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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1896
Page
3
Announcements invite women with sex specific illnesses to communicate with Mrs. Lydia E Pinkham in Lynn Mass. Women may speak openly to a woman about private health matters and receive confidential advice. Pinkham advertises vast experience from over 100000 letters and claims her vegetable compound offers relief or guidance with no charge beyond goodwill.
The Indiana Bureau of Statistics bulletin analyzes iron and glass industries in 47 cities with iron plants and 62 glass plants in 26 towns. It records investment, wages, employment, and output figures for iron glass and agricultural implement sectors, noting wage changes, operable months, and population dependent on these industries.
A Detroit incident shows a man accusing a woman of stealing a dollar he left on a seat. The woman, ready for a fight, threatens and the crowd reacts as the scene unfolds on a Michigan avenue streetcar.
A New York Journal note recalls Poe manuscripts and early poetry editions selling for high sums. The original The Raven manuscript offered at $500 was refused. The Bells sold for $275. First edition poems from 1827 are extremely rare with three copies known. One copy in the British Museum tied up for sixty years, another found in 1892 sold for $1,875 and sent to Paris for binding. A third copy was discovered recently and expected to command a large price.
F Hopkinson Smith faced constant police oversight while attempting to transfer Constantinople views to canvas. In a March Century piece titled A Personally Conducted Arrest in Constantinople he recounts the ordeal and notes some watercolors evaded official scrutiny despite vigilance.
A Burlington man, Mr. Tabor, secretary of the Commercial Coating Company, details a severe bout with sciatic rheumatism. After eight weeks on Dr Williams Pink Pills, he reports full recovery and ongoing use for strength, praising the remedy and noting wide local sales. The druggist confirms rising demand and notes pills aid blood and nerves. Pills sold 50c a box, six for $2.50, via druggists or by mail from Schenectady, NY.
A delicate Boston born girl sent to a country town longs to see a hand organ. The nurse explains it will pass by, but the organ man goes another way. The child mourns quietly, saying God and hand organs are alike, heard but unseen.
The Washington Post remarks that Native Americans carry two identifiers a public family name and a private clan name passed within the gens. It explains how names like Rain-in-the-Face or Spotted Tail reflect lineage, with a second, insider name kept from outsiders to avoid spells or hoodoo, as in Mohicans lore.
A Civil War tale notes a boastful man made brigadier general and his ridicule from a plainspoken Yankee. Jim replies that people say nothing and just laugh, illustrating how vanity meets public regard. The Homespun Yankee refrains from flattery, underscoring honest humor.
A fragmentary scene at a breakfast table features Glara and Tommy discussing absent mindedness versus reverie with vivid imagery. Gen Mahone is described as a small, physically unimposing man whose spoken renditions of political speeches are clear and deliberate.
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