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Newspaper
Sheridan News
Location
Sheridan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1902
Page
6
A weather caution notes sudden illness threats at home and promotes One Minute Cough Cure as a rapid remedy. Advertisement from KE. H. Wise of Madison Georgia features testimonials claiming relief from coughs colds la grippe bronchitis pneumonia and throat and lung troubles.
Fragmented OCR text describes a hat related scene with a regent named Bowes and a person arriving in a ring. Details are garbled but reference to a hat and a radio-like structure appears. The date line mentions a period around the 28th with times and items unclear.
The lettered advertisement claims DeWitt & Co of Chicago discovered a Witch Hazel salve that treats piles and skin diseases. It warns against counterfeit imitations and urges buyers to ask for genuine DeWitt’s salve.
A young woman at the Normal College during an exam with Super Skinner wrote I do not know anything about this question but I demand the full credit for the answer as I have given all I know. This terse response reflects exam controversy over the gray matter question.
Miss J. N. Strong private secretary to ex Congressmen Hawley of Texas is praised as the cleverest female politician in Washington. She knows Texas counties and leading figures, handles federal patronage, and once cheekily urged a cabinet officer by noting his pretty brown eyes, securing the appointment.
A vintage advertisement promotes Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as a remedy for indigestion stomach trouble and dyspepsia. Gov G W Atkinson of West Virginia says he has used it and found it effective and powerful, recommending it to friends. CO E Eliott endorses the product.
Lord Reay praises East End Jewish parents for punctual regular attendance of their children at board schools, saying their example guides Christians across London.
An advertisement proclaims Chamberlain's Pain Balm as better than a plaster for lame backs and pains in the side or chest. It asserts deep seated muscular and rheumatic pain relief with no superior anointment and notes availability from C. B. Elliott.
A. H. Thurnes of Buffalo City reports kidney and bladder trouble for years with gravel and stones. After using Foley's Kidney Cure he notes rapid improvement, brick dust-like stones pass, and pain disappears. Sold by Journ Gifford.
A correspondent recounts Private James Burns of Battery II, First U.S. Artillery, leaping from a roasted blanket during the Fort Sumter dawn bombardment on April 18, 1861. He allegedly shouted a profane exclamation before fleeing toward a cistern and extinguishing the flames with water.
To improve appetite and strengthen digestion try Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets. Mr J A Seitz of Detroit Michigan says they restore appetite relieve bloating and give a pleasant satisfactory bowel movement. For sale by C G Elliott.
Mr and Mrs Henry Kettles of St Louis celebrated their golden wedding last week and posed for photographs for a newspaper artist marking half a century of marriage.
A female writer in a gray city observes life through tenement windows. She forms a fleeting romance with a distant Englishwoman, then discovers a deeper longing as a baby gift, a wife, and a letter reveal separation and new hope. Emily's bold confession reshapes her own future.
An Oswego merchant's 1815 journal notes high prices for salt at $7.25 per bushel and various goods like whisky at $1 a gallon and tobacco at 45 cents per pound. The writer contrasts then and now, saying modern costs are lower and dress goods and foods are more accessible, while the old days were not as good.
Quote from C. W. Lyres of Winchester praising Foley's Honey and Tar after his son’s severe membranous croup attack. Advert says Tufuse substitutes are sold by John Gifford.
An old advertisement touts Great tonic that braces body and brain drives away impurities and keeps you well. It credits C. E. Elliott with Rocky Mountain Teas as the remedy.
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