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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1898
Page
7
A fragment from Tit-Bits describes a mother trimming her son’s hair with a sheet on the carpet, afront hair over eyes, and frequent mishaps. The boy endures sniffs, a nose itch, a fly, and a lopsided finish as he fears street judgment.
A New York State doctor aged 109 volunteered as an army surgeon for the President. Despite advanced years he can read without glasses and walk ten miles daily. The piece touts Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as superior for indigestion dyspepsia and constipation, claiming one bottle suffices.
A man named Weary Waggles collapsed at a water plug on Pryor and Alabama streets in Atlanta. The sudden water surge catapulted him into the air as the plug broke, and he rode the spray before scrambling to safety. He then fled south Pryor street, reportedly setting a local street record.
Ad promotes growing wheat for 40 cents a bushel with Salzer Seed Co seed and a 4 cent postage seed catalogue from La Crosse Wisconsin. Includes fertilizers and sample yields per acre for winter wheat rye oats clover and more. Also mentions travel routes and health ads alongside brief testimonials and slavery note.
Fragmentary notice advertises Hali s Catarrh Care with a price of 75 cents. The unreadable snippet mentions an institution and a Jerusalem or rocky mountain reference, but the full details are unclear.
An old advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Ease powder as a cure for painful swollen smarting feet. It claims instant relief from bunions and coins, eases tight or new shoes, and treats sweating calluses and tired feet. Sold by druggists and shoe stores with 25 cents by mail and a free trial package offering.
A witty exchange shows an office boy claiming kin in the war while a colleague jokes that every battle rumor spurs a trip to a baseball game. The fragment captures wartime rumor culture and light banter amid conflict.
Public notice lists one round trip fare in effect for August 2nd to nd. The route includes Linwood and Vermillion via the Nickel Plate Road, with religious meetings noted in the schedule.
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