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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1896
Page
5
A playful note from Puck ponders why Miss Swift is always out when called, guessing it might simply be her luck. The lighthearted remark hints at a recurring absence and a touch of whimsy in social etiquette.
The mild and sure Chamberlain's Coke, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is praised as the world's most successful bowel remedy. Druggists report it tops recommendations for diarrhoea, with user testimonials like B B Buffman of Friendsville noting relief from stomach pain and colic. For sale by O S Coffin & Co.
Fragments describe DeWitt cures for poison ivy and colic, a hiring ad seeking travelers in Indiana offering 740 dollars plus expenses, and a New York graveyard cat attack. The text also notes Li Hung Chang dining in Paris and a misprinted boarding-house ad from The Dominion Company in Chicago.
Many diamond diggers in Brazil contend the industry remains in its infancy. The system is drained and undermined by indolent ulcers and open sores. DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve is promoted as healing them quickly and as the best pile cure known by U S Coffin & Co.
An Atco Pennsylvania reader reports Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy gave nearly immediate relief from severe diarrhoea and is highly praised for safety and palatability. Advertisements cite O S Coffin Co as local druggists. Additional notes mention mining deaths, a glass trick with molten lead, and DeWitt's remedies for various ailments.
Malden Massachusetts resident Timothy W Lincoln claims to channel electricity from storms to heal chronic ailments. He recounts dozens of cures in days, insists on no payment, and notes a protected pension while living off land holdings and prior naval service. He describes methods of passing hands near skin to transmit energy. The story documents several patients with rheumatism nerves and paralysis showing improvement after sessions.
New Orleans reports a rapid rise in demand for Mexican silver dollars with brokers selling at 50 to 55 cents, bought for around 48 cents. Orders pour in from Cleveland, Indianapolis, Chicago and western towns as manufacturers and McKinley clubs use the coins to offer wage incentives amid campaign debates. Central American dollars see lesser interest.
The commissioner of Indian affairs directs Captain Beck, agent for the Omaha and Winnebago Indians in Nebraska, to pay $10 per capita in cash instead of the usual annuity goods. This marks the first substitution of annuities by cash at the agency, permissible only under expediency allowed by congressional enactment.
A lyrical ode to November's frost and scarlet leaves as cider sharpens and sheaves gather. The crisp air and distant mountains invite wandering and freedom, a tempering breeze that soothes the heart.
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