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Newspaper
Rockport Democrat
Location
Rockport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1908
Page
7
Dr. R V Pierce of Buffalo declares his medicines now list every ingredient on the bottle and in a free booklet. He asserts no alcohol narcotics minerals or poisonous agents are used and cites native medicinal roots including Squaw Weed used by Indians.
Farmers south and east of Boonville renew their two year old pact not to permit quail hunting on their farms. The note cites local mood and Berks County attitudes while other regional snippets touch on medical ads and a severepe accident in Pike County with timber man Charles Ferguson near Orwell.
Local items report party gains in Spencer County elections, farm moves by John Romine family, Parrish Owensboro trial timing, and a note on Taft’s victory. Also mentions Nugent’s spring on Goering farm, a Hobson death settlement, a claim on Chamberlain’s remedy, and quail crossings from Indiana to Kentucky.
Total scattering vote shows Prohibition 61 Socialist 18 Peoples 3 Social Labor 2. results reflect minority party support.
An advertisement extols Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a gentle bowel regulator that aids liver function and digestion without harsh side effects. It includes testimonials from Wm Hinchman and Wm Block praising its relief from indigestion and constipation, with pricing and a free sample offer.
The Banner reports Mrs. Robert Mitchell’s farm north of Boonville yielded over 100 bushels per acre with James Sevedge delivering 370 bushels on 11 acres. Total crop reached 1110 bushels, averaging about 101 bushels an acre, with test moisture at 12 percent, indicating exceptional quality.
The fragment paints a grim Kentucky scene with towns famed for killings and gunplay. It describes harsh justice, corruption, and danger with lines about hanging juries, shooting for sport, and buckshot in pants portraying a brutal, lawless mood. The piece uses vivid rural imagery of violence.
Advertises Wood's Liver Medicine in liquid form to treat malaria chills fever and biliousness sick headache and constipation. Claims quick relief with a dollar bottle containing 24 times the 50 cent size and lists T C Basye as the seller.
A Baltimore News writer notes a strange woman retrieves soiled clothes. The mistress learns Susan the laundress moved to Pennsylvania and left a will giving clothes to the new holder, claiming no need to worry as they had long been friends. The tale ends with the mistress of the house unsettled by the unexpected bequest.
The ad promotes Kodol to cure dyspepsia indigestion and other stomach issues by taking it only when needed. It claims the product fully digests food so the stomach can function unaided after a short period and offers a guarantee. Sold by T. C. Basye.
Metropolitan Magazine argues youth and Oklahoma defy crude cowboy myths. It says the state shows modern towns, peaceful Indians, substantial towns, and a thriving railroad voice, portraying a hardworking, businesslike image.
Ballooning reduces pressure on the eyes sharpen vision so a bottle dropped from 6000 feet can be seen clearly as it sinks below the water surface.
A twenty year old shift in outlook sees respectable French families once welcoming English translations for their daughters now deeming the experiment too risky. The Christian World notes the change reflects broader concerns about moral influence and propriety in youth reading.
Experiments in a Lincoln shire field show six inch plowing can be done by paraffin engine traction at an average cost of 60 cents per acre.
CG A Parsons reports that in experiments aimed at carbon under extreme heat and pressure no more than trace amounts of black or transparent diamond are found in the residues. He notes that the investigations are still ongoing.
The pickpocket avoids those who squint believing it signals disaster. If the stolen purse holds foreign money, it is thought he will travel a lot, though whether with officers or not remains unclear.
A Paris civil court dismissed a suit by a coachman against Port, Raymond, and Dr Mente ard for sorcery claiming $5,000 damages. The court ordered the coachman to pay costs, ending the case.
Mr Nurox argues aristocrats lack standing to judge others while Mrs Nurox recalls Lord Needeigh commenting on a family’s single remaining plate. The exchange highlights class critique and concern over social pretensions.
In Llanelly district a Welsh colliery, cited as one of the safest, saw frightened men refuse to go to work following a fortune teller’s warning. The incident highlights turmoil at the mine despite safety claims.
Basye's drug store offers Milk Weed Cream Soap at ten cents per cake with three for twenty five cents. General sale price is fifteen cents per cake. The soap is praised as very good and satisfying to customers.
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