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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1905
Page
3
Affordable Mull's Grape Tonic promises rapid relief for constipation and stomach and bowel trouble. It uses grape juice concentrate to strengthen intestines and cure dysentery, stomach issues, and wasting. a free bottle offer targets first-time users.
A brief note states that the genuine item bears a date and a number stamp on its label. No additional details are provided in the readable text.
A compact collection of aphorisms and quotations from George Eliot Madam de Stael J G Holland Cecil Ouida Archibald Hopkins Cato and Emerson on motive courage home life love truth restraint and integrity in daily life and reflection. The piece presents a mosaic of classic ideas urging virtue patience and honest living.
A Government employee claims to have killed six deer with one shot in the Choctaw Nation as they stood in military formation with heads together. Another federal worker boasts of a turkey shot where the bird’s flight redirected the bullet to strike a buck in the heart, killing it instantly, per the Kansas City Journal.
The Mutualists of France hosted a record dinner at the Galerie des Machines in Paris with about 50,000 diners. Five hundred waiters served 15,000 dishes along nine miles of tables, using 150,000 plates. The banquet featured 25,000 bottles of wine, 15,000 bottles of beer, and 70 tons of meats, with two steam urns powering coffee service.
Borus the struggling author testified as a witness in a copyright infringement case. The defense attorney cross examined him and pressed about his pursuit of sex appeal, prompting Borus to furtively jot a memorandum on his cuff to use as a retort in a future novel.
Advertisement offering one hundred dollars to any deafness case caused by catarrh that Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot cure. Includes instructions to send for free circulars from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio and notes the product sold by local dealers. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A fragmentary item cites Mrs. Torkins doubting beef consumption in winter until races end, with a Washington Star quip. It also advertises Dr Bayer's Penetrating Oil for neuralgia toothache or headache at 25c a bottle and notes Great Britain imports $900,000,000 of farm products annually.
A humorous Harper's Week snippet shows a drill sergeant testing a slow recruit Murphy on using a sword against a feint. Murphy quips he would poke the opponent with the pint for a quick test of the fakin'.
Geo. C. Davis of New York testifies his mother Mrs. Wm. F. Davis from Stony Creek Conn. suffered eczema for years with sores and insomnia. After expensive doctor visits she found relief only after using Cuticura Soap, Cuticura Ointment, and Cuticura Resolvent totaling two cakes, five boxes, and three bottles.
The Sunday School lesson from December 24 1905 explores Isaiah II prophesies the birth of a royal child with titles Wonderful Counselor Mighty God Everlasting Father Prince of Peace and the government on his shoulders. It asks time and place context and outlines the shining light against darkness and a growing kingdom of peace with justice from David’s throne.
A fragment suggests strategic advantage may fall to those who choose discretion, while warnings imply not to speak until necessary. The text hints at political restraint and timing in public discourse. No concrete events, names, or dates are given in readable form.
On the Lupercal Caesar thrice refused the crown and joked about wearing the derby won in an election. The New York Sun remarks that human nature remains unchanged through the centuries.
William A. Franklin of Franklin & Palmer Chemical Co. Rochester says seven years of kidney failure and back pain improved after using Deans Kidney Pills. He reports prompt relief after three boxes and claims a complete cure of irregular kidney secretions. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N Y.
An Egyptologist and an Assyriologist argued over which civilization advanced further. The Egyptologist claims finds in Egypt show wires proving they understood electricity. The other scholar retorts that no evidence of telegraphy exists among the peoples. Harper's Weekly.
In a crowded hotel a clerk offers a cot in an upper back hallway as the best available. The guest gratefully accepts, recalling a previous stay in a small first floor bedroom and thanking the host for the accommodation.
A letter suggests adopting a standardized addressing format beginning with city and state to speed mail delivery. The writer proposes using Boston, Mass. followed by the addressee, citing ease for both residents and officials in expediting the mails.
A playful exchange contrasts knightly armor with a padded football suit as a girl teases a suitor about wrestling with her father. The Philadelphia Press notes Mrs. Austin's Buckwheat products and urges readers to ask their grocer for details.
A Cleveland Leader quip notes barbers in town do not close on Sundays only closing their shops. The humorous remark questions churchgoing silence versus business hours. The line highlights local talk about weekly routines and shop rules.
The Langensalza witch Frau Doplebb hanged herself in jail after police uncovered a fraud scheme in which she claimed magical powers. She lured a farmer Vogt by promising to cure his ill luck, burying jars of gold as part of her incantations. Vogt confessed after years of losing cattle and children. Berlin cor. New York World.
A quip from a scorpion extols a friend the centipede admired, claiming the latter died many times in spirit as his race ended. The tribute frames the centipede’s life as a series of alternate defeats and final rest among daisies.
A minister from Westfield recounts a six year struggle with Bright's Disease and how Dodd's Kidney Pills restored his health. He reports gaining from 105 to 165 pounds after sixteen boxes and urges others with kidney trouble to try the remedy.
A compact collection of local maxims on social grace, suspicion, and town life. It notes that goodwill is hard to keep, talks about truth in speech, and observes how couples and newcomers are judged, ending with a satirical tie to a Kansas paper.
A grieving youth enters the parlor with a sorrowful look and limps in as an anxious maid asks for his father’s response. He speaks of deep pain and a burdensome argument that left him shaking, describing the scene in stark, emotional terms.
A caller fondly comments on his family parrot noting its clever tongue and charming speech but is interrupted by a sharp exclamation about the parrot’s jaws as a comic moment unfolds.
A quip shows a brother suggesting a kiss from Mr. Jones if he were absent, prompting a sharp rebuke from the sister. The exchange is marked as translated for ads or ales.
An evocative meditation on the horse as the soulful conduit to renewed life across seasons. The prose links morning warmth, road travel, and the animal's spirit to inner peace, urging readers to ride to lift heavy hearts and find joy in motion.
A reporter pressed Elihu Root about a possible removal of Mr. Conger as minister to China. Root quipped that the President would use Oriental subterfuge by sending Conger a poisoned letter.
Dickenson taunts, claiming someone lost an election bet. Tomwalker retorts it was the most idiotic bet he ever made, admitting he bet cash this time. The exchange highlights a tense wager over a political outcome.
A compact jumble of adage and anecdotes from a Kansas City Telegram style page. It includes lines about marriage roles, Mrs Winslow’s Syrup for teething, and stray mentions of Piso’s and Mrs Vick-Lynn, with a Buckwheat product noted for its beet flavor and a dismissive cook remark.
A comic exchange unfolds with Jack Senior and Dick Junior answering how many times they have been plucked in a tongue in cheek debate. An aside promotes Dr Bayer's Penetrating Oil for sore throats with a 25 cent bottle. A stranger asks about a public library, and locals joke there was once an offer to build one beside a bowling alley for better trade.
An advertisement claims a swift cold remedy with a money back guarantee, featuring E. W. Grove’s boxed product. It notes a 25 cent price and includes a customer refund promise if no cure is achieved. The item also lists milk prices in Paris and announces new Pullman parlor car service on the Big Four between Indianapolis and Peoria with specific departure times.
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