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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1899
Page
2
The article notes Virginia’s prewar tobacco output of 122 million pounds dropping to about 50 million, with Kentucky rising to claim 225 million annually after the Civil War. It mentions royal wedding cake baking times and demand, plus a method used by Chinese and Italian fishermen to train otters by throat collars.
A Paris court of appeals decision blocks illustrated papers from reproducing scenes from plays without management permission. The test case involved Porte Saint Martin theater manager suing publishers of a photo programme for Cyrano de Bergerac.
Verr Witt announces the discovery of a small planet between Mars and the sun named Enos. Cambridge astronomer S C Chandler urged Pluto but his orbital calculations, verified by Harvard Observatory photos from Arequipa Peru, upheld Enos as the official designation.
Mulhall lists the United States as the richest nation with 81.75 billion dollars followed by Great Britain 59.05 billion, France 47.15 billion, Germany 40.26 billion, Russia 52.13 billion, Austria 22.56 billion, Italy 15.8 billion pounds, and Spain 11.5 billion. Figures are based on real estate records buildings merchandise railways and circulating money in each country.
A bill proposes forming a territorial constitution and government for Oklahoma. It calls for a June 1869 election in territorial precincts to choose delegates to a constitutional convention assembling in July to draft a state constitution and government.
The Bombay Advocate reports enlightened Indians move to ease widow hardship. Currently widows are shaved, stripped of jewelry, dressed plainly, fast on certain days, and fed less. The relief plan delays shaving until widows reach age 21.
The article describes a czarina’s bright villa interior with tropical greenery and photographs. it then covers Alabama’s Senate passage of a dispensary bill allowing liquor outlets in counties and towns under set population rules. finally it notes historical machine innovation solving square hole cutting but hampered by hydraulic power, with other mortising machines unable to produce true square holes.
Four new millionaires join the Senate list with several states still pending. Names include Chauncey Depew of New York and John Dean Jr. of New Jersey, plus West Virginia and North Dakota contenders. McGraw contests Boatts seat claiming two voters for Scott were ineligible due to U S volunteer commissions. alliances favor seating Scott.
A sermon by Dr. Talmage on the Mary and Martha scene extols the long struggle of housekeepers. It praises Martha’s labors and Mary’s learning, urges division of labor, and honors self sacrifice as the true path to happiness and divine reward amid domestic toil.
A humorous exchange shows a young poet asking why he is refused as a son-in-law. The father blames the lack of space, saying the family is crowded for room, a witty nod to limited housing opportunities.
A piece praises pretty silk and woolen underwear at reasonable prices while warning dainty women about laundry risks. It advises a simple washing method using warm water and Ivory Soap, then gentle rinsing, line drying, and pressing while damp, credited to Eliza R. Parker.
A Detroit Free Press excerpt portrays a worn hobo recalling a nightmare of endless sleeplessness. He describes dreaming he wore a keg of hard cider and worked, expressing a fear of more horrors if sleep fails.
The advertisement claims deafness stems from inflamed ear tubes and catarrh. It offers one hundred dollars for any deafness case cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure and promotes other products from Cheney Co of Toledo, urging readers to send for circulars and buy Hall's Family Pills.
Mrs Brown visits a new drug store described as lovely. Mrs Jones teases that the shop offers six different shades of pills, reflecting light gossip in Detroit.
An old advertisement directs Le Roy New York residents to write for a FRICE sample of Aliens Foot Ease a powder to shake into shoes. It claims to cure chilblains sweating damp swollen aching feet and to ease new or tight shoes. It also offers an instant cure for corns and bunions and notes all druggists and shoe stores sell it.
A Yonkers Statesman quip notes real down pillows are only marked down for the holidays. The column references remedies like Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets and Piso’s Cure, with short notes on St Jacobs Oil and humorous lines about aging women and advice.
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