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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1896
Page
5
Mrs Julia A Brown of Covington Tenn wife of the electric light plant manager describes an 18 year struggle with nervousness and indigestion. She notes trials with three local doctors Messrs Barret Maley and Sherod and describes lack of relief from remedies tried by family and friends.
A fragmented parish page lists pastors and schedules for Sunday worship at 10 and 7, Sunday school, and weekly classes. It notes meetings on Thursday evenings, chorus and prayer activities, and a Senior League gathering, with various times and locations mentioned.
JRESS MAMNING advertises tailor made gowns with 25 years experience. Patterns cut to order with waist and sleeves all in one system. No credit. Call and see at the Singer room opposite the post office. Prices reasonable.
A collage of social notes and notices includes Luda Taylor selling songs, Bertha Calvert’s new wheel gift, Mrs. Woodruff returning with fashions, and Joshua Kadley speaking at G A R Hall. Oysters return season, and local clubs, auctions, and visits fill the scene with community events and personal notices.
A Chicago Record summary notes Greenland boys brave steep ledges to collect gull and falcon eggs each spring. They climb icy ridges with sealskin bags and blubber lunch, risking falls for prized eggs sold to traders and missionaries while falls and rescues illustrate the perilous but ordinary life of egg hunters.
Mrs Phoeba Phomas of Jones City HL claimed she was told she had consumption with no hope but recovered after using Dr Wings New Discovery. San Francisco man Thomas Eggers credits the remedy with a two week cure. Free trial bottle at G W Bass Drug Store with regular sizes 50c and 1.00.
An 18th century congeries notes a London answer to a novel line and a Rochester jab about divorce, with admonitions on jesting harming friendship. It cites a measure quiz about dollar bills and weights of coins and lists height data for European and Russian women. It mentions patents for new fabric printing designs.
An old advertisement touts Bruise salve as the best remedy for cat ailments and skin eruptions. It guarantees satisfaction or money back, priced at 25 cents per box, sold by Geo. W. Bass.
A collage of vendor names and brief advertisements appears listing groceries, groceries, dairy and ice cream parlors, dental work, soaps, perfumeries, clothing, and hardware. Sparse items tease low prices, with references to multiple stores and products across a generic city shopping scene.
State Dairy return trips advertised via Pennsylvania Lines with tickets from Spencer and intermediate stations. Special trains depart Mooresville and Indianapolis on September 1 and 7, returning September 17 and 18. Notices solicit trustworthy travelers and advertise local ads and products from Chicago.
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