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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1900
Page
4
Advertisement promotes Murphy the Tailor's offering ready made clothing and custom tailoring. It lists suits trousers fancy vests summer coats ladies' tailor-made suits jackets and skirts plus repair cleaning and dyeing services with emphasis on low prices and cutting as a specialty.
An old ad states a fast bicycle rider will often receive painful cuts sprains or bruises and that Bucklin's Arica Saive will ease the pain and heal the injury. It touts cures for chapped hands sore lips burns ulcers and piles and offers the product for 25 cents at JW Bass druggist.
A damaged OCR segment presents scattered letters and partial terms. Readable items include scattered names and numbers amid illegible gaps, hinting at a brief local notice or notice-like snippet without clear events or actions.
Fragmentary OCR text presents laundry service and related ad phrases, plus names like Harry Thompson and references to works and Pastora. The readable items are scattered and incomplete with no clear event or verifiable context. No coherent news item emerges from the fragments.
Claims of improved strength and mental clarity from Dr Kings New Life Pills distributed by G W Bass Drugstore. A testimonial from Henry H Richards of Wilseyville praises relief from a long running breast sore after using Touased Bayker Sam, with a promise of continued use.
A notice urges readers to paper rooms with Cooper's wallpaper and to call for details. It notes a May sale price of 50e per dozen on Queen Bess photographs, hinting at low costs and limited time.
School and town items mixed with notices of visits and events. H C Scearce operates the Mooresville Elevator with feed and millet seed advertised. Community chatter mentions travel to Plainfield, visits by Mrs. Greely Rariden, and various locals touring or hosting guests.
In Madison Township farmers discuss seed planting plans and field conditions. Local schooling reports note strong conditions at the Mu Gil aad and preparations for Arbor Day events. Residents share visits, fishing trips, and social calls as Passmore plans a trip to the city for Miss Rains.
An advertisement for De Witts Little Early Risers pills promotes them as the finest medicine for liver and bowel troubles. The testimonial from D J Moore of Millbrook Alabama supports their quick relief and credits A R Cooper and Son as sellers.
A garbled 19th century ad touts American Poultry Mixture as a cure for cholera, roup, gape, and other diseases crippling flocks. It warns of germ spread, urges prompt use and trials, claims superior results over other remedies, and mentions costs and endorsements from breeders.
Witness T. L. Martin of Dixie Kentucky testifies about severe throat coughing. He praises Dr King’s New Discovery as instant relief and a cure for coughs colds and chest and lung troubles. The remedy sells at 50 cents and 1.00 with a guaranteed bottle and a trial bottle free at Bass Drug Store.
W C Macy conducts a public sale at his farm near Joppa tomorrow. Cattle hogs ewes and lambs and corn will be sold. P Thurman acts as suctioneer.
An advertisement touts Prof J M George the Magnetic Healer, graduate of Weltmer School, now at 428 North Alabama Street Indianapolis, claiming to treat all diseases without drugs or surgery. Testimonials from Indianapolis cite relief from constipation ulcer of the rectum and stomach troubles after magnetic treatment, with patients noting improved bowels and overall health.
Patent remedy claims to ease salt rheum itchiness and skin irritation. Advertises as effective for itching piles chapped hands chilblains festidies and chronic sore eyes. Sold by druggists at 24 cents a box under J W Hornaday.
Local merchants Thompson and Jones advertise a spring stock featuring curtain poles window shades lace curtain oil carpets and other dry goods inviting customers to view their selection and place orders.
The clippings tout Kodo Dyspepsia Cure as a digestion aid with numerous endorsements. Readers from Missouri and Pennsylvania claim it digests food, relieves long standing dyspepsia, and even saved a child with One Minute Cough Cure. Also advertised are Dr Cabbyell's Syrup Pepsin and Baxxer Salve with various claimed benefits.
An OCR fragment promotes Chamberlain’s Pain Datum and Ferry’s Honey Tar amid dubious cures. It touts relief for rheumatism sprains burns and coughs with questionable prices and warranties, mentioning various names and places and warning about counterfeits.
Travel agents advertise Seashore Meantsin Kaie resorts and sunny passenger service via Pennsylvanian Lines. They promise full details, rates, train services, and car comfort with free information for planning vacations. Apply to nearest Pennsylvanla Lines agent for preliminaries. Sauce and health claims follow.
They describe a medicine for horses to restore strength when unwell. The product is a vermifuge used to improve condition and vitality. It is sold by TW. Hornaday at a price of 25 vents per package.
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