This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1897
Page
3
A collection of humorous, paradoxical lines on daily life. A joke about waiters, fashion, aging, navigation, piano shapes, solving problems, and writing order. The quips highlight ironies in human behavior with concise punchlines.
The fragment discusses advertising honesty and value to persuade readers, urging merit in refurb campaigns. It shifts to dubious claims promoting laxatives and cures, praising supposedly best products and urging readers to try them, with references to names and generic endorsements.
The fragment discusses sensations like sharp thigh pains and nerve torment. It promotes St. Davebs as reducing pain, preventing development, and aiding cure at early stages. The tone imitates period medical advice.
Peru oil field shown as a wonder of the age with about 12 producing wells on 18 acres, yielding roughly 4,000 barrels daily and more wells planned. Also reports a dying man from a head injury after a likely mugging, a jail suicide by Charles Pinkerton, and a Park Board note from the Supreme Court.
Fragmented vintage advertisement promotes Huosterers Stomach Bitters and Dr Kay remedies as cures for dyspepsia rheumatic fevers nervousness and lung complaints. It references claims of a valuable franchise and urges readers to purchase or mail for products and books.
The speaker notes that while current formations drift and drain quickly, the western fields hold the deepest and most promising prospects. Wells drilled there may defy expectations, endure, and prove profitable, though the field’s ultimate outcome remains uncertain.
A respected Indianap olis citizen, Zoerner, described as a nurse and judge, was arrested for horse theft after selling a horse and buggy to a local liveryman. He allegedly confessed to twenty thefts in Indianapolis, with property traced to Middletown and Frank Halle. The park board ruling and constitutional issues are also noted.
Adjutant General Gore presents the Indiana National Guard annual report to the Governor. The force lists 2822 officers and men in 41 infantry companies and three artillery batteries. Equipment has been refreshed, bands receive new uniforms, signaling outfits and an ambulance are bought, and the records office seeks funds to update its files.
Stephen McMonical of Taconin County shot his father Henry McMonical several times with a revolver. He surrendered in Corydon claiming he acted to protect his mother from a drunken father. An affidavit for assault with intent to kill was filed and he was jailed pending murder charges as the father is expected to die. Julius Levy alias Sheeny Dick of Des Moines has been sentenced to the Jeffersonville Reformatory for pickpocketing.
Terre Haute authorities report a man was found dying and police are pursuing leads to identify and arrest the murderer or murderers. Detectives warn the public that no further details are released pending investigation.
A lettered account discusses common female uterine weaknesses and signs of anemia. Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is recommended as a tonic to restore strength. A Bethlehem reader shares relief and urges publication of the testimonial.
An assortment of health, travel, and commercial notes including patent cures for coughs and teething, a claim of canary bird losses in Germany, praise for Hill's products, and railway promo materials for Alaska, Yukon routes, and the Sunset Limited. Also mentions a jail sanitary condemnation and reindeer transportation concept in Alaska.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.