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Newspaper
Rockport Democrat
Location
Rockport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1916
Page
3
An Indianapolis streetcar incident shows a father attempting to avoid charging for his nearly five year old son. The conductor politely confirms the child’s age and insists on a fare, prompting the father to concede and decide to pay for William in the future.
Historical notes trace stamp collecting to Mauritius where 1847 red penny and blue twopence stamps exist in about twenty known copies. Recent sales fetched £680 for a red and £1,921 for a blue pair. Debates persist on the hobby’s English or Belgian origins with early notes dating to 1860.
A fable about the eagle renewing its strength contrasts with a real tale from Nakskov Denmark where a large eagle shot on a fjord bore a neck chain and a sealed bottle. A note inside dated 1792 claims it was caught and freed by N. and C. Anderson.
Dr. P. I. Nixon of San Antonio challenged the reliability of Rie Burney’s point for appendicitis diagnosis. He cited cases where surgery showed false diagnoses and others where appendicitis was found without pain at the Burney point. He argued that multiple symptoms are needed for a definite diagnosis.
A brief quotation notes some people chase ill luck by running halfway to meet it, attributed to Douglas Jerrold. The remark reflects a witty view on fate and chance.
A rich young guest exploits price gouging at the Mountain House hotel. A widow and her strong daughter form a dairy trust with six cows and a wagon. They supply buttermilk to guests, undercut the extorting landlord, and rename the place The Buttermilk House, preserving the hotel and its new cooperative trust.
Lame back is described as rheumatism in back muscles and relief is claimed from massaging the back with Chamberlain's Liniment two or three times daily. Sold by P G Bayses.
Fragmentary text notes a dangerous sale led by T. C. Basye, with mentions of poisons and bloo d illness. references to scrofula and other ailments imply a medical or forensic context. The garbled OCR limits precise facts but indicates harmful supplies or toxins being sold.
Readable fragments hint at a local event with names and places obscured. The text suggests a meeting or notice involving community figures and a city location, without clear dates or outcomes.
Spontaneous hay fires in barns discussed with a 1910 style tip. An Iowa man recommends four quarts of salt added to hay land when stored in the mow to prevent ignition and keep hay safe from fire risk.
A Kansas City Journal line notes cleverness in turning a lemon into lemon extract as a saleable product. A Greek optimism joke contrasts with a Greece Slemer remark and an Albany Argus quip about a failed base on balls, highlighting humorous takes on production and sports.
Mrs S F Grimes of Crooksville Ohio relates a severe bout of whooping cough in her daughter ending in lung hemorrhage. She praises Chamberlains Cough Remedy saying one bottle relieved the cough at once and two bottles restored her to full health. Available through T C Basye.
An advertisement urges readers to try Foley Kidney Pills for dullness fatigue backache rheumatism sore muscles stiff joints and other kidney trouble signs. It claims the pills are prompt and efficient aids to health and is endorsed by T. C. Basye.
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