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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1899
Page
7
An American chemist and analyst who visited India reports through experiments that the Ganges water is entirely free of germs and animaticulae. He asserts the river not only remains pure but can purify other streams joining it.
Richard Connell, keeper of the Wellington Avenue bath at Chicago, claims easy rescues with self confidence and swimming. In four seasons no life lost despite many patrons and strong undertows, earning him wider fame as a life saver cited by the Inter Ocean.
An Aboriginal expert in dodging missiles impresses with sharp vision and precise judgment. The account highlights his quick eye and steadiness under threat, illustrating remarkable reflexes and accuracy.
Rescuers share life saving tips from drowning incidents on the water and warn against close contact with panicked swimmers. The piece includes anecdotes of aboriginal agility from Mr. Chauncey and a San Francisco charity tale where a doctor and a wealthy patient fund care for others.
William Jackson of Reading California, son of Embezzlement convict Honest Bill Jackson, paid his father’s debt with his life after vowing to make right the $50,000 loss. The elder Jackson, Shasta County treasurer, hid his gambling theft by theft and cover up.
The French officer Hourst recounts a Niger River voyage with four companions in a small aluminum boat from Timbuctoo to the sea. He offers humorous, often biting descriptions of Niger women and customs and notes his shy English manners when observed. He even muses on receiving breeches amid a war message.
Kansas City Star describes the ham smeller who inspects meat with a trier and nose. He tests by scent from 7 AM to 5 PM, standing in a barrel to keep clothes clean. A slightly off odor marks meat as rejected or sent to rendering.
An inventor introduces a light ray torpedo that can explode on demand. The ad also touts Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a cure for constipation dyspepsia and liver complaints with a private revenue stamp on the bottle neck.
The North American Practitioner reports Dr. True of Philadelphia testing tomato juice as a tonic for blood health and mentions U S and German experiments. It notes wartime use of tomato juice for troops and cites Nickel Plate Road’s Sept 2–5 1899 rail fare to Chicago for Goethe birthday events. Also includes a humorous exchange about the Samoan crisis and a reference to Sam Owen in a Washington Star line.
Justin McCarthy recalls Rev. Henry Ward Beecher who opened a sermon with a letter bearing one word Fool. Beecher quipped that many write unsigned notes, but this man signed his name and forgot to write the letter.
Shake Into Your Shoes Allen's Foot-Ease relieves painful swollen smarting and nervous feet. It makes tight shoes feel easy and cures sweating calluses and tired aching feet. Sold by druggists and shoe stores or by mail 25c stamps trial package free Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy NY.
A traveler asks if the locality is healthful. The native replies that only one death occurred in nine years and it was the doctor who died. The traveler asks the cause and the native answers starvation.
Sourceless quotes tout Hall's Catarrh Cure as internal use with a price of 75 cents while praising Piso's Cure for lung and chest diseases. Readers also hear opinions on wealth and virtue from Barnes Tormer It and Tighe Walker Wel. A Windsor Canada testimonial adds skepticism about parental discipline in a separate line.
The Modern Woodmen of America hold a log-rolling picnic at Fort Wayne on September 4. Nickel Plate Road will sell round trip tickets at one fare for the day, with return valid the same day. Inquire local agents.
The line offers a humorous maxim suggesting it is cheaper to hire someone else to tell the strong man he is not truthful, framing the idea as practical advice rather than insult.
Miss N J LockHeart of Evita Bata Pa writes that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills cured years of dropsy kidney trouble fainting spells and female weakness and removed a tumor. She praises the quick free responses from Mrs Pinkham and hopes others find relief.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer recalls a family dinner where Master Tommy behaved well until cake arrived. He grabbed the largest piece, declaring he would take more if Dr. Choker were not present, and gave the pastor a sharp glance.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quip notes the big chair trust is perfected but mocks the ground still needing a seat. The playful exchange centers on a proverb about worth and preparedness in a humorous frame.
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