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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1900
Page
7
A vignette on nervous prostration and insomnia cites Mrs. Hartley of Chicago who allegedly recovered from indigestion exhaustion and backache after using Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. The piece presents the product as a warning and proof of efficacy for suffering women.
Obituary notes R G Dun of New York a leader of a global mercantile agency with branches in major cities. Born 1826 in Chillicothe Ohio, he rose from country store wages to head the firm by 1859 and built its exacting credit standings across nations.
Pearson's notes describe how tropical sloths sleep suspended by curved claws, forming a hammock-like posture in trees. Bats, including large fruit-eating species, likewise hang upside down, using membranes as shelter and protection while resting.
In Chicago Catholic Foresters, conductor S. B. Bush, known as Holy Name Court president, suffered Bright's disease. Rush credits Dodd's Widney Pills with curing his ailment after two months of use, noting the medicine never failed to cure Bright's disease and selling for 50 cents a box through dealers.
The Pescadores Islands lie between Formosa and the Chinese coast. A Japanese geologist reports that northeast winds over nine months annually have eroded the group, shrinking their original area and leaving a barren quasi-desert amid southeastern Asia's green island world.
An American physician in China reports strong vitality among natives after treating 100 cases in a dispensary. He notes several very serious illnesses yet none proved fatal, highlighting the resilience observed in the local population.
The term bedlam derives from Bethlehem House in London once run by a sisterhood and later an insane asylum. Early sixteenth century treatments aimed to frighten patients from lunacy, including surprise floors surprise baths and flogging. The mispronounced name came to signify chaotic, awful conditions.
A decree abolishes Siberia as a penal colony following the Siberian railroad project. The note links rapid settlement of the plains to the abolition and extols Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a remedy for digestive issues.
A description of Markneuchen and surrounding villages as the world’s sole center of violin making with about 15,000 residents all involved in crafting parts of fiddles from children to elders.
One hundred dollars reward offered for incurable catarrh case by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F J Cheney & Co of Toledo, with endorsements from West & Truax and Walding Kinnan Marvin, Toledo druggists. Cure taken internally. price per bottle. testimonials provided.
The Bishop of Litchfield pronounces greater excommunication against a clergyman convicted of grossly immoral conduct, a rare punishment within the Church of England.
Headline style advertisement touts Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a health cure for any ailment from headache to cancer. Claims it “helps nature” with easy natural movements and costs 10 cents to start. Stamps each tablet with C. C. C. and warns against imitations.
Graphite used in lead pencils was first found in Siberia in 1842. A mine there has produced 33 000 hundredweight of graphite since 1856.
An old advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets to cure a cold in one day. Druggists refund money if it fails. E. W. Grove’s signature appears on each box. Vic.
Experts estimate the Transvaal war cost each large London daily about 300 000 dollars. The note also mentions Mrs Austin’s dress and Mount Edgecombe Alaska’s vast crater forested rim. Endsley and Alcott provide short quotes.
An old advertisement claims Kemp's Balsam stops coughing immediately and prevents consumption. It promises a free sample bottle at the druggist with 25 and 50 cent bottle sizes and urges immediate action to avoid danger.
An advertisement claims Lane's Family Medicine aids digestion by moving bowels daily and promotes liver and kidney health. It promises cures for headaches and lists prices at 25 and 50 cents. The copy mentions twenty creeks in the country named after the Tiber.
A historical note states that Australia has no rivers of consequence and that the continent’s interior is almost devoid of water, highlighting arid conditions and scarcity of surface drainage across the vast land.
A quick dessert idea promoted for daily meals. Jell O promises two minute preparation with no boiling or baking required. Add water and chill. Flavors include Lemon Orange Raspberry and Strawberry priced at 10 cents at grocers.
An advertisement invites readers to place orders with Geek Box 219 in Fort Wayne Indiana for air cushion rubber stamps claiming best quality and lowest price.
Report estimates more than three million people in the United States receive some form of charitable assistance each year, highlighting widespread reliance on philanthropy and social support networks.
Carter's Ink Co of Boston Mississippi advertises a free booklet titled Ink lings claiming wide use proves quality. The notice adds a claim that people hear better with the right ear than the left.
A quotation notes that excellence comes from mastering oneself with a nod to Bacon. An advertising line urges readers to choose Eagle Linen for letter heads and envelopes from their Job Printer.
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company enhances through Pullman sleeping cars and day coaches from Cincinnati Louisville St Louis and Chicago to Mobile New Orleans and gulf coast destinations including Thomasville Pensacola Jacksonville Tampa Palm Beach and other Florida points. Perfect steamer connections to Cuba Porto Rico Nassau West Indies and Central America. Tourist and home seekers excursion tickets at low rates. Write C L Stone General Passenger Agent Louisville KY for details.
The Edinburg newspaper editor was condemned to pay damages for libel against a local merchant. Insults passed between them including calling the editor a wee snake. The editor later labeled the merchant a great adder in a statistics piece as revenge.
A health product notice offers a refund of 10e for each package of PUTNAM FACELESS DUE that fails to satisfy buyers. Monroe Drug Co of Unionville Missouri distributes the item through druggists.
Danish lighthouses receive oil to pump on the waves during storms. The quote notes that the sum of individual actions forms a nation’s character.
Jell O offers four flavors Lemon Orange Raspberry and Strawberry at grocers for 10 cents. Try it today.
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