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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1900
Page
2
The article explains burning the stalks with a wood piece to remove waste, noting flowers treated this way stay fresh for weeks, a useful tip for preserving beauty when blossoms are expensive. It appears in The Garbage Record published by J. D. Dennis in Carthage.
From Japan comes guidance on preserving the national flower the chrysanthemum. The note suggests how to keep cut flowers fresh for the next three months, sharing practical tips from Japanese sources.
To Manchester England, shipments recently sent include forty one steel cars valued at 39305 dollars metal working machinery valued at 10000 dollars cotton waste valued at 15000 dollars and lead pigs valued at 37000 dollars. Subsequent shipments this month are expected to be even larger.
Paris is described as the cleanest city in the world with 2,000 male and 600 female scavengers organized into 149 brigades. They start at 4 a.m. and work until 4 p.m. with two hours off for medals. women work only in the morning.
A descriptive note outlines a Chinese practice where the coffin is left exposed, with the deceased not buried. It claims that many in China strive to own a splendid coffin, even at extreme personal cost, as a mark of status and respect for the departed.
An obscure note reveals the queen’s famous walking sitex once belonged to Charles II and was given by a Worcester citizen. The staff originated from a Boscofel tree branch used by Charles I to hide from Cromwell’s pursuers.
Curious article of commerce notes toothpicks made from walrus whiskers are shipped from Alaska to Europe. They are pulled out one by one with tweezers and used mainly by wealthy patrons in China and Russia, with growing favor in London clubs.
After months of experiments it is decided to establish telephonic communication between England and Belgium to be opened to the public about February 1, 1901. The line will be about seventy four kilometers long and the tariff fixed at ten francs per three minutes.
Four young colored men from Booker T. Washington's Tuskegee School sail from New York on the Hamburg-American Graf Waldersee bound for West Africa. They carry ten bushels of cotton seed a cotton gin and a full outfit of agricultural tools under German auspices to teach natives the art of cotton raising.
The census shows 196,500,000 Mussulmen in total. Tur key in Europe account for 16,000,000. 99,000,000 live in Asia Minor, Beluchistan and the Indies. 20,000,000 in China. 36,500,000 in the north and northeast of Africa. and 23,000,000 are spread across other countries.
The article calculates that at 69 heartbeats per minute the blood travels 207 yards per minute or seven miles per hour. It would cover 1638 miles daily and 61,320 miles yearly, totaling 5,150,880 miles for an 84 year lifespan if a single corpuscle remained in circulation.
A. T. Stewart's famed New York mansion at Fifth Avenue and 34th Street may soon pass to an Astor family member. Built over seven years at a cost surpassing $1,000,000, it features marble from Tuckahoe and Italy cut to plans, polished and ready for setting.
If the moon did not exist tides would vanish and half the seaports would be unusable. The depth at high tide in major harbors would shrink to about a third, leaving docks high and dry and preventing entry for battle fleets.
A sermon on Job 42 10 argues that turning captivity came when Job prayed for his three friends. It urges selfless intercession as the cure for personal troubles, crediting prayer with lengthened life and restored prosperity, and connects biblical examples to modern practice and perseverance.
A small town story recounts two doctors one trusted for cures the other doubted. A wheedling patient pays in advance, pressing for fees. When two farmers arrive for help for a seriously ill wife the doctor demands ten dollars upfront, prompting a humorous reply about the looming costs of delay.
A suys claims milk can extinguish burning kerosene by forming an emulsion that speeds the fire’s end. An advertisement praises Hostetter’s stomach remedy as the best cure for constipation indigestion dyspepsia biliousness and flatulency with over fifty years of cures and cites malaria fever and ague benefit.
A night clerk recalls last winter a southern congressman visiting a Washington hotel asked for a room change due to a neighboring German musician. The congressman complained of the clarinet and, after a nap, woke to a quarrel at his door as the German insisted the two could not snoor in the same key.
Sales pitch notes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio as a constitutional cure for catarrh. It claims to act on blood and mucous surfaces with doses from 10 drops to a teaspoonful and offers a $100 reward for any failing case, with Druggists selling at 75 cents.
A disputed courtroom moment features a lawyer urging a straight story about an affair, while a witness deflects, prompting a sharp exchange about media portrayal and honesty. The dialog highlights tensions between legal testimony and press interpretation.
A Chicago woman’s testimonial asserts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cures insomnia caused by nervous exhaustion and digestive issues. The piece emphasizes the physician’s role in quieting the nervous system and urges sufferers to seek the remedy for ailments like indigestion headaches and backache.
Burnham's Hasty Jellycon offers top dessert jellies in flavors lemon straw raspberry peach wild cherry and unflavored. Dissolve in hot water and set to cool for wine and coffee jelly uses as grocers advertise the product.
A healthful life leads to possible achievements and calm amid troubles. The piece argues that perfect health enhances a woman's beauty and cheerful disposition, while ill health or neglect shows in the face and mood. It cautions women against sacrificing health to daily duties and urges discerning guidance for the nervous system amid natural experiences.
An OCR fragment touts Nervura by Dr. Greene claiming it is safe for daily use and benefits health. The text mentions a testimonial style warning and endorsement, indicating it was marketed with strong confidence in its effects and safety. The source quality is poor but presents a health product promotion.
An advertisement touts Dr. Greene's Nervara blood and nerve remedy to ward off nervousness and overwork from girlhood to old age. It claims quick, lasting benefits for health and beauty, and invites women to consult at 35 West 14th Street, New York City, by personal visit or letter.
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