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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1894
Page
3
Advertisement claims to cure rupture fibroid tumors and lower bowel diseases without cutting. It promotes removal of stones strictures and other conditions by noninvasive methods, urging readers to request details from World’s Dispensary Association at 663 Main St Buffalo NY.
In the last day of a Darlington horse fair, several queer horses remained unsold until a buyer bought one for five dollars and refused a returned quarter as luck, offering instead another horse. A Little Tragedy from the Detroit Free Press follows about a merchant prince's daughter torn between happiness and love. The mail carrier, with a wife and eight children, is part of the tale.
Farmers are urged to stake tomatoes to prevent rot and aid ripening, plant late cabbage by August, and water if needed. Early cabbage should be kept loose and clean, peas may be repurposed for late cabbage, and rotted manure will boost growth. Turnips require rich soil and early sowing, ruta baga and white turnips are noted for nutrition, with caution advised for free grazing of turnips. Apples remain high priced, with demand likely to outstrip supply. orchard plots are a sound long term investment.
The article praises bees as a low-maintenance outdoor pursuit for busy women. It argues beekeeping is economical, with interchangeable frames and readily available ready-made hives. It recommends double-walled chaff hives for northern areas, notes winter protection, and describes potential honey yields and swarm production.
Buckwheat seed may be sown this month to yield a green crop that suppresses weeds and feeds bees during bloom. Advice covers stable fly prevention, pest barriers, and manure heap preparation, noting benefits to horse work and soil nutrients. The text also mentions statues, Browning’s grave marker, and various literary figures in brief notices.
A large agricultural exhibition opens at Williams's grove Cumberland county Pennsylvania thirteen miles southwest of Isburg on August 27. Exhibits cover over thirty acres with three daily meetings in the auditorium. Nationally known speakers will address the gatherings and President Cleveland may attend. The Rotary of Agriculture will meet practical farmers and free concerts and literary entertainments are planned each evening.
A New York dairyman reports heating milk to 130 degrees before creaming speeds butter production in all seasons and increases butter yield by about 10 percent with superior quality. He also advises efficient weed control by grazing sheep, proper salt and water access for stock, and diverse on farm feed to maximize cattle fattening profits.
A roundup of snippets notes New York City debt totals rise by 100.8 million in six months. Reports of typhus and water shortages affect miners in Coolgardia West Australia. Brown University researchers count 172 blind white species in North American cave fauna. Sweden remains highly Protestant with 2 million Catholics out of 6 million. Albany hosts a New York State Library School commencement with four graduates.
Indianapolis merchants and the Driving Park Association back a public enterprise presenting Last Days of Pompeii from September 3 to 22. The historial spectacle uses tableaux panto mime and marches with grand pyrotechnic displays nightly and a total expense of about 20,000 with receipts hoped to cover costs.
Excursion tickets via Pennsylvania Lines sold at reduced rates for six days from September 5 to 10 for G A R National Encampment. Returnable by September 25 with one stop over. Lines connect western Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana to Pittsburg. Inquiries to W F Abme District Passenger Agent Indianapolis.
A 19th century advertisement promotes Magnetic Mineral Mud Baths and Puritan Lithia Water at Warren County Indiana, claiming cures for rheumatism kidney skin and stomach troubles. It markets souvenir books, mail orders from H L Kramer and notes competing remedies like Syrup of Figs and Glenn’s products to boost health.
Fragmentary advert claims California Fig By products emphasize a well informed user base and a willingness to accept substitutes. The text mentions syrup and plant name confusion while highlighting consumer choice and product labeling.
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