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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1896
Page
5
An advertisement proclaims DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve as a quick cure for poison ivy insect bites bruises scalds and burns. It notes O S Coffin & Co and mentions a Jewish pork butcher operating a shop on Brick Lane in London.
Electric Bitters advertised as a permanent cure for all headaches and habitual sick headaches. Claims to relieve habitual constipation by toning the bowels. Available at Owen S. Hill's Drug Store for fifty cents to one dollar. Mentions vast Kentucky tobacco fields abandoned due to worms.
Jesse L Test a respected resident of Reynoldsville Pa praised Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy after purchasing a bottle and urged others to try it. He stated to refer questions to him and noted the medicine is pleasant to take and valuable for children. For sale by Coffin Druggists.
The statement notes that Sir Edwin Arnold contributed nearly ten thousand leading articles to the London Daily Telegraph, highlighting his prolific role in shaping opinion through print journalism.
O S Coffin notes the value of DeWitts Colic and Cholera Cure for summer complaint in children. He asserts it provides instantaneous relief and calls it a reliable remedy for dysentery and diarrhoea.
Princess Isabella of Genoa has given birth to Italy's first and only girl heir in the royal line, a landmark in the Italian monarchy. The birth increases the royal succession significance and draws attention to Genoa's royal connections.
Beaversville Illinois druggist Mr G Caillouette recounts how Dr King’s New Discovery saved his life after La Grippe left him near death. He began improvement after the first dose and, after three bottles, was up and about again. Free trial offered at Owen Hill's Drug Store.
Italian scholar Sir William Harcourt resembles Mr Gladstone in memorized Dante verses. The passage then shifts to medical claims about ulcers and open sores, praising DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve as a fast healer and a top pile cure, followed by a disjointed jab about treating cholera morbus with DeWitt's Cure.
Awag encounters a pompous man in a London street and directly asks, “Sir, may I inquire if you are anybody in particular?” The brief exchange captures a moment of social irony and wit in a crowded urban setting.
Macmillan's Magazine notes that regular packet services began in ancient times between England and the Continent, with stronger ties during Calais logs, English troops in the Low Countries, and the protectorate era under Thurloe. Expansion beyond the Narrow Seas only came with growing colonial possessions.
A sensational note claims lizards in Madeira are attracted by musical notes. It describes enslaved Africans catching lizards for food and using whistled tunes to lure large numbers, claiming a universal effect.
A brief paragraph records that Pesire Pinger and another party reached mutual acknowledgment during a recent exchange. The note emphasizes a forthcoming discussion or arrangement without detailing specifics. No dates or places are provided in the readable text.
The New York Sun recounts tales of plays where the Prince of Denmark or Pocahontas was missing. It notes early amateurs in London and Booth in Hartford performed with gaps. Hannah Brand’s Agmunda failed, while Brougham famously staged Pocahontas without Pocahontas herself, provoking loud audience laughter.
John Leech’s Dutch house near Kennington became a deadly trap as five to six organ grinders played discordant tunes from dawn until night. He complained the incessant noise drove him to death, saying only invalid status could save him. Holman Hunt found him exhausted and determined. The piece frames organ grinding as the fatal nuisance, a blunt Victorian critique.
A distressed tramp appeals to a housekeeper claiming no friends or relatives exist. The housekeeper replies with a cold warning while mentioning copper wires used for Mexican telegraph lines. The note references birds and monkeys crowding the lines at night, implying danger or neglect.
Walter H. Gerard recounts a moonlit chase of porcupines in Boover Vlei near Wellington, South Africa. A mixed party of professionals hunted with dogs in a coon-hunt style, enduring quill injuries and a late return after seven miles, ending with Malay satieties.
Pearson's Weekly praises Klingenberg on the Main as Europe’s happiest town due to foresight local rule. It keeps fire clay beds for town benefit, funds taxes from profits, and shares surplus with residents, unlike other towns that lease assets to companies.
A note in Notes and Queries explains that whoa is a variant of ho used to halt a horse. It cites Chaucer using ho for heat in the Canterbury Tales and recounts Edward IV’s exclamation whoo in Excerpta Historica to end a tournament.
A Washington Times excerpt presents a playful exchange about a sermon and a pistol reference. Uncle Rasbury praises the sermon while a joke about the preacher’s text ties scripture to a pistol in a humorous, strained cadence.
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