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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1900
Page
4
A Chicago Tribune quip notes a crossing dialogue where a Montana business grows over 1,000 percent in two years from a modest start. The joke, set in a skull cap passenger and smoking jacket, highlights outsized ambition and playful exaggeration.
A Denver Post report says a St Louis man is jailed for trial on insanity charges as he asserts he is in hell, a fact a jury must determine. The case hinges on his claimed mental state and its relevance to his alleged actions.
The notice promotes Lane's Family Medicine claiming daily bowel movement as necessary for health. It describes gentle action on the liver and kidneys and claims cure for sick headache. Sold at prices of 25 and 50 cents.
A fragment notes an exchange where Sheji pleads and protests while a character named Harry is addressed. The line conveys tension and muffled emotion within a likely scene. The source provides limited context beyond the quoted dialogue.
Iva Black will not marry Mr Hart and will not take the name Black Hart. The exchange from the Philadelphia North American notes the awkwardness of signing as Iva Black Hart.
An old time advertisement claims Electricity in Capsules can power a house or car when added to water, but asserts Hostet ter’s Stomach Bitters offers stronger strength, curing indigestion dyspepsia biliousness and kidney troubles.
The Stockwell schoolgirls argued over the initials G. C. B. after Lord Roberts. One girl declared they stand for Generally Called Bobs, per the London Daily Chronicle.
A brief quip from the Chicago Record notes the strain of laughing at certain stories, referencing a man who expired while laughing and the difficulty of taking such tales lightly.
Try Grain O. Ask your grocer for Grain O the new food drink that replaces coffee. Children may drink it without injury and adults like it. Grain O resembles Mocha in color but is made from pure grains and is easy on the stomach. Price four times cheaper than coffee at 15 and 25 cents per package. Sold by all grocers.
June 12 Philadelphia will assemble delegates from all sections of the United States to nominate a candidate for President. Excursion tickets go on sale June 14 to 18 via Pennsylvania Lines to Philadelphia, with return valid on Tuesday June 26.
June 12 and 13 mark the gathering of the Sunday School Association of Indiana with excursion tickets sold through Pennsylvanian Lines Indiana stations to Bluffton. Tickets are valid for the return trip Saturday June 16.
A compact reflection notes how a short six week foreign journey can imprint lasting memories and prompt storytellers to bore others with travel tales for years to come.
The Peabody Medical Institute at 4 Bulfinch Street in Boston is noted as a leading local institution named after the late George Peabody. Over thirty years it has earned wide distinction and its medical publications reach millions, with a ninety four page pamphlet Know Thyself offered free by mail for six cents postage.
A fragment lists offerings for babies including fifteen cents for an item and enameled wooden rings in red white and blue. It quotes Louis A. Shabe manager and C W Co department Indianapolis Ind. Also mentions Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething and wind colic with price per bottle.
An advertisement notes Carter’s Ink used by New York and Boston schools and many others exclusively. It highlights Red Cross Ball Blue for white clothes and recalls the loss of a dog as a faithful friend.
A Sunday School excerpt recounts King Herod's fear and oath bound banquet at Galilee. Herodias plots against John the Baptist, leading to John’s imprisonment and execution, his head delivered to Salome and his body buried by followers.
Analysis of Herod Antipas and John the Baptist shows how conscience, fear, and public reproach shaped actions. Herodias' influence and the king’s fear of Rome and the people led to a tragic outcome, with John the Baptist viewed as a bold prophet and martyr.
An elderly gentleman questions the suitor’s urgency in a chiastically staged engagement while the young man affirms having seen the woman in social and leisure settings. The exchange occurs with polite warmth as the Chicago Post records the scene.
Mrs Archie Young of West Superior Wisconsin reports five years of neuralgia pain ended after using 5 Drops. She says the medicine eased pain improved appetite and sleep and plans to reorder. Sample bottles 25 cents, large bottles one dollar from Swanson Rheumatic Cure Co Chicago.
A witty Punch Bowl joke contrasts a cat and a match, noting the cat lights on its feet while the match lights on its head, delivered in a humorous exchange from a Pennsylvania publication.
The advertisement asserts catarrh is a constitutional disease needing constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co. is touted as the only internal remedy, with a $100 prize for any uncured case and distributions of circulars. Hall's Family Pills are praised as the best accompanying remedy.
A concise note hints that a woman who can present herself well despite rain is to be envied, implying style and poise in weathered conditions.
Housekeepers often need luncheon meats that are ready to serve or quickly prepared. Libby McNeill Libby of Chicago promotes their superior meats and offers a booklet How to Make Good Things to Eat free on request. An unrelated testimonial notes Piso's Cure as effective for throat and lung issues. A spectator comments on a modern proverb suggesting women imitate men when possible.
Pennsylvania Short Lines and Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad announce a through sleeping car service to Grand Rapids Traverse City Petoskey Mackinaw City Bay View Harbor Springs via the through route. Tourist tickets go on sale after June 1 from Indianapolis to lake region resorts. for times rates and seating contact the Pennsylvania Line agent or W W Richardson D P A.
The Wabash and Pennsylvania Lines will resume daily through sleeping car service between Indianapolis and Detroit in late May, with tourist tickets from June 1st to Detroit and Canadian resort points. Inquiries should go to Pennsylvania Lines agents or W. W. Richardson in Indianapolis. Good humor and generosity are praised by Alexander Smith.
An advertisement touts Grain-O as a coffee substitute for children claiming it is delicious and nourishing. It emphasizes pure grain content, coffee-like taste, cost about a quarter of coffee, and availability from grocers at 15 and 25 cents. The copy closes with a quip contrasting celebrated men for muscle versus cheek.
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 25c Sample sent FREE Ad dress Allen 8 Olmsted LeRoy N Y The old-fashioned blond lace with a pattern scattered over it is revived again for wells.
Mail to Sears Roebuck Binder Twine Department Chicago with quantity and desired delivery. They will quote a price to save money by securing or compelling suppliers to sell at a lower price than would otherwise be possible.
An advertisement promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as a pure blood maker that cures tired feeling pimples sores salt rheum scrofula and catarrh. It urges readers to start taking it now to raise blood to a Good Health point.
Rest and help for weary women are found in Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It makes women strong and healthy to bear burdens and overcomes those ills to which women are subject. It is known coast to coast and has cured more sick women than any other medicine. Friends write thankful letters appearing in this paper. If puzzled write for Mrs Pinkham's advice. Her address is Lynn Mass. She will charge you nothing and she has restored a million women to health.
Two Chicago reporters tricked the Illinois Senate into adjourning by filing a motion and voting in their own mock chamber style. In the scene Littler the chair cast the final “Carried” while reporters shouted Aye and sought an interview.
Arrangements are made for a special Indiana Democrats train from Indianapolis to Kansas City leaving around 3 30 p m Monday July 20 arriving 7 45 a m next day via Vandalia route Missouri Pacific to St Louis then Kansas City. Official train will carry the State Committee and officials with invitation to Democrats and friends. Circular information available from the undersigned.
Tickets go on sale May 2 and 25 for Detroit Michigan from Pennsylvania Lines stations at reduced return rates. Depart Detroit by May 30 and contact the local Penn Lines ticket agent or W. W. Richardson D P Agt Indianapolis for details. Young lovers are prone to wasted time.
A quoted line from the Indianapolis Journal comments on social savvy and discretion, noting a girl’s charm lies in knowing enough without showing too much. The aphorism frames wit as restraint in knowledge.
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