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Newspaper
Carthage Citizen
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1915
Page
4
Five weeks mark the lead time before Chautauqua events as organizers urge towns to prepare while days shorten. The text hints at discipline for youth and the broader call for national guidance and aid, reflecting civic vigor and regional pride amid tense times.
Residents on east and west streets urge that these roads be scraped and aligned to match the neat, orderly appearance of streets running north and south. They feel entitled to expect this improvement.
The past week offered varied skies with a Sunday of 86 to 88 degrees, a Monday rain front that spared the area but drenched nearby zones, and a heavy downpour within a mile or two causing fields to flood. Cool, dry days followed on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The text lists Atlantic Gulf Great Lakes and Mississippi Valley populations and property exposed to threats, noting 15 million citizens within 15 miles of water and billions in property. It also highlights strategic holdings Cuba Porto Rico Panama Canal Alaska Hawaii and the Philippines as part of national protection considerations.
A 19th century advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh, a constitutional disease, claiming it cures by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. The promoters promise $100 if it fails and urge readers to send for testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo. Pills are also recommended for constipation.
Rushville Jacksonian reports former President Taft argues against a large standing army while endorsing a sizable navy to deter invasions. He cites Germany and France as cost comparisons, warns of shifting wartime wages, and calls for nonpartisan defense policy without excessive log rolling in Congress.
Mrs Ruby Earnest and Mr and Mrs Charles McFatridge joined the Cincinnati excursion Tuesday from Rushville. Rev Alva Swain preached at Riverside last Sunday. Martha Devault of Tipton and Elizabeth Nelson of Arlington visited Gurney Drysdale’s family Monday. Albert Leisure hosted Rev Shannon D Baker of Owensburg Green County and Harry Leisure on Sunday. Roy Herkless family visited Kennard to see ill Mrs John Will Louder. James Lennis daughter Ethel Indianapolis and Walter Haydock Thomas Macy near Greenfield stayed with John Dyer family Sunday.
Elizabeth Nelson transfers lot 30 in Lillian S Prices addition Arlington for 100 dollars. Bennett R Webb et al to Samuel and Mary E Gard a lot in Carthage near Henley and East streets for 800 dollars. Samuel L Newsom and wife to Charles D Moore lot 42 in John Clark first addition Carthage for 1200 dollars.
Foundation work begins on Walter Jesups house located west of town as construction progresses. Workers prepare site and lay groundwork for the new residence amid ongoing development in the area.
Mrs J A Walter of North Vernon hosted dinner with the Luther Gibsons. Daniel Loudenback bought a Maxwell. John Davis and granddaughter visited Thomas Porter. A B Standiford of Spiceland called at Porter's. Harvey T White and Mrs White visited Prof Lloyd Williams in Oxford. Omar Binford Cook Orlando Cook and families. Phebe Pearson were entertained by Charles Pearson and Allen Jessup in Mooresville. John Wise and two sons of New Castle and Isaac Bitner of Carthage visited Cliff Addison’s family.
Miss Hilda Coffin of Indianapolis and Rufus Wilsons family from Greenfield spent the weekend with Abe Coffin. The Publows visited the Binfords. Sam Piper visited Marine Gray. Willis Collins and family visited the Lindamoods. Seeley and Lindamood women transacted business in Greenfield. Abe Coffin attended a funeral in Shiloh. Martha Coffin saw Elias Coffin in Bloomington and John Coffin in Brown County. Rebecca Binford of Gem visited Lindamoods. Mason family from Greenfield visited W H Porters. a milch cow and young steer were lost. Harry Stenger visited his sister C G Hill. Esther Parker returned from Winona. Alice Chappell and family with Pearl White visit S Murray Parker and family.
The Indiana Farmer lauds the Boy Scout movement as a vital, wholesome force for boys and future men. It emphasizes discipline and self reliance without militarism, guiding idle impulses and promoting social contact for rural and urban youths. A three day campaign in Indianapolis raised 11,102 dollars to expand the movement.
A list of new titles appears with authors across varied subjects including biographies history fiction and poetry. Notable names include Catherwood Dudley Ferber Bur why and Tarkington among others.
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