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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1897
Page
5
The Burma region grows Pyinkadoe hardwood valued for railroad sleepers by the British. Locals who harvest the wood dye cheaper timber red and pass it off as Pyinkadace, exploiting unfamiliar British engineers.
An ad extols the Turn of Life as a crucial stage for women noting common symptoms like hot flashes and faintness. It promotes MMM Chil and Vegetaire Coonpeaued as remedies, claiming they support nerves and ease the transition.
A rural figure valued for steady piety and aid to the poor. He sheltered vagrants and rewarded kindness, sharing meals and stories with guests from soldiers to beggars, while guiding neighbors away from vice through quiet example.
Reading is unclear. readable pieces reference people and a location but lack complete sentences or context. The fragmentary text mentions a possible event, person, and time but no verifiable facts or outcomes.
A fragment reports Franklin County reorganizing five units as part of a weekly work agenda. Details are unclear but indicate administrative changes within the county. Further specifics are not provided in the readable text.
A jumbled post from Texas Siftings mixes comic musings about Grover Cleveland and family life with playful quips on twins and triplets, marketing pitches for stomach bitters and foot powder, and notices on local industry. The fragment references Miss Neveland and Mrs. Midian, and mentions Allen’s Foot-Ease, Hoster tera Stomach Bitters, and the Illinois Steel plant at Hammond.
Peter Studebaker of Southsie Ind recounts sending six wagons to South Africa worth about 4600. The buyer delayed payment after attending a Chester Virginia show with Studebaker's son. Studebaker shipped the wagons, awaited remittance, and faced questions from a superintendent about the African venture and a missing check.
A reflective piece on conversation as a rare skill and its dangerous side when misused by rumor and slander. It contrasts the uplifting effect of eloquence with the destructive power of gossip, urging restraint in speaking about prominent figures.
The Tennessee Centennial and Industrial Exposition hosts an October close to the greatest Southern exposition, rivaling the Columbian. Special excursions via Missouri Pacific and Iron Mountain offer half-fare round trips to Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, and beyond with 21 days return limit and stopovers. Travel agents in Indianapolis provide rates and maps.
A mob abducted Constable James Parrish from his home in Decatur, flogging him with wire lashes and leaving his head bruised and body lacerated. The incident follows accusations that Parrish beat his wife, who lies seriously ill. The article includes unrelated anecdotes and historical asides about manners and notable figures.
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