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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1900
Page
3
The ad claims kidney trouble depresses mind and vigor in both sexes and can affect children. It promotes Swamp Root as a remedy from Dr Kilmer Co, offering sample bottles and pamphlets by mail from Binghamton NY.
An Albany drug store reports a case where a child’s recovery after taking Chanters Cough Remedy reduces the need for a doctor. The pharmacist Otto Scholz notes demand. Howlers Advay and Overton’s hardware ad list Clare-Warner White Wine of Tar Syrup as a top cough cure priced at 25 and 60 cents.
S. M. a general merchant and farmer from Bedford County Pa testifies that Champlain's Cough Remedy prevents the need for doctors and lowers medical bills. The product is advertised as effective for colds and coughs, with a bottle kept ready at home and used at first signs of illness. Sold by J. W. Mornaday.
A patchwork of grocery ads names Overton and Ross stores and promotions. Local residents such as Miss Mary Elliott Lafe Shepherd Earl White Dade Elliott and Charles McHatton are mentioned visiting relatives or returning home. A Japanese student lecture at the town hall and a poultry show plan are noted along with a funeral in Carliste and a smallpox doubt in the Portus family.
Over fifty years use claimed for Mrs. Wisstow's soothing syrup on children with hiccups and colic. The ad promises relief from diarrheal symptoms, softens the skin, and soothes teething pains. Sold by druggists worldwide for twenty five cents. buyers urged to ask for the exact product name.
M. Swithh of Butternut Michigan says DeWitt's Little Early Risers are the very best pills for costiveness. The note mentions bowel trouble and endorses the remedy.
An advertisement declares American Lice Destroyer as a powerful, cheap solution to mites and lice in poultry. It promises full protection for up to 250 fowls for one year, claims refunds if ineffective, and urges farmers to buy through druggists or direct mail order from American Mfg. Co. Terre Haute, Ind.
Littl Emma Squier the child elocutionist and impersonator will appear at the medal contest at the opera house here Friday evening March 16. Admission ten cents. She has performed in Mooresville before to large audiences and is praised for her facial expression and gestures. Her dialects and recitations receive much applause.
A jumble of small ads and notices lists items for sale including 7 ft white oak fence posts and ladies shoes, plus farm gear and groceries. It notes a concert by the Park Sisters in Mooresville and a two day cure for la grippe with specific product details. Local social event reports describe the Poverty Social by the Daughters of Rebekah with attendees in ragged costumes.
J R Garrison of Thornville Ohio credits Dr King’s New Discovery with curing his serious lung trouble after a severe cold and urges others not to suffer. The ad promises relief for coughs throat chest or lung issues with trial bottles free at G W.
A report warns of a near fatal kidney attack on C F Collier of Cherokee Iowa. Electric Bitters praised for backache and kidney trouble with a 50 cent price at Bass drug store. Notices advertise employment by The Werner Company Akron and Dominion Company Chicago with home office work and references.
An ounce of preventive is worth a pound of cure Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin advertised to prevent rheumatism and bowel liver and kidney torpidity Trial sizes 10c 50c and 1 00 at Bass oysters at Aar Russe meat shop Editor De Fluent of Journal Dollastown Ohio cites relief from rheumatism with Chamberlains Pain Balm saying it gave immediate relief and has become a constant companion for sale by
A series of classified public notices offer stock for sale including Bluff Wrymouth roosters and a Jersey bull, houses and land for sale on Main Street, and a residence with two lots. Also listed are stove wood, incubator, and horse and mule listings. Rentals include Lot No.5 with buildings, cash or bankable note terms. bids to GUIDE office. Loans advertised at 5 percent on improved farms.
An old advertisement touts Warner's White Wine of Tar Syrup as the best cough remedy on earth. Priced at 25 and 50 cents, it promotes a quick cure for a cold.
Mrs Calvin Zimmerman of Milesburg Pa endorses One Minute Cough Cure as a fast acting remedy for coughs colds croup and sore throat and claims it cures bronchitis pneumonia grippe throat and lung diseases and can prevent consumption. Also advertisement for a good second hand buggy by W C Greeson.
G Vacher of 157 Osgood St Chicago reports his wife suffered a severe grippe with a persistent cough. Ferry’s Wonery appears gave immediate relief and a 50 cent bottle cured the cough entirely, price 25c and 50c. G W Bass. Fresh oysters at Laggart's.
Advertised cure for la grippe claims 24 hour recovery with Warner's Wire Winsor Tar syrup. Also notes prices 25c and 50c and mentions Foxey's Honey Sap as effective. Additional notices list home grown apple trees for sale and a large wall tent offered by J P Calvert. Local vendors GW Bass and E Presson referenced.
E Hartgerink of Overisel Michigan reports immediate relief from indigestion using Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. The testimonial claims the product digests what you eat and cannot fail to cure the dyspeptic condition.
Two farm public sales listed. David Stephens plots items on his farm 14 miles south of West Newton Indiana on March 7 including live stock hay wagons harness and farming implements. Charles Wilson sells at Samuel Harrow farm 44 miles east of Mooresville and 13 miles west of Landersdale on March 6 with cattle hogs corn and farm gear.
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