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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1898
Page
4
Rhode Island with Kingston campus launches a two year course in practical road building. The program combines theory and hands on training using college equipment and field work to train students and potential mid career highway specialists.
An article argues for educated road builders combining theory and practice to design and manage cost effective eight foot country roads. It highlights Rhode Island Institute graduates able to plan highways, draw contracts, and operate construction machinery. The piece also notes government civil service paths, machinery firms needing road builders, and the growing demand for highway superintendents. It closes with a note on wood ashes as orchard fertilizer and proper feeding for horses.
Demorest's Magazine argues the United States could become the world's leading beet sugar producer with large scale investment. It cites that globally one quarter of sugar is consumed in America and suggests 700 factories could exist if France-like support were given.
Pruning peach trees should wait until after danger of spring frost. Remove dead or injured wood first, then trim growth to form an open head. Peach requires harsher pruning and can lose fruit if growth is not balanced. N. J. Shepherd notes Ohio Farmer.
A New York Tribune tip shows a dry goods box plan to protect potted seeds and seedlings from cold nights. By sloping the top with a hinged cover and placing hot water jugs inside, gardeners maintain a warm, stable interior, boosting early growth and vigor for spring transplants.
A 25 member committee at the Raleigh road congress will work with the North Carolina Good Roads league to revise road laws and push the next general assembly to employ all able-bodied male convicts serving ten years or less in public road improvements. The pamphlet also advises butter making with cows producing rich butter fat for easy separation.
A Greensburg Indiana case shows indigestion causing heart irregularity that improves with proper digestion. Mrs. Ellen Colsom suffered four years of stomach pain and choking spells, but after using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People her appetite returned, weight rose, and heart rhythm normalized.
A famous German literary figure in a local eatery refuses soup politely yet insists he cannot eat it because he has not yet been provided with Northwestern Yarn. The new waiter, puzzled, repeats the serving, while the author’s measured cadence frames the scene as a humorous misunderstanding.
A peddler with brooms tests a neighbor’s claim that a house never buys at the door. He proves her wrong, selling to the very woman who doubted him and marking up prices as he moves on. A brief anecdote from Chicago Times Herald.
One hundred dollars reward for an uncured catarrh case by Hall's Catarrh Cure. J Cheney Co Toledo claims reliability and financial trust. West Truax Walding Kinnan Marvin wholesale druggists endorse internal remedy acting on blood and mucous membranes. Price one dollar per bottle. testimonials free.
The Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul Railway issued free illustrated guides on mining in Colorado and California and an Alaska Klondyke folder with fare details. They offer these at no cost by sending four cents postage to Geo Hl Heafford, General Passenger Agent.
An advertisement for a new treatise on Religion Laws Government and Civilization by J Wilson Ph D praising its advanced thought and plain style. Prices cloth 1.50 paper 1.00. Courier Pub House Newark N J. Also a quoted line from George S Merriam about love enduring through suffering as experience.
A collage of patent medicine pitches and light quotes. Syrup of black currants and fig remedies advertise safety and cures, while claims for Dr Kline nerve restorers and St Jacobs Oil tout instant relief for aches. Whimsical lines about poets, in-law tensions, and Honeymoon jokes mix with product boasts.
A 19 year old sufferer describes relief from painful menstruation and nervous symptoms after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits Mrs Pinkham's guidance for her recovery and urges other women to seek help.
A senate page refused a visiting card from a woman, saying cards must go to the east lobby. She offered a quarter to bypass the rule, but the boy replied he earns more than that to keep cards out.
A wife quietly observes her husband cherishing their newborn son, then he muses on paying $2.50 for such a crib. The piece ends with a wry note on justice, contrasting sentiment with the legal world.
A Victorian era advertisement extols Dr. Ayer's Cherry Pectoral as a remedy for croup, whooping cough, and bronchial ailments. Letters from Mrs. W. J. Dickson and C. J. Wooldridge claim rapid relief and life-saving outcomes, urging families to keep the medicine in stock and request the free Curebook.
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