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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1906
Page
4
A Knightstown Indiana shopowner insists customers won t be fooled and promotes value with a wide array of fabrics and linens. He touts 45 inch wools, cravenettes, grays, ginghams, lawn, and lace curtains with prices from 1.00 to 2.00 per yard and urges visitors to compare before buying.
A Rushville Indiana meeting on Saturday April 7 invites all farm boy students to learn corn planting and cultivation. Speakers discuss summer plans and each attendee will receive seed corn enough to plant a half acre to one acre. Prizes totaling about fifteen to twenty will be awarded at a future corn show. W O Heapier, Co Supt Schools.
Minnie Kizer and Geneva Owens visited Spiceland schools last Tuesday. Lizzie Huddleson was sick but improves. Ern Greenstreet left for Oklahoma to scout land. School closed Friday after a successful term. Revival ended Thursday due to weather. Elwood Ledbetter is ill. Glenna Harrold visited James Holtschlaw. Tom Gilbreath and wife of Spiceland visited Eli Coon. Miss Lillian Hayes home for summer vacation. Elmer Kiser in Greenfield on business. Charley Smith in New Castle. Locals at the Bailey sale. James Pleas moved to Griffin farm north of town. Murray Thomas from near Carthage in town. John Poe recovering from sickness. Amos Vickery painting his house. Elvas Harrold and wife with Jesse Healey at Carthage. May Pierce guests surprised Saturday. summer in Lewisville. James Boone from Lewisville attended church. Sherman Catt of Spiceland visited Hazel Harrold. Mrs. Parker preached at Friends church. Keep bowels regular with Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets. For sale at all druggists Mc Clain’s Carthage. Record’s new headquarters over Newsom’s dry goods store.
A historical analysis explains why rising telephone subscriber numbers raise per unit costs. Three factors are highlighted: operating costs rise with more subscribers, installation costs grow as service becomes individualized, and general expenses increase due to higher wage and material costs. The piece argues that larger exchanges demand more operators, heavier infrastructure, and heavier switchboards, inflating unit costs despite greater individual value.
The Indiana Independent Telephone Association bulletin notes that demand for improved and reliable service forces companies to employ skilled labor at higher costs. Traction lines and power systems require individual metal circuits, doubling copper or iron needs per subscriber. Substantial subscriber growth, better service, and unseen operational costs justify increased per unit rental beyond prior, reasonable rates.
The piece argues science proves the moon has an atmosphere and could support life in some form yet not humans while promoting Reeves' Electric Bitters as a universal tonic for many ailments. It cites drugstores in Knightstown Carthage and promotes remedies with implied guarantees.
Numerous residents and guests are listed as visiting relatives and friends in Lewisville Greenfield and nearby towns. Names include Ethel Heck D P Fivecoat Guy Cockly Rollin Reynolds Grace Johnson Mary Oagle Robert Hildebrand Ella Davitt Everett Carter W R Stewart H H Stewart Fred Herps Dora Skates J C Johnson Thomas Young Clenna Smith Eli Coon Loring Compton George Hickman and others with brief travel mentions and weekend gatherings.
East Street Christian Church lists Sunday school at 9 30 preaching 10 45 a m and 7 30 p m on the second and fourth Sundays each month. Teachers meeting Monday evenings at 7 o'clock choir practice Friday evening at 7 30. M V Foster pastor.
Mrs D J Dalrymple visited Mrs Fanny Emay last Wednesday. Little Blue river swept fencing and debris from its banks. Several residents traveled to Rushville and Indianapolis for family and business reasons. Discussions of spring, maples, and local visiting dominate the village notes. An Ontario constable recalls using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for a cold.
Henry County delegates listed for the Republican State Convention include Blue River Dr. J. E. Davis. Dudley William Pierce. Fall Creek George J. Swain and E. L. Elliott. Franklin L. F. Symons. Greensboro H. B. Chew and W. L. Risk. Harrison John McCormack. Henry W. H. Elliott T. B. Millikan George G. Morris T. J. Burk and H. J. Pressnall. Jefferson James A. Wright. Liberty Horace Hoover. Prairie William C. McKinley. Spiceland D. H. Delon and C. L. Hollowell. Stoney Creek C. M. Lake. Wayne L. P. Newby George W. Williams and Lon Ulrich. Telephone your news items to No. 10, the Record office. Pay up your delinquency.
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