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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1902
Page
2
The article argues prices on produce top wartime levels when measured in gold and cites domestic supply constraints. It notes coal field strikes, fears of wider disruption to Carthage, and asserts the nation’s strong output in silver, iron, fish plus leading global production in corn, cotton, hogs, crude oil, leather, and copper. It also compares national consumption of major foods and farm products to world totals.
A long speech by Representative A. L. Brick champions American labor, warns against Chinese exclusion, and argues for protecting wage earners and citizenship. He extols the home and family as the nation’s foundation, condemns alien labor as a threat, and calls for upholding moral standards and national self-preservation while praising labor’s central role in prosperity.
The 1863 state debt stood at 7 520 615 12 dollars when Republicans took office. After seven years of GOP rule it stood at 3 887 615 12 dollars. One million dollars will be paid on the debt this year. A vote for Republican legislators is a vote against the debt.
Agricultural notes explain irrigation timing to balance yield and sugar content in Lupor beets. Excess summer watering harms quality, while full irrigation boosts yield. late fall watering advised if water is available. Planting depth, shallow cultivation, and preventing leaf damage are key to moisture management and stand establishment.
A Greenfield report describes a party of Indianapolis women visiting Jim Riley's Old Swimmin Hole. A young man led them to the site where several naked boys were sunning on the bank, prompting the women to flee in alarm. The boys resisted and fled, leading to a tense standoff until a negotiated arrangement allowed the visitors to observe the area safely. Also included is an advertisement for Rothy Mountain Tea from J.H. McCarty & Son.
Notes describe Seattle adding nineteen acres to Washington park at Union Bay for 16000 dollars. Seaside park in Gridgeport, Connecticut adopts an old fashioned garden annual feature. Essex county New Jersey parks use 100000 pansies and 150000 other bedding plants each spring. Chicago South parks planted 180000 trees and shrubs last year from park nurseries. Portland Maine offers clear day views of the White Mountains eighty miles away. South Chicago parks total resources for 1901 reach 1303754 with expenditures 847232. a bond issue supplied 500000. Mildew or cucumber blight threatens cucumbers and melons. it may be treated with nitrate or soda dressings and Bordeaux mixture, begun mid July and continued as needed. Remove affected leaves and spray. inspect vines regularly.
An advertisement asserts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve is superior to any salve ointment or healer, citing thirty years of cures for Liles burns boils corns felons ulcers cuts scalds bruises and skin eruptions. It lists 25 cents at McCarty & Son’s drug store and promotes low rate home seekers excursion tickets to western regions via Pennsylvania Lines with travel details available from Pennsylvan ia Lines agents.
A Dublin town board session brought together representatives from both ends of the interurban road to finalize a franchise. The eastern side, Freeman and Lovtz, faced a snag over four electric lights on Main Street, a long demanded condition. A later meeting was planned as no decision was reached.
An 19th century advertisement claims deafness from catarrh can be cured by constitutional remedies. It explains deafness results from inflamed mucous lining of the Eustachian tube and promises a hundred dollars for any case of deafness caused by catarrh that isn’t cured. Includes mail-order and pharmacy details for Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hall's Family Pills.
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