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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1900
Page
5
An optician advertisement for W. M. Edwards of Knightstown Indiana. It promotes comfortable eyewear and painless eye examinations with no charge for exams, claiming years of experience and practical eye knowledge to ensure proper fit and clear vision.
A New York Telegraph report describes Mrs. Thomas Collier Platt as the key influence in her husband’s political power. It portrays her as a devoted partner who manages domestic duties and scrutinizes his health and public presence, shaping the dynamics of New York State Republican leadership.
An unrecorded anecdote recounts Queen Victoria forgetting a thimble while heading to a hilltop to watch relatives fishing. She buys the smallest thimble, but it is too large, and a Scottish counter clerk jokes a local proverb that amuses the Queen and becomes royal family folklore.
A historical note on bicycle chain evolution highlights lighter chains gaining favor. Early chains were bulky and risky in cold seasons, while 1990 models favor quarter and sixteenth inch links. Dealers guarantee lighter chains withstand similar strain though they wear faster than heavier, older designs.
California plans to raise 125 million pounds of prones this year. Reget is pitched as a cure for consumption with a One Minute length Cure promising immediate relief. Claims include curing throat and lung troubles and popular endorsement by mothers. Ohio Coffin & Co. notes. Tennessee Board of Health labels tuberculosis contagious. Rocky Mountain Tea substitute mentioned in wary praise. Government reports transport of about 43 thousand tons of postal matter annually.
A Waterloo Indiana resident, S P Klotz, reports twenty years of dyspepsia improved by a bottle of Caldwell's Syrup Pep sin, claiming drastic personal improvement after using nearly one large bottle. The ad also touts Kodal Dyspersia Cure and DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve for various health issues while noting Iowa teacher salaries are among the lowest in the Midwest.
In France a law prohibits women from selling ripe items at night and owners of La Fronda, a women’s paper, face trouble for violations.
Ensley Alabama expands rapidly from 500 to 5000 residents in eighteen months as new steel mills and other industries arrive. The town's quick growth reflects industrial investment and job creation attracting workers and families to the area.
The project estimates the cable system cost at about 2000 dollars per mile. The total invested in marine lines to date stands at roughly 520 million dollars.
A grateful customer expresses lasting obligations to the makers of Chamberlains Couch Remedy for effective relief in coughs lung troubles and whooping cough. Mrs 8 Doto of Des Moines extends hearty thanks. Sold by O S Coffla & Co.
New York Evening Sun reports supervisor Charles Wilbur’s census instructions emphasize courtesy and legality. Enumerators must protect respondent privacy, destroy imperfect copies, and refer all population questions to the director. Ten years between inquiries, citizens urged to participate honestly and calmly.
A collage of 19th century drug ads touts Dr King’s New Life Pills and De Witts Little Early Risers as cures for stomach and liver issues, with prices and local store naming OS Coffin & Co. The text also records a speech by Hon. James E. Watson at the Soldier’s Home in Washington DC praising abolition and national sacrifice, followed by a misquoted question about liver health and a final note on De Witte Little Early Risers.
The Alabama Great Southern Railroad operated a freight train over half a mile long into Chattanooga recently, drawn by two locomotives originating from New Orleans. Also advertised is DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve claimed to quickly end ivy poisoning injuries and serve as a cure for piles and skin diseases. OS
A drugstore offers a money back guarantee for Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. If the remedy fails to cure, the nemey is refunded. E W Grove signs the box, priced at 25 cents.
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