12 Apr 1901
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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1901
Page
1
Local notices highlight Kennedy advertising fresh candies for Children’s Day and Kennedy’s ice cream at Larimore’s. Town commerce features steel ranges, drugstock upgrades, sale of seeds and potatoes, and a rummage sale by the M E ladies aid that cleared over 105 dollars and funded debt relief.
Visiting residents from Knightstown New Castle and Rushville join Mrs J L Wubbard and sister Mrs Will Manley as local church ladies thank volunteers for a successful rummage and Easter sale. I F A F entertainments host arts and crafts, millinery opening by Eva Johnson impresses readers, and veteran immigrant William Bonfield recalled with lifelong ties to New York and Shelbyville. Mrs Helen Hughes mentioned.
H M Gear organizes home talent and adds outside participants into a company. In a short time they provide a fine musical and literary entertainment in Columbia hall. The enterprise has long been discussed and should draw a lively audience for our deserving young performers.
New names added to the Carthage Telephone Co. list include Dr Bowen, Joe Alpan, Edgar Bundy, Oren Beher ay, Dr Chadwick, Calvin Jones, G D Kreiger, Jesse Leisures, John Leisure, Sr, Henry Mortis, Joseph Overman, O W Righter, Frank Reddick, Peter Siler, Henry Smithman, Jesse Stone, Alice White, Harry Wall, R M Whitton, and G W Kirkwood Furniture Store. Easter exercises at Friends Church drew a large audience with 7:30 pm opening prayer by Rev James I Price and praised singing. The school temperance program followed, featuring a Lily drill by six girls led by Miss Luse. Warnings about manure bedding with sawdust noted, and a past sugar corn loss tied to contaminated planting.
Bargain textiles and clothing include 21 yards of 7c brown muslin for 1.00, 21 yards of 6c bleached muslin for 1.00, 12 yards calicoes for 0.48, 22 yards demask for 0.59, and ladies wrappers 0.69. Mens suits reduced from 10.00 to 4.98, plus a 14 inch canvas telescope at 0.25.
Genuine Lowell carpets by Bigelow Carpet Co. Lowell Mass. 59c yd Kensington all wool 49c Cotton Ingrains 20c to 29c Best Rug 23c and 24c Carpet samples 15c 20c and 25c.
The catalog lists carpet skein Warp white at 18c and colored at 20c. Best quality spool warp white 18c and colored 20c. Belts and buckles advertised. Valence laces leper per yard. Fancy hose and socks offered. Plow shoes priced 95c to 2.25 dollars.
Cyril's Cash Store presents a broad range of waist goods including Korak-rongees Suk Mull Meg cerized cloths Tde weaves Kelipes Flannells Dimities swisses lawns India Linens 434 to 25c yd. Fancy vests priced at 2.75 for 3.50 value. Boys' fancy vests at 1.25 and 48c cotton pants. Other dealers promise price matches, but never beat Cash Store prices.
The estimate lists incandescent lighting costs for private use in Carthage. First month charges cover one light at 90 cents, two lights total 90 cents, three lights 1.75 dollars, four lights 1.50 dollars, five lights 1.75 dollars, with each additional light at 20 cents. Hydrants for private use are priced at 5 dollars per year.
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