The Pill of Adversity Never Sugar Coated
A terse maxim notes adversity is harshly real and not softened for easy consumption. It emphasizes resilience and unwavering resolve in the face of hardship.
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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1898
Page
4
A terse maxim notes adversity is harshly real and not softened for easy consumption. It emphasizes resilience and unwavering resolve in the face of hardship.
A wealthy man credits success to hard work and later to spending money to restore health. He spent years earning dollars and losing health, now seeking recovery with remedies like Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters. The ad touts the tonic as effective for dyspepsia and indigestion.
An American eagle escaped from confinement in front of J A Child & Sons Commission Company on Market Street. Eugene Tunicliffe and Herman Straat recaptured the bird after it threatened Mrs. Le Marshal's infant in Murphysboro Illinois earlier. The bird weighs about 90 pounds with a nine foot wingspan and is about two years old.
Ad touts Grain-O as a delicious Grain-O substitute for coffee for children, made from puce grains, costing 15¢ at grocers. It claims health benefits from increased grain-O consumption and compares taste to high grade coffee. It also jokes about sea-sickness curing pomposity and mentions St Jacobs Oil for muscle soreness.
Fragmentary 19th century ad copy touts Lane's Family Medicine Moree for bowel, liver and kidney health and headache cures. Mentions Cimona for colds and hoarseness and a singer’s illness. Text references Mereland O February 23 197 and assorted names in ghosted prose.
A New York pedestrian notes a grand window display at the Century Company shop at Madison Square, presenting new books by Century Company and many war era artifacts. Eight large windows feature materials from St Nicholas to the Civil War series. Changes will occur in November and December as the gallery evolves.
Dr. Talmage argues religion offers both present comfort and future glory. He contrasts Caleb and Achsah with worldly wealth, warns that wealth brings care and unease, and urges faith in God over changing earthly fortunes. He envisions heavenly springs and warns the world’s changeable nature.
A. Prevatt of Qypas near Adgicbire sent in a remarkable report to the News this week. The corn stalk stood 16 feet tall with an ear at 10 feet from the ground. The ear was medium in size and well filled, and the stalk bore a substantial amount of fodder.
A London Standard advertisement states a gentleman, left in charge of a baby, yearns for his wife and daughter to return at once after they left home for a holiday. He notes the child is fairly well and laments the absence.
In Minora Island, Philippines, flocks of humming birds frequently attack huntsmen. The birds swarm in large numbers and strike with force, sometimes causing serious wounds to faces and necks. The behavior is described as highly pugnacious and relentless.
The joke centers on Johnny denying being an uncle because he is told the new baby is a girl, making him an aunt instead. The exchange highlights a light family moment and gendered roles in naming relatives.
Mrs T A Walden of Gibson Georgia writes that prior to using your medicine she suffered monthly period pain and persistent side pain. After finishing the first bottle of Vegetable Compound she felt improvement and continued with Liver Pills and sanative Wash with great benefit.
Big Four announces home seekers excursion tickets on sale December 6 to 20 at specified plants across many western and midwestern states and several southern states. Additional sale windows run January through April with routes to Alabama Florida Georgia Kentucky Louisiana Mississippi North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee Virginia. For rates and details contact Big Four Route agents or the company offices in Cincinnati.
Florence A Wolfe of Mulberry Street Lancaster Ohio writes that two years of monthly suffering from what doctors called womb inflammation ended after following Pixnsauav advice. She reports lasting relief and full recovery after treatment.
Mansfield Louisiana resident writes that after suffering from painful menstruation leucorrhea and lower bowel discomfort she used Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and now looks well and attributes the improvement to the remedy praised as the greatest of the age.
A portrait of Hall Caine shows the novelist with fiery red facial hair and unkempt hair under a bizarre stovepipe hat. He strolled down Broadway in a frock coat and long trousers, drawing admiring glances and rubbernecking from passersby.
The piece outlines decisive, quick omelet craft with two eggs per test, using a seasoned iron pan kept for omelets, and butter not fully clarified. It details simple fillings like parsley bacon ham cheese and peas, and explains folding when the top is nearly set and the bottom colors, plus a tip to finish near a fire if needed.
An advertisement urges avoiding cold damp night air to prevent neuralgia and promotes St. Jacobs Oil as a universal cure regardless of cause or duration. The copy contrasts speed of genius with perseverance, asserting long term payoff.
Try Grain-O ask your grocer for a package of GRAIN-O the food drink that replaces coffee. Children may drink it without injury and adults like it. Grain-O resembles mocha in color but is made from pure grains and gentler on delicate stomachs. Costs 15c and 25c per package sold by grocers. A self made man remark about character.
One hundred dollars reward for incurable catarrh promised. F J Cheney & Co props Toleno Ohio. West & Tracx and Watoixe Runman Maryn testify to Cheney's honor and financial reliability. Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally lowers blood and mucous surfaces. Price 75 cents per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Testimonials free. Hall's Family Pills praised.
A observant remark notes a girl values uniforms more than the merits of writing or fighting, suggesting presentation and attire captivate attention more than intellect or arms.
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