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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1896
Page
3
A Detroit Free Press note recalls two strangers sharing a lunch counter chat about cold Chicago and Louisville races while traveling. A Chicago Tribune vignette depicts a gambler pleading intoxication as a judge fines him ten dollars and costs.
The article discusses the change of life and its dangers to women, listing warning symptoms and urging use of the Vegetable Compound as a safe aid. It cites Mrs. W. L. Day of Bettsville Ohio praising the remedy for saving her life and curing her husband’s kidney trouble.
Dr Talmage at Washington delivers a sermon drawn from I Kings XIV exposing how wicked schemes rely on others to carry them out. He compares Jeroboam’s wife to a queen in disguise and warns that imposture brings exposure and divine judgment, urging readers to reject dupes, charlatans, and frauds.
A collage of humorous vignettes from various papers. Juxtapositions include Elder Baker in a rural New England funeral, a gas bill scare about establishing a new precedent, a Washington Star reaction to a rejected book, a German lesson mishap with Poor Little Billy, and a Frenchman learning English with his swears. Vignettes capture light social ironies with local edge.
A modern mother finds her children respond better to the gentle laxative Syrup of Figs than any other remedy. The product is preferred for its pleasant taste and acceptability, attributed to the true Syrup of Figs manufactured by California Fig Syrup Company.
An OCR fragment touts Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a universal aid for infirmities in the elderly, claiming relief from rheumatic and malarial tendencies, digestive and nervous issues, and endorses Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children's teething pain. The ad tone imitates late 19th century patent medicine copy.
The piece outlines milk composition with serum and fat globules forming an emulsion, identifies lactose as milk sugar, and notes typical milk yields and legal standards. It cites souring by bacteria, aging of milk before delivery, and references a South Carolina organization of Black physicians.
An ad touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy that works through the blood and mucous surfaces. It offers a $100 reward for any case it fails to cure, cites testimonials, and directs readers to F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio. Also mentions Hall's Family Pills and Hall's Vegetable Sicilian Hair Renewer.
An advertisement asserts lactic acid causes rheumatism and promotes Hood s Sarsaparilla as a cure by purifying blood. It claims thousands of cures for rheumatism and other blood diseases, touting improved health and digestion as benefits.
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