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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1901
Page
7
Ad touts Ayer's Sarsaparilla for fatigue and weak nerves with claims it strengthens blood. The friendly drugstore pitch markets the remedy as the good old stand by family medicine priced at 1.00 per bottle.
A young woman recalls paying a dollar after reading an ad that claimed to remove rough red hands. An elderly woman asks for details and learns the promoter allegedly offered a solution by hiring "polite black ones" as the easiest way. The Indianapolis Press reports the questionable scheme and reaction.
The Nickel Plate Road announces Sunday May 5 the start of summer ex cursions for parties of five or more traveling on a single ticket between any two stations within 100 miles. Price per person is one dollar. Organize your group and contact an agent or C A Asterlin, Fort Wayne, Ind.
The cardinal visits publishers for a copy of his work "Confidence in God" but learns the order went to the stock room. A reporter notes the title and the missing issue as the scene unfolds in a brief item from The Wave.
A distressed letter details severe stomach weakness, heart palpitations, headaches, weight loss, and insomnia. The writer believes a uterine inflammation underlies the symptoms and seeks medical relief from Mrs. Williams and the advertised remedies.
In Hillsdale on April 29, news spreads of William Marks's recovery from a chronic kidney disease after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. Neighbors and physicians from nearby towns note his rapid improvement and declare the remedy miraculous against ailments like Bright's Disease and Dropsy.
Franz J. Chexey sworn as senior partner of F. J. Cozner & Co. Toledo firm to pay one hundred dollars for each Catarrh case cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Cure taken internally. testimonials sent. 75 cents. Includes Carrie Nation crusade reference and Indianapolis Press chatter.
An ad extols Grain-O as a nourishing grain based drink for children replacing coffee. It claims similar taste to coffee at lower cost and notes price ranges of 15 and 25 cents. The text then abruptly shifts to a note about hedgehog globe fish inflating its body to appear balloon like and safe from predators.
Coughing leads to consumption claim for Kemp's Balsam promising immediate cough stop. Free sample bottle offered at druggists with sales in two and fifty cent bottles. Urges immediate action citing danger of delay. Historical note recalls honey as a sweetener before sugar drinks.
The Pan-American Exposition at Buffalo opens May 1. Nickel Plate Road offers round trip fares at one and one third from late April with on date of sale and fifteen day return window. A Tuesday May rate of one fare plus one dollar applies with five day return. Contact nearest agent C A Asterlin TPA Fort Wayne Ind.
Summarily the town will soon have an electric light plant. Reports list a string of local misfortunes and accidents including a girl burned to death playing with fire in Evansville, a 38 year old woman struck by a train near Cementville, a two pound newborn in War Saw, a Vanderburg county elder killed in a runaway, a teen son accidentally shooting himself near Greenfield, and a Tipton man’s suicide tied to business reverses. Legal notes mention a Supreme Court affirmation on a mechanic lien case and district attorney succession rumors.
An advertisement touts the Nickel Plate Road as the shortest link to Buffalo and the Pan American Exposition. It announces April 1901 rates on the Peerless Trio of Daily Express trains and invites inquiries to Fort Wayne agents. A later line promotes nerve treatment and a Philadelphia address for a trial offer.
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