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Newspaper
Carthage Citizen
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1926
Page
4
A collection of small ads offers goods for sale including oats, eggs, soy beans, a bicycle, a washer, a sewing machine and a range plus a house for sale and a lost dog reward. Also lists a primary election Tuesday May 4 with polling places in Ripley township and candidate listings for Advisory Board Assessor Trustee and county delegates.
A Friday sale in the planing mill building owned by Hiram and Jesse Henley drew a good-sized crowd. About seventy hogs, some horses, two lots of household goods and other articles were auctioned. The next sale is set for Friday May 7 at 12 30 p m. Mrs Amos Gates remains about the same. The M E Ladies Aid netted 32 58 at Saturday’s market and bazaar. Mrs William Lee of Indianapolis was critically ill Thursday noon. Mrs Cynthia White of near Fortville plans to stay with the Misses Ida and Miriam Jessup for part of the summer.
The Checker Board notes Mrs. Zimmerman and her son Howard will move to part of the John T. Clark property at Market and First. Lyle Hendricks and family, of Knightstown, will relocate to Greenfield where he takes charge of a Kroger grocery. Robert T. Marshall, Rushville, is in charge of the local Kroger store and will move with his family to F. J. Kennedy's home. Floyd Gray moves to J. F. Tweedy’s East Side Park property. John Brooks and family relocate to the Forbeeg property on South Main Street.
Miss Mary Conley an operator for Bell Telephone Co in Indianapolis was the guest of Mr and Mrs Floyd Gray at the start of the week.
Myron Addison of Mays and Henry Stenger and family from Indianapolis visited last Thursday. Rushville students Justine Green and Mildred Casady helped rescue Mary Louise Geise from the Flatrock river dam. Bids sought for White Bridge construction northwest of here. Blackouts of local people and school news fill the week with visits, illnesses, and travel reports.
A Springfield Union quote has a woman arguing against the advice Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today. She laments rushing tasks and making blunders while asserting delaying can improve decision making and reduce fatigue. She contrasts diligence with the urge to postpone.
The Soviet claim honors Prof. Alexander Popoff as the radio inventor, noting a stamp with Esperanto inscription. Popoff supposedly demonstrated wireless transmission in 1895, a year before Marconi, though Branly and Lodge explored similar ideas earlier. The piece questions who truly first produced radio waves, acknowledging Hertz as an early pioneer.
A New York lawyer recalls Abe Hummel’s joke about a man accused of keeping a vicious dog. When the first witness is sworn, the defendant yells that the witness is prejudiced because the dog bit him, illustrating bias in legal testimony.
A moral reflection on aging, wealth, and the duty to shed comfort and possessions. Montaigne argues a wise man should dispose of excessive goods and leave only what is necessary, even surrendering remaining pomps to rightful heirs as life wanes.
The piece urges restraint in divulging confidences to avoid treachery and injustice. It argues telling others' secrets is folly, while refusing to bind oneself preserves truth and prevents misunderstandings. The moral stresses prioritizing one’s own integrity and the potential harm of disclosure.
A small-time booking agent, in a Brooklyn theater, questions an all-Indian jazz troupe about their heritage. They reply in blunt humor that they are indeed Indians, declaring themselves “fool-blodt” and dismissing his misperceptions in a vivid line from Everybody's Magazine.
A Lambs Club member recalls a comedian lately unlucky who dictates his will. The lawyer interrupts to steer the language into legal form. The comedian insists on a laugh while attempting to finalize his testament.
The Citizen offered one year for $1.50. Sharer & Moore of Albion Indiana hosted visitors C P Albion and daughter Mrs Harry Albion. The Brenan canning factory at Middletown reports 15 hotbeds 6 by 140 feet totaling capacity near 450000. Salvation Army held a two hour street meeting with songs and instruments. collection totaled 343. Ensign Feighly of Anderson aided Rushville band.
The Citizen announces completion of a telephone directory for New Palestine and Fountaintown. It highlights a product line featuring Kyanite Chi-Namel and LigLac floor varnish from Sharer & Moore.
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