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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1898
Page
4
Mooresville guide notes ex governor Castle, a leading figure in bicycle trade, recently in Indianapolis after a Europe trip. He reports English riders are showing interest in the nineteenth annual League of American Wheelmen gathering and may seek a national meet similar to the U S event.
Twenty thousand dollars was raised to establish a textile department at the Georgia School of Technology in Atlanta. The Legislature approved Ofunssin S.a.0co and subscriptions from trustees and friends secured the rest. The new branch will boost the school’s usefulness and student body, making it the only textile school in Georgia and allowing southern youths to study closer to home.
The article discusses speed of multiplet machines in racing. It explains arc track records held by single riders, the use of big machines for pacing, and how teams bake out after covering half to two thirds of a mile. In world record trials as many as four multiplets pace a single rider over distances beyond a mile.
The report notes unexpected health resilience of American troops in Cuba while warning that disease and sanitation problems persist. It cites poor Cuban sanitation, population indifference to cleanliness, and the potential for future setbacks as the war continues.
An imperial address in Berlin describes the theater as a monarchs tool to educate subjects and resist materialism and un-German influences. The speaker cites his father and grandfather and foresees a future where William may don tights to guide performers in a national spectacle.
Ware and Leland Chicago brokers note week ending June 25 receipts in Chicago near one third of a month earlier and 20 percent below last year. Visible supplies at minimum since 1897, exports about 214 million bushels, and domestic demand strong through Europe and Americas with large recent shipments from Argentina and Russia.
A 19th century view argues the Philippine Islands, under United States dominion, contain 600 islands with 8 million people mostly Malay. It notes scant dress, limited local demand, and questions whether the natives can govern themselves or sustain a home market, suggesting reliance on troops.
Admiral Dupont argues the English navy is numerically superior with 30 more battleships and many cruisers, while French vessels are faster and well armed. He notes British post tensions at global maritime outlets and warns privateering as a countermeasure amid a French force weaker in numbers.
The sermon argues self harm is the gravest offense against God, citing Acts 16 28 and biblical examples like Judas Iscariot. It condemns infidelity and insists believers endure trials, urging a Christian life, death, burial, and immortality.
A 1760 structure known as Sham Castle in Bath was built by Ralph Allen to enhance his view. The description notes it is a hollow façade masking a small castellated building, aligning with staged effects rather than a true fortification.
In the chamber of commerce in San Diego California an old bronze cannon lies in a corner. Made in Manila about 115 years ago the cannon is named El Jupiter and measures six feet nine inches long.
A 314 inch bore cannon from the Spanish government was sent to San Diego to join the battery of guns forming its coastal defenses. The historic piece reflects early colonial military activity and the strategic role of San Diego in regional defense.
Fuzzy the fox terrier, limbless after a drag injury last fall, roams with Johnny Henderson who also has a wooden leg. They appear around Sixth street and Broadway in Kansas City, a sight linked with a local wedding breakfast where five farmer daughters gathered and a neighbor joked about the bridegroom having “the pick of the batch.”
A Jefferson aphorism argues that laws must evolve with human knowledge and social progress. It emphasizes that institutions should advance as discoveries and manners change to keep pace with the times.
Denmark Iowa resident Jennie E Green writes to Mrs Pinkham praising Lydia E Pinkhams Vegetable Compound for seven years of monthly illness with backache headaches and dizziness and says it made her sound and well. Background note shows direct testimonial style common to period advertisements.
Mrs Harpy of Riverside Iowa writes that two years of womb and ovarian inflammation, back pain and fatigue improved after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She reports breathlessness headaches and nervousness eased, able to walk a mile and perform chores after two bottles. She praises the medicine over doctors.
A collection of historical aphorisms on revolutions liberty and tyranny from Phillips Garrick Rochefoucauld Gibbon Pitt Webster and Sterne highlighting the enduring struggle for freedom and the dangers of corruption and slavery.
An 1893 notice touts Kemp's Balsam as a quick cough cure with free samples and 2 and 50 cent bottles. A testimonial from D C Albright claims Piso’s Cure for Consumption as a trusted household medicine. The report also mentions racing pigeons trained in Belgium and Paris fashion featuring frog skin gloves.
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for children teething. Claims include softening gums reducing inflammation easing pain and curing wind colic per bottle.
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