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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1899
Page
4
A large crowd gathers around two stylish young girls. A bystander asks what it means and a stranger explains one girl spent six months in Europe while the other learned to play golf, and they attempt to convey this to each other.
A man raises a glass of beer and is stopped by a speaker who utters three words. The man shatters the glass, splinters flying, as the crowd reacts. The quip labels the incident as non-union beer and echoes a New York Weekly jingle style.
A steam motor car built for railroad use recently completed a trial at sixty miles per hour. The report suggests it may rival record setters like Hostetter's Stomach Bitters for a range of ailments such as indigestion constipation nervousness liver and kidney trouble.
A reflective line notes only two times a man should think deeply rather than speak. The first is when preparing to fish and the second is when he chooses not to fish.
A six-room gallery including a large operating room 20220 with a 15 by 15 northern skylight is for rent at a reasonable rate. Well located in the city center on the prominent business street. Contact W. H. Snider Logansport Indiana.
The article notes that all harvesting machinery makers will adopt ball bearings where feasible. It cites the Deering Harvester Company of Chicago as an early adopter using ball and roller bearings, spurring other manufacturers to test roller bearings while avoiding direct imitation.
A lighthearted note on a common trope where the bashful man hesitates to propose and the heroine assists. The line reflects playful gender roles and social norms of courting as seen in classic entertainment.
Consumer warning against ointments for catarrh with mercury and endorsing Hall's Catarrh Cure made by F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio taken internally and sold by druggists at 75 cents per bottle. Includes a note on Hall's Family Pills and a stray quotation about a woman fearing a man.
An old style advertisement bundle promotes Allen's Foot-Ease as a cure for painful swollen and tired feet, bunions and sweating. It touts comfort for new shoes, offers mail order and in stores, and includes testimonials guarantee with a $1000 penalty for false claims. Various other product blurbs and quotes fill the rest of the page.
Dr Talmage argues the republic's fate hinges on accepting Christ as suitor not peril. He denounces Monopoly Nihilism Infidelity and calls for immigration, nation building and Christian mission to settlers, framing America as destined for wedding rather than funeral.
A quoted exchange from the Indianapolis Journal shows a speaker urging advance payment to force action. The dialogue frames hesitation about visiting a dentist and a plan to move forward through payment pressure.
A New York Sun report describes weather frogs on display in a glass-sided box in a third floor window. The tiny European tree frogs change color to match surfaces and, at weather change, jump into water while remaining nearly invisible when perched. They sell for 20 cents each, with large imports and nationwide dealer sales noted.
Mrs Honey plans an almond souffle as a wedding gift from a new cookbook, promising clarity and charm. Edwin remains skeptical after tasting the first bite, questioning the success of the culinary surprise.
A note shows a fragment from the Indianapolis Journal where Waitis asks if a decision on the Philippine question is made and Potts responds he has not read it yet. He mentions machine guns and implies modernization. The exchange casts a mock debate on civilization and arms.
A Chicago Record note states Pauline could not establish herself as a Daughter of the Revolution. Officials say her papers were in order but deemed her not admissible due to a disqualifying reason.
A pleasant-faced boy steps into a New York grocer and reads prices from a paper for six pounds of sugar at four cents a pound and eleven pounds of rice at six cents a pound, then lists other items. The clerk asks who will pay. the boy admits it is a math lesson and asks for a bill.
Authorities report counterfeit silver dollars turning up in New Albany. Local investigators urge merchants and the public to inspect coins for signs of faked currency and to report suspected fakes to police.
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