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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1899
Page
7
A narrator recalls a pleasant shopping expedition with two visiting ladies from the United States. They note the women will travel to England for the fall to spend time with a gentleman known to the narrator, highlighting a warm social visit in Paris.
The article describes Dolly's wardrobe choices for street wear and shooting attire, detailing jackets, vests, and skirts in gray plaid and earth brown tweed. It notes a shift toward versatile outfits suitable for both everyday wear and field events, plus a survey of contemporary street hats and a selection of two hats, the Shamrock and Heather, to complement the gowns.
John C Hubinger of Keokuk Iowa, a noted progressive leader and starch innovator, rises from humble beginnings to build a vast business empire. He plans to market Red Cross Starch at five cents with premium Shakespearean views and calendars, while continuing street railways electric plants and the Mississippi Valley Telephone Co. He remains devoted to family life, hospitality, and public duties in his Keokuk home.
A Western state delegation visit to a land office exposes a pompous clerk who boasts of his role. The interpreter translates the Indians critique: Little man, big head, heap talk, say nothing, much fool. The anecdote, recounted by a Washington correspondent in the New York Tribune, contrasts ego with silence.
A Chicago trader with a luxuriant mustache loves baseball. In a Chicago St. Louis game, his six year old son cheered as Fielder Ryan leapt to catch a long fly in left field. The boy asked if his father wished for a mustache like Ryan's, drawing laughter from the crowd.
The Secret Service has unearthed another band of counterfeiters and secured a large quantity of spurious notes. The article notes that high value items are imitation targets and mentions Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a remedy for indigestion dyspepsia constipation nervousness and debility.
A man on two weeks vacation plans a third week as his son falls ill. A mystifying reply arrives stating Take all time you want to get well. An other man is holding your job. Philadelphia North American notes the abrupt job protection ambiguity.
A claim promotes Grove's Tasteless Cost Toxic as the best remedy for fever anditis saying it is simply iron and quinine in a tasteless form. The text asserts no payment is required and lists a price of five cents.
A humorous remark from the Cleveland Leader suggests that some doctors run tiny practices because they are practicing physicians, reflecting a light editorial quip on medical work.
A trolley ride ends with a man having a red nose and a boy who stares silently. The father, horrified, blurts out that he is the boy’s father and laments the sight as a freak in a moment of shared shock.
A brief item notes dye advertisements claim Putnam Fadeless Dyes color silk, wool, or cotton in one vessel, avoiding separate dye packs for wool or cotton. The piece includes a humorous exchange between two young attorneys about Miss Goodcatch and her 300 acres, cited from the Ohio State Journal.
North, west and south routes offered with selling dates August 15 September 5 and 1yth October 3 and 17 1899 one fare 2.00 to authorized points in Alabama Arizona Arkansas British Columbia Colorado Florida Georgia Iowa Indian Territory Idaho Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Manitoba New Mexico Nebraska North Carolina North Dakota Oregon Oklahoma South Carolina South Dakota Texas Utah Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Washington. For full information and particulars as to rates routes tickets limits stopovers call on Agents Big Four Route or address W P Deppe A G P T Agt Warren J Lynch Gen Pass Tkt Agt Cincinnati O.
An 1894 advert claims Piso's Cure for Consumption as a top asthma remedy by W. R. Williams of Antioch Illinois. The source notes a woman apologizing to her husband and blaming either her affections or nerves for her fault, as reported in the Atchison Globe.
An old newspaper ad notes Hall's Catarrh Cure proclaimed as a constitutional remedy with a price of five and a half cents. It markets the product to general households, touting universal applicability and persuasive testimonials.
The Washington Democrat notes that when idle, many people seek activity and turn to employment or tasks rather than idleness, as a common coping pattern described in the periodical.
A letter series extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as safe free guidance for expectant mothers. Personal testimonials from Mrs. Gilson, Mrs. Moulton, and Mrs. Gerdig describe relief from heavy menses, leucorrhea, and infertility after using the remedy, praising its role in pregnancy and postpartum health.
An underscored ad promotes To Cure a Cold in One Day with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets and a refund if ineffective. The piece also cites a Philadelphia Record cartoon quote about a fish and a worm and a Chicago Daily News remark on men chasing useless goals.
Congressman Botkin of Winfield Kansas writes Dr Hartman praising Peruna and Manalin for lasting relief from twenty five year catarrh of the stomach and constipation. He credits a Washington stay with worsening symptoms and urges others to try the remedies with a free book offer.
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