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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1906
Page
4
We study patrons wants and offer a wide range from lace curtains to fine silks. Prices span from 1.00 to 6.00 per item and yard goods include Nottingham and Brussels nets. We cater to the lady's trade with goods from calico to woolens, at Knightstown, Inc. Contact J. T. Charles and Co.
Charlottesville notes a flurry of Easter visits and Sunday travel. Residents like Will Templeton, Alma and Dorothy Wilson, Paul Fort, and many others are seen visiting family in Greensboro Indianapolis Cleveland and Knightstown. Other items mention funerals, a lung illness specialist, and local church events.
Wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Wilson Allen of Greenfield noted. Cards on Miss Alma Hatfield’s wedding to Rev Joe C Williamson May 2. Owen Templeton and family moved to Greensboro. Several social visits from Wil kinson area residents. Mrs W R McGraw visited Greenfield. New restaurant opening planned by T L Decker at Parker house. Various local visits and travels including Miss Blonda Finney visiting Misses Kinder in Knights Town and Morty Stanley visiting his wife in Anderson. Multiple drives to markets, church events and illnesses mentioned with several family moves planned to Millersville and other nearby towns. Refs to residents in Greenfield, Knights Town, Wilkinson, Rushville, Indianapolis and Markleville.
A home oriented sales blurb asserts Chamberlain's Pain One will relieve rheumatic pains and offer a cure with continued use. It notes the product is for sale by all druggists and lists McClain's in Carthage as a supplier.
Only a few days remain to file mortgage exemptions with County Auditor Bundy to gain relief from taxation. The final day is the 30th and taxes are due on or before the first Monday of May.
A. D. Ogborn sues the Indianapolis and Eastern railway company in Henry circuit court for breach of contract claiming $2,500 in business losses and seeking $5,000 in damages. He helped obtain right of way and franchises between New Castle and Knights Town and was to be employed as local attorney in Henry county. The suit alleges the contract remains valid but Ogborn has not received Henry county business or any settlement despite efforts to adjust.
Mrs Alexander of Cary Maine says Dr King’s New Life Pills are the best remedy she has tried for keeping the Stomach, Liver and Bowels in perfect order. Pain free purifiers that infuse new life, guaranteed by druggists at 25c. Reeves’ drug store Knightstown and McClain’s drug store Carthage carry them.
The senior class, numbering eighteen the biggest in school history, features guests from Charlottes ville and mentions commencement May 11 with President W W Parsons delivering the address. Baccalaureate sermon set for May 6 at the Methodist church by Reverend Foster. The senior class-to-Womens Library Circle tree planting at the library grounds next week. Various talks, arbor day topics, and club reports follow, with visitors Etta DeVinney and George Anderson in town.
Provincial Constable William Thomas Lanorgan recalls catching a burglar in a forest swamp last fall and credits Champlain's Cough Remedy with curing his cold after two small bottles. The ad notes the medicine loosens chest congestion and is sold by druggists, with McClain in Carthage listed. The article also reports a contract awarded April 3 for a Lumber and Pipe House project to Earl P. Steiner of Knightstown, plans to raze the old paint shop, and begin construction east of the new industrial building.
More than 100000 flowers of the New Castle culture adorned homes in Chicago Cincinnati and other cities Sunday. Local firms did the largest Easter business in history with shipments exceeding 100000 blooms over three days ending Saturday night. Value ran into thousands of dollars as many orders could not be filled due to limited supply. It was the heaviest demand for flowers for Easter ever known.
Thomas G. Harrison of Indianapolis notes Indiana's Red Men membership will reach 50,000 by July 1. January 1, 1906, enrollment stood at 44,288, placing Indiana second to Pennsylvania with about 66,000. To hit the target a gain of eighteen is needed, though some tribes may miss this increase.
Charles Holliday of Warrington and Miss Nettie Bates of the same area are announced in a local society brief. The notice hints at a forthcoming wedding, noting enthusiasm and expectations for a joyful event within the community.
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