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Newspaper
Rockport Democrat
Location
Rockport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1909
Page
6
A health claim notes that a weak stomach leads to poor digestion and weak blood. Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery is advertised to strengthen the stomach, improve digestion, restore appetite, aid assimilation, and purify and enrich the blood, acting as a blood maker and nerve tonic.
Local editorials mention Huntingburg plans to build a courthouse costing near 100000 and a push to move Dubois county seat from Jasper to a new site. A column notes Prudential career moves in Oregon and a Kentucky quip about courting a married lady.
The Mt. Vernon Star notes the departure of a respected local lawyer who plans to practice elsewhere. It praises his sound judgment, dedication since age twenty, and his family, including his wife and son Fred, while lamenting losing him to another city.
The ad touts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a remedy for indigestion and related stomach liver and bowel troubles. It cites success stories from C Fowler in Carson City Mich Ida Fortune Grand Junction Tenn and B F Thompson Shenandoah Ia and offers free test bottles by writing to Dr W B Caldwell 500 Caldwell Building Monticello Ill.
A bankrupt farmer admitted speculating on the turf and blaming bad luck for lost horses. He hired a man to buy horses who mostly finished second due to weight, jockey bets, or the judge. The London Telegraph quotes the exchange during the official receiver's examination.
In a rural English village church scene a parson tests a guest by asking what Paul said, and Joe answers with a joke about not getting more butter until the last is paid. A second note recalls Genghis Khan’s tomb described by Count de Lesdain with tents and a copperplate chest.
Inga region reports extreme pay gap in handmade rug trade. India ships rugs to America where workers earn 16 cents daily for weaving while head weavers receive $14 per month. The contrast highlights harsh labor conditions and wage inequities.
A woman under nervous strain may press her lips tight and thin. Over time this habit can cause her lips to become pale and herbip may grow thin.
Mildred, a country cousin hosted at Hills Hubbard’s party, faces a clash of values as money and status tempt her. She weighs love for Tom against a life of luxury with Hubbard, while an English suitor and social scrutiny shape her choice. In the end Mildred resolves to return home, choosing happiness with Tom over wealth.
An Englishwoman in India faced a large cobra coiled on her veranda while she played the violin. She edged away and then improvised music to control the serpent’s movements, which responded to each variation in tone and tempo until she fled indoors and sealed the door.
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