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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1902
Page
3
A New York Press explanation shows that a pound of feathers weighs more than a pound of lead when measured with air buoyancy considered. By weighing equal masses and then removing air with a pump, the feather pan sinks while the lead pan rises, proving the apparent paradox.
Pearson's explains the flying fish does not truly fly like a bird but uses its large pectoral fins as parachute-like supports. It can travel up to 500 feet while leaping from calm seas, with the tail providing propulsion. The fish measures about a foot, fins fold neatly, and flight is brief before dipping back to water.
A humorous quip about rail punctuality explains that a train advertised for 11 o'clock is not today’s 11 o'clock but yesterday’s and today's may arrive only tomorrow. The tale underscores chronic delays on southern railroads.
A New York Herald note describes a social evening with Miss Oliver and Mr. Roland discussing dancers. Grace Turner partners with Mr. Van Twister, praised as the best dancer seen, while others are viewed as less skilled.
A brief humor item shows a New York Dress exchange quip about boiling eggs. The Newlywed asks how long to boil them and a New Cook replies five minutes. The Newlywed suggests ten minutes next time, reflecting domestic humor.
The first factory for the manufacture of cotton sewing thread was located at Pawtucket Rhode Island in World War era industrial expansion, signaling a pivotal step in the American thread industry and regional textile development.
An old note describes heavy eating causing indigestion and stomach catarrh with symptoms like heartburn headaches and stomach upset. It markets Kodo as a remedy said to relieve inflammation protect nerves cure catarrh and ease digestion by cleansing and sweetening stomach glands.
A promotional offer highlights the price of one year subscription to The Record and People's Weekly at one dollar. The deal positions both publications as a combined value for new readers seeking local news and features.
Treasury officials describe freak bills printed with a twenty on the face and a ten on the reverse. Rare and not legal tender, these misprinted sheets can reach circulation before being collected and destroyed. Most remain in the hands of currency collectors and new discoveries are uncommon.
A vintage cooking guide offers simple pastry and cake advice. It covers browning, sugar use, beet preparation, tomato flavoring, and bone-dry crust tips. It explains searing root vegetables, broiling fish with cip skin, baking cake edges, and coconut pyramid dessert methods.
The piece cites ancient aiora lasting 117 to 273 AD, Persepolis as capital for thirty years in the fifth century BC, and Carthage about 500 years. In modern times Amarapura in Burma founded 1783 had 175,000 in 1800, then moved to Mandalay by 1860. now only ruins remain.
The piece notes Margaret, nicknamed Daisy by friends since childhood, will become Mrs Field after an engagement. She rejects the Daisy nickname, insisting on using her given name as she adopts a new surname. The story reflects social expectations around name changes upon marriage.
A simple barometer can be made with an ordinary glass jar and an oil flask. Fill the jar three parts with water, clean the neck, and place the flask inside. The water level in the flask will indicate the weather, though it may require careful sealing to prevent leakage.
A brief New York Herald remark notes traders have yet to send their bills, while someone praises the handling of housing and money matters in a casual exchange. The exchange hints at lingering payments and household budgeting during the period.
Mr. C Haney of Geneva Ohio suffered piles for four decades with no lasting relief from doctors or money. De Witts Witch Hazel Salve cured him permanently. It is also advertised as invaluable for cuts burns bruises sprains lacerations eczema tetter salt rheum and all skin diseases. Look for the DeWitt name on the package. other brands are counterfeit.
Letters from James Evertt of Alton and L B Morris of Helena praise Dr Miles remedies. They credit liver and anti pain pills with curing liver trouble inflammatory rheumatism neuralgia and headaches. Ad prompts readers to buy from all druggists and send for a free book.
London Tit-Bits recounts scientists who guarded forbidden discoveries. Sawbridge’s delayed explosive led to laboratory ruin and death. Luigi Taranti’s stained glass secret died with him. a Scottish billiard-ball maker died from an accident before revealing his composition. Herbert Franklin’s color plates ended in asphyxiation, leaving the method lost. Adams’s liquid metal tal lium dream imploded as he faded into asylum, secrets buried with him.
A collection of quips from Cleveland Plain Center Detroit Free Press and Chicago News on language color and gender. The dialog ranges from a sarcastic remark about a fine horse to remarks on women and certainty. The tone is witty and observational with brief exchanges.
A.T. Moodley of Tilden Jod. once suffered ten years of Rheumatism yet after using Electric Bitters reports two bottles wholly cured him and no twinge in over a year. The tonic regu lates kidneys purifies blood and cures rheumatism neuralgia and nervousness improving digestion. Only 50 cents at J. H. McCarty & Son's drug store.
A blunt fragment describes firefighters rescuing sleepers from a blazing home and warns of death from neglecting coughs and colds. The text also promotes Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption as a remedy, touting a teaspoonful stop to coughs and a 50 cent to 1 dollar price with trials offered by J H McCarty & Son.
A rain soaked user from Muuecie Indiana reports severe cold and cough. She claims rapid recovery after using One Minute Cough Cure which she credits with restoring her weight and easing phlegm, cough and croup symptoms. promoted as a general remedy for children.
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