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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1896
Page
7
Miss Phoebe Vinton retires from Hamilton Woolen Company in Southbridge Massachusetts after forty four years and six months of continuous service. She worked in the same room and operated the same set of four looms throughout her tenure.
The fragment reports historical notes on house numbering beginning in 1795 in Berlin and claims Vienna first used odd numbers on one side and even on the other in 1503. It also mentions Moffat's swamp in Lapeer county Michigan producing a stream that only flows during certain hours, with vague observations about its course and a mysterious nightly change in volume.
A garbled passage discusses supposed effects on women from specific tonics and compounds. It mentions appetite loss, agitation, and nervousness, plus vague references to treatments and a listed remedy. The text is unclear and reads as partial OCR with many garbled terms and names.
The article urges farmers to conserve moisture by controlling evaporation and weeds. It explains capillary rise, soil drying, and the benefit of ground cover with straw or leaves to reduce loss. It also discusses cultivation timing and the impact of weeds on moisture retention and crop yield.
The piece recalls Napoleon J T Dana a Civil War officer praised by Lincoln for discipline and leadership while recounting the President's reluctance to promote him Showdow the tale of Dana arguing for his full name and commission and Lincoln quipping about needing recruits more than brigadiers. It also includes a separate note about Queen Victoria and Nicholas II as favorite grandson and the honorary colonelcy incident.
The article notes that electric furnace synthesis produces carbides including cerium carbide which yields petroleum when treated with water, lending support to Mendelieu’s oil-well theory at Baku. It also mentions toast as a tea accompaniment with specific toasting details.
An 1863 era ad urges readers to try Hostetter's Stomach Bitters for heartburn wind and bile caused discomfort. It also references Piso's Cure for Consumption as a long standing family remedy and sarcastically notes a bath greeting and soup humor. The piece includes a Chicago address and a dated attribution.
The pleasant flavor and gentle action of Syrup of Figs provide soothing relief as a laxative. If a child or parent has bilious symptoms, its use yields gratifying results and encourages every family to keep a bottle on hand.
A critique notes repeated anecdotes across the Argonaut Isis and other journals, arguing that the press recycles jokes due to long publishing runs. The item cites mentions in Vanity Fair Columbia Spectator and Isis, with typical light social humor and ad style filler. It includes brief items about letters and small advertisements as context.
Monon Route adds regular sleeping car service on Fast Mail from Chicago to Indianapolis. Train departs Chicago at 2:45 a.m. and arrives at Indianapang at Saim, with sleeper ready at Dearborn Polk Street depot by 9:30 p.m. Passengers can spend the evening in Chicago before overnight trip. City ticket office listed at 232 Clark St. Chicago.
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