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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1900
Page
4
A sermon uses moving day as a metaphor for life, urging calm, humility, and gratitude whether moving to a larger or smaller home. It contrasts vanity with faith, cites Philippians, and envisions a heavenly house built by God, shared with loved ones beyond life.
The text argues degeneration follows luxury and poor diet. It promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a cure for indigestion constipation and dyspepsia claiming it purifies the blood and strengthens the stomach.
A gruff father tells Tommy to step back from the fire while noting the air is not cold. Tommy replies he is warming his hands, not the weather, in a scene from a Chicago News vignette.
A brief quote feature references a character claiming no change since birth while another asserts they were changed in the cradle. The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes the paradox in the exchange.
Advertisement touts GRAIN-O a grain based beverage that imitates coffee with a rich mocha aroma. It claims safe for children and adults and lists prices 15 and 25 cents per package sold by grocers. The copy ends with a misquoted proverb about stolen thunder souring kindness.
Readers urged to believe Hall's Catarrh Cure can cure catarrh in all stages. Claims constitutional treatment via internal use to affect blood and mucous surfaces. Promises $100 reward for any case not cured and advertises testimonials and Toledo Ohio address. Pills also recommended.
Old style ad promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder to ease foot discomfort in shoes. Claims relief for corns, bunions, swelling, sores, callouses, aching and sweating feet and ingrown nails. Encourages purchase at druggists and shoe stores with free sample offer by mail in New York.
The remark notes a scriptural claim that marriage does not persist in heaven and suggests a possible link to wedding gifts, implying a historical curiosity about present exchanges tied to sacred vows.
A crude compare and moralizing verse mocks a father who imprudently risks his eldest daughter over a mule on her forehead. The piece dismisses prize filters as poor and notes a parent’s ignorance is exposed when a child asks questions.
The seashore mountains and lakes offer the most attractive pleasure grounds for the summer idler. Pennsylvania Lines agents provide full information on rates train service and through car comforts to summer havens. They assist in arranging details and offer valuable information free of charge. Apply to the nearest passenger and ticket agent to ease vacation planning.
A German visitor, invited by English connections, obtained a relaxation of the rule barring foreigners from the top of the rock at Gibraltar. The Governor’s hospitality gave way to social contact, and a pass was granted. The German War Office now holds detailed plans from photos of Gibraltar’s defenses.
Three messenger boys were testing their relative jumping abilities from a twenty second vantage point when an error or mishap occurred. Authorities investigated the incident for safety and training implications.
Letters from Hon Dan A Grosvenor Deputy Auditor War Dept in Washington and Hal P Denton Chief National Export Exposition Philadelphia praise Peruna. Messages describe improved health after five bottles and urge spring use for nerves brain vigor and blood cleansing. A Lynchburg reader endorses it as a great spring tonic and to request a free Summer Catarrh book from The Peruna Medicine Co. Columbus Ohio.
In early Tennessee justice, Squire Thomas Thompson orders Joe Seahorn and neighbor arrested. Seahorn climbs a tree to escape, is felled by an axe and captured as the tree falls, then kept under a cart body with a log awaiting trial.
The annual low rate seashore excursion is set for Thursday August 9 with reduced fare tickets to Atlantic City Cape May Anglesea Avalon Holly Beach Ocean City Sea Isle City Wildwood Rehoboth and Ocean City Maryland from Indianapolis totaling 15 dollars round trip to any of the ten resorts. Contact W Richardson D P A for arrangements.
A Vanburen Indiana resident, Wm. O. Endsley, praises Piso's Cure as the best medicine for all throat and lung ailments in a February 10 1900 testimonial.
A succinct remark on social norms and gender roles highlighting how moral judgments were tied to female attire and the influence of dressmakers on perceptions of virtue.
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for children as a remedy for teething pain and wind colic. It claims soothing gums reduces inflammation and lessens crying, asserting healing effects for infant discomfort.
A domestic humor note describes a husband who remains under his wife’s control until she goes on a visit. With her absence he begins to think independently and acts differently, highlighting the tension between authority and personal choice.
A collection of reader letters praising Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female troubles. Women describe relief from painful menses, kidney and stomach issues, and general improved health after taking the remedy, with names and locations of the supporters.
A biblical lesson discusses Jesus chiding Chorazin and Bethsaida for denying repentance, warns of harsher judgment for Tyre, Sidon, and Capernaum, and invites all laboring souls to come to Him for rest. It explains the yoke of Christ as easy and His burden light, with guidance on embracing childlike faith.
Mr Gorst selects from Beaconsfield and adds new material from Sir John Gorst. The book includes witty Dizzy lines about elderly Tory MPs and a radical demagogue, noting their fit for Parliament and predicting trouble.
The so called scutage, often attributed to Henry II around 1156 1159, was a fixed money payment in lieu of military service. It appears predated his reign and blended with aid or dona. later analysis shows medieval rulers not sole originators of such policies. The piece notes revised views from the International Monthly.
An advertisement claims Grain-O, a grain based drink, nourishes children and tastes like coffee while costing a fraction. It asserts Grain-O is made from pure grains and is sold by all grocers at 15 cents. Statistics are said to prove anything except the truth of figures.
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