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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1900
Page
7
Highland regiments march with pipers who sometimes ride elephants to move exhausted men. A piper played atop an elephant leading the Gor duns from Jellunder toward Fort Swangra when the animal snorted, shook its ears, and flung the piper and pipes into a ditch in protest of the tune.
A witty dialogue quotes a bright student questioning his father's knowledge and math skills. The boy admits he cannot extract a cube root without a text, then laments that parents often turn out to be a terrible disappointment to their children.
A Pensacola Florida mill has operated successfully for months proving paper can be made in the South for a handsome profit. The plant uses pitch pine for pulp and tests show wild cane across the Southern States can also serve as pulp material.
Mary J. Kennedy manager at Ar mour & Co. touts Peruna as a permanent cure for summer catarrh claiming eight years of travel caused stomach catarrh. She says three months of Peruna restored health and urges readers to request the remedy free of charge from The Peruna Medicine Co. in Columbus Ohio.
English conjuror J N Maskelyne faced a legal contest after offering 500 pounds for reproducing his Indian box illusion. Two Deptford clerks built a working box and performed the trick, but the jury disagreed on whether they discovered his method and awarded no payment.
A Collected excerpt notes Marwood the executioner in West's Recollections and his so called long drop with a boast about a six foot drop on Mr Peace. The item ends with a consumer warning to ask grocers for Russ Bleaching Blue and to avoid fraudulent imitations.
A humorous Life magazine quote notes Skinner received a bill for his wife’s car trips and has been laid up since. The doctor quips he is suffering from an overcharge of electricity, implying a financial shock from medical or transport costs.
The Eagle Linen Writing Table truied and unruled 100 sheets are offered as superior. Letter size costs 25 cents and Note size 15 cents. Ask your dealer for them and take no other.
Three thousand five hundred dozen goatskins are processed daily in Philadelphia to produce leather. The operation highlights large scale tanning and industrial activity in the city.
A short ad proclaims Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy priced at 75 cents. It claims the labor-saving machinery in the United States equates to a productive capacity of 400,000,000 people.
Jell O debuts a new dessert with four flavors Lemon Raspberry Strawberry and range available at grocers for 10 cents.
The quote notes that the ability to achieve greatness grows from the willingness to perform small tasks. It emphasizes humility and steady effort as the roots of larger achievements.
The Newcastle Chronicle explains three magistrate classes in England county borough and stipendiary. County and borough magistrates require no professional qualifications while stipendiary magistrates must be barristers of at least seven years. Appointments follow crown and council recommendations with stipendiaries being paid.
An advertisement promotes Grain-O as a nourishing coffee substitute made from pure grains. It claims similar taste to coffee, lower cost about 1 cent per serving, and broad availability from grocers.
A Chicago Times-Herald remark recounts a scene where a woman swore she would never speak to a man after a concert incident. She describes telling him she would faint if he did not remove her from the crowd, prompting a hurried exit and a dramatic rescue.
Do your feet ache and burn Shake into your shoes Allen's Foot Ease a powder for the feet It makes tight or new shoes feel easy Cures corns bunions swollen hot and sweating feet At all druggists and shoe stores 25c Sample sent free Address Allen S Olmsted LeRoy NY
Three Prussian army officers flew a balloon from Berlin to Prague in three hours, a journey that would take seven hours by the fastest express train. The feat highlights new air travel potential and military interest in balloon transport.
A letter from J W O'Brien of 322 Third Avenue N Minneapolis dated January 6 1900 extols Piso's Cure as a cough remedy. The brief note appears in a historical newspaper item reflecting early 20th century medical claims.
London authorities ban newsboys from yelling the contents of their wares in public. The move aims to curb street noise and maintain order while preserving access to newspapers for pedestrians.
A family question answered with a quick Jell O dessert idea. No boiling or baking needed. just hot water and cooling set. Available flavors include Lemon Orange Raspberry and Strawberry. sold at grocers for 10 cents.
An itemized ad style note states New Mexico's federal courts cost the government $75,000 annually. It also includes product promotions for Air Cushion Rubber Stamps and Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children with teething benefits and prices.
Try Grain O ask your grocer today to show you a package of GRAIN O the new food drink that takes the place of coffee. The children may drink it without injury as well as the adult. Grain O has the rich seal brown of Mocha and Java but is made of pure grains. It is easy on the stomach and sells for 15, 0 and 25c per package.
A fragment from the Indianapolis Press features a dialogue between Tonans and Mercury about forecasting storms. The exchange notes a predictive mood and a call to action, reflecting a weather or mythic motif in a telegraphed scene.
The Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad offers Homeseekers Excursion tickets on the first and third Tuesdays of June July and August to Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia Indian Territory Kentucky Louisiana Mississippi Missouri North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee and Texas. One fare plus $2.00 for the round trip with 15 day going limits and 21 days return limits. New wide vestibulated train operates between Chicago and Waco and Fort Worth with daily 1:50 p m departures and through Pullman sleeping cars and free reclining chair cars. Contact any agent or C L Stone for details.
The quote attributed to Liddon emphasizes that outcomes reflect the effort and steadfast virtue behind them. It connects fruitful results to deliberate, noble conduct and patient persistence.
A vintage ad touts Lane's Family Medicine promising daily bowel movement benefits for health. It claims gentle action on liver and kidneys and relief from sick headaches with prices at 25 and 50 cents.
A brief discussion on the notion that persistent focus on a single idea does not automatically label someone as a musical crank. The term may reflect sustained critique or advocacy rather than whimsy or folly.
A local notice urges women to seek safe advice from Pinkha in Lynn Massachusetts. It claims wide reach and asks readers to mention seeing the ad in this paper when writing to advertisers.
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