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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1898
Page
3
An old advertisement promotes Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp-Root as a universal kidney remedy. It claims sediment tests show kidney issues, helps with back pain and urinary problems, and offers free sample bottles and a booklet by mail from Kilmer & Co.
J A Whyte recalls a trip with W C Coup to a major city hotel. The head clerk, a self styled king, refuses courtesy, provoking Coup to switch hotels. Coup notes the clerk’s kingly attitude and leaves with the bill dispute resolved, while ad copy for St Jacobs Oil follows.
Sergeant Buck Taylor a friend of Governor Roosevelt advocates Peruna for catarrh noting its success and urging spring treatment to finish stubborn cases. He cites winter delays and invites readers to request the book Facts and Faces from The Peruna Drug Mfg Co Columbus Ohio. Whiskers Dyed.
The guide discusses light fabrics silk and perculine linings and dye options for lining use. It notes Basque lengths belts two piece looks in gowns and safety skirts for skating dresses. It covers wool and cotton waists sleeve styles pleats and furs with care tips for stain removal and care.
Washington Post recounts detective Slater discussing the Parr’s bank heist in broad daylight near the Bank of England. He posits three possibilities: outsider, insider, or outsider with inside collusion, while the crowd ponders the fate of the large denominations.
Prunes simmer until tender, remove stones, return with sugar and cook until thick. Fold in beaten egg whites, dust with powdered sugar, and serve with old crackers. Boston Globe recipe notes.
The item cites Maj. Gen E S Otis as a Rochester alumni, a Chinese teacher paid a penny per student, a colporteur selling 2000 Bible copies in Grayquil, Bengal hosts Calcutta girls high school with 300 pupils, Scotland Bible Society issuing 92089 Scriptures in 1898, Leo XIII’s twenty one year papacy, Universalist Register listing 787 churches and 48856 members with property value over ten million, Rev Alexander Maclaren’s enduring ministry, and Congregational Building Society aiding and supporting 102 churches with loans and grants totaling about 229, in particular noting western emphasis.
Rail traffic and safety notes include 132 425 freight cars ordered in 1898, 61 000 in 1897, a plan to make train headlights follow track curves, and French rules requiring surgical aid on injured trains. The London Institute of Civil Engineers calls first class seats among the safest places, with 24 deaths from undetermined causes. Baltimore and Ohio rail buys 28 000 tons of 85 pound rails, totaling 115 300 tons since March 1896, enough to relaid 870 miles, with much salvageable rail for lighter traffic lines.
A series of pointed paragraphs remark on friendship revenge ego and work ethics. It notes that companions are not always true friends, revenge dwells in small minds, egotism spoils love, and skilled lawyers bill by words. Itinerant knife grinders prefer dull times and actors can misfire. Some sleep may fail to bring beauty for chronic insomnia.
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