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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1901
Page
8
A walnut log found by an excavator along a creek bank near Grreecastle drew an offer of 1,500 dollars but the landowner asked 1,800. The finder, after securing possession for 15 dollars, notes the timber’s ancient, heavy, mahogany like hardness and long burial under clay. The owner remains confident of a higher sale.
A fragmented clipping mentions S. A. Brown of Bennets le S C as an editor figure in a historical note, with garbled phraseology suggesting prior activity or identification within the Bennets le region.
The ad promotes Mexican Syrup and Mother's Worm Syrup as quick cures for colds, coughs, and tape worms, with 25 cent prices. Gooch's Sarsaperilla is claimed to purify blood and restore strength. Other products include Mexican Root Pill and Good's Quick Relief for pain, with guarantees and money back offers for some remedies.
The guide describes nightly and morning air baths to aid sleep. It advises standing by an open window, slinging the body forward from a shoulder height, twenty reps across sessions, and a breathing exercise with arm stretches to expand the chest and lungs while exhaling slowly.
All Sadieville residents note Mrs. S. P. Whitaker’s marked health improvement after Dr. King’s New Discovery. Her husband credits it with curing her chronic bronchial trouble and aiding their granddaughter’s whooping cough. The ad claims universal cure for coughs colds la grippe bronchitis and throat and lung diseases with bottles 50 cents and 1.00 and free trials at Clas Roger's Com Paul Kroger bias insomnia noted.
A youth oriented page in the Saturday issue features Talks with our boys and Girls with entertaining illustrated stories and curious facts, along with condensed world news and the Open Window Club department appealing to young readers.
A vintage ad touts Dr King’s New Life Pills to treat liver trouble and purify blood for a rosy, clear complexion. It claims the pill costs 25c at Chas Rogers and jokes about talking pedigree elsewhere.
A fragmented note mentions a beauty thief ras and a warning to drive away pimples and back heads. It references Rocky Mountain Tea tonight and names Chas and Roger in unclear context.
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