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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1903
Page
7
Fragmentary ad copy instructs readers to keep a bottle at home and take a teaspoonful for biliousness constipation indigestion and headaches whenever traveling or ill. The text is incomplete and reads as a promotional health blurb.
An old time product pitch claims the syrup pepsin remedy will soothe infants. The caption urges trying it on the baby too and states it will cry for more.
Collected anecdotes include Lincoln’s rule about turning out for others, a stingy painter who hid a sitter’s portrait, an old judge’s casual awarding of cases, Dom Lorenzo Perosi at the Vatican, John Philip Sousa dodging a dinner invitation, and a dhow raid with a seized prize ship containing rifles and ammunition. prize money awarded to Lieutenant Bevan’s crew.
A Reuters account from The Kitty describes a high seas engagement off the Red Sea as a British gunboat pursues a Somali-armed gun-running dhow. The Kitty feints distress, draws close, then opens fire as the dhow circles and exchanges volleys. Lieutenant Bevan leads boarding attempts amid heavy gunfire.
A tired traveler arriving at the Midland Hotel recounts buying a scalper’s train ticket for 11 dollars. Conductor rejects it, forcing him to dig for fare. He borrows 20 cents from a porter and even leaves his watch to cover costs, seeking a bath and relief from hard luck. The tale ends with a warning: no more brokers for Willie.
A New York Sun excerpt advises spinach for complexion and iron absorption, mustard to quicken memory, cheese as a mild sedative, potatoes as fatigue risk, and apples for brain sustenance and spirit, recommending moderate cheese and regular meal integration.
A man named Mr Pacer and a friend used a weighing machine, inserting a two cent coin. The indicator spun to 297 pounds and stopped. The friend claimed a typical weight of 143 pounds and the reader concluded Mr Pneer weighs 154 pounds, ending with a pleased look.
A fragment notes a speaker, Elein Eben, discussing evolution and ancestry with casual dialect. The text hints at a debate on descent from monkeys and human origins. The excerpt lacks full context or clear events or figures beyond the quoted voice.
Physicians endorse Hartman Peruna as a cure for catarrh across the United States. Dr. Brand cites a patient with seven years of nasal and hearing issues improving after two weeks on Peruna. Dr. Gee notes improved menstruation and pelvic health alongside general strengthening. Patients are urged to write for health literature and seek Hartman guidance if results falter.
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