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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1900
Page
7
A family friendly prompt suggests Jell-O as a delicious healthful dessert. It prepares in two minutes with no boiling or baking required. Just add boiling water and let it cool. Flavors include Lemon Orange Raspberry and Strawberry. At grocers for 19 cents.
A humorous exchange notes the baby resemble his father and the sister-in-law, with the mother remarking the child is usually awake late at night. The quip highlights family likeness and parental fatigue in a lighthearted Punch-era tone.
A Washington Star report notes thirty flag factories in the United States with $12,000,000 invested capital and about $100,000 in wages. It cites 7,000,000 yards of bunting sold last year for flags and a mix of woolen and cotton materials, with production concentrated in New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Louisiana, and South Carolina.
A meeting of the Llousehold Economy Club features debate on women’s roles in cooking washing and ironing with one speaker arguing wives should direct servants while another voice counters that women should not be educated in such tasks while still ready to perform them when necessary amid sharp exchanges and applause. The discussion references American lemon consumption, import sources, and California growers as context for broader social change.
A Bermuda native Amaryllis Johansons thrives in a downtown seedsman’s doorway, blooming despite lack of water or sunlight. The salesman says these bulbs flower irregularly and cannot be kept back once they start, even in cellar conditions with only artificial light.
A Spectator description notes the butterfly rests head downward or atop stems with wings folded tight. In dawn light, gray sleepers along grasses unfold to reveal blue-tinged wings and a thousand azure flowers along the stems as the sun warms them.
Ex congressman A T Goodwyn of Alabama reports using two bottles of Peruna and feeling well within a week after long standing catarrh. The ad touts Peruna as a national remedy and urges readers to request a free booklet from Dr Hartman of Columbus Ohio. It also offers business openings along the Chicago Great Western Railway in multiple states with opportunities for various trades and industries through W J Reed Industrial Agent in St Paul Minnesota.
The article argues noses are neglected in beauty discourse. It cites Gaspar de Tavannes and Catherine de Medici to illustrate how a nose affects charm and sympathy. It calls for greater recognition of the nose’s prominence in appearance and public perception.
Promotes Swanson's Drops as a universal remedy for rheumatism and related ailments. Claims instant relief and curing power, with testimonials of success in nervous and other disorders. Sold by Swanson Rheumatic Cure Co at 14 Lake Street, Chicago, with options for direct order and agent recruitment.
Sophomores at Columbia College publish a list of restrictions for freshmen with prohibitions on girls canes pipes golf breeches hands in pockets sporty socks turned up trousers and soft hats. Freshmen must show general respect to the sophomores and loud mouth freshmen are to be dealt with summarily.
An 19th century advertisement states deafness results from an inflamed Eustachian tube and only constitutional remedies can cure it. It offers one hundred dollars for any deafness case caused by catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure and directs readers to send for free circulars from F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
A humorous note from the Baltimore American about a wife obtaining a certified census copy showing her husband as head of the family prompting a comical exchange. It highlights domestic roles and census record humor in a period-appropriate voice.
The Philadelphia Press notes Tess is performing well on the stage and advancing quickly in her profession with lively high kick implication.
Readers respond to a column in the Indianapolis Press debating renaming or reconsidering naming traditions. The piece uses quoted questions and casual customer language to illustrate public sentiment.
Best for the Bowels claims Cascar ets candies cure a wide range of ailments from headaches to cancer by cleansing the bowels. It promises easy natural movements and a 10 cent start, warning to beware of imitations and noting the metal box packaging with C C C stamped on each tablet.
Mrs. Bloomfield and Mr. Bloomfield discuss the Boers and how to properly label their role in America. They note the visitors appear on a delegate mission and debate whether to call them commissioners envoys or delegates.
3,000,000 acres to open for settlement as Oklahoma lands are announced. Subscription offer for The Kigwa Chief provides information on the lands, plus Morgan's Manual Settlers' Guide with sectional map. Prices listed include one year for $1.00 and a bundled package for $1.75.
A brief ad style item notes Indian Journal quip about bragging and lying, then promotes The New Dessert ice cream in four flavors Lemon Orange Raspberry and Strawberry available at grocers for 10 cents.
A vivid scene shows Chinese soldiers marching with a fan and an umbrella tied across their backs. The image highlights resourceful, everyday items used to endure long treks in military life.
The quote from John Billings asserts that genuine jesting requires a foundation of wisdom. It emphasizes disciplined thinking as the source of healthy humor rather than reckless frivolity.
A collage of vintage advertisements promotes various remedies and words of wisdom. Prominent items include Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer trial bottle offer, Piso's Cure for consumption, Mrs Winsor's Soothing Syrup for teething, Dee's Cough Bensam, Carter's Ink endorsement, Parker's Hair Balsam, Hindercorns cure, and White's Yu cathan bar for cyclists. Additional notes mention a Dawn Missouri editor naming his paper Twilight and claims about diamonds and sleep as beautifier.
A 1897 to 1900 sequence of letters from Mrs. Charlotte Johnson of Monclova Ohio details illness during change of life with womb ulcers kidney and back pain and describes relief and recovery after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letters promote the medicine as a cure and cite multiple patients yielding widespread endorsements.
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