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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1896
Page
4
The ad promotes new dress materials at 65c one dollar twenty five cents and up. It invites readers to visit and see designs and claims samples can be mailed to any U S address. It uses bold boastful language to attract shoppers.
The Mooresville Guide lists events and notices for Friday including theatre at the Opera House with Judge Grubbs and Charles W. Fairbanks speaking next Thursday evening. It urges protection for workers and farmers and mentions the need for industry to aid markets.
a reader’s column and advertisements mention 60 first time voters in Guilford township Hendricks county of whom 50 favor McKinley. Plainfield will provide uniforms. critique of silver coinage and Democrat stance. State Fair concerns about gambling and police conduct. ads for remedies DeWitt's Colic and Cholera Cure Simmons Liver Regulator Chamberlain's Cough Remedy plus travel ads and a one fare Indiana rail rate for fair week
A London Tit-Bits report profiles a Scotland Yard official who scans every newspaper ad column for fraudulent schemes and cipher-based messages. He translates hidden notes, alerts departments, and warns the public about foreign and domestic con artists who prey on lovers and others through deceptive ads.
A San Francisco tramp steamer captain, long hostile to the United States, appeared in the Golden Gate adorned with every flag on the Fourth of July. He had just been fined for a law infraction and left court speechless. A reporter asked the reason for the change, and the captain replied that the ship was flagged to celebrate the day they "got rid of" Britain.
In a quiet street a burial occurs and a four year old asks his father what the hearse is. The doctor replies with a somber line about an erroneous prognosis. The tale, cited by Youth’s Companion, notes the rarity of funerals in the area and the boy’s question.
The anecdote recalls a lady presented to Sir Morell Mackenzie as John Strange Winter who, when challenged, declared she was Beatles’ Baby. The physician whispered to a friend that he had met a poor demented lady mistaken for a baby.
A local shop invites customers to explore affordable men’s suits without barriers. The store promotes a wide range of good quality garments at lower prices, encouraging shoppers to visit and compare offerings.
Renie Clancy the newest song priced at 40 cents and Pearl Bryan's Fate waltz at 50 cents appear in a compact catalog. Captain Curtis two step by Bar clay Walker priced at 50 cents and Fort Thomas March at 35 cents. Also listed are Sweet Flowers waltz Read at 20 cents and Cosmopolitan March two step by Godard at 40 cents with McKinley’s Champion Protection noted.
A Berlin formulated tobacco cure claims to remove nicotine without will power, promising permanent results in three boxes with a money back guarantee. The ad cites testimonials from Clayton Arkansas and Eureka Chemical Co claims, selling at one dollar per box or two fifty for a thirty day course, with full literature available.
Mileage tickets issued by the Pennsylvania Lines offer travel to major western and midwestern cities. The program covers Pittsburgh, Erie, Cleveland, Toledo, Chicago, Indianapolis, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Columbus, Wheeling, and more across forty Indiana counties and over half of Ohio. A 1 000 mile ticket costs $20, saving about $100 on a 100 mile trip. Samuel Beem at Mooresville Indiana is the contact.
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