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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1898
Page
7
The article argues for roadside beauty alongside utilitarian highway work. Shade trees hedges and flowering plantings reduce drought damage attract wildlife and refresh travelers. It cites examples of parkway plantings and removal of unsightly fences and signs to create pleasant public thoroughfares benefiting all ages.
The Port land Industrial Journal notes the burden of hill roads on taxes and maintenance. S D Gray argues many hills could be removed to save costs, citing a two mile stretch with eight rugged inclines that would cost under $1000 to level, a project neglected by town and county officials.
The article urges butter makers to tailor product to buyers tastes and market demand. It advises using customer preferences, whether sweet cream, salted levels, or color, and stresses consistent quality. Seek expert market feedback to improve profitability and meet what paying customers want.
A low cost atomizer is described made by soldering a pint tin cup with a long rectangular tube and a short side tube to create a fine spray when blown into. The device, not patented, can be built by a tinsmith and used to spray kerosene on cattle lice or flies and on house plants with careful, sparing application.
A writer in the New York Tribune argues that cows aged seven or eight are not past prime. With good care and ample rationing a cow can remain profitable through age eight and beyond, while first calves at two or three are often unprofitable. A well cared for eight year old cow may outperform younger cows for several years.
The hickory galls are produced by gall lice described by Fitch Walsh Shimer and others. There is no connection to caterpillars. No practical prevention exists beyond cosmetic leaf disfigurement. caterpillars may be destroyed with timely arsenical poisons. M Webster Ohio Exp. Sta.
An article extols Williams Pink Pills for Pale People as a cure for dyspepsia and blood and nerve diseases. It cites a Pembina North Dakota resident Ernest Snider who reports relief after using six boxes, claiming cure after four. The piece links the pills to remedies for paralysis and locomotor ataxia and other long deemed incurable conditions.
An elderly stock broker, driven from Wall Street by a crash and now living with his brother's sons, insists on contributing by watering the stock. He recalls boyhood memories on the farm and resolves to keep working rather than rely on others. In a parallel set, a joke about a doctor and patient ends with a quip on perceived help.
A collage of humorous quotes from early 20th century papers on marriage and husbands. Jests touch on heaven made unions, matchmaking ads, dispelling fears, and the notion a well trained husband hides hard work behind a cheerful front.
In a tense exchange the two men conclude they should not fight but seek arbitration by the girl or an impartial third party. They propose leaving the decision to the arbiter rather than resorting to violence or weapons.
A fragment recalls a fishing outing with Miss Keedick and an engagement memory. The text reflects uncertain phrasing about who did the catching and mentions the magazine’s voice.
A string of enigmatic notes from various papers references peculiar bird behavior, a clock nest linked to a street site, and odd quips about cures and places like St Ja and St Jacobs. The fragment hints at a humorously cryptic local paragraph roundup without a clear narrative or outcome.
Public opinion splits on whether to retain the Philippines while noting consensus on health care. The advertisement promotes ostetter's Stomach Bitters as preventive and curative for malaria fevers stomach disorders liver issues and impure blood. It claims soothing effects for weak stomachs and nerves. A quoted testimonial supports the product.
Publishers announce the New York Ledger will cease weekly issues and appear as a monthly. The Ledger, founded by Robert Bonner, grew into a leading weekly of fiction. The note references contemporaneous newspapers and old advertisements cited in the source.
Mrs E Wooruzisr of Mills Nebraska credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with saving her life after doctors diagnosed consumption and ceased hope. She says her menses returned and she gained weight, reporting better health than in years.
Mrs Gro Lea cu of 1609 Belle St Alton Illinois suffered womb trouble with frequent menses and weakness. After failing with doctors medicine she tried the vegetable compound and reports renewed health saying she would not trade it for any doctors medicine.
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