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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1896
Page
3
An old advert describes Hostetters Stomach Bitters as a cure for biliousness constipation malaria rheumatism kidney complaints and nervousness. The second item recounts Mr Terrell’s anecdote about press criticism of the Sultan and his request to suppress articles.
A letter from Anna Ivor of Pittsford Mills Rutland County endorses Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female ailments after suffering post birth pain weakness and ovarian troubles. She reports dramatic relief after using three bottles and urges other women to try the remedy.
Distinguishing guests including Mark Hanna Col Fred Grant and Myron Herrick arrive in Canton Ohio after the National Republican convention. Governor McKinley and supporters welcome the visiting delegation with ceremonies and expressions of gratitude during their cordial stay.
A fragmentary note from Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, consul general at Havaga, discusses Spanish war policy and public sentiments. The Linguistic muddle limits specifics, but the letter references tactics, bombardment, and opposition to declared aims.
The jury returns a guilty verdict in the State of Kentucky versus Alonzo M. Walling with death as the penalty. Judge Helm orders immediate commitment to Covington jail. Walling accepts the outcome as sheriffs prepare the escort. Col. Washington signals a direct appeal.
The Supreme Court on June 19 handed down the Nicholson law decision in a consolidated set of cases from several counties. The ruling sustains the act, reversing the lower court in Indiana against Louis Gerhardt and involving Myers and Zupf among others. The decision redrafts liquor sale rules and remonstrance issues, affecting saloon operators and retailers statewide. The article also notes a Washington Star column on druggists stock and offerings.
The British steamer Drummond Castle, en route from Cape Town to London, collided at midnight near Brest and sank within three minutes with 124 passengers and 103 officers and crew aboard. Two men were rescued from wreckage. survivors are being sought. The ship belonged to Castle Line, of 12,000 tons, last heard from near Sulinas. Efforts continue to locate the casualty list and the fate of the companion vessel.
Whether for pleasure or business, take a bottle of Syrup of Figs on every trip. It acts on the kidneys, liver, and bowels to prevent fevers and headaches. Sold in 50cc and 1 bottles by leading druggists. Manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. Also note a humor line about riding a wheel on Sunday and a mishap.
A collage of old marketing lines cites Halls Catarrh Cure with an offer of 100 dollars for incurable cases. The text includes testimonials on remedies and various quips, referencing druggists in Toledo and assorted household anecdotes from the era.
Venezuela ratifies a constitutional amendment establishing a gold based monetary system. Congress mandated no legal tender paper notes unauthorised by Congress, with coinage reserved to gold or gold certificates. Current bolivar circulation includes substantial gold and silver holdings, while future coinage shifts to gold backing.
A Yokohama cable of June 19 estimates ten thousand people drowned on the island of Yesso after a long quake sequence. Kumaishi and numerous coast towns were wholly or almost entirely destroyed by the tidal surge and powerful earth tremors lasting about twenty hours.
On the first and third Tuesday of each month in October about half rates for round trips to the South by the Nashville railroad. If tickets cannot be sold, write to C. P. Atmore, General Passenger Agent, Louisville KY, or J. Tidgley, NJ W. PLA. Chicago, IL.
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