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Newspaper
Russiaville Observer
Location
Russiaville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1898
Page
7
A New York Tetter item notes a current fad where sofa cushions are covered with navy hatbands sewn together. The gilt lettering is arranged to maximize display, a taste described as popular among girls with broad naval connections.
The piece argues the United States may retain the Philippine Islands if peace commissioners decide so, noting war costs run into millions. It pivots to a promotion for HoStetter's Stomach Bitters claiming it treats stomach and bowel disease with a few dollars. It ends with a quip about a wife and husband facing a bill.
Advertisement touts Grain-O a grain based drink for children claiming it nourishes like coffee. It promises similar taste at a fraction of price and notes grocers stock it with 15 and 25 cent sizes. The message ends with a quip about charity beginning at home not going far.
Household Words recounts a will by Mr. Sanborn to tan his skin into a drum with bones for sticks and to play Yankee Doodle at Bunker Hill every June 17. It also describes M Zalesky's envelope will scheme that delays its reading for years and leaves half to heirs with most children and 100 years of compound interest to divide among descendants.
The article describes the shift from traditional carriage roads to railways across the Alps. It notes key routes like the Brenner line from Innsbruck to Verona and the Mont Cenis and St Gothard tunnels. It details the Mont Cenis tunnel length and its relation to the old pass and Col de Frejus.
The article collects folk cures from Coffey and Douglas counties in Kansas. Methods include wart remedies with bags and pebbles, chalk markings on stoves, nail cutting on Fridays, eel skin for rheumatism, potato carries, dog transference, and various cures for toothache headaches nosebleeds and shingles.
A Chicago Post note recounts a wily man claiming to spare a woman a bonnet and gown. He cites neighbor Wilkins who is strapped for funds to explain his generosity as humanitarian restraint. The scene unfolds as an odd moral gambit over gifts and pride.
An advertisement asserts deafness cannot be cured by local applications and must be treated constitutionally. It claims nine of ten cases stem from catarrh and offers $100 for any deafness caused by catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Circulars and product details from F J Cheney & Co Toledo are noted.
A brief note suggests many of the burning words come from the editorial waste bin. The remark hints at recycled phrases resurfacing in heated commentary and opinion pieces.
A powder shaken into shoes eases tight or new footwear and sore spots. It relieves swollen feet blisters and callouses and prevents sweating hot nervous aching feet. Sold by druggists and shoe stores with a free trial offer by mail Allen S Olmsted Le Roy NY. About two-thirds of a man's so called friends would fail to stand the test.
Grain-O promoted as a coffee substitute made from pure grains. It claims to please both children and adults with a rich mocha like color and gentle digestion. Packages priced 15 and 25 cents, sold by grocers. Morality line at end appears as editorial aside.
An assorted fragment mentions Kemp's Balsam promising immediate cough relief with free samples and 25 or 50 cent bottles, Piso's Cure for Consumption and Mrs Nichols testimonial, Winslow's soothing syrup for teething, a quip on manners and murder, and stray lines about testimonials and labor. The text is a jumble of ads and aphorisms with historical product names.
The 107 year old Rev Wesley Blakeley of Keystone West Virginia has preached 7 763 sermons baptized 6 023 people and married 1 817 couples in eighty five years He says he has 1 081 living descendants spanning five generations He served in the war of 1812 His first vote was for James Monroe and in 1896 he walked five miles to vote for McKinley
A brief health note promoting a remedy that moves the bowels daily as essential for health. It claims gentle action on the liver and kidneys, and that it cures sick headache. Priced at 25 cents.
A concise reflection notes that knowledge does not always equate to sound judgment. It suggests discernment is needed to apply what is learned to wise outcomes.
Analysis notes the Simplon tunnel project as a twelve and a half mile underpass from Brieg to Domo d'_ssola, aiming to beat tariffs and offer a direct route from Berne Lausanne Geneva to Milan. It contrasts with Mont Cenis and St Gothard tunnels, citing cost, altitude, and expected traffic growth, predicting lower initial and operating costs for the Simplon despite greater length. The piece also briefly mentions asthma cure advice tucked into the end.
A Boston contributor quotes a 50 year old book's apostrophe to death from the New York Sun. The passage extols death as a gate to life and a portal to heaven, recounting awe, longing, and Christian solace in the face of mortality.
Collectors in Havana strike a bonanza as army officers sell fine antique pieces before returning to Spain. A walnut wardrobe with three full-length bevel mirrors valued at 150 dollars sold for under 15, among many notable bargains, per the Pittsburg Dispatch.
Readers from New York Iowa Oregon and Wyoming praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for easing debility nervousness post miscarriage and heavy labor pains and helping them have healthy babies. They credit the medicine with relief from leg pains after birth and overall renewed strength.
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