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Newspaper
Carthage Citizen
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1911
Page
2
Entered as second class matter May 25 1907 at Carthage Indiana. editor FLORENCE B HUNT. Public notice rates listed include business locals five cents per line per insertion, card of thanks twenty five cents, obituaries over fifty words fifty cents up to 150 words one dollar. Extra copies five cents. No charge for free entertainments. display ad rates on request.
A brief transit update notes the 6:13 pm posting of No 34 Mail and Express trains and lists No 1 and No 2-Daily as related services. The item emphasizes scheduled departures and service identifiers without additional context.
The Arlington Band will perform this Saturday September 16 with previews of Sept 11-16 events in Carthage and Greensburg Elk's Jubilee crowds. The issue promotes local ads and home merchants emphasizing no freight when buying at home and assured customer settlements.
The Citizen reports warnings against trespassing and seining on farms along the Blue River. Fishermen from various areas have faced restrictions as deputies grant special privileges across the state. Farmers complain of fish being taken for outsiders, threatening home supplies and long term game fish availability.
Rev William M Smith named superintendent for Union Bible Seminary opening in Westfield on September 19 Miss Lois Pitts of Morristown elected principal of the academic department Ina Macy of Arlington to attend the Seminary this year Lovers of Art gain new pamphlets at Henry Henley Public Library including Art Association of Indianapolis 1911 annual report and John Herron Art Institute 1911 1912 prospectus Rev Esther Terrell and Rev Dorothy Lee of Seattle were guests of the Cox families and attended Friends meeting before traveling to Spiceland for Quarterly and Richmond for Yearly meetings
A long list of small-town notices and social updates appears, including illnesses and visits. Notables include Miss Myrtle Taylor returning from Marion, visits by Mrs Nancy Hendricks, Prof W. W. Lindley at Lynn, and multiple family gatherings. Local ads mention calocide compound for sale, fruit cans, and insurance services.
Local ad by W H McCullough of Carthage publicizes constant ice availability at low weekly cost, claiming comfort and reliability for all residents with phone contact given as Carthage Phone 22.
A portable instrument by W Wolcott Healdsburg Cal combines level and square. Two orthogonal telescopes with spirit levels sit on a frame atop a cable supported base plate. A graduated table shows frame plate deviations from the normal position for accurate construction layouts.
A simple kitchen flower shelf is described by Lizzie Bond of Indiana in Farm and Home. A sturdy plank is attached to window casings and hung by hinges under the shelf with strong wires to support the weight, as shown in the illustration.
The text explains gathering soil from pastures and fence rows, mixing with wood's earth and stable scraps, and screening before use in hotbeds and frames. Pile under cover, then mix and screen, using about one bushel per 3x6 sash, and add roadside sand if soil is heavy.
Chrysanthemums root quickly in sand within two to four weeks. Portulacas rival for brightness among low growing plants. Many low priced roses sold in the East are California grown. Potatoes suit orchard crops with season synchronized to trees. Small viney fruits require balanced fertilizing. Sprayed orchards look healthier than unsprayed. Plant old pasture to timber trees for future farm value. Kill plant lice before spring bud break. Raspberry soils vary. extremely particular to soil. Blackberries propagate by root cuttings. deep cultivation worsens spread. Ensure plenty of sunshine. curtains not needed when pests are controlled. Chrysanthemums started in February bloom late or after first frost.
Mrs Alta Hahn of South Bend, widow less than a year, visited Miss Celia Judy in Bloomington. The couple, married in 1910, sailed near St. Paul Island Alaska where a capsized boat left Mrs Hahn's husband dead and she saved by a local doctor and a native. His ashes were taken to Rising Sun. Mrs Hahn to Brooklyn.
A Freeville man, H. J. Barnum, suffered a fever sore for years until Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured it with barely a scar. The advertisement touts the product for burns boils eczema cuts bruises swellings corns and piles and notes a 25 cent price.
Miss Pyle's music pupils presented their annual recital before over 100 attendees at Fletcher M. E. church. The chancel featured vines and nasturtiums with solos, duets, trios, and a vocal piece by Miss Isabel Henley. Guests included Miss Alma Braden Miss Helen Barnard and Miss Hazel Swain from Knights town.
A Knightstown Banner note reports Mrs Mary B Charles, now in Petoskey Michigan, announced the death of her brother in law Prof Edward Taylor occurred Monday in Birmingham Alabama. Taylor a long time school superintendent, earlier led Friends Academy at Carthage and was brother in law to Owen S Hill.
Dr E W Wagoner of Knightstown Indiana advertises a painless dentistry method for tooth extractions nerve removal fillings and crowns with no pain and no adverse effects. He cites hundreds of patient referrals while local visits report social gatherings and family visits including Catt reunion attendance by Hiram Weed and family in Rushville Elwood and nearby households.
Drury Holt joined fellow veterans for the 52nd Indiana Regiment reunion held in Indianapolis this week, reflecting on past service and shared memories with comrades.
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