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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1899
Page
7
A nameless English actress offered a kiss for charity in the provinces. Bids rose from two rupees to thirty, then eight hundred rounds, won by a colonel who revealed his grandson's fifth birthday surprise. He paid the debt, gifting the kiss to the boy with interest. The local charity benefited by eight hundred pounds.
In China guests dash about between meals to aid digestion. An American guest seeks remedy and turns to Hostetter's Stomach Bitters for stomach troubles. The ad promises relief for constipation indigestion or other gastric issues and implies failure to recover is fault of the sufferer.
The Montreal Street Railway Company insures all employees against accident or total disablement up to 1000 dollars. Motormen and conductors with two years of service receive a wage increase, and five year veterans get free uniforms. These voluntary concessions cost about 35000 dollars extra per year.
The single strand binder twine was the original concept of William Deering of the Deering Harvester Co. Chicago. The idea proved essential as it enabled the modern twine binder, and Deering Harvester Co. stands as the world’s largest binder twine manufacturer.
A fragmentary exchange shows Diggs-Money denying awareness of a topic while Biggs-No claims no knowledge, insisting distance prevented any discussion. The terse dialogue hints at a miscommunication or cover for unfamiliar matter.
Local publisher The Piso Company of Warren Pennsylvania touts testimonials with a bold promise of legitimacy and invites scrutiny over their claimed authenticity.
Between 7000 and 9000 pounds of plug tobacco are furnished yearly to Missouri penitentiary inmates. Also advertised are Ladies' and Gents' Aluminum Memo Books with a hand engraved floral design offered at 10 cents by STANDARD ALUMINUM Co with address in New York City.
An advertisement touts FITS being permanently cured with Dr Kunu’s Great Nerve Rice Booster claiming relief after one day. It offers a free trial bottle and treatise from Dr R H Kurns Ltd at 931 Arch Street Philadelphia. It notes Peter Cooper’s estate value of $6,000,000 at his death.
Tickets go on sale July 28 for a round trip to Chautauqua Lake with return by August 28 at special low rates. A peerless trio of fast express trains daily. Palace sleeping cars and superb dining car service with elegant equipment. Ask agents.
A reflective poem fragment laments delaying worthwhile deeds awaiting a future day. The speaker speaks of drift and idle effort, hoping for favorable winds, yet aging and lost time loom as the beckoning hand of despair leads onward.
Sydney Egerton discovers a letter from his wife Monica accusing him of deception and vows to confront Blair after a frantic night. Blair reassures him while they reveal the letters are a staged document borrowed for a friend’s experiment in truth and fiction. Egerton searches for Monica but finds no trace of her.
Egerton, seeking his wife, enlists friend Blair in a long search. When no news arrives, he writes a story from a husband’s viewpoint for the Free Lance, hoping his wife will recognize the truth. A telegram finally arrives: Can you forgive me Monica.
Blair and Egerton uncover a link between a prize short story titled The Living Past and Miss Mary Cartwright of Islington, deducing the author’s true identity as Cartwright Monica Carter. They trace the address to a small shop where letters for Miss Cartwright are held, hinting at a dramatic connection and hidden motive behind the tale.
A traveling man recalls a bet to carry four bricks half a mile without resting. He describes escalating fatigue, aching muscles, and near collapse before finally placing the bricks on the bar for $2. The soreness lingered for a fortnight.
Galveston exported 1,684,841 bales of cotton in the first five months of the season, more than 500,000 bales ahead of the same period last year, signaling a strong start to the campaign. The season’s early movement exceeds prior totals by a wide margin.
Ladies can wear shoes one size smaller after using Allen's Foot Ease powder shaken into the shoes. It relieves tightness in new shoes and bunions, cures swollen feet blisters and callous spots, and claims to cure ingrown nails and sweaty feet. Available at druggists and five stores for 25 cents with free trial by mail from Allen S. Olmsted LeRoy NY.
A playful exchange at a department store has a girl asking a shopper where they plan to spend vacation. The shopper replies they will travel by visiting every department in the store, potentially taking a full week to complete the tour.
The Nickel Plate Road announces its Seventeenth Annual Excursion to Niagara Falls on Tuesday August 15. Return tickets are good for fifteen days with options to Toronto for 1.00 extra and Thousand Islands for 6.50 extra. Stopovers at Chautauqua Lake are allowed without charge. Reserve Sleeping Car seats early. Tickets valid on any of the three Peerless Express trains. Inquiries to Nickel Plate Road agents.
An advertisement touts Eagle Linen Letter Paper and Envelopes as the proper choice for printers. It urges customers to instruct their printer to use this brand on upcoming orders. The copy emphasizes quality and brand preference for stationery needs.
Nickel Plate Road offers reduced round trips to San Francisco and Pacific Coast destinations with palace sleepers and dining car service. Ask agents for details on travel options and tickets. Mrs Winslow’s Baby Syrup advertised for teething relief with low 2 cent price per bottle. Ripans ads promote samples and testimonials. Note on ships and potential conversion to warships.
Dear Mrs Pinkham I owe you thanks for Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound After nine years of prolapsus and illness I became pregnant again and used the remedy through labor now I have a sweet baby girl I feel stronger and able to work and grateful for the relief Mrs Ep Ex Ling er Divine Texas
Mrs EMILIn Schneider of Detroit reports transformation after using Vegetable Compound Blood Purifier and Liver Pills. She says prior weakness and fainting nearly killed her, but now those feelings are completely gone and she feels strengthened.
Mrs Mathilde Richter of Doniphan Nebraska reports relief from ecatarrh and fatigue after using Pe-ru-na and L eto ne. She credits Pe-ru-na with helping through menopause and urges others to try it. Mrs Col Hamilton of Columbus Ohio also endorses Pe-ru-na for women and a free health book is offered by Dr Hartman Columbus Ohio.
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