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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1904
Page
3
A short warning notes revolt signs and touts Electric Bitters as a cure all for nervousness sleeplessness stomach upsets and bodily tonics. It claims to cleanse the stomach kidneys and liver, improve blood and overall weakness. Priced at 50 cents with a satisfaction guarantee by M A McClain, Druggist.
George W. Emory of Rock Mills Alabama endorses Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets for indigestion noting they suit his case better than any remedy he has tried and help him eat more freely at age fifty one. Sold by J H McCarty and Son.
The exact vote cast in Indiana was 674 161 with no guess exact. Frank Mull of Rushville won by guessing 671 171, within ten of the exact total, seen as a stroke of good luck and judged as near perfect foresight by some observers.
A. H. Thurnes, coal operator of Buffalo City, writes of kidney and bladder trouble eased by Foley's Kidney Cure. He reports brick dust stones passed, then relief and renewed health, claiming it has done him a thousand dollars worth of good. testimonial also cited by J. H. McCarty & Son, Carthage.
An Englishwoman travels in Mesopotamia recounts a supper tale. The cook greets with bold options, while the party laments scarce fare. He counters with a brisk tally of nothing available, leaving the travelers to accept whatever little remains.
Readers weigh in as a local contest tallies support for Foley's Hone and Tar substitutes. Citizens submit one vote per item, shaping the outcome amid lively debate and community interest.
A New York editor recalls Mark Twain steering a banker to a young physician who had just opened his practice. Twain claimed the doctor had never lost a patient, a wry riposte that highlighted the humorist's early influence and helped launch the clinician's career. The anecdote, relayed by Reader, underscores Twain's knack for shaping reputations with timely, sharp insight.
New books include fiction and juvenile titles such as Anon Little Pilgrim Atherton The Splendid Idle Forties Bell Wee Macgreegor Besant The Fourth Generation Charles The Country God Forgot Cleeves Lazarus Collins Women in White Devereux From Kingdom to Colony Elist Masterpieces from George Eliot Flynt Tramping with Tramps Hepworth Hiram Golf's Religion Kipling Plain Tales Merejkowsi The Romance of Leonardo de Vinea Schreiner Dreams Sienkienwicz Quo Vadis JUVENILE Irving Six Girls Ollivant Bob Son of Battle Twain Huckleberry Finn Miscellaneous Prose Addams Jane Democracy and Svela Ethics Brooks John Graham The Social Nurist Bryce James Studies in Contemporary Biography Call Annie Page on Power Through Repose
A regional feature contrasts Japanese peasant women and chores with silk farming and rice paddies, noting daily bathing and shared labor roles. It also lists library acquisitions and gifts from the Women’s Foreign Mission Society, including Juvenile and reference works, periodicals, and a forthcoming list of donated titles.
A historical note explains aphasia as memory or comprehension loss in speech. It cites a man who calls his sister “that other woman,” and another who confuses nouns with unrelated items. Amusia is noted as a form of aphasia impairing recall of music, with examples of French patients.
Good Housekeeping notes Japan celebrates seasonal pleasures from snow viewing to cherry blossoms and maple foliage. Mushroom hunting remains fashionable while home arts like harp, verse, embroidery, and tea drinking engross, with tea ceremony standing as the most elaborate and formal, challenging for foreigners to grasp.
At the home of Mr and Mrs J B Kinder on North Walnut street Miss Helen Irene Kinder was delightfully surprised by fifteen of her little friends for her sixth birthday. The children played games and enjoyed refreshments. She received many beautiful presents and all had an enjoyable time.
Mr. Ferguson relaxed at home declaring joy and comfort after a long day while Mrs. Ferguson compliments his sentiment. He jokes about the torture of new shoes as they settle in for the evening in a domestic scene from the Chicago Tribune.
Dr. McCray and his uncle Jonn McCray near Warrington Hancock county shared a Thanksgiving dinner featuring 15 watermelons. Uncle John stored 100 melons and expects to resell them to friends at Christmas. Mr McCray, 54, pursues rock farming and Belgian bare culture, described as an engaging character.
A quoted exchange contrasts Barnes-Howes and Shedd on shifting public attention to existing facts. A schoolmaster adds a maxim about hearing only one side and being easily fooled, underscoring the issue of balanced view.
The last Legislature enacted a local selfgovernment oriented reform for road supervisor elections. Voters within districts only, excluding cities, will elect trustees and set polling hours. First election January, with district inspectors and clerks appointed by trustees, unpaid and no public expense for ballots. The plan departs from general ticket voting and omits mandatory nominations. Greenestle Banner reports.
J G Gluck superintendent reports Foley's Honey and Tar is now the exclusive cough remedy used at the West Virginia Reform School after trial. He endorses it as effective and harmless. J L M Oarty and Son, Druggists.
State Superintendent Farset A Cotton reports total teacher pay at 6 832 321 15 dollars with 2 887 96 85 for men and 3 944 359 85 for women. Daily averages: township men 2 57, township women 2 37. town schools men 3 45, women 2 59. city schools men 4 52, women 2 75. High school averages: 1 569 50 for commissioned, 500 04 for noncommissioned, 684 81 for high school teachers of Ulsthoois. The report also notes 1 728 college and university graduates, 1 321 from the Stee Norwal, 1 250 from private normals, 6 427 teachers have attended for one year or longer. Of those with high school education, 6 427 taught four years and 2 022 had common school training. Cotton estimates a four year average teaching span and 4 006 annual quits.
Fragmentary antique ad copy touts a salve for horses and humans. Claims about easing ailments like sores eczema and piles, with price and store name. Vague testimonials imply daily use and reliability at Verlein's Drug Store.
A reflective critique condemns selling votes as a breach of moral and financial integrity. The speaker warns that a voter who trades influence loses trust with neighbors and faces lifetime stigma, with political actors keeping score across parties. The fragment ends noting a yellow dog and weed smell, implying tense street scene.
A reflective line notes that brief amusement of the mind aids a deeper return to contemplation and inward focus, suggesting a balance between leisure and study to sharpen inner attention and clarity.
A compact notice touts Cham berlain's Cough Remedy as a safe pleasant cure that prevents croup attacks if given at onset or when hoarseness appears. It lists J H McCarty & Son as the seller and promotes Foley's Honey and Tar as a cure for throat and lung diseases with a warning to use no substitutes.
An 19th century advertorial notes LBilcus Coli prevented and urges a double dose of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy at first signs of illness. It claims to ward off attacks and mentions sale by J. H. McCarty & Sons.
The article depicts a slave market scene in Marrakesh with a procession of enslaved women and men, buyers examining them as dust swirls around. A pale, sickly woman from western Sudan is led toward sale while observers note low prices and the prospect of death or illness reducing bids.
A fragmented reminiscence about a gifted first violin given by an uncle, the boy’s deepening love of music, and a midnight mishap when a new instrument is broken by a parent's whip. The piece recalls early lessons, a stern ministering teacher, and the doctor who could not restore the violin’s fragile health.
Fragmentary Carlisle letter offers valediction and counsel to students urging endurance and courage. It includes exhortations to fight a good fight, seek lasting wisdom, ignore temporary noise, and cherish life and family. The tone mirrors a formal late era farewell from a teacher to pupils.
A Scots-era note describes falconry with a setter dog guiding a falcon to partridge coveys. The hawk rises and stoops, dogs scent birds, and the falconer frees or retrieves the catch as needed. Names like Kiily and Pity appear in the fragmentary account.
Fragmentary quotation shows a friend praising work before a committee. Foliyist and setians mentioned in garbled wording. Source text is unclear but indicates acclaim and a formal committee setting. Names, places, or dates are not recoverable from the fragment.
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