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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1899
Page
4
Chicago and Carthage were laid out within months of each other as towns. Chicago has grown to represent about half the state population, yet Carthage is favored for a happy home location.
The public benefactor aids himself and local businesses, boosting the town’s economy, shaping public opinion, and directing trade flow toward the community.
The piece notes periodic revivals of interest in historical figures like Lincoln and Napoleon and in classic authors. It observes a shift from contemporary light literature to enduring works such as Hugo Les Miserables David Copperfield Vanity Fair and Thackeray. It argues this return to substantial writing signals healthy reader demand for thoughtful fiction and non fiction.
The Record extends season greetings and praises Carthage prosperity 1899 business reports show broad growth. The paper pledges to boost moral and financial interests in the town and surrounding area, aiming to make 1909 a remarkable year for the community and its institutions.
A local appeal urges Carthage merchants to set low prices and maximize stock to outpace peers. The call highlights eight sturdy assortments and aims to drive a booming first year, predicting higher spending than in similar towns. Civic leaders urged businesspeople to rally and push forward.
Olivia of Barcelona spends winters in Aiken and finds quick relief from severe head pains using Electric Bitters. The ad claims it purifies blood, supports liver and kidney function, strengthens nerves, and boosts overall vitality. Sold by J. H. McCarty & Son with a guarantee and 50 cent price.
D B Johnson of Richmond says rheumatism plagued him since 1862 until Chamberlain's Pain Balm relieved his painful swelling after a single application. Sold by O and Coffin & Co Druggists.
The Greenfield post office issued a record number of orders Monday, more than ever before by this office in a single day. The new total was three and a half times the usual daily average.
A customer in Gentryville Indiana praises One Minute Cough Cure as the best remedy for coughs and whooping cough. The ad claims it is harmless and gives immediate relief, curing coughs and bronchial troubles and preventing consumption.
Mr. John A. Logan Jr accompanies his three children and mother to San Diego from Yungs town Ohio. They await the arrival of Maj John H. Logan whose death occurred in the Philippines during the war.
Mr J Sheer of Sedalia Missouri reports his child’s life was saved by One Minute Cough Cure after doctors gave up. The remedy is claimed to act instantly on coughs colds grippe pneumonia bronchitis and throat and lung troubles and is sold by QO S Coffin & Co.
North Carolina and Virginia experienced better hunting this year with plentiful quails ducks and wild turkeys and a notable number of red deer reported as a boon for sportsmen.
Coffin & Co guarantees every bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and will refund money if not satisfied after use. Described as the best remedy for influenza coughs colds croup and choking cough and said to prevent a cold from turning into pneumonia.
The Board of Education and the police department of New York are the two most expensive agencies of the municipal government. Together they require maintenance costing $25,000,000 annually.
J. B. Clark of Peoria Illinois claims surgeons offered surgery for piles but he cured himself with DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve. He warns against counterfeits from U S Coffin and Co.
Gen Young ends pursuit of Reninaldo as his command wears thin after mountain ascent. The Philippine chief reportedly traveled with only two soldiers in last reports.
Purported advertisement for DeWitt’s Little Early Risers pills claims to purify the blood, cleanse the liver, and invigorate the system. Marketed as a remedy for constipation and liver troubles by Otfin & Co.
The Logansport city council intends to float a 70009 dollar bond issue to raise funds for municipal projects. The action sets the scale of local borrowing and future debt service.
Ada E Hart of Groton writes of a near fatal lung illness that four doctors could not cure. She credits Dr Kings New Discovery for Coughs and Colds, saying she took eight bottles and was cured. The testimonial notes trial bottles available at J G McCarty & Sons Drug Store with a guarantee.
Frank E. Jackson reports from Tangier and Laroiche on the Sultan’s harsh tax collection and public beheadings for tax dodgers. He describes a ghastly display of forty five severed heads in Medina gates, illustrating a brutal method used to deter payments.
The article describes an artificial frost protection method using heated air and fog. A deep iron tank mounted on a truck scatters water over a burning grate to create dense vapor. A water cask supplies water continuously, with the fog evaporating up to 100 gallons per hour as the machine moves between trees.
A mantis waits camouflaged on a twig or leaf, then glides toward an unwary insect with imperceptible, silent motion. Its forelegs spring, the prey is grasped between the shank and thigh, and the body is torn and devoured.
A Ladies' Home Journal excerpt asserts that church attendance aims to worship God and cultivate virtue. It describes seeking divine beauty, wisdom, and goodness to reform evil, gain strength, revive hope, comfort grief, elevate thought, improve health, and inspire humane, proactive living.
A new bicycle tire design features a nelical spring arrangement inside the tire near the rim. An interior metal rim connects to the side of the tire, embedding the springs to create a resilient tread and improved shock absorption.
A vintage ad touts Dr Kings New Life Pills as a cure for sick and nervous headaches. It claims the remedy builds up blood and nerves, strengthens health, with easy use and a 25 cent price. Money back if not cured, sold by J. H. McCarty & Son Drugists.
William E. Miller of Rushville, held since last June for forging notes purporting to pay insurance policies, pleaded guilty on Thursday December 21 and received a sentence of two to fourteen years at the Michigan City prison. He avoided trial after records from Texas showed prior convictions for the same crime and bigamy. the total forgery amount neared $3500.
Former minister Angell argues China has not been dismembered because major powers share a settlement on influence. He says the agreement among states prevents unilateral action and maintains status quo.
An advertisement extols a remedy named One Minute Cough Cure that quickly stops coughing and throat tickles. It claims to cure all forms of throat troubles and prevents consumption, described as harmless and pleasant to take from Collin & Co.
The ancient Order of Hibernians of St. Tonia launches a fund of 1,000,000 for troop transportation to aid the Boers. An advertising note promotes Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a stomach remedy sold by J. H. McCarty & Son, touting immediate relief and cure for dyspepsia.
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