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Newspaper
Otterbein Sun
Location
Otterbein, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1901
Page
3
Otterbein readers are urged to consider Ward and Foster for Christmas gifts with jewelry selections and carvers. Hawkins and Hawkins tout stoves, Sam Timmons recounts a comical belief about cats, and Frank Akers receives a sizeable gift parcel from England including a money order and trunks. Proceeds mention a Sunday M E church service and Baker candy.
A multi-property sale planned at a residence one mile north and one mile west of Otterbein on Wednesday December 24 offers 4 horses, 21 cattle with calves, 24 hogs, and farm implements. Terms include 9 months credit with a note and security, 5 percent cash discount where credit applies, cash for small sums, and no removals until terms are met. Auctioneers include Robert A. Butler with Peter J. Phillips.
Incomplete report notes discussion of Bennie Allen fugera and water needs for a pound. Heavy rain hindered details. Advisory boards to be elected next year and Dutly and Harrington listed in connection with coal handling and pricing at the lowest figure.
Cap t A C Wright & Son and La Fayette Auctioneers at 1440 South St Harrison advertise upcoming sale dates. Call or address them before making a sale as they will arrange offerings and fees.
A letter from Wy Lynch of Winchester Indiana credits Moley’s Honey and Tat with saving his boy from membranous croup after the first dose relieved symptoms and continued use brought him out of danger.
A collage of medical ads and agricultural tips. Dr King’s New Discovery promises cure for coughs and lung diseases with guaranteed results and trial bottles offered. Chamberlain’s tablets promote regular bowels for digestion. Also contains agricultural notes praising Cowpens bay as a superior feed and soil enhancer for cattle and crops.
An ad copy urges taking a dose of Foleys Honey and Tar at the first signs of a cold after exposure. It claims the product never fails to cure a cold when taken in time and is attributed to EL Burus.
A jumble of medical claims and anecdotes describes Mrs L B Aunt of Lime Ridge Wisconsin facing jaundice and gallstones, then being cured by Electric Bitters. Other items tout Foley’s Honey and Tar for coughs, Gardwell’s Syrup Pepsin for stomach trouble, and Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. Also notes a marriage law satire from Oklahoma lottery land and a Nigeria style lottery claim.
A hotel landlord from Dubuque Iowa testifies to the relief from chronic constipation after using Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. He urges readers with stomach trouble to try the remedy, claiming it fulfills its advertised benefits, based on his own experience and cure. The letter closes with hotel firm branding.
A Chicago Tribune quip jokes that a wife is taller than her husband and once declined a taller suitor to avoid feeling second fiddle in a family of freaks. The remark frames gendered humor around height and domestic roles.
W. Chrestenson of Fayfield Minnesota credits Kodol Dyspepsia Cure with relieving three years of dyspepsia that left him unable to keep food down and bedridden. He began using the remedy after reading an advertisement and reports steady improvement.
Rev. Jamies Kirkman of Belle River endorses One Minute Cough Cure after years of bronchial trouble. He claims immediate relief for coughs colds and lung problems and notes its safety pleasant taste and popularity with children.
An old advertisement claims food left to putrefy in the intestines causes illness and asserts Dr. King’s New Life Pills will gently but surely cure constipation biliousness sick headache fever kevers and kidney and bowel troubles. Sold for 26 cents at druggists.
A collage of old ads touts Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin for constipation and indigestion, Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy, and DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve. Mentions include L Burns and Mary Telendy endorsing cures, plus dubious claims about universal panaceas and safety.
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