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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1899
Page
7
A visitor recounts week in Paris observing silk waists and blouses, revived fashions, and a curving gait in women as styles shift. Designers expect silk waists to persist into fall, with elaborate embroidery, velvet trims, and new bolero effects in lace and velveteen.
The article suggests remedies for damp bands and feet in winter. Mix eau de cologne with tincture of bella donna and dab on hands and feet several times daily. Soak hands in alum and water, dry, then dust with powdered club moss. wear thread gloves and dust club moss in shoes to aid drying.
A detailed guide to making a proper salad dressing with oil and vinegar. It stresses correct oil to vinegar ratios, thorough mixing, proper draining, and the use of seasoned oil. It covers the role of tar ragon vinegar and other flavored vinegars, and notes burnet is less common in the U S markets.
A detailed New York Tribune recipe for a quince cake served with quince jelly, whipped cream, gelatin, and meringue. Includes steps for sponge cake, folding in flour and leaveners, jelly filling, whipped cream, gelatin, and a final meringue topping baked slowly until firm.
A brief note from the Chicago Daily News warns that the kiesing bug has appeared and disappeared in the city, with the humbug ever present as a local nuisance.
Thorite, the new explosive, passes through a 4 inch surveyized steel plate and aims to rival Hostetter's Stomach Bitters in military use. The copy touts Bitters as a universal remedy for stomach liver and kidney diseases and recommends trying it after other options fail.
In a Detroit Journal Side Talks item, a widow asks how long to wear mourning gowns, and the religious editor suggests they should come down to the boot tops at least. The note highlights the occasional awkward role of newspapers as moral bulwarks to the exclusion of other topics.
A Chicago firm, John M. Smyth Co., advertises a high-grade Top Bi for 34.95 and invites readers to study their Mammoth Catalogue showing everything to eat wear and use at wholesale prices. The company is described as large and highly regarded in the industry.
In a Detroit Journal snippet an owl declares hoot in Scots dialect provoking startled animals. The owler questions anger while the owl explains the animals envy his dialect as distant thunder of night chatter fades into the air.
A Detroit Free Press snippet shows a speaker lamenting changing feelings toward Miss Whirly, noting she praises her now though once claimed to bear her jealousy. The exchange reveals shifting affection and tension between the speakers.
An observer claims steam serves mankind and women too by enabling them to open their husbands letters, noting the broader impact of steam on daily life and social norms.
A young novice asks about proposing in romance and a worldly man suggests it is often harder to avoid proposing. The Chicago Post notes the need to be cautious and stay on guard in love matters.
Greatly reduced rates offered by the C H D Railroad for travel tickets sold on November 29 and 30 with return valid through December 1. Inquiries about times and rates should be directed to the nearest C H D agent for full particulars.
A collection of headline style quips and humorous phrases from various papers. It notes examples like wealthy iceman and wealthy plumber, plus remarks on work, love, tardiness, and a millionaire's daughter framed as a par value gag.
An old advertisement argues deafness arises from inflammation of the Eustachian tube. It claims Hall’s Catarrh Cure can restore function and offers a $100 reward for any deafness due to catarrh not cured. Circulars are offered. the product is sold for 75 cents along with Hall’s Family Pills.
A courtroom moment shows a lawyer insisting the collision raised the entire car while a witness notes it raised everything except the windows. The judge comments on the extent of the damage during the exchange.
The Best Prescription for Chills and Fever is Grove's Tasteless Cuoit Tonic a tasteless iron and quinine preparation. No cure no pay policy stated. Price fifty cents.
Plumber and poet exchange a playful quip about pipes and laying lines in a Syracuse scene.
An old advertisement collection notes Wake Laxative Bromo Quinines tablets offering a refund if no cure within one day. Piso’s Cure is praised for whooping cough. Also mentions Putnam Faceless Dyes and a “To Rent” vacant expression.
A reader from Ackley Iowa shares a grateful letter praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash. After years of female troubles including kidney inflammation and womb issues, she improved markedly after three bottles and returned to work.
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