurred "at no remote date." The judge pressed for an employment proof, and when the defense failed to show work, the alibi collapsed. The New York Sun reports the odd testimony in court.
A Cleveland Leader excerpt notes a German visitor admiring the view from a reporter’s home on May Field Heights. The German comments that the view is lucky, citing Rockefeller’s large house and a splendid beer sign visible from the windows.
Try Grain O. Ask your grocer for Grain O the new food drink replacing coffee. Children may drink it without misfortune and adults like it. Grain O has rich mocha like color but is made from pure grains and easy on delicate stomachs at a price of 1c and 2c per package. Sold by all grocers.
A quip from the Chicago Record-Herald features Diogenes living in a tub as a punchline about sofas pillows and tidy spaces. It recalls a humorous exchange where Diogenes explains the tub was chosen to avoid clutter and tidiness.
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 2c Sample sent free Address Allen S Olmsted LeRoy NY
Frank J. Cheney of FLJ Cheney & Co claims partnership and offers one hundred dollars for every case of catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. He swears to the claim before a notary in Toledo Ohio and notes the product is taken internally to reach blood and mucous surfaces. Also mentions Hall's Family Pills and a street joke about a burglar.
An advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children teeth gums and colic relief. It claims gentle pain reduction and inflammation easing with a price of 25 cents per bottle as cited by the Detroit Journal.
A Washington Star poem imagining wealth dissolving social norms and fashion rules. The speaker envisions abandoning formal dress and city life, roaming with a straw hat and gingham shirt, swapping stories with a hired man, and traveling to Nowhere beneath rustling trees.
A Massachusetts Plowman correspondent urges clean, balanced swine diets blending quality with quantity. He warns against slops and dirty pens, advocates troughs and regulated feeding, and describes sow management and weaning. The piece shifts to humorous asides on Shanghi hens, egg laying, and poultry care including storage and feeding practices.
An excerpt quotes Josh Bikes reflecting on poultry with a quaint dialect. He asserts the Shanghai roaster is a gentleman who speaks a foreign tongue and is built on piles like a Sandy Hill crane.
The Boston Daily Globe reports Mrs. Virginia Meredith of the University of Minnesota School of Agriculture promoting women’s farm education at Huntington Hall. She notes girls study livestock, plant life, cookery, dairy chemistry, textiles, sewing, and home planning to create practical, attractive farm homes.
Pat the coal wagon driver appeared puzzled as he climbed igh street and studied house numbers with a perplexed expression. Mrs. Raton, associated with the situation, offered or observed a response, though details are incomplete in this fragment.
The London Telegraph notes grim census issues in Whitechapel and nearby districts as 80,000 people live in 400 acres. Enumerators face extreme housing conditions with many families in single rooms, little cooking space, and high daily rents.
A playful dialogue features Bil and Jill discussing selling mice to a nearby music professor. The professor uses the rodents to test the singing voices of young women, prompting a humorous exchange about the odd buyer and unusual purpose.
In a London Stray story, Harold questions Clara about a shattered illusion after confessing affection. Clara reveals with tears that Harold has unconsciously exposed a surprising fact about himself, namely that his ears do not match.
Jetmore Kansas July 1 Mrs Anna Jones Freeman daughter of G G Jones of Burdett once plagued by headaches back pain and kidney trouble reports a swift recovery after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. Within a week headaches and pains vanished and she feels as well as any other woman in the state prompting growing demand in Pawnee and Hodgeman Counties.
Mrs Rosting tells her husband she will go downtown in the afternoon to be measured for a pair of spectacles. The line, attributed to Leslie's Weekly, reflects a domestic scene with a touch of humor.
An advertisement claims Grain-O, made from pure selected grain, avoids coffee side effects while tasting like the finest coffee. It promises healthful nourishment, pleasing flavor, and lower cost, suitable for children and adults. Available at grocery stores in 15 and 25 cent sizes.
A dialog scene features a wife chiding a husband for inaction while the husband retorts about a past proposal, in a Richmond Dispatch brief.
Mrs Theos Robbins of Maple Street Norwich New York states Piso cures saved her life three years ago in a letter dated February seventeenth 1900. She reports lasting health benefits from the remedy.
A Cleveland streetcar conductor jokes about the loudness of the car as a man complains near the door. The conductor says the car itself has the noise and asks for the ninety third fare.
A comic exchange features Pat accused of assault by a man who claims the incident began with a coat tail. Pat denies provoking it, insisting the other man did not spit on it, prompting the judge to press for the motive.
A Life magazine fragment notes the remark about Miss Swamper’s ignorance of history. It claims she inherits it because her father is a historical novelist, hinting at lineage shaping knowledge or perception.
Advertises $54.15 round trip to San Francisco and back under the Motion Route. Tickets on sale July 5 to 13 with final return by August 31. For details contact ticket agents. D. P. Algeo, D. P. A. Note ends with a proverb about puffing up.
Central Passenger Association offers round trips within a 200 mile radius at a single fare. Tickets sold July 3 and 4 with final return by July 5. For details call on ticket areneidce ABELL.
Tickets go on sale June 19 to Sept 10 with final return by October 31. For details contact ticket agents. R P Algeo D P A.
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