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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1896
Page
8
The Easter sermon by Dr. Talmage in Washington preached on Luke 15 18 argues hunger drives the prodigal home and declares that only rebirth and the gospel offer full pardon. He contrasts prodigals who return with those who stay away, urging repentance and faith in Christ for forgiveness.
A pointed reflection on American character contrasts with European views. The author notes Americans’ audacity, social intrusion, and relentless pursuit of opportunities, while acknowledging the impact on old world notions of propriety and class. The piece discusses perception, etiquette, and transatlantic cultural friction.
In a Philadelphia Enquirer piece a Bostonian recalls a garbage man whose children pick morsels from the bins. The man, reflecting on his family’s welfare, is urged to move west to farm for a steadier life, prompting the astonished reply about leaving Boston.
A dining car cost twenty thousand dollars and has run for about a week. The question is whether it has paid for itself yet.
A New York Weekly quip section features jokes about courting without proposing and profit sharing. A druggist seeks help from a doctor over a scribbled prescription. A tragic note reports the death of George Ryner’s baby in Poughkeepsie after ingesting indigo water.
The article notes fair ones for widows in royal circles and compares 1890 census stats on women in business. It cites increases in teaching, sales, stenography, journalism, and preaching roles, recalls the Princess Louise wedding, and shares a humorous Argyllshire tale about public opinion.
The Philadelphia Record outlines hay making and meadow management including clover and timothy as key hay sources, the value of a good meadow sod, and methods to renew exhausted pasture with careful fertilization, lime, and manure. It also discusses seed mixtures, timing for fertilization, pruning peach trees, and soil mulch uses.
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