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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1900
Page
5
Fragmentary OCR shows an old style Johnston's Sarsaparilla ad praising life improvement for both matron and maid. It includes disjointed phrases and an addressed location Detroit Michigan, with unclear product claims and formatting.
A historical piece describes the rise of gasoline powered sheep shears replacing hand tools. It notes greater wool yield per sheep, lower cost per operation, and rapid processing at the Sycamore plant with ten machines in use. Marquis of Mirabel, Missouri, is cited for shaving 275 sheep in twelve hours, about two and a half minutes per sheep, while detailing handling of wool and care after shearing.
Mr Phippa of Poteau Arkansas endorses Chamberlain's Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy E as a cure for bloody flux, praising its quick effect even in severe cases. The notice mentions Coffin & Co and other disparate lines while tangentially noting shipping and local political maneuvering.
An 1890s style page notes a patent cough cure claim and endorsements for throat and lung relief, with medical quackery cautions. It mentions a 10,000 acre game preserve planned in Jasper county and a Frostburg Maryland reader praising a tonic after a bad kidney attack. It also reports counterfeit fraud warnings, Thanksgiving turkey at Marion soldiers home, and a Maumee township election contest alleging illegal votes after the legal closing.
Six men, including William H. Mullen of Lockland, died after long throat or lung troubles. Advertised remedies claim to cure throat chest and lung diseases and pneumonia with Dr. King's New Discovery, with trial bottles offered and a local drug store promoting the product.
A fragmented ad like notice mentions Rocky Mountain Tea at 85 cents from a druggist and a pharmacist Edward Wilson endorsing Dr J H McLean’s Cordial. It cites population figures for Galveston in 1900 and references a cornbroker Harry Kading shipping ha and storage.
Misses Carne Ellier and Ella Klinger walked from North Vernon to Columbus, a distance of 21 miles, to fulfill an election bet amid heavy rain and wet streets.
Dr Loyal Fore introduces a new remedy promising a calm stomach and digestion. In Richmond, Mrs George W Connor asserts a claim to one third of a large estate, challenging the will or settlement.
After exposure or when you feel a cold coming on take a dose of Foley's Honey and Crown. It never fails to stop a cold if taken in time. O S Coffin & Co.
Congressman Overstreet says he will recommend H. J. Martin for Postmaster at Franklin and W. E. Downs for reappointment at Edinbury.
Fragmentary note touts a health product claim as valuable and claims constipation relief. Mentions J H McCarty and Son's as the place to obtain the item. No clear person, date, or event. ad-like fragment with vague product promise.
A Kokomo steel mill has started operations as an independent facility connected to a local trust. The report includes unclear references to Chamberlain products and liver tablets claiming digestive and hepatic benefits, with garbled pricing or availability details.
Wanted active man to deliver and collect in Indiana for old es manufacturing wholesale poms. Gene Ved. Our reference an in city. Self-addressed am envelope.
Advertises Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets as curing a cold in one day with a no cure no pay offer and a price of 25 cents. The bold promise emphasizes rapid relief and a money back style guarantee. The copy stresses effective treatment and value.
A historical advert claims DeWitts Witch Haze Salve quickly heals the worst burns and scars with a spellbound remedy. The copy emphasizes rapid relief and restorative effects for skin injuries.
J and Carson a noted drover in Portland plans to start a yearling wether drive in May with 6000 head purchased in Morrow county. He aims to ship by train from Heppner to Huntington, cross the Snake River, and face Wyoming’s quarantine law. He predicts this may be Idaho’s last trail drive as ranges fill and water dwindles.
Edward F. Bryan of St. Louis a son of an Episcopalian clergyman has been hired to oversee New York underground tunnel work under a five year contract. Born in Ohio he rose from telegraph operator in Lebanon Kentucky to superintendent in Louisville and later ran Saint Louis terminals before moving to New York with a $20000 yearly salary.
Fay reports Mrs Ayers plans a summer trip to Alaska based on her husband's promise to gift a sealskin sacque for her birthday, which falls on the third of dune.
T W Williams of Decatur Illinois announced ownership of a giant hog claimed as the world’s largest. The creature reportedly weighs 1524 pounds, stretches about ten feet two inches, and stands roughly four and a half feet high.
Instructions describe soaking a corn or bunion in warm water, paring carefully without bleeding, and applying Chamberlains Pain twice daily for five minutes per application. A corn plaster is advised for shoe protection, with Pain Balm promoted for sprains bruises lameness and rheumatic pain available from O R Coffin & Co.
Letters from G H Hansan and Geo A Points mention troubles and remedies. Iowa reports 904 creameries, up 46 from last year. Rockville sees fire destroying two old downtown buildings, one over 60 years old. Polly Honey and Tar praised for hoarseness relief and cough suppression, offered with guarantee.
A reader named D H Turner from Dem Town Pa extols Dr King’s New Life Pills used nightly for two weeks restoring his youth. The vegetable remedy promises gentle relief for liver stomach and bowels and costs 25 cents at O S Coffin & Co rug Store.
The Navy Department orders doubling the quantity of smoke less powder manufactured at the torpedo station at Newport, stating it is of the best quality yet produced.
Lexington Tenn editor W V Barry of Lexington Kentucky reports relief from a severe case of piles after using Budlen's Armeca Salve advertised as a universal cure for piles injuries inflammation and all bodily eruptions. Sold for 25 cents at Coffin & Co.
The article estimates that laws enacted over the past four years will reduce about 303,000 colored votes at Southern polls. It analyzes the impact of voter suppression measures and their presumed effect on electoral outcomes, citing figures and policy changes during the period.
The advertisement touts One Minute Conga Cure as providing relief immediately when administered. It claims rapid cure for colds and related ailments. The text also notes Colorado’s plurality at 28,385 and contrasts 1896 results, citing Bryan vote loss of about 41,000 and McKinley gain of about 64,000.
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