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Newspaper
Carlisle News
Location
Carlisle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1900
Page
2
The Paynesville Ohio street committee orders tearing down tin and cardboard signs advertising tobacco yeast soap and other goods from telephone poles as workers stay home amid a strong local demand for labor in Nova Scotia.
Estimated figures indicate a historic surge of visitors to Cape Nome as crowds seek cold exposure and difficult journeys. Experts warn discontent may mirror or exceed previous years as travelers pursue the harsh climate experience despite potential hazards.
Paris wooden racing tracks filled with numerous small holes resemble sieves. An inflated tire gains speed when it contacts less solid surface, experts claim this hole pattern increases track performance.
Fifty five House members signed on in favor of a bill to raise compensation to one thousand dollars. The Senate approved the bill with an amendment to take effect in the next Legislature, signaling ongoing action on pay reform.
The automatic Quaker Salesman s machine using a slot principle can dispense various articles for stated sums. It is expected to be manufactured by a rock company in Fort Wayne Indiana. The device was invented and patented by S P Grey.
The House of Lords lists 29 representatives with four dukes thirteen earls and twelve barons. The House of Commons has 25 members of whom 31 bear courtesy titles and three are baronets.
Sanitary authorities traced a Forestville Connecticut typhoid outbreak to a leaky pipe that diverted water from a small stream into the supply instead of the spring. The discovery linked the epidemic to the contaminated stream feeding the town.
The Department of State cautions the public against swindling advertisements and schemes about pretended estates in England and warns people not to remit money to strangers. It notes there are no great estates unclaimed in England or large deposits awaiting claimants in the Bank of England.
The article notes West Point’s 100th anniversary and recalls its opening on May 1, 1800 as a U S Army training school with cadets Joseph G Swift from Massachusetts Simon M Levy of South Carolina and Walter Keith Armistead the first Virginian cadet. Armistead later became a noted engineer officer and artillery colonel. It states no fortifications he or Swift built were ever taken by the British in 1812.
The court held the insurer could not forfeit the policy because a check mailed in time reached the company a day late. The prior practice of relying on mail delivery was not revoked, and the mail is treated as a regular public channel.
The article surveys persistent Mars theories from inhabited opinions to canal interpretations. It notes speculation on artificial canals, natural channels, or optical doubles. It cites T E R Phillips of the Royal Astronomical Society claiming to have seen a non parallel double canal, suggesting two separate waterways.
The Congo Free State faces alleged abuses as Belgians critique commercial companies for sending inexperienced agents who terrorize natives. Six Belgians await trial for the massacre of nearly 200 natives over rubber quotas, signaling growing public pressure for investigation and accountability.
Early tests in European factories show northern Texas hard wheat yields good macaroni and pasta products. Experiments indicate initial results are satisfactory with this wheat, promising strong use for pastes in European production.
Sweet Springs Missouri special reports H S Masey on his deathbed revealing a complete silver counterfeiting outfit and several half dollars he produced. He claims fourteen years of counterfeit work, mostly passed away from home, with his pieces described as high quality and easily passing as real money.
A. P. Stubbs arrived on the Aransas in New Orleans and described Cuba postal frauds. He explains how Charles Neely used an Ohio firm to supply paper duty free to Havana printers, allowing Cuban houses to win contracts at low prices while American bidders faced high tariffs.
In California near Grub Gulch two highwaymen stopped three Yosemite Stage and Turnpike Company stages and two soldiers guarding them. Maj. Rucker and Capt. Wilcox with 67 Troop F cavalry arrived shortly after to back up the arrest. The robbers, masked, took guns and about $150 from a passenger and about $50 from each stage driver, leaving mail and express undisturbed.
A Friday warrant sent former Deputy Auditor W. H. Reeves to jail with bail set at 7500 dollars. Officials seek the rest of his confession about Neely’s evolutions and a claim that Neely gave another man 5600 dollars. Reeves says mortgages were lifted from the accused’s property by funds from Neely.
Mrs Archie Young of West Superior Wisconsin declares she is free from neuralgia after five years of severe pain. She credits 5 Drops from Swanson Rheumatic Care Co Chicago with curing her, noting instant relief, restored appetite and sleep. Sample bottles offered 25c and large bottles $1.00. Young folks in love are urged to avoid waist time.
There is more Catarrh in this section than all other diseases and it was once deemed incurable. Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo claims to cure constitutionally by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. They offer a hundred dollar reward for any failure to cure and sell through druggists. Hall's Family Pills are recommended as well.
A woman who can seem to gain an edge on a rainy day is the subject of envy. Her steadiness and poise under wet conditions are noted as a striking trait provoking admiration and curiosity.
The ad touts Libby McNeill Libby Chicago as a source of ready to serve and quick prep luncheon meats. It mentions their booklet How to Make Good Things to Eat offered free on request. The piece ends with a brief remark about a bicycle rider.
William O Endisley of Vanburen Indiana asserts Pises Cure as the best medicine for throat and lung affections in a February 10 1800 testimonial. The notice presents a regional medicinal endorsement from an individual resident.
A reflective line notes that no stout woman believes she is as large as some other stout woman. The remark uses humor to explore body image and comparison.
A two week trial of Dr Kline's Invigorating Tone is advertised by Dr Kline's institute at 931 Arch Street Philadelphia. The offer promises restored vigor with a free $1 trial period though the origin date cited is 1571.
Advert suggests Grain-O as a coffee replacement for kids. It touts grain-based goodness, proper preparation tasting like premium coffee yet at about one fourth the cost. Available from grocers in 15 and 25 cent sizes. Some speak of strength and fame in different contexts.
Do Your Feet Ache and Burn Shake into your shoes Allen's Foot- Ease a powder for the feet It makes tight or new shoes feel easy Cures Corns Bunions Swollen Hot and Sweating Feet At all druggists and shoe stores 25c Sample sent FREE Address Allen S Olmsted LeRoy NY The old fashioned blond lace with a pattern scattered over it is revived again for veils.
Mail your binder twine needs to Sears Roebuck Binder Twine Department in Chicago and they will quote a price to either secure your order or force lower pricing. Message attributed to Alexander Smith notes good humor and popular generosity worldwide.
New York special: Della May Fox, the well known actress, was committed by Judge McAdam in the Supreme Court on Friday to the Wave Crest asylum at Astoria Long Island on a petition by her brother Willem H Fox and on the evidence of Drs Aestin Fint J and Edward Fisher which showed she is laboring under delusions.
Rest and help for weary women are found in Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Women are the subject, as it is a medicine known coast to coast. It has cured more sick women than any other remedy and readers send thankful letters printed in this paper.
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