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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1900
Page
7
R N Mann of Falls Mills Tennessee recounts a long stubborn cough that robbed him of sleep and weight, says he consulted many physicians without relief, then used Ayer's Cherry Pectoral and began to improve at once. He claims his health fully recovered by age seventy four.
There is widespread catarrh across the region previously deemed local and curable only by local means. The advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio as the constitutional solution, claiming blood and mucous surface action with a $100 reward for any failure to cure. Druggists sell at 75 cents.
A reflective note evokes Bulwer-Lytton's idea that the soul's guidance persists after death. It frames death as a passage not an end and speaks to ongoing influence beyond the grave.
Ask your grocer for GRAIN-O the new food drink that can substitute coffee. Suitable for children and adults, it is praised for rich mocha like color yet made from pure grains. Priced at 14 and 25 cents per package, sold by all grocers. Beaumont quotes pity as a path to a woman’s love.
An old advertisement touts Kemp's Balsani as stopping coughs immediately. It urges readers to visit a druggist for a free sample bottle and offers 25 and 50 cent bottles. The copy warns delays are dangerous and claims Greenland has no infectious disease.
A Memphis Scimitar report explains how seasoned woodsmen bore into cottonwood or willow trees to access pure water during droughts. The piece recounts a court case where such tree tapping was offered as evidence about land accretion on the Mississippi, but the testimony was rejected by the federal court.
In a discussion on attire the piece notes Americans still value buttons on coats and sleeves from historic times. It traces origins to sword belts and flowing skirts and explains how buttons, sleeves and cuffs served fashion and dignity across centuries.
The article notes that sleeves were made with a slit back to the wrists to keep hands uncovered. The gentleman turned back the sleeves and fastened them to form cuffs, explaining why buttoned cuffs and sleeve slits are common on coats of the era.
Sir Charles Warren, a Royal Engineer with forty two years in service, has the most extensive South African warfare experience among recent divisional generals. He led Bechuanaland 1884-85, commanded Methuen's Horse, served in the Egyptian expedition, Suakim, and held key police and staff roles before guiding Thames district in 1895.
An article notes several exceptional apple trees near Stuart Virginia including a nine foot nine inch girth tree fifty two feet tall and seventy one feet wide bearing large crops this year. It mentions a Robertson tree about sixty to seventy years old parent to many Virginia trees and a past yield of 130 bushels from another Stuart area tree. Apple trees in Patrick County are praised for size and flavor.
Describes several historical blasts and the distances their sound or shock waves were heard. St Helens blast of eighty tons of chlorate of potash heard at Marple twenty eight miles away. Corunna explosion of 1500 barrels gunpowder rocked ground for miles. Hell Gate dynamite blast heard 183 miles away. Johannesburg dynamite shock felt thirty three miles distant. Lagouban magazine blast heard eighty four miles to Nice and Ventimiglia. Country within two miles leveled. houses crushed. trees bent or uprooted.
Americans consume sugar at a higher per capita rate than any other nation, reflecting extensive dietary patterns and industrial availability influencing national tastes.
A reflective line notes that mental strain, not physical labor, wears down a person. It emphasizes internal stress over external toil as the source of hurt. The quote frames worry as the deeper burden affecting well being.
The Cleveland Leader reports a new steamer launched with capacity over 9,000 tons, far surpassing the previous believed maximum of about 4,000 tons for fake vessels.
A late 19th century notice bemoans rising insanity linked to lifestyle and finances. It urges faithful use of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a remedy for stomach ills including constipation dyspepsia and biliousness.
Rubber heels for shoes and boots, priced as a ready made half inch thick affair, are promoted to reduce walking jar and thus lessen the headaches experienced by many women on city pavements.
Advertisement offering Know Thyself a free sealed book to any male reader who mails a notice and 50 cents for postage. The offer comes from Peabody Medical Institute at 4 Bulfinch Street Boston Mass. Also a short note about a Dayton man who always knocks before calling on his girlfriend to avoid proposing.
An ad touts Lane's Family Medicine as essential for health, claimed to act on liver and kidneys, cure headaches, and be sold for 25 and 50 cents. The author urging readers to stay with their calling adds a pithy life wisdom note by W. McCune.
The piece suggests Jell-O as a quick delicious healthful dessert prepared in two minutes with no boiling or baking. Simply add hot water and set to cool. Flavors include Lemon Orange Raspberry and Strawberry. Available at grocers for 10 cents.
Vienna policemen are required to understand telegraphy and to be able to swim and row a boat. Piso's Cure for Consumption cured a case of Pneumonia after the family doctor gave up all hope.
Land in England is described as having risen to five hundred times its value two centuries ago, indicating a dramatic long term increase in real estate worth.
Advertises Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets promising a one day cure for colds. Claims refund if ineffective with price 25 cents. Includes E. W. Grove signature on each box and quotes Bulwer Lytton about pleasure dulling the mind.
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad offers half-rate round trips on the first and third Tuesdays of March and April to principal points in Tennessee Alabama Georgia and West Florida. For details contact P. Sid Jones in Birmingham or Jackson Smith in Cincinnati.
The Overland Limited leaves Chicago daily at 6 30 p m arrives San Francisco on the third day and Los Angeles next morning with no car changes and full dining service. The Pacific Express departs Chicago at 10 20 a m offering first class and through tourist sleepers. Weekly escorted excursions on Thursdays. Tickets via Chicago and North Western Bay. For full information contact W B Knisgeem 22 Fifth Avenue Chicago IL.
Mrs Archie Young of West Superior Wisconsin reports relief from neuralgia after using 5 Drops Rheumatic Cure. She describes distant suffering, renewed appetite and sleep, and states friends will request more of the remedy. Sample bottles of 400 doses cost $1.00 and information is available from Swanson Rheumatic Cure Co Chicago.
A concise reflection notes that true nobility comes from a generous mind. The idea emphasizes virtue over birth or title, attributing moral greatness to character.
An advertisement touts Grain-O as a nourishing grain drink for children that tastes like coffee when prepared properly. It claims Grain-O is safer than tea or coffee and costs about 17 a day, with crocers selling 15c and 25c sizes.
A Burke aphorism notes that extreme rigor will harden all defenses against it, implying discipline breeds fortified resistance and resilience in opposing forces.
Jell O offers a new dessert with four flavors Lemon Orange Raspberry and Strawberry. marketed for eracers at 10 ets.
The Nickel Plate Road now accepts Central Passenger Association Mileage Tickets for passage on all trains. This expands travel options for members and strengthens existing fare arrangements with the association.
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