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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1897
Page
7
The Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph quotes McSwilligen praising Caswell as progressive while another observer calls him lazy yet progressive enough to endure spring fever before winter ends. The article notes bodices with long points returning in evening gowns, pleasing women with short waists and stout figures.
A Chicago Chronicle feature describes a lettuce derived skin lotion. It outlines boiling lettuce juice, extracting the dry pulp, and combining with white wax spermaceti oil of almonds to form a green-toned cream. The method notes optional French vegetable green coloring and cautions on preservation.
Postmaster Sahm receives an unusual letter dated March 1897 from Lawton Kentucky Carter County. The note asks for the first lawyer with a good saw mill and mentions timber and timberland, naming Moses Kiser and Lawton Post Office in cryptic terms. The Indianapolis Sun reports the curious correspondence as a record breaker.
A row of proverbs compares birds, crows, and poets with human ambition. It argues against waiting for luck, praising resilience, contentment, and self-reliance in any condition while mocking passive observers and the idea of universal harmony with frogs.
Lord Chancellor Hardwicke narrates a thrift tale about his bailiff’s visit to Royston fair. Ordered to procure a son of a certain description, the bailiff returns boasting he has found “a sow exactly of your ladyship’s size” at the fair, prompting laughter in Wimpole Hall.
The missal sent by Leo X to Henry VIII granting the Defender of the Faith title was bought for 50000 dollars by the German government. The missal and parchment were gifts from Charles II to an ancestor of the Duke of Hamilton, and the nobleman's library was sold at auction in London.
A Piscataquis Observer notice alleges a Maine woman hater authored a public missive listing a community dinner at Relief Corps Hall Foxcroft to be served for 15 cents while labeling non voters as minors Indians paupers idiots and women with derogatory framing reflecting local social tensions.
India registered sharp wildlife caused fatalities with snakes causing at least 19 740 deaths, tigers 1 063, and other beasts including bears wolves hyenas elephants and various animals together accounting for hundreds of deaths and thousands of cattle losses.
The Board of Public Works plans extended asphalt paving despite protests from property owners. A surge of sidewalk bicycling concerns fuels rumors of a Westside Cement Sidewalk Bicycle Path Association. A theft of a horse and buggy leads to two arrests, while a hospital lover’s razor incident unfolds with a colored servant girl in jail. Officials discuss annexation redistricting, city appointments, and staff needs as the capital seeks new governance.
A slick young man rang a North Pennsylvania residence and claimed to deliver a message from the husband asking for her overcoat. The woman, noting a divorce and remarriage, doubted the request. the man fled before satisfaction or further inquiry.
A vintage ad claims No-to-Bac cures tobacco desire for 50 cents with promises of health and manhood, including a guarantee of cure and refunds. The text also shifts to culinary use of parsley with a quick method to chop leaves by blanching in boiling water with soda, then dicing.
Cascar ets s timmate liver kidneys and bowels. New eter suffering sicken weaken or gripe. 10c.
An 19th century advertorial describes hysteria from uterine nerves and urges Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as the remedy. It cites Mrs Levy Pratt of Wemleysburg sharing relief and invites readers to seek guidance from Lydia Pinkham’s clinic in Lynn Massachusetts.
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