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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1896
Page
7
A Hibernian gentleman wished a friend studying for the priesthood would preach his funeral sermon. Another expressed a sentiment about grain and graveyard chicken. A physician remarked a murdered man would have died soon anyway, implying fatal illness.
Mrs W L Evzniorr of Liscomb Iowa relates her two year struggle with headaches backache bearing down pain dizziness and more She credits Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound and Blood Purifier after eight bottles of the remedy and three of the purifier she reports restored health and enables her to resume work She recommends the products to friends as well
A Roxbury Mass dealer touts a elixir claimed to cure scrofula to pimples after testing in 1100 cases with two failures. It promises rapid relief, requires one tablespoonful in water at bedtime, and warns of initial stomach discomfort.
Rockport dedicates a new United Brethren church while Muncie reports AML conference activity and glass works partial restart. Reports cover prison representatives, gas belt improvement, local fairs, parochial school dedication, retirements, deaths, accidents, and public notices across towns including Rockport Moorefield Hammond Huntington Hartford City North Manchester and more.
M S Moreman traveling representative of the Florida Fruit Exchange estimates next season will yield about 125 000 boxes of oranges up from under 50 000 in 1895 98 Most areas of the orange belt will produce some fruit though in small quantities The trees recover slower than hoped and about half the pre disaster bearing acreage is returning to activity with the rest neglected or only lightly cultivated He predicts twenty years to replace the lost bearing surface.
Mrs Partridge and Partridge debate a typographical error about a new book titled The Viking Age. A reader, Mrs Lucy Wallace of Marquette Kansas, cites Piso’s Cure preventing quick consumption in a humorous aside from December 12, 1895.
A reader remarks on the gap between strawberry size and cost, noting the fruit’s perceived quality. The comment also claims the product contains excess sand, highlighting consumer frustration with pricing and texture.
A note warns against olotments containing mercury as dangerous to smell and health. It promotes Halls Catarrh Cure by F. L. Cheney Co Toledo Ohio, claims mercury free, internal use, and sold by druggists. Also mentions Springfield products and a Louisville anecdote about a returning resident and a joke about language.
An Irish speaker notes it is a great comfort to be alone especially when yer swateheart is wide. The remark frames loneliness as solace and hints at affectionate sentiment in private conversation.
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