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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1898
Page
8
Mrs. Michael Curtain of Plainfield Indiana says a month of treatment by her physician failed to help her tuberculosis until she tried Dr King s New Discovery. After six bottles she recovered enough to do housework and she continues to praise the remedy now sold at G W Bags s Drug Store in large and small bottles.
Readable lines mention pills for health themes and a dueling political issue text. Advertisements reference a spinal product and a salve for piles. The piece imitates late 19th or early 20th century ady language with generic claims and scattered brand names.
An old advertisement touts DeWit's Little Early Risers as relief for backache rheumatism and stomach and liver troubles. The copy claims regular use improves digestion and overall well being with a catchy pitch and names G W Bass.
Meantime claims that DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve cures meadache and neuralgia with a two minute relief. Advert shows S. Parker and G. W. LTLASS endorsing the salve as the greatest pile cure on the market despite odd spelling and scattered text.
AnMrs GW Bass reports satisfaction with DeWitt s Little Early Risers laxative pills. The advertisement claims long term use and successful relief over forty years, highlighting the product as a reliable cathartic.
Local farmers report most have finished corn planting or near done while wheat grows thin yet fair. Centenary church ladies praised for Sunday dinner at a well attended township convention. N J Major writes pioneer history for Morgan county. past mills noted near Mooresville. Weather shows rain delaying planting and politics quiet. Fishermen along the river sell fish at three cents a pound. Dr P L McNabb visited farms. William Moore and J A Carter hired a field hand for wheat work.
John Oliver of Philadelphia recounts a dramatic recovery from severe pain and weakness after using a tonic. He credits electric bitters with restoring his health after weeks of deterioration and says the medicine saved his life. Bottles cost 44 cents at G. W. Bass' Drug Store.
A promotional notice offers a one year 12 week home print edition of the Gride for five cents. The text hints at postage savings and mail delivery details, suggesting a low cost subscription option through mail order.
Winona Lake Indiana a popular summer haven on the Pennsylvania Lines near Warsaw site of Winona Assembly and Summer School with romantic woodlands two miles of lake shore amenities hotel cottages boats and concerts captioned with excursion tickets and full information available via Miss OC Dicker secretary Winona Park and Pennsylvania Lines officials in Pittsburgh Pa
Dros M Swain offers eye care with Divkenite cures and nerve trouble relief. Clinic operates on the second Wednesday and Thursday of each month, and every Monday Friday and Saturday, with locations in Martin-ville and Mooresville.
A column lists free notices up to four lines with extra lines charged per issue. Items include cider vinegar for sale, clothing, pumps, garden seeds, and assorted small ads. Several names appear with scattered misspellings and partial phrases indicating various sales and services.
Bubbleni Arnica Salve advertised as the best salve for cats bruises ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter cracked hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions with piles cure guaranteed or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box sold by Geo W Bass Ss M Geary Pierson Mich. and a local note claims DeWitt’s Witch Hazel salve cures piles eczema and skin diseases.
Historic ad praises Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a universal remedy for teething pain and diarrhea. It claims the product soothes, softens gums, and relieves distress, urging doctors and druggists to stock it at twenty cents a bottle.
Advertises a steady position at an established house in Indiana with monthly pay 215.00 plus expenses. Applicants are asked to enclose a self addressed stamped envelope. Reference here. Department Y Chicago.
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