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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1900
Page
3
A Philadelphia Record item profiles a colored man who, after working as a boy in a photo gallery, started his own business photographing tombstones. He visits cemeteries, develops plates, and shows proofs to relatives, often selling many pictures without formal orders. He also visits marble works to capture stones early, a practice described as a ten strike.
Salzer Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin touts seed offerings including a Million Dollar Potato and a 10 sample mail offer. The catalog highlights grain and feed seeds for sheep cattle and swine and promotes rape at 25 cents a ton.
A quarrel unfolds as a woman scolds a persistent man for silence, and he replies he avoids strong language in a lady’s presence. The exchange centers on his refusal to speak despite her lengthy rebukes.
Real estate notices describe cheap farm opportunities in Virginia. Shipping address A. T. Stewart in Carson invites readers to request a list and descriptions of available properties and rare bargains.
Several English firms in car manufacturing refuse further orders unless contracts include a nine months delivery clause. Also a pitch claims Piso's Cure for Consumption as a remedy for coughs asthma and bronchitis.
A poetic fragment describes the mountain peak called Success. It notes few reach the top except those who watch for the passage of Opportunity who carries upward those who seize him.
An advertisement from Dr. Kline's Institute at 81 Arch Street Philadelphia offers a free trial bottle of two weeks' treatment. The tonic is promoted as a cure for vitality weakness and debility with the institute established in 1871.
A reflective note quotes Charlotte Bronte urging readers to avoid lingering in anger or nursing grievances. It emphasizes choosing forgiveness to value life and happiness.
The Nickel Plate Road will mail the 1900 Calendar to any requester sent to the General Passenger Agent in Cleveland Ohio. The notice recommends Eagle Linen Letter Paper and En velopes for printers and urges customers to specify this brand on future orders. It notes that some men are too inoffensive to strike a bargain.
A misanthrope laments world emptiness and recalls a Hawaii eruption at Mauna Loa as the traveler counters with a different view. The Washington Star note paints contrasting perspectives on wonder and desolation through a brief dialogue.
An inventor claims to have perfected an electrical appliance that will enable the blind to see, a discovery hailed as bringing happiness to those with defective eyesight. Also promoted is Hostet ter's Stomach Bitters as a cure for indigestion and related ailments.
The queen was raised in her father’s Pesth castle with feudal customs. Nightly, he descended to lock the outer gate and the hall door. The hall’s two tiered seating aligned with daughters at work or music and attendants below.
A letter from Mrs. B S A Brigham of Ross Creek Alberta describes Beaver Hills near Fort Saskatchewan and Edmonton as rich bottom lands with wheat oats barley and vegetables yielding high harvests. She notes mild summers long twilights light storms low winds cold winters and a growing community of Canadians Swedes Americans with many bachelors seeking wives.
A 19th century advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh a constitutional disease. It promises internal action on blood and mucous surfaces and offers 100 dollars to any case it fails to cure. Contact F. J. Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio. sold by druggists for 75 cents.
An advertisement touts Grain-O as a healthy substitute for tea or coffee for children. It claims Grain-O is made from pure grains and tastes like the best colas while costing about the same. The copy urges widespread use to improve health.
Singular fact about trees roots and branches resembles each other when inverted. Dropsy treated free by Dr. H. H. Green's Sons of Atlanta Georgia described as the great est dropsy specialists in the world. Read their ad in another column.
A Philadelphia North American snippet notes a tradition of Miss Oldie Kissing under the mistletoe as an ancient custom. The piece pairs a light social moment with a humorous exchange between Carrie and a unnamed speaker.
Reported observation notes rattlesnakes bite themselves to death when enclosed by a ring of fire surrounding them, illustrating a lethal self-destructive response under confinement.
An advertisement promotes air cushion rubber stamps with claim of best and cheapest. It instructs sending orders to Lock Box 219 in Fort Wayne Indiana. Also promotes Mrs Winslow’s Teething Syrup for children noting soothing effects and a six cent price per bottle.
Try Grain O. The new food drink that replaces coffee and can be enjoyed by children and adults. It has the rich color of Mocha and Java but is made from pure grains and is easy on the stomach. Priced at 1 cent, 15 cents, and 25 cents per package. Also note the pencil origin in England in 1664.
An old advertisement touts Lane's Family Medicine as a daily bowel aid promoting health. It claims gentle action on the liver and kidneys and claims to cure a sick headache with prices listed as 25 and 50 cents.
A brief reflection contrasts pride and poverty, noting they rarely align as similar forces or destinies in society.
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