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Newspaper
Carthage Citizen
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1925
Page
2
C. O. F. No. 255 Carthage Lodge and No. 256 meet Tuesday evenings at 7 30 in upstairs room over White and Son's hardware on Main Street. Visiting members welcome. F. and A. M. No. 580 Rush Lodge No. 580 holds regular meetings on the first Wednesday of each month.
The town of Carthage stands ready to host two or three small industries with suitable facilities and local support.
Hartford City bars forty six magazines from newsstands as unfit reading. Marshall V Robb elected treasurer and manager of the Indianapolis Athletic Club effective August 1. A beer carload worth twenty thousand dollars en route to Chicago was confiscated at Fort Wayne. A failed holdup of four Walkerville residents by two masked men occurred north of Shelbyville. Ten men jailed and seven escaped in a gambling raid near New Castle led by Sheriff Bradway. Wayne Morrison and Archie Short sentenced to Pendleton reform school for grand larceny linked to Morristown hardware store robbery. Yeggmen robbed Larwill bank at 2 am with nitroglycerin blowing out the front.
F. F. Brenan of Middletown visited here Wednesday. An excursion train to Benton Harbor passed through at midnight Saturday. Representative visits in Milroy aim to establish a garment factory employing twenty. Various locals traveled through New Castle and Terry Montana on a Yellowstone trail trip via Red trail to Wisconsin with stops in Bismarck Fargo St Paul and Milwaukee.
Assistant Secretary Dewey explained in Boston that minting and circulating silver dollars could cut costs. A silver dollar costs 1 cent to mint and lasts indefinitely, while a paper bill costs 1.7 cents to print and lasts about four months. Replacing 40 million notes with silver dollars could save about 1 million dollars annually.
The article traces the evolution of colonial mail from private provisioning before 1689 to formal state systems. It notes Massachusetts 1689 steps, Virginia planter duties, New York monthly Boston mail since 1672, Franklin’s early postal ties and 1735 penny post, 1755 colonial union, and the 1775 Continental Congress postal plan with Franklin as postmaster general.
The account recounts two Sioux legends about the Grand Canyon. One attributes its creation to Pack-i-tha-a-wi with a flint knife and large stick, hammering earth from within to form the canyon. A second tale tells of a great chief mourning Tavwoats, guided by a god to a happier land, then creating a trail and rolling a river into the gorge.
The article discusses debates among anthropologists about where humanity began. It notes Africa’s prominence due to living apes there and recent discoveries supporting Africa as the origin site, while acknowledging arguments for Central Asia and the Iran Plateau, with attention turning toward the Gobi Desert as researchers reexamine cradle locations.
The essay compares how Mr. Pickwick and Dick Swiveller evolve from unlikely first impressions to cherished figures, noting Dickens’ own unintended affection for them. It cites Clyde Fitch who recalls characters defying planned directions, compelling the writer to yield to their behavior.
It is estimated that about 60 percent of retail trade transactions and about 90 percent of wholesale trade transactions are settled by credit instruments such as checks trade acceptances drafts and notes.
Rural and urban residents from Muncie to Indianapolis spent Sundays visiting relatives and friends across multiple towns. Guests included Alonzo Gibson and family from Muncie and Myrtle Divilbliss of Mays, with visits to John Butler and family. numerous other relatives and out-of-town guests from Terre Haute, Baltimore, Greenfield, and Spiceland, plus agents and workers visiting kin and hosting gatherings throughout the region.
Public Library notes promote The Gold Rush to Florida by R. T. Town send and The mother of the Unknown Soldier by Zona Gale. Former New York Police Department chief of detectives George S. Dougherty offers burglar treatment guidance. Washington visitors tour the crypt of The Unknown Soldier.
A compact catalog entry listing printing Directories Catalogues Statements Circulars Signs in two sizes Wedding and Business stationery Envelopes Visiting cards Polders Sale bills Receipt books Dodgers 6x9 Books and pamphlets offered for purchase.
An article by George S. Langford describes melon aphid pests on vines and notes that reproduction occurs year round with all female birth, no known eggs, and natural enemies often keep them in check. It recommends nicotine sulphate spray 2 tablespoonfuls per 4 gallons of water plus soap and also nicotine sulphate dust mixed with lime as effective remedies.
A Nebraska Agricultural College guide lists common binder troubles and fixes before harvest. It covers loose main drive chains, misaligned elevating slats, rusty knotter hooks, improper timing, worn knotter pins, cord holder tension, disk travel, bent needles, and dull knives with practical repair steps.
This article attributes soft shelled eggs to two defects: lack of shell forming material in feed or disease in the lower oviduct causing insufficient lime salt secretion. It notes rare cases from insufficient shell material intake and advises keeping oyster shell available. It also mentions excess fat reduces muscular tone and speeds passage of eggs, suggesting more exercise and dietary adjustments like reducing corn buckwheat and barley while adding meat scraps or tankage.
Farm notes advise thinning apples to fatten pockets and using good summer pastures to cut dairy costs. Lime improves field foundations. ten acres alfalfa yields protein like 27 tons of wheat bran. Pinch new blackberry and raspberry shoots at 18 to 24 inches. Calves need time before turning to grass and may require grain when pastures thin. Lettuce leafy greens aid sun sickness recovery. Colts need grain when pasture short. provide shade or move to day and night.
Robert Grathwohl of Hamilton Ohio visited Sunday. James Sharer and family from Spiceland spent the day here. Aaron Hill and family from Richmond visited with his uncle A. O. Hill. W. O. Moore hosted guests including I. N. Poole of Gas City and Shaffners of Muncie. George King of Spingport and Lindley Taylor hosted at York Pennsylvania. Eleanor Henley returned home from Earlham. Logan Nelson came back from Vincennes. Darwin Herkless and daughter of Indianapolis and Roger Kennedy of New Castle visited F. J. Kennedy and family. Herkless plans real estate interests near Tampa, Florida and will depart soon. his family remains in Indianapolis for now.
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