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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1900
Page
2
A New Yorker has designed a street cleaning device operable by a single person. The machine features a rotary brush geared to a large wheel that spins rapidly, sweeping dirt into an endless chain of buckets which empty into a bag suspended from the machine as it moves along the pavement.
A religious society will erect nineteen granite and marble crosses on Italian mountain peaks to commemorate the nineteenth century of the Christian era. Each cross will be region-specific in material and feature an inscription.
The English public believes the proposed ninepenny coin will outmaneuver the French, who are expected to accept it as the franc’s equivalent. Currently, when John Bull visits Paris, he often must surrender a shilling to purchase items valued as one franc.
The example shows patient industry in Tien-Tsa where 600000 kilograms of hog bristles exported in 1898 are sorted by length. Each bristle is picked out measured and placed into bundles with hairs of matching lengths, reflecting meticulous labor.
A Chicago restaurant named The Christian, run by a reformed drunkard, prospers by Bible principles. The proprietor decorates walls with scriptural verses, hosts gospel meetings on Saturdays, and closes Sundays. The menu features quotations from scripture.
A Chicago Daily item summarizes a sermon on creeds and liberty in Christ. Dr. Talmage argues for removing old grave clothes of denominational jargon, urges acceptance of all who believe, and uses the Lazarus miracle to illustrate loosening bonds and free spiritual life.
The April sessions report Senate and House activity on naval appropriations, armor plate, shipbuilding in government yards, and the Alaska civil code. Highlights include Hoar opposing imperialism, resolutions on Cuba and Porto Rico affairs, and the approval of a naval bill funding battleships and cruisers.
A stone tablet venerates Bishop Welton in old Christchurch Philadelphia where he served 1724 to 1726. Before arriving, he held notable church positions including Whitechapel rector in London and was the earliest consecrated bishop in America, likely the only one before the Revolution.
In the Journal of the College of Science Tokyo Prof sekira surveys earthquakes from 416 A D to 1898 totaling 222 destructive shocks. He notes a pattern: many small quakes reduce the likelihood of large, severe disturbances as energy is expended in minor events in the unstable Japanese crust.
Joseph W. Holden, who died at Otis field Maine, was known as Professor Holden for years for preaching flat earth theory. He began as a farmer and achieved success, serving as a trial justice and later in the state legislature. He tested his belief by watching pond water fail to run out when the globe supposedly inverted.
Senator Pettus, the oldest member by years of service, is highly esteemed for his genial personality. Born in Limestone County Alabama in 1821, he is a grandson of a Revolutionary soldier, served as a lieutenant in the Mexican War, and rose to brigadier general during the Civil War on the Confederate side.
A Texas man accused of bag stealing was jailed pending trial. He arrived lanky and rawboned, but after two months in custody his appearance improved markedly, and by trial day witnesses struggled to recognize the supposed offender.
Washington reports the Philadelphia has reached Panama and will be ordered home. The Detroit, at Chiriqui lagoon, will depart for Portsmouth New Hampshire within days for extensive repairs and removal from commission as revolutionary troubles on the isthmus subside, aided by American cruisers’ presence.
The Milwaukee April 22 report states the late Samuel Howard wills nearly his entire estate, valued at upwards of $00,000, to a trust for the support maintenance and education of orphan children. He had no close relatives locally and had already spent large sums on similar charitable work.
Representative Hepburn in charge of the Nicaragua canal bill says a definite arrangement has the bill to be considered by the house on May 1 and 2 and then passed. The plan aligns with the expected schedule for action on the measure. The move comes as debates on canal policy intensify in Washington.
A disastrous Saturday blaze in Wilmot Wisconsin wiped out every industrial plant in the town. The sole protection was a bucket brigade pushed to its limit, and officials estimate losses around 50000 dollars.
A patron in Paris pretends to speak flawless French using Ollendorfian terms, prompting waiters to misinterpret her requests. The maitre d hotel investigates, and the manager discovers she meant to order a bottle of stout, in a humorous linguistic mix up from the Chicago Evening News.
A Rochester mother describes her infant's severe skin sores treated with Hood's Sarsaparilla Hood's Medicated Soap and Hood's Olive Ointment. She notes gradual healing, reduced discharge, and skin recovery, inviting readers to request the full letter.
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