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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1898
Page
6
The richest person in India by private life is a six year old boy who just inherited nine million dollars. He is the son of the late Sir Asman Jab and his mother is appointed sole executrix until he comes of age. The estate is about 37 crores roughly £1,500,000.
A Russian princess possesses the smallest perfect watch ever made. It was initially housed in a gold vase adorned with minute enamel Watteau scenes, then, at her request, the scenes were removed and the watch placed inside a diamond measuring barely two fifths of an inch in diameter.
Tc Eland traces occupancy from Norwegians in 874 to a Danish-possession since 1589. It was a republic until 1292, then under the Norwegian crown, and later united with Norway in 1389. After the union’s end Iceland stayed Danish.
The anecdote says Rudyard Kipling never carried money in Brattleboro with his wife handling finances and income estimated over twenty thousand dollars yearly. Once he ran out of tobacco he sent his coachman to buy a tie and told him to collect from Mrs Kipling.
Broken wooden headboard marks the grave of Sitting Bull in Ft Yates North Dakota. A mound of earth lies over his resting place and relic hunters have removed pieces west of the board. The inscription reads No. 54 Sitting Bull Indian.
British cruiser Penguin reports a sounding depth of 4 763 fathoms or 28 372 feet in the Pacific between New Zealand and the Tonga islands. It also notes Falcon island, formed in 1885 and last seen sunk 18 feet below the surface in September.
The president of the London Institute of Civil Engineers says a first class train seat may be the safest spot in the world. He cites a period with 24 deaths on railways from non fault incidents, plus 1800 suffocations in beds, 148 choking in dining rooms, and 925 deaths from stair falls.
The Montana legislature overrode Gov. Smith's veto to empower two thirds of a corporation's stockholders to compel minority holders to sell at appraised value or swap into another company. Critics say the measure could enable copper interests to form a trust. supporters see it as a tool for corporate reshaping.
The earth needs 23 hours 56 minutes for a full rotation. It makes 36614 turns in a year. A day is the interval between sun crossings at the meridian, not a complete turn.
In England a deer hunt showcases the extraordinary scent tracking of intelligent stag hounds. The pack pursued a single deer through a herd of over a hundred, maintaining a steady line for about four and a half miles before bringing down the quarry. Some young hounds strayed briefly toward the fleeing deer, but the main pack stayed true to the scent throughout.
A German authority reports a Central Indian forest tree with highly sensitive leaves that emit electric shocks on touch. The plant also affects a magnetic needle from 70 feet, strongest at midday and fading at midnight, vanishing in wet weather, and deterring birds from approaching.
Dr. Talmage urges readers to learn from urban life rather than romantic nature. He describes toil, temptation, and poverty on city streets, calling for Christian aid to the hungry, homeless, and lost while urging all classes to meet and help one another. He envisions Heaven’s rewards for streetward charity.
John Chandler of Allen County Kentucky is patriarch of 162 descendants, including 29 children 21 of whom survive with 105 grandchildren and 35 great grandchildren. At age 77 he stays informed on current topics, is an expert rifle shot and enjoys squirrel hunting.
The Floyd Memorial association based in Sioux City Ta requests all Missouri River valley public schools set May 14 aside for special services and addresses honoring Sergeant Charles Floyd, the first U S soldier to die in the Louisiana Purchase expedition.
A plea for mothers to heed daughters health at menstruation with advice from Mrs. Pinkham. Letters from Miss Carrie M Lam and Mrs. Nannie Adkins describe relief from symptoms using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash.
The English Parliament weighs a cross channel railway with a submerged roadbed and wheeled trestles rising above the water. Engineers assert operation is possible, likening it to remarkable cures claimed for Hostetters Stomach Bitters in dyspepsia, indigestion, and constipation.
In a dialogue from the Indianapolis Journal, the matah calls distilled water poisonous and criticizes meddling with nature. The colonel agrees, noting the distillery should not idle its time away on water.
Frank J. Cheney sworn as senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co. promises one hundred dollars for each catarrh case uncured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Cure taken internally and acts on blood and mucous surface. Sold by druggists for 75 cents.
The Detroit Journal notes Cuba's quick adoption of US industries with Cuban tobacco already being produced locally to some extent. The report highlights early integration of foreign industry practices into Cuba's economy.
Advertises a free sample of Allen's Foot-Ease from Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy New York for a powder that soothes foot conditions and eases tight shoes. Claims to cure chilblains sweating damp swollen aching feet corns bunions and ingrowing nails with availability at druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents.
A humorous quip from Catholic Standard and Times explains the term ham for a bad actor. The father suggests the label stems from being served with eggs, a playful image reflecting old time theater slang.
The tonic is advertised as iron and quinine in tasteless form with no cure no pay. Price fifty cents. The humorous excerpt from Stray Stories features dialogue about a church's age with Tommy and Cissy debating whether it is over 200 years old or only one.
An advertisement compiles multiple testimonials and product notes from old newspapers. Claims include cure for cold with Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets and Piso’s Cure for Consumption. Several quotes and endorsements reference St Jacobs Oil, Hale’s Honey of Horehound, and various health and lifestyle ad lines.
Historic ad claims Hood's Sarsaparilla cures blood troubles and dyspepsia with testimonials. It portrays nature as sunshine and insists pure blood yields perfect health, citing cases from Susie K. Brown Denver N B Seeley and Mrs J S McMaton Stamford.
A compact testimonial notes Hood's Sarsaparilla as a non irritant liver cure. The claim highlights it as the only cathartic to take with 2 pills, suggesting strong product promotion in a historic ad-style snippet.
Dr Slaughter asks how Mr Jarlick is and the moss grown native admits with humor he feels lazy and unwell enough to avoid work. He claims no illness, no vacation need, just plain laziness as the sole truth of his condition.
The Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs Arkansas opens February 23 in the Ozark Mountains. It promotes delightful climate beautiful scenery and unequaled medicinal waters with cheap excursion rates. Travel via Frisco Line sleepers. Address J O Plank manager Arcade Century Building or Frisco Ticket Office 101 N roadway St Louis Mo
A collage of jokes and ad copy from the era notes a quip about a rich aunt leaving nothing and a pun on penny auntie. It also references a cure for a bruise with St Jacobse Oil and mentions an artillery salute as a bang up affair in a Christian Work publication.
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