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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1898
Page
5
The piece notes nurses face low pay and hard work, reflecting medical men’s remonstrances. It urges invalids to use Hostetter's Stomach Bitters for chills fever constipation rheumatism dyspepsia or nervousness and to use it regularly. Odd Fellows are swarming in Terre Haute.
An advertisement offers a universal cure for female diseases and piles by Mas C B Mitzam of Kokomo Indiana. It promises a free box to every sufferer and asserts guaranteed results. The note also mentions an estimate of 25000 lepers in Japan.
A brief note on daily bowel movement importance for health. Mentions gentle action on the liver and kidneys and relief from headaches. Cites price as MSc and 50c with a claim about a silver coin circulating for about 27 years.
A newspaper note promotes Grain-O as a grain based coffee substitute for injurious coffee use. It claims gentle effect on delicate stomachs and says it costs only a quarter as much. It suggests children may drink it with benefit and advertises 25 and 25 per package. It mentions Jamaica hosts the largest fruit plantations.
Allen's Foot-Ease powder cures painful swollen feet and takes the sting from corns and bunions. It helps tight or new shoes feel easy and calms sweating and tired feet. Sold by druggists and shoe stores with mail order and free trial package offered.
An advertisement touts Hall’s Family Pills as a cure for catarrh. It claims the preparation uses tenic ingredients and purifiers that purport to heal the disease. The sales pitch notes the product is sold by druggists for 75 cents and branded under Rene y Props. Telede.
Fire at three John McCorkie planing mills in Evansville destroyed the buildings. Loss estimated at 44 thousand dollars with damage affecting operations and local jobs.
An OCR fragment lists various patent medicines and false cures for colds and nerves. It mentions Kilne's Great Nerve Reliever with a free trial, Piso's Cure, and a claim about German locomotives. Includes names and addresses in Philadelphia and Williamsport with dated testimonials.
Anderson assessors foil a local dog tax dodge as youths compact bundles of dogs for a country outing. Boys carry dinner buckets and escort dogs to woods while the assessor inspects households, leaving no dog to justify tax. The stunt shows widespread subterfuge in tax collection.
Thomas Shepherd once imprisoned for murder and released from Michigan City was moved to Jeffersonville. He secretly built a rope from rags in a shanty by the gate and escaped nightly to visit a sweetheart. A passerby, Pat Gil, spotted the rope and alerted authorities, stopping his final entry.
Terre Haute special reports Col A V Ward arrested in Indianapolis on worthless checks and committed under indeterminate sentence law. Tipton special notes D C Pratt wounded by footpads, robbed of a gold watch and $11, hand shot, fingers amputated. Ward allegedly sought at multiple points for similar offenses.
Flora special: Robert Stouse of Lockport caught his foot on a wire while walking in a field and fell on a sharp stake that ran through his body. He was found hours later where he fell unable to rise and is believed to be beyond help.
Allen Teitle a farmer weighing 6N pounds was poisoned by greens and lay unconscious for hours. Dr Trobaugh arrived just in time to save his life.
The %th of April 1998 marks a notable snowfall after many years with a light fall that drew attention. Local observers noted the unusual event as a record for late season snow despite its modest depth.
Patents were issued Tuesday to Indianians including John A E Anderson of Indianapolis for an ice cream freezer John W Brown of Fort Wayne for razor strop casings William F Lawler of Anderson for a wrench Herbert H Macomber of Kendallville for a tower John Nurnberger Jr of near Atherton for a handsnap book Milton O Reeves of Columbus for a speed varying mechanism Thos N Roach of Fort Wayne for a plumb level Nathaniel G Worth of Indianapolis for an electric cable
Schuyler Colfax the Republican nominee for mayor of South Bend is a popular 28 year old who is the son of the late Vice-President Schuyler Colfax. Born in Washington in 1870 he moved to South Bend in 1877 and later became a noted manufacturer. He married Katherine Nelson in 1895 and lived with his wife at Colfax avenue home of the late Vice-President.
Sheriff Ben Hayes rushed to Dyer county to detain a wildman captured by a posse in a pasture. The foreigner, brought to Saf, has not eaten or moved for nearly forty hours. Doctors tried to rouse him with no effect. He remains seated, eyes closed, in a comatose state.
Theodose Morgan widely feared as Bunky Morgan dies of typhoid fever after a history of arson and railroad sabotage. Once famed for cunning and long elusion he suffered mental decline following an early head injury.
South Bend activists organize a city ticket as prohibitionists set up political effort. Reports note multiple local developments including new company formations in Indiana, a death in Richmond, and various oddities from regional notices.
Abs Alexander B Clark of 427 Michigan Ave Detroit shares a testimonial about ovarian trouble lasting five years. After failed operations and various treatments, she credits Dr. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with restoring health, energy, and weight, improving nerves, vision, and mood.
A reflective piece contrasts energy and ink with trust and silence, noting that belief cannot be proven. It warns against quarrels over religion and suggests modesty struggles in climate, while acknowledging powerful pasts shaping behavior. It ends by claiming flattery can soothe those harmed by past choices.
The item promotes Missouri Pacific routes and the Sunset Limited service with Pullman cars and vestibuled trains to Kansas City St Louis and western points. It notes excursions at about one fare round trip and lists travel to California via the Southern Route from Chicago and St Louis. It ends with a separate brief obit: A M Hills killed at Greensburg.
Over a million criminals reportedly executed in England since Queen Victoria began her reign, marking a grim tally as the new era unfolds with swift punishment.
Kens Balsam urges immediate action to stop coughing and treat symptoms with a sour druggist offering a sample. The notice warns delays are dangerous and directs customers to purchase or sample the remedy at once.
The Boston project of vacant-fat cultivation has been dropped due to the absence of available land. Officials say no suitable parcels exist to proceed with the plan.
Advertises farm prospects and outdoor work with shirtsleeve seasons and self-foraging stock. Details excursions on the first and third Tuesdays each month from Louisville to garden spots for $2 over one fare round trip. Inquiries to P Sid Jones or R B Crawford. send 10 cents for a copy of Garden Spots.
All Menon Routes trains now stop at Forty-seventh street station in Chicago. Tickets and baggage will be checked to that point. Passengers can transfer to the Forty-seventh street electric line to reach southern Chicago quickly. The Union Stock Yards are seven minutes away. Vickers may be purchased and baggage checked at Forty-seventh street.
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