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Newspaper
Carey Times
Location
Carey, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1901
Page
7
An Italian journal outlines three prize winning methods to deduce a woman's age without arousing suspicion. First, claim a lottery prize and request her age to buy a ticket. Second, ask how long she has been married and feign astonishment at her youth. Third, learn how many years younger she is than her husband and deduce his age.
The San Diego Sun reports a windproof covered dustpan by Alfred Olson of San Diego California. The lid stays out of the way when the hook engages the handle and releases automatically. The pan opens and closes with a foot pedal, allowing the user to sweep in an upright position with both hands free.
Hair oils and preparations are unnecessary if the scalp is healthy. Brush daily, wash biweekly with cold water, and use mild soap with alcohol if needed. Stop hair loss by improving health and local remedies. A scalp lotion combines tincture of cantharides rosemary elderflower water applied after brushing. An in-house plant dip and a hair wash with rosewater ammonia tincture of cantharides glycerin provide alternatives.
A Senegalese chief Obendaga with 55 wives shares maxims on women. The quotes describe marriage, control, respect, and humor, portraying gender dynamics with sharp, controversial lines about jealousy, obedience, and the role of wives.
Milk helps with weight gain when consumed in moderation a quart or more daily aids fat buildup. Sip slowly to prevent curd formation that slows digestion. A tablespoonful of lime-water in milk neutralizes its billous properties for easier digestion.
A veteran housekeeper recommends a poultice made from luke warm tea leaves to treat a sty. Use a half spoonful of black tea with minimal water, steep, apply in muslin to the eyelid, and keep eyes shut for half an hour. Apply early before the inflamed head forms to aid the cure.
An Arizona experiment shows a peach tree with roots reaching 20 feet deep while soil water lies at 34 feet. Root spread does not mirror branch spread, and soil texture supports trees with limited surface moisture explaining drought resilience in some orchards.
Rural World advises farmers to reuse ashes as fertilizer on strawberry beds and in orchards, suggesting saving lead logs for soap, sharing soap boxes among families, and using coal ashes for durable walks. Dry ashes also feed pigs charcoal, with ash heaps fading from the yard through prudent disposal and reuse.
The American Asphalt Journal cites prehistoric Inca roads and Kentucky findings of natural asphalt rock mixed with quartz sand as promising for durable clean paving. The note suggests urban streets paved with asphalt rock could become standard, while a dairy woman’s sun up butter making is also mentioned.
Dos Wides worth eighty thousand in diamonds vanishes from a railroad stall. The $100,000 champion trotter Cresceus supposedly guarded a bag of diamonds. George H. Ketcham and his dog Cresceus recovered the loot after a burglary report in a Boston hotel.
The Times lauds the United States Bureau of Animal Industry annual report as a grand volume. It notes the work is timely enough and praises the department of agriculture in Washington for safeguarding stock breeders and the high practical value of the articles.
Mr Smithfield and Mr Wood discuss a theory that diet can influence character while sharing meals. The exchange touches sugar beefsteak lobster and beets with playful jabs about lending money and eating mutton.
Pope from Streatham recounts a dramatic recovery after using half a bottle of St Jacobs Oil given by a friend named Bowman. He claims years of rheumatism and sciatica vanished within days, prompting him to purchase more and later give a bottle away.
The notice announces greatly reduced round trip tickets from Cincinnati and Columbus to destinations in the Carolinas and Virginias on Dec 8 and 17 by the Norfolk and Western Railway. It lists D P Hull as the contact for rates and information at 45 East 4th Street Cincinnati.
Reports from New York Cleveland Toledo East Liberty Buffalo and Cincinnati show mixed commodity prices. Flour wheat corn oats butter cheese eggs cattle hogs and sheep prices vary by city with gains and declines noted across the grain and livestock markets.
In Stray Stories Uncle Charlie reveals a wish to be rich to gain affection. He believes wealth will bring him petting and care, noting his father is an old fool yet must be petted. The secret remains unspoken as the narrator contemplates the humor.
Hon. Judge Wing of the Federal Court of Cleveland issues a permanent injunction with costs and damages against a lawyer Gorey for manufacturing and selling an imitation of Cascarets. The ruling warns dealers and readers that substitutes harm customers and urges direct contact with the Sterling Remedy Company in New York or Chicago for authentic Cascarets.
A storm battered traveler pleads for a room with a phos fire saying he is wet. Jane and the landlord respond with warmth offering brandy and soda while noting the traveler’s wet condition and desire to get dry.
The Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo awarded Walter Baker & Co Limited of Dorchester Mass three gold medals for Breakfast Cocoa and all their cocoa and chocolate products and for the quality of their exhibit. This marks the thirty seventh high honor from major expositions in Europe and America.
Baltimore American notes a wry tale about Boomville offering subsidies to manufacturing firms. A clever man allegedly planted a rhubarb field to qualify for funds while promoting multiple pie plants.
Advertises Cascarets as a universal cure for ailments from headaches to cancer, claiming they restore bowel function naturally with easy movements. Promotes a 10 cent start and emphasizes genuine product in metal boxes with C. O. C. stamped on each tablet to deter imitations.
The Philadelphia Record notes a séance moment as the medium proclaims that the widow’s husband may be returning in spirit. The item shifts to travel advertising praising Nickel Plate Road rates and services including first and second class care, dining car meals from 35 cents to 1 dollar, and semi weekly transcontinental tourist cars between Atlantic and Pacific coasts with urging to consult a local agent.
In a Philadelphia Press column a playful scene shows a customer ordering a dog collar while a distracted salesman asks about shirt size. The piece also touts a Lackawanna Railroad route between New York and Chicago with scenic roadbeds fine cars and a European dining plan offering meals at minimal costs.
The Philadelphia Record notes a playful exchange about writing topics preferring butter to bread. A Mrs. Thos Robbins of Maple Street, Norwich New York, recalls Piso's Cure for Consumption saving her life three years earlier. The Atchison Globe quotes a proverb about professional card players and backache.
An open letter addressed to women from Mrs. B. E. Og. Smith, treasurer of the WWC of Kansas City. She urges belief in advocating and updating measures to uplift women, arguing knowledge and learning lose value without health to enjoy them.
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