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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1902
Page
7
A fragmented note recalls past illness with pain, swelling limbs, and dizzy spells. The writer credits Prozxam and Dean Mes for improved health after a period of suffering.
Agnes and her sister faced danger in the water when their horse Tom swam to them, pulling them ashore as the family watched. Tom reveled in praise after guiding the girls to safety, and Mr. Bain vowed not to sell him, planning a monument upon his death to honor the rescue.
Mrs. Lee S. Sanders of Matthews Arkansas recounts how reading Dodd's Almanac for 1902 led to trying Dodd's Kidney Pills. She states her lifelong kidney trouble improved quickly after use and she is now as well as anyone, recommending the pills as a cure for kidney trouble.
Henry A. Salzer of La Crosse Wisconsin known for Salzer Seeds travels to Europe with his wife to explore new varieties of farm seeds in Russia and Hungary. The trip aims to study seed development and improve offerings planted worldwide.
The New Yorker notes a new fad among ladies in Down East to carry a cane while Kansan observes the familiar habit of lifting it. The Baltimore American quotes these regional quips as a light note on fashion.
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure for internal use priced at 75 cents. The piece also quotes John Donne claiming venison haunches as the most delicious food.
Secretary Downing of the State Board of Agriculture prepared a calendar of Indiana fairs with dates and names of secretaries. The list names many towns from Swayzee to Vincennes with Sept dates and officials such as E C King C W Travis W T Hopkins and J W Halladay among others.
Walter Brown of Ghent Kentucky died when a casting fell on him at Peru steel mills. Theodore Webb, 19, killed by a road cave-in near St Rose. A gas well near Muncie yields 1 000 000 feet daily. George Meager, 35, killed by a train near Riverdale with Lexington home. Temperance victory in Petersburg no dram shops within six months. Rourke Cochran to speak at Fort Wayne court house dedication September 3. Harry Brown, a boy of unknown age, badly scalded by ice wagon incident in Muncie. Gas light explosion injures Thomas Mount at Lafayette pumping station. Hartford City high school spent 38 4 per pupil. 75 pupils enrolled. Hammond courthouse cornerstone on September 15 with Governor Mount and Masonic order. Charles Hartley fatally hurt at Goodland elevator. leg amputated. Sisters of the Holy Cross conclude annual council in South Bend. David McPherson body found near Warsaw epilepsy listed as cause of death. Salem orders mail bans on rubber tired buggy raffle material. Collision at Greenwood injures Mrs. John Freeman. runaway unhitched. Indiana patents issued to Beall, Churchward, Crow, Davis, Dickerson, Gordon, Epperson, Hedge, Moody. Cincinnati Richmond and Muncie train wreck near Draley’s Station. engineer killed, fireman injured, two hours late. July 4 similar wreckage noted. Glass workers leave Indiana for West. possible labor shortage. James Garvin’s pear tree bears after iron nail soil treatment.
A ship cat aboard an oil tanker, dropped at Philadelphia docks with newborn kittens, returns later to Bayonne to find her litter grown. The cat leaps ashore as Captain Hugo’s dog barks a welcome, and the reunion with her kittens brings evident joy to all aboard.
John Henderson who carried out the sentence of death on Louis Riel is dead at his ranch near Glasgow Montana. He was born in Scotland eighty years ago and came to the United States as a youth. A veteran scout in Canada and the United States, he served in Indian campaigns and later hanged Riel at Regina in 1885. His government claim of 15000 dollars was recently allowed and will go to his widow on the family ranch.
A Wisconsin reader recounts kidney trouble and back pain after a piano lift. After doctors and medicines failed, four boxes of Dean's Kidney Pills from Foster Milburn Co. cured him. A free trial offer is available by writing to the proprietors in Buffalo.
Riggs discusses temperance while accusing Miss Diggs of inconsistency and cites the salt ticket. The dialogue references printing and Bible distribution history, a medicine testimonial for Piso's Cure, and modern Stockholm telephone density.
Mrs Esther M Milner of DeGraff Ohio reports headaches and fatigue preventing housework but after four bottles of Peruna she is completely cured Miss Mamie Groth Platteville Wisconsin thanks Peruna for relief from backache and headaches and Dr B Hatha Hartman Sanitarium offers free advice to women on female disorders via letter Dr Hartman in Columbus invites case details for free guidance and evaluation
The Washington Star notes an American quip that a coronation is one of the few things in British tradition Americans feel unable to imitate or improve. The exchange features an English gentleman and a monocled American with a sword.
Nickel Plate Road offers summer Sunday excursions from Fort Wayne to Chicago and return for $2.00. Tickets on train No. 5 out and No. 6 back valid same day. See Ticket Agent C A Asterlin Fort Likland o. 128. Also notes Paris Calais high speed rail now covers 18414 miles in three hours with a brief stop.
An offer for a Self Iaking dating stamp costs 75 cents. Address provided is Lock Box 219 in Fort Wayne Indiana.
In Philadelphia Record style, noting a remark about a person joining the diplomatic corps. The quip highlights that his prior role as stage manager for an amateur dramatic club suits him for diplomacy.
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