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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1898
Page
7
A Washington Star excerpt shows an officer denying enlistment to Mr. Smith because he is married. Smith argues married men can be as courageous as bachelors. The officer explains the policy requires single men to enlist to support families. Smith retorts his wife runs a boarding house. The exchange reflects wartime recruitment attitudes.
A Johnstown Pennsylvania letter extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from headaches dizzy spells hot flashes limpness nervousness and kidney and womb troubles. The writer claims improved sleep appetite weight gain and overall health after using the remedy.
A fragment notes stamps and stamps as banks recall stamps used on checks. Entries include Internal Revenue stamps of the 60s, regular postage stamps, Omaha postage stamps, proprietary stamps, 1898 documentary stamps, and postage-due stamps. The Jazeville Gazette and Cincinnati Enquirer are cited on wartime intelligence claims.
A young man explains a heart tingling sensation after a trip to Mackinac and encounters questions about back pain and romantic encounters. The doctor tests by asking routine questions while evaluating whether the symptoms point to love versus illness.
A Bedford resident recalls a man who saved the flag and suspected a Spanish spy. The witness describes a cross roads scene, a pole set by locals, and a glare of dark coloring with gleaming teeth. He alleges the suspect attempted to cut a flagpole, but the hero intervened with a warning.
The piece notes predicted clashes among foreign powers over China and comments on America’s ailments. It urges use of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters to combat constipation and stomach diseases, claiming it restores strength and health.
A judge notes that Van SynS Sa attempted every known remedy for consumption as a comment on the medical chest of the era. The remark underscores persistent medical practices and skepticism toward curing illness.
An advertisement notes a powder called Foot-Ease to shake into shoes for burning corns and bunions. Allen S. Gimstead of Le Roy New York druggists says it eases sore tender feet and fresh shoes. It costs a quarter and samples may be sent free to any address. The Nile is named as a principal river in a garbled inset.
An advertisement promotes winter wheat and farm seeds from John A Salzer Seed Co La Crosse Wisconsin. It highlights 40 cents per bushel wheat and seed samples with prices like 4 cents postage and claims high yields. Also mentions a cold remedy Laxative Bromodes tablets 25 cents with refund if ineffective.
A Chicago Daily News line muses that whenever a man looks in a mirror he imagines himself a hero, reflecting on self perception and mythmaking in everyday life.
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