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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1896
Page
1
An old woman credits a home remedy for saving a child’s life when doctors were delayed. The ad recounts testimonials about Queen Minute Cure or Witt’s products, praising cures for coughs, croup, and other ailments. Also promotes De Witt’s Witch Hazel Salve and Bargains in groceries from J A Newman.
Roll of honor listing Charles Osment Jacob Whitehead John D Ballard and Wert Newton associated with Parsons Kansas and foul Davison.
A man in spectacles declares I am a surgeon and that is not where the liver is. The other replies Never doubt where his liver is, for DeWitt's Life Early Risers would reach it, shaking it for him. G. W. Bass.
A visitor questions a doctor about his 77 year old father as the son quips that the father no longer needs practice because he already knows. An advertisement extols One Minute Cough Cure as pure and harmless, effective for colds croup and lung troubles and liked by children for its pleasant taste.
A lyrical fragment praises a muse as the bard’s perfect interpreter of love. It recalls poetic visions and the dreamlike influence of a wife on a poet, with lines hinting at fame, memory, and the broadcasting of words to the world.
A stable master recounts how ten carriage horses near a Norfolk lake were terrified by a lame monkey roaming inside their stall. The animals trembled at the unseen cause while the monkey behaved playfully, suggesting fear stems from unknown beings and illusion rather than danger.
New York Journal notes Holi observed by Mohammedan inhabitants of India. People spray vermilion and rose red Holi powder on each other, staining white clothes and creating vivid, frightening effects. The piece suggests the festival originated in ancient heathen scenes and that it publically shocks upper classes due to excesses.
In a letter Thackeray recalls a remark at an evening party about a dull seaside place. Cury responds you can have fun there only if you take it with you. The jest reveals a cheerful spirit, and Thackeray plans to imitate the mood and escape his discontent.
The Chicago Times Herald notes the average price of sleeping cars produced at the Pullman works is $25,000 with the priciest units ranging from $45,000 to $50,000.
The West Indianapolis Women's Home Missionary Society met at Mooresville's AL E church on a Wednesday in November. Officers elected for the coming year include President Wo Gdake and vice presidents Mabry Porter and Pagloes, with many members present.
Homer Heabbard of Monrovia visited C Lt Copeland early in the week. Various residents hosted guests, a sidewalk repair is noted at the town hall, and several sickness and social visits are recorded. The I and V railroad time change occurred, Thanksgiving services planned, and church meetings with repairs and reorganizations announced across local congregations.
An old advertisement urges readers to strengthen weak family links with Cod-liver oil emulsion. It claims to aid lungs, prevent illness, and restore vigor, portraying consumption risk and family history as chain weaknesses.
Attend the Band Concert at the Opera House next Thursday Thanksgiving night a rare musical treat admission twenty cents children under twelve ten cents
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