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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1897
Page
16
Detroit Free Press quotes a slang exchange about a cheek injury and a black eye arising from a pound party. The playful line ties to wartime morale and homefront humor as soldiers or locals joke about hastily gathered beverages and brawls.
In the Somerville Journal a recent college graduate declares willingness to take any position that yields a minimum salary of 2500 dollars. He emphasizes readiness to work in any field to earn a living.
A period advertorial urges women to recognize heat swelling and tenderness in the left side as signs of ovarian congestion leading to possible tumors. It promotes Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a specific remedy and shares Mrs Knapp of Milwaukee’s testimony of relief after two years avoiding surgery.
An advertisement touts Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as essential for back strength, rheumatism, and kidney disorders, claiming it broadens digestion and spinal vigor. Also promotes Hall's Hair Renewer for lustrous hair and even color. Mentions Wyoming surveys costing the Government $25,000 as yearlong activity.
A stylish booklet from Kohn Brothers of Chicago blends wool and clothing with lavish illustrations tracing fashion from sheepfold to modern parlors. Free mailed samplers invite readers to request this visual booklet, described as an artistic, useful keepsake for households. Champagne grapes noted as slightly larger than red currants.
A 100 dollar reward offer promises cure for catarrh with Hall's Catarrh Cure. The Toledo and Ohio druggists listed attest to Cheney's honor and ability to fulfill obligations. The advertisement explains internal action of the cure, price 75 cents per bottle, with testimonials and Hall's Family Pills promoted as the best.
H W Walden of Essex Conn an extensive fancy chicken and duck raiser reports a Plymouth Rock hen stole her nest and hatched ten chicks one chick stands out being club footed and web footed with two tails a head twice as large as normal and a tendency to lie on its side while eating suggesting a double yolk origin and unusual development
A testimonial from Kalamazoo Michigan dated April 6 1897 describes six months of illness including heart spells sleeplessness and nervous prostration. After taking Hood s Sarsaparilla the writer gains weight to 138 pounds and declares cure and gratitude. Mention of a Kansas City jeweler undertaker shop sign appears at the end.
Archie recollects a grim Bermooda past with yellow fever and a jail term. He recalls Nat the Stockman in Leicester, warders, and a hospital ship where Commander Jackson raged and was outmaneuvered by Sloss. Bravery earns remission as Archie returns home to service and a fresh cap.
Notes from a wide ranging roundup including Spain’s goat population at 4,530,000, Baltimore planning two children's playgrounds, Maine Justice C W Walton set to retire after forty years, raft excursions in Old Town Maine, and fish and hat fashion quips. Also mentions a Maine resident facing commitment, Vermont sturgeon season with a 94 pound catch, Vice President luncheon habits, Chinese envoys who studied in Hartford, insurance agents away from town, Prussia in 1806, Napoleon’s Jena victory, Berlin cycle stands rumor with penny fares, and proposals for Berlin bike stands with 1 penny per 20 minutes by day and double at night.
Quotes cover John Bright diary publication plans and Victoria’s many carriages. Notes on Ranjitsinhji’s cricket book, Edinburgh classmates, a Houston barber chair tied to famous figures, Swinburne on James I, German envoy Cuffey’s plague study, Zola’s work routine and health hints.
The article notes Dr A Rauwolf, a German physician, introduced coffee to Europe from Arabia via Abyssinia in the mid 16th century. It criticizes coffee as a nerve poison like alcohol and opium, promoting Grain-O made from pure grains as a healthier alternative. Grain-O is marketed as nourishing, affordable, and acceptable for both children and adults.
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