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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1899
Page
7
Instructions from Orange Judd Farmer describe building a flood fence or gate using two posts set to bottom conditions, drilling underwater holes with dynamite, filling around posts with boulders, crafting irons from old wagon tires, and using six poles for a gate height. The method emphasizes robust anchoring and practical repurposing of scavenged parts.
The piece urges accepting heat calmly and outlines practical tips. Eat light summer foods such as cereals fruits vegetables eggs and milk while avoiding heavy meat meals. Drink wholesome beverages but not ice water. cool the body with brief wrist baths. Emphasizes rest daily baths sleep and avoiding excessive worry to withstand hot weather.
An excerpt from Michigan Farmer argues for cultivating aesthetic appreciation in gardens. It warns many treat plants as business assets only and urges blending beauty with utility to enhance enjoyment and life quality.
A concise remark on road upkeep highlighting building a solid base and proper drainage as key to low cost, durable surfaces. The text voices pride in maintaining roads efficiently with emphasis on quality over expense.
S W Chambers in Journal of Agriculture argues profitable orcharding hinges on early and continuous tilling. Divide trees into three classes for early, mid, and late bearing fruit, with emphasis on forcing early varieties, sizing midseason crops, and extending late varieties to hit favorable markets.
A Farmers' Voice analysis explains that well sorted, attractively packaged fruit sells first and for higher prices, even in oversupply. Poor fruit often fails unless scarcity drives demand, so careful sorting and appealing packaging boost profits and encourage consumption.
Indispensable for carrying vegetables or fruits from garden to house or cellar. The crate is broad and handy for gathering produce and transporting it indoors.
The article describes a Tata Handy Garden Crate with ventilated design and half inch slats for airflow, noting sturdy seven eighth-inch beards and shallow stacking. It also profiles the American goldfinch, a beneficial weed destroyer fond of composite plants, wild lettuce, thistles, wild sunflower and rag weed.
A husband returning home late decides to take a bath before bed. His wife awakens to a bizarre scene and stares with cold contempt as he frantically tries to remain sober. She questions him and hints at his state while he claims he is simply bathing.
A Brooklyn Times item recounts a local academy Latin lesson on ostracism. A professor explains the Roman use of ostreum shells to banish rivals, then asks a student for the origin. The student quips that today’s shell game at Coney Island derives from that ancient habit, highlighting comic contrast.
A Chicago dry goods chief admired a linen tablecloth in his store then learned it had been sold. By the third morning the cloth reappeared in the show case labeled unsatisfactory after he twice praised its beauty. He recalled dining on it the previous night and heard no fault.
A quoted exchange from the Chicago Evening News where one figure recalls lying broadly before admitting honesty only at the moment of proposal. The other asks when that occurred, and the response notes the proposal as the truth.
A collection of brief quotes from Detroit Free Press, Atchison Globe, L A W Bulletin and Washington Democrat. The lines compare a theater seat bought by a husband with a senate seat, critique employers toward workers, urge loyal friendship, note the popularity of worthless men in good posts, and joke about fathers seeing daughters only on pay day.
A man at a parish shop leaves a wrapped bundle containing a stack of tens and a claim of sixty five thousand dollars. The clerk processes the sale while others imagine the wealth, as the smooth faced man pockets a receipt and departs.
A traveling missionary questions Mr Burdock about his children and farm. Burdock counts nine kids, five boys and four girls, and lists livestock totaling 173 Jersey cattle, 589 sheep, and 91 hogs. The exchange highlights a sturdy farm family scene from the era.
In China guests at dinners run between courses to aid digestion. The ad claims Hostetter's Stomach Bitters cures constipation indigestion and stomach troubles for anyone who uses it. A Revenue Stamp must cover the bottle neck.
A Solemn gentleman recalls how his alarm about a burglary was misheard as the word rubber, causing neighbors to ignore his cries for aid. The anecdote appears in the Ianapolis Journal as a humorous remark on miscommunication and slang.
An advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Ease powder for tight shoes and foot relief, claiming it cures swollen hot and aching feet, narrowing nails and bunions. It notes 3 cents at druggists and shoe stores, with a free trial by mail and address in Le Roy New York, plus a cartoonish humor insert.
A quick tour guide from Outing highlights travel by the New York Central four track system. Grand Central Station sits at the core of New York City offering easy access to hotels and through travel to Niagara to winter frost scenes. The piece describes autumn scenery, Niagara’s power and Whirlpool, Cave of the Winds, and winter ice and snow formations as a famed scenic showcase.
A terse exchange notes that entertainer Barnes Tormer plays to a fickle public, with the stranger remarking on being a public barker. The Indianapolis journal framing suggests a behind the scenes look at show business and public reception.
Notre Dame University in Notre Dame Indiana is promoted as a leading educational institution. Readers are urged to contact the President for a free catalogue and details on terms courses and the preparatory school and commercial business course. The hall for younger students emphasizes care and thoroughness in academics with fifty five years of experience.
Philadelphia North American reports a sensational account of the elopement between Longwaite and Snipper that readers dubbed an abduction. The piece hints at public intrigue and authorial playful framing around a romance story.
The ad roundup highlights Groor's Tasteless Cut Tonic as a simple iron and quinine bottle with no cure no pay. It promotes a Michigan man’s “How to Enjoy Country Life” with a cynical mortgage joke. Putnam Fadeless Dyes promise color for all fibers. Various testimonials and a Hall’s Catarrh Cure promotion close the section with price notes and dates.
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