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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1897
Page
5
A fragmentary speech scene features an unnamed speaker recalling a mingling moment and a bicycle remark. The terse dialogue hints at a rural setting and a twilight observation, with references to truth and an old rider addressing a listener as a stubborn fellow.
Mas Ball the sculptor returned recently to America after years in Florence Italy to spend the rest of 1 New York. He is in his seventy ninth year with vigor and enthusiasm and his career is not finished. A Boston native his works include bronze figures of Muir Quincy Andrew and Washington and a Lincoln freeing the slave sculpture in Central Park. He also made P T Barnum and Edwin Forrest statues and near Philadelphia for Bridgeport. Edward F Searles presented a statue to Methuen Mass to be placed this year. A New York medical study reports on heart effects in professional cyclists indicating acute dilation of the left ventricle after races.
Civil War veterans urge applicants to O. N. E. Co. for a free 25 cent bottle of Colic Cure labeled as a remedy for chronic pain cramps and bowel complaints. The notice presents an old soldier appeal for a promotional distribution to the first who apply.
A Hartford resident reports a daylong vandal incident that wiped out more than 1,000 tobacco plants, leaving only a single surviving specimen as dawn broke. Local authorities investigate motive and perpetrators.
O S Coffin and Company advertises Foley's Honey and Tar as guaranteeing prompt relief in all cases of coughs and colds, stating it will not be classed with others that fail to relieve and offering a trial.
The article notes that beer consumption in England rose to forty three gallons per person in the early eighteenth century. It further records that by 1888 the per capita figure had fallen to twenty seven gallons.
An advertisement notes a bottle cure claimed to address various derangements caused by water changes. It mentions O.S. Coffin and promotes the product as a remedy, suggesting broad healing effects though lacking specifics.
Marketman sets up a customer lounge outside his store as an inducement for patrons to linger and think of additional items to order, hoping to boost sales.
A fragment recalls a bad attack of colic followed by a visit to a drug store for Colic Cure. An afternoon in Sullivan Harbor includes attempting to restore amusement by destroying a pin cushion, a relic from twenty five years ago containing 507 needles.
An advertisement explains a new dye method claiming reliable results on wool and cotton. It states one boil of the fabric with the dye yields even color, touting the product as foolproof and widely applicable, with sales contact at the end.
A fragment claims Balearic slingers of the Roman army trained youths by suspending dinners from trees and forcing them to cut the string with a sword to earn their meal, illustrating early archery and slinging drills.
A fragmentary ad claims Foley's Kidney Cure offers swift relief from unspecified ailments. Mention appears alongside an advertiser reference to Caffin & Co as the seller.
A farmer details a homemade hayrack built from red elm with sills cross benches and wings. The design uses 2 by 7 sills 15 feet long 2 by 4 cross benches eight feet five inches long and bolt and nail connections. The rack converts to haul hogs corn feed and other loads and can be adapted to sleds or end gates.
The article describes homemade tools and methods to firm soil for building, gardening, or tree planting. It covers making an earth maul from timber, using it with repeated passes to achieve solidity, and cautions against working wet or heavy soils. It also notes rollers for spring use and emphasizes firming soil for successful planting and lawn sowing.
A Nebraska writer advises proper prairie hay storage including timing, stacking practices, and moisture checks to feed cows and horses through winter. The piece notes barn hay packs differently from stack hay and warns on hay dryness, plus a Farm Journal tip urges adding supers when bees crowd the hive entrance to avoid swarming. It also mentions cutting queen wings to prevent swarms.
A Kansas correspondent in The Orange Judd Farmer argues successful irrigation favors small tracts. Three profitable crops on 10 acres outperform one crop on 80 acres. Water should be used to maximize returns, not flood weeds. Proper cultivation and persistent care are essential where rainfall is scarce.
A Farm Journal correspondent recalls methods to prevent corn stacks from toppling. He explains keeping the middle filled and shaping stacks from center outward to eliminate wind weak points, noting not to start the bottom too small and to level the stacks gradually.
The report notes a winter wheat area decline while spring wheat sowing increases by 20 percent. Weather forecasts from the U S Weather Bureau outline probabilities. Apples reach Australian markets and peaches gain favor in Italy. Joseph Harris sows turnips with a wheat drill in 28 inch rows. Beet sugar leads current union openings at the Cultural and Mechanical Institute. Avoid kainit with manure handled by hogs or poultry. Farm Journal urges cabbage trials in missing corn hills.
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