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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1899
Page
7
A stranger in Crimson Gulch and Derringer Dan spar over municipal ownership in a terse Western exchange. The talk hints at law and pride in a frontier town as a tenderfoot learns a hard lesson about ownership.
Chicago Morning Record notes a heroic framing of a laborer living a hard life as a martyr. The piece emphasizes his bravery and the stark dignity in his toil, portraying the man with the hoe and the lawn mower brother in sorrow.
A Harlem Life snippet shows a playful exchange where a speaker asks for a horror love song but is refused, then requests two sticks of red chewing gum. The dialogue captures streetwise humor and casual banter within a urban voice.
In a poetic contrast the couple faces a choice between ideal love and practical needs. The man proclaims they will live on love while the woman counters with a desire for bread and butter, illustrating a timeless tension between romance and material security.
In Harlem Life, a tramp declares death has no terrors and admits to being "bloated capitalists temporarily out of capital" when asked what he can do for work. A companion questions the possibility of turning one's hand to labor, reflecting class tensions of the era.
A quotation from the Philadelphia Call jokes about wartime pricing, noting a proposed 75 cent charge with a two cent war tax per bottle. The text juxtaposes life’s discretion with fate, using a Puck poem line about aging and jars.
A line from Punch shows a boy writing to his school master praising rapid learning. The speaker notes starting with zero knowledge and claiming to know ten times as much in a short time, reflecting humorous self confidence.
A brief verse contrast frames two laborers, the patient man with the hoe and the man afflicted with a boil, in a Chicago Times-Herald quotation highlighting common toil and discomfort.
A short exchange from the Indianapolis Journal frames a social quip about embarrassment after an error with two speakers named Wabsley and Madge-l.
A courtroom exchange questions whether a stolen article was gold or gilt. The prisoner admits guilt, saying the guilt was his alone. The note references Jewelers' Weekly. The text later cites Rusais’s 1898 mercantile marine tally of 2,898 vessels, with 694 steamships.
A Brooklyn Life brief depicts Rigby guiding Mary to view the woman Billings spends his money on. Mrs. Rigby recognizes the figure in black lace as his wife, prompting astonishment at the marriage.
A foreigner asks for the hand of a wealthy American’s daughter, noting he has three daughters. The millionaire replies that it matters not, suggesting they could draw lots to decide. The exchange is rendered in a period tone reflecting a humorous social encounter.
Mrs Younglove taunts George over feeling treated like a child. He admits no reason, saying he must have been thinking of something else. Chicago Times Herald
A veteran counsels a young man in uniform to say nothing, not just no, as a Washington Star exchange highlights the value of restraint over blunt refusals.
In a playful exchange Miss Cayenne challenges a claim about romantic gazes. She fires a wager that he will not stand at a distance and view her eyes through a telescope, countering the other speaker’s flatter remark.
A humorous ditty about a man from Chicago eager to see a buzz saw and the coroner asking where his jaw went, delivering a dark punchline with playful rhythm.
A fragment from Punch features a poet and daughter in a terse exchange about tears at a small work. The dialogue suggests a comic moment where emotion over trivial effort is doubted and dismissed.
A fragment notes Time began with public salutes to a prince and a jockey. Washington Star comments on glory and decline. Flatterly remarks on female beauty fading with age, noting a girl’s beauty can drop rapidly around nineteen.
In Edward Marshall’s The Story of the Rough Riders Capt McClintock is wounded and a trooper lies beside him saying he is between the captain and the firing line. When ordered to flee the man reveals he is shot and refuses to leave. The hospital attendant later carries McClintock away while the trooper dies at his side.
A tragic tale from Vienna recounts Count Napodano abandoning his wife for Concetta Devato later Concetta Devajo. After divorce the couple reunites and the dying Countess Napodano bites Concetta, maiming her before dying with a smile. The Count abandons Concetta for another affair.
The piece discusses how ice cream is known as cream ice in English and traces its origins. It notes it was rare in England early in the century but familiar in Naples and Sicily where the cream was shaped into peach, apricot, and apple forms in molds.
The passage notes that all men of genius possess clear slow moving bright eyes. It claims this eye signals some form of mental ability regardless of the specific type.
In Brooklyn Life a daughter protests her father’s insistence on marriage. Fairchild grimly acknowledges the motive but she refuses to marry the chosen suitor, seeking independence over family pressure.
Comic exchange between Little Clarence and Mr Callipers features a pun about the funny bone and laughter in sleeves. The dialogue plays on anatomical humor and a playful parent child banter style.
Coroner asks if there are any identifying features on the deceased and the witness admits the man stuttered. The exchange hints at difficulties in identification as authorities search for clues amid a stammering reply.
The summer girl earns praise for her style as she works her father to secure the largest lot of frocks, a scene noted by the Chicago Daily Record with tongue in cheek commentary.
A Chicago Post remark questions if a stated engagement is genuine or merely a seasonally rehearsed imitation. The exchange quotes a dialogue about whether the engagement is real or a summer resort imitation.
The head waiter framed the dining room mood saying the motto centers on welcoming arrivals and bidding farewell to departures as guests settle in and depart, shaping the tone of service and hospitality.
A post dinner group in London attempts to fill time with personal boasts and light anecdotes. Fathers brag about six children and smart sayings, while others admit their weak efforts to contribute. The discussion ends with the sense that the extreme limit of human discourse has been reached.
A Brooklyn scheme circulated calling for two men to be named commissioners, aiming to place Noah Webster among the appointees. Aldermen Bridges and others dismissed the ruse, noting it as a trick involving local names and addresses.
A fragment from a 1900s prize fight article describes a man on the West Side seeking help after a fight event. He searches pockets for something and rings repeatedly for a janitor, finding no hotel nearby and noting family reasons preventing staying away. The scene ends with a door bell and unanswered calls.
A damaged OCR fragment shows a social scene with ellipses and garbled dialogue. The lines reference a society woman and unnamed speakers, suggesting a disputed topic or social pressure without clear attribution or resolution.
A cryptic note from an old newspaper fragment describes a cross found in the grave of a queen. The item is said to ward off evil, but the report is fragmented and unclear. No precise names, dates, or places are readable to clarify the story.
Brief readable notes describe Philadelphia events with scattered fragments. Names and details are limited, leaving a vague outline of local happenings and public activity.
Help wanted for thousands of harvest workers in Minnesota, North and South Dakota with room for many more. Half rates via the Great Northern Railway from St Paul. Address Max t Chicago Ill for details. The note cites a quote about belief and happiness in work and dress code.
A damaged OCR fragment discusses a man who will not provide reasons for his opinions and mentions the Lord and a Democratic reader in Washington Iowa. No clear event or date is discernible.
An ad for a foot powder that tightens shoes and soothes swollen hot sweating aching feet ingrowing nails corns and bunions. Sold at druggists and shoe stores for 25c with free mail trials offered by Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy.
In a Boston Traveler excerpt a mother prepares a porous plaster on a child’s back. Edna asks its purpose and Willie quips the holes are to ease the pain, reflecting a homespun observation of early medical remedies.
The listing touts Grove's TasTreLess Cart Tonic as a tasteless iron and quinine remedy for chills and fever with a no cure no pay promise. Sold for 50 cents.
A domestic quip from the Boston Courier shows a wife warning her husband that his continued indulgence will bring consequences, while the husband responds with pride about his financial probity. The exchange portrays a lighthearted slice of marital dynamics and social tone.
An old time remedy claims nine Laxative Bromo tablets will cure a cold in a day. Drugstores offer refunds if it fails to work. The ad implies a strong promise of quick relief from symptoms and a money back guarantee.
A compact collage of brief quotes and jokes from 19th century periodicals. It mentions sea waves note miserable returns, Teething Powders claims, fashion focus of girls, dye products, a murky remark on high ideals, Piso’s Cure for Consumption endorsement, a Rev. D. Buchmueller testimonial, and a humor line from Answers.
Brief Detroit Journal line notes a witty quip about love and the antics of girls and their little brothers, reflecting a humorous tone in a society page snippet.
Mrs Gertrude M Johnston of Jonesboro Texas writes that after childbirth she suffered spine spells and deteriorating mental state. Doctors treated her for female troubles with no improvement until Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound was tried. After five bottles neighbors noted improvement and she urges others to try it.
A testimonial from Mrs Errie Perkins of Pearl Louisiana credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Liver Pills and Sanative Wash with relief from female troubles after three doctors failed. She urges others to try the remedies and expresses strong praise.
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