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Newspaper
Carthage Citizen
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1925
Page
2
Carthage Lodge 1. C. O. F. No. 255 holds weekly meetings Tuesdays at 7:30 PM in the upstairs room over White and Son's hardware on Main Street. Visiting members are always welcome.
The town plans a renewal as the new school term opens with classes set to begin on September 7 marking the start of revitalization efforts coordinated by local officials and educators.
The text outlines a schedule of attractions and events in Carthage to entertain visitors. It notes the need for live store news for traders and mentions a committee to oversee multiple small industries, asking whether to proceed or stay as is.
Miss Pauline Witty of Terre Haute will teach English and History in local schools. Several residents and relatives are noted visiting or traveling, including Ted Schnabel of Indianapolis with his sister, nursing staff vacations, and a Knight Templar conclave in Seattle. The Tweedys describe a westward journey via Canada to Seattle with detours in Montana and a view of earthquake devastation.
The Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey announce no wild animal acts in or off tour after parental objections and humane society pressure. Editors note cruel training methods, while animals join public zoos in iron cages with limited space.
A Chicago health bulletin notes snoring is mainly a human trait and links it to vibration of the soft palate and uvula during deep nasal and oral breathing. Normal sleepers breathe through the nose with mouth closed, reducing throat vibration. Snoring signals breathing obstruction, often enlarged adenoids and tonsils in children.
A brief quote from John Burroughs the naturalist on loving the world. He speaks of making the world home and a source of nourishment for body and soul. He describes tilling the soil, gathering harvests, and enjoying beauty and joy in exploration of mountains forests seas deserts and seasons.
Rosin is treated with soda to form a rosin soap that dissolves in water. The soap is added to paper stock, then aluminum sulfate precipitates a resin finely, forming a waterproof film over fibers as the sheet dries.
Popular Science Monthly reports that sounds ending in ng are hardest for listeners to grasp. In acoustically poor auditoriums only 48 percent identified sounds such as ting and bong, while 90 to 100 percent recognized wis and yox. Sounds d b and th scored poorly.
A shadow forms when light is blocked by an opaque body. Light travels in straight lines, so an object blocks rays and creates a shadow on the opposite side. As a person moves relative to a lamp the shadow shifts with the body's position, appearing in front when the lamp is behind and vice versa.
For five months experts in Washington tried to cast a six inch disk of optical glass but made two failures. In Germany a disk of seventy two inches of perfect lens has been made. It requires five thousand pounds of raw material compounded with great exactitude. The lens when completed must be of uniform density throughout.
The Cumberland team did not appear for its scheduled game, disappointing fans. The Arlington and Westwood Cubs game was halted after one inning due to rain in Arlington. The Rose City Red Sox of New Castle schedule two future games, and a rubber match at Arlington is planned. Delashmit and other players are noted for Carthage and the Specials lineup is listed.
Damage of 50000 dollars occurred last week when a fly wheel exploded in the power plant of a New Castle piano factory. Debris pierced roof and walls, narrowly missing several workmen as pieces showered the plant.
The USDA reports crushed rock salt is the best chemical to kill barberries that spread stem rust in cereals. Salt is cheap, available, effective, and least dangerous to livestock. ten pounds can kill a 12 inch diameter bush, though overdoses injure animals and nearby plants may suffer if roots mingle with desired vegetation.
Professor L F Graber argues a two cut system saves labor and reduces winterkill while fitting corn harvest. Trials show three cuts yield 1.9 to 2.7 tons per acre. two cuts yield 3.4 tons per acre but coarser hay. Feeding value comparisons pending for two versus three cuttings.
The rise of motor freight and passenger traffic spurs highway shifts as experts foresee broad truck trunk lines and scheduled motor truck convoys. Massachusetts studies alternate routes to ease congestion on main roads like the Providence Turnpike between Boston and Providence. The motor bus is set to expand rapidly, shaping the near term transit landscape.
Mrs Clifford Eubank of Rushville visited Tuesday. Ramona and Lucile Pitts returned from Indianapolis after a visit with Mrs Cassie Norton. Flay Lacy and family of Terre Haute spent Monday with Mr and Mrs William Manley and plan to move to Miami Florida. Philip Parker Kroger manager has returned to Knights Town to oversee a Kroger store. Claud Adams of Rushville will manage the store here for two weeks. he and Mrs Adams stay with Mrs J A Sipe.
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