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Newspaper

Rockport Democrat

Location

Rockport, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jan 17, 1908

Page

3

New Theory Claims Stomachs Drive Health and Disease

A Boston chef endorses L. T. Cooper's medicine which he says cured chronic indigestion and rapid weight gain after years of suffering. The theory holds that a well functioning stomach ensures health by proper digestion and nutrient transfer to the bowels, while most illnesses trace to stomachic issues.

L. T. Cooper Cooper A. C. Brock Brock Restaurant Market District Boston Mass Mr. Cooper T. C. Basye

Jackson Township Trustee's Report 1966 Receipts and Expenditures

The Jackson Township trustee report for Spencer County Indiana covers the year ending December 31 1966. It itemizes receipts from township funds such as tax levies and miscellaneous sources and lists expenditures including supplies, pub notices, bridge and road work, and school fund disbursements by date and payee.

Jackson Township Spencer County Indiana Flavius Jones Trustee Township Fund Co. Treas Perry Perry Philips O. Chewning Ifellams, & SO Baker & Co. J. P. Supplies Wees LI Davis SL Davis RF Kessner L Davis JO Chewning Davis Kessner Kellams Absalom Oskin Adv Board T Phillips Es Wool W. Bliss Coal Steel and Draper Institute Anna Davidson U S John T. White

Aver's Hair Vigor Promoted As Cure For Dandruff

An advertisement touts Aver's Hair Vigor as a scamproof cure for dandruff and scalp ills. It claims the medicine destroys germs causing disease and promises a healthy scalp, clear skin, and hair free of dandruff, sold for over sixty years.

Opposites Often Wed and Wit from City Papers

A collage of humorous overheard lines from New York Press London Express and Kansas City Journal. Jokes mix language barriers boisterous behavior and teases about marriage and social habits.

Fiss Kanusas City

External Use Only Externally The Doctor

A clipped exchange notes that the doctor says the remedy is for external use only and the wife confirms Sallus makes him drink it. The Baltimore American urges hopeful work over grumbling and shirking, reflecting a pragmatic editorial tone.

Sallus London Baltimore American

Life Saving and Law Across Cultures

A Roumanian girl swept downstream clung to a bush on the bank to reach shore. The landowner asked 4 shillings as a reward for his bush saving her, prompting a lawsuit over whether drowning victims may use bankside aids. The piece notes differing norms, including Chinese expectations that help may be refused yet observers could face penalties for not advising escape to dry land.

The Navel Orange and Its Artificial Beauty

William R. Stewart notes that California naval oranges arrive as exotic fruits that travel far from their origin. He observes that skin beauty matters as much as taste since bruised or blemished fruit limits market reach, and that producers brush polish and refine fruit before boxing and shipping.

California William R. Stewart Technical

Dolphin violin by Stradivarius of 1714 thrills collectors

The Dolphin violin, crafted by Stradivarius in 1714, is famed as the world's most beautiful instrument. The back resembles the color of a dolphin and it is owned by an Englishman, with an estimated value of £5,000.

Chamberlain T. C. Basye Stradivarius Musical Home Journal

Young woman aims to teach but quits to marry

A tombstone epitaph notes the beauty of a young woman who begins with the vow to become a teacher yet many do not fault her when she leaves teaching to marry.

Waiting for Ships to Come In

A large number of people who never launched anything are hoping for opportunities or favorable outcomes to arrive, awaiting gains from external ventures.

Mall

Lion mauls engineer on White Nile after hunt

Englishman C H Salmon died after a wounded lion fought him ashore from the steamer Metemmah between Fashoda and Melut on the White Nile. He shot the beast, was mauled in a struggle, and succumbed to his injuries after reaching Khartum.

Sudan C. H Salmon Salmon Metemmah Fashoda Melut White Nile Lion Khartum

Fall of Napoleon echo in town show scene

Comtesse de Boigne recalls a Duc de Ravuse phrase on Napoleon's rise and fall. A Yonkers Statesman quote about a vacant lot hosting the circus highlights public tastes and irony in the town.

Napoleon Duc de Ravuse Comtesse de Boigne Tvith Naapoleon France Yonkers

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