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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1899
Page
6
A London Illustrated News tale recalls Mrs. Alan Gardner gifting a glass to a Somali woman, who, after days of reverent admiration, shared the fortune with 40 others who gathered for a communal mirror. The anecdote underscores cultural curiosities and item value in colonial reportage.
A brief item recalls a bitter plea to a missing Willie from a London paper. The writer urges return to a distressed wife and children, threatens news of his mother's death, and asks for a father's colored meerschaum pipe, underscoring a paradox about British sensibility.
In a satirical snippet from the Boston Cranscrips a worklady jokes she cannot wash or iron or light a fire. She quips she could read the morning paper in the parlor after the husband finishes with it, noting the paper would need stories to justify the leisure.
A historical note recounts the Empress of France insisting on keeping a single diamond quill pen used to sign the Treaty of Paris. The emerald and gold instrument, claimed from a golden eagle, became a prized memento for those who took part in the treaty.
A fragment quotes a lieutenant ordering beefsteaks with onions and notes an invitation to dine with a miser. Other items discuss Tasmanian devils, and a barber joke. A call urges voting to sustain the administration, likening ballots to bullets at El Maney and San Juan.
A Glenville West Virginia publication praises Chamberlains Cough Rem and other Chamberlains remedies, claiming repeated efficacy when others fail. It notes voluntary testimonials from readers and urges others to try the products for relief.
A Philadelphia Record account tells of a family struck by malignant pneumonia. The husband dies as doctors fear for the wife, and a desperate prognosis by shocking her into awareness triggers a miraculous recovery. The wife survives to protect her four young children.
Commodore G Melville notes in Engineering Magazine that mild steelenabled continued progress after wrought iron limitations. He cites Wampanoag designed 1865 with heavy machinery yielding 3.24 lb per ton, and San Francisco as a modern cruiser achieving 10.63 lb per ton due to weight reduction and antifriction bearings.
A historical note describes continuous warm baths in medicine aiding severe illnesses including a girl kept for 188 days, plus uses of medicated baths for skin burns. It then explains coronet designs for dukes, princes, marquises, earls, viscounts, and barons with specific pearl and leaf patterns. The piece also references glacier retreat in the Caucasus and ends with a humorous exchange from the Detroit Free Press.
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