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Newspaper
Carey Times
Location
Carey, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1900
Page
3
Gertrude MM. Anderson in Detroit Free Press argues that a well made properly fitted corset enhances figure health and comfort. She compares a poorly shaped corset with a well fitting one, noting dramatic improvements in waist silhouette and overall appearance.
A Ladies' Home Journal writer recalls a village club formed in a country town with 1 000 to 1 600 residents and no public library. Seventeen members joined, one serving as secretary in lieu of money, each paying five dollars yearly. The funds bought 17 periodicals and 17 to 34 books from new publications for the club.
A New York Weekly critique declares gossips dangerous in domestic life and public morality. It argues they provoke fear and misery, reveal own sins through harsh judgments, and undermine social harmony with unkind remarks.
A Springfield Missouri inventor Seward A Haseltine receives a patent for a moth trap using a metallic receptacle with sloping sides and two polished tin plates set at right angles above a central lamp. Insects are drawn to the flame and reflections, then fall into water and coal oil to be killed, with the device lifted and emptied after use.
Professor Plumb explains corn smut as a plant pathogen that appears as greenish white tissue or black powder within corn leaves stalks or ears. The tubular structures house spores that develop into masses. stock-eating beliefs exist but evidence is limited.
Bake sweet potatoes until tender and mash. Mix two cups mash with one tablespoon butter one teaspoon salt one tablespoon sugar and a half saltspoon white pepper. Shape into cylinders dip in egg and bread crumbs and fry in hot fat.
A simple tip suggests adding a small curl of hair to pillows filled with pine needles to prevent matting and improve comfort. The note emphasizes an easy, practical touch for better pillow quality.
In a brief exchange Penn says he will take digestive tablets for the liver every morning as he boards in Chicago. Stubb questions the purpose of the tablets, noting the Liver reference in the dialogue.
Mr Barker thanks a donor for cigars saying they did not please him, but the experience made him realize smoking could become a terrible habit. Frey shares the insight, and Barker notes personal benefit from the gift.
A satirical note from Puck mocks a professor who objects to coeducation by claiming much time is wasted in flirting. The item highlights social debate on gender roles in education.
The author compares day laborers earning $1.50 a day with contracted piecework rates of $1.50 per acre for corn. He notes heavy corn and efficient cutting, then recalls past farming where racing to work boosted pace. He observes modern workers shirk and work only for pay, contrasting it with earlier motivation.
A collection of practical notes on farm life and husbandry. It covers manure absorbents for cows, methods to deter skunks with a strychnine egg bait, and the rising use of gasoline engines in Ohio due to lower operating costs and quicker readiness.
A discussion notes that higher yields reduce cost per bushel and can raise profit, though market prices and distance from market affect outcomes. It also lists home remedies for pigs with worms including spigella senna extract, turpentine in milk, and a tobacco decoction with doses for adults.
An advertisement from York Pennsylvania druggists N H Shearer Co praises Palmer's Lotion and Lotion Soap as top external remedies and urges readers to request free samples from Solon Palmer in New York. The text also includes unrelated dialogue about travel and a record breaking ship.
Frank J Cheney, partner at FP J Cheney in Toledo, swore an oath promising to pay one hundred dollars for each catarrh case not cured by an alleged cure. The oath was witnessed by A W Gleason Notary Public on December 6, 1886. Savor to before me and subscribed in my presence this 6th day of December.
A 1920s Baltimore scene recalls an inquiry into a stolen automobile with an eccentric exchange about a lynching. An investigation allegedly concluded the thief was the car rather than the thief taking it, presented in a humorous local dialogue.
For the present winter season the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company has improved its already perfect through service of Pullman Vestibuled Sleeping Cars and elegant day coaches from Cincinnati Louisville St Louis and Chicago to Mobile New Orleans and the Gulf Coast Thom asville Ga Pensacola Jacksonville Tampa Palm Beach and other points in Florida. Perfect connections made with steamer lines for Cuba Porto Rico Nassau West Indian and Central American Ports. Tourist and Home Seekers excursion tickets on sale at low rates. Write C L Stone General Passenger Agent Louisville Ky for particulars.
A Civilized era exchange shows a politician threatening arrest for libel after a cartoon depicts him. The cartoonist retorts that the image resembles the official, while the politician insists he does not resemble the subject he represents.
An ad extols Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a cure for many ailments from headaches to cancer by cleansing the bowels. It claims natural, painless relief with daily use at 10 cents and warns against imitations. A quoted exchange about a garden weeds underscores a thrift motif in the N O Times-Democrat snippet.
A collage of 19th century ad snippets highlights remedies for coughs and consumption. Claims praise Kemp's Balsam and Piso’s Cure with testimonials and price notes. The page also includes quips about love, theft, and industry alongside short quotes and advertising blurbs.
The market report from New York to Cincinnati shows mixed grain prices and livestock values. Wheat and corn vary by grade, with oats priced around thirty cents per bushel, while cattle and sheep fetch steady to strong bids, hogs trading around five dollars. Regional notes include Cleveland and Toledo price quotes for wheat, corn, oats, butter, cheese, and produce.
Letter to Dr Hartman from Mrs Lizzie M Brewer of Westerly R I extols Peruna as a cure for catarrhal affections including la grippe and general female weakness. She claims quick relief, permanent improvement, and urges young women to read the claim. The document cites testimonials from other users and notes a free treatise on catarrh offered by The Peruna Medicine Company.
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