Prosecutor Ned Abercrombie and Representative Edgar N Hill
The record identifies Ned Abercrombie appointed as prosecutor and Edgar N Hill serving as representative. Details on jurisdiction dates or terms are not provided in the fragment.
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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1898
Page
4
The record identifies Ned Abercrombie appointed as prosecutor and Edgar N Hill serving as representative. Details on jurisdiction dates or terms are not provided in the fragment.
An Aug 16 reunion for Hill and Henley families will be in Owen S Henleys grove one half mile east of Carthage. Committee chairs include Reception Mary A Elliot Entertainment Lucy H Hill Dinner Ida 8 Henley Badges Winnifred Hill Transportation Oll E Hill Ed N Hill Ch Eunice H Publow Secy A royal gossip item notes Princess Mathilde of Saxony as frugal and uncharismatic and once linked to Rudolph of Austria in a legendary rejected match.
A Bernard Street tale shows two boys sharing a penny cigar after one proclaims chairmanship of a fictitious tobacco company. The older boy asserts dominance, forbidding the younger a puff and telling him to spit.
Gray promotes a left handed wheelbarrow factory amid money talk. Critics counter his venture may fail to return investments. They note Gray does not own stock. The exchange appears in a Boston transcript.
A dialogue exchange in a Detroit Journal snippet shows a man asking why women always cry at weddings and a woman offering a compassionate, if blunt, explanation about pity and emotions without comic or sensational framing.
Obituary notes John Sohn born May 19 1827 in Germany, married Catharine Witterholt in 1850, emigrated 1852 to the United States. They lived in Ottawa County Ohio, then Wayne and Posey townships Indiana. Only Alonzo Sohn survives. four grandchildren died of diphtheria. Catharine died 1891 and Sohn suffered long illness. The I C O F of Carthage aided the family. John Sohn died July 28 1899 after years of church devotion.
The Paris Revue Bleue notes in a Chicago scene a split path for emigrants. The successful become American with prodigious ease, while the failed remain European. Europe loses influence in a generation as emigrants adopt American possessions and ideas.
A correspondent warns farmers against Jersey crossbreeding, arguing Jersey blood harms Shorthorn Hereford and Angus cattle, reduces growth and value, and endangers local beef herds. The piece urges sticking to pure blood or well-established grades, warns of market demoralization, and stresses patience and perseverance in breeding.
The article outlines several mine and torpedo detection methods used in harbors. It notes drag nets and visual aids like a canvas telescope help observers view the bottom, while clear water aids sighting. The main method described is countermining, the underwater explosion of torpedoes to trigger nearby mines.
A New York Sun report describes an unusually long slender cigar about 714 inches long sold in the Italian quarter. It is built around a straw mouthpiece with a broom splint to create an open draw, withdrawn when smoked, enabling a light tobacco end.
An apothecary first placed a red glass bottle with a candle to light his shop window. He added another and soon rival druggists increased lights and altered colors. The effect captured the town and set a fashionable trend in illumination.
Amid a naval clash off Santiago a captain urged his men with Dont cheer theyre dying. A Jewish rabbi challenged the claim this mercy reflects Christian virtue noting Hebrew teachings predate Christianity. The piece also surveys moral influence of Christianity and briefly mentions Napoleon and Bismarck opinions. It then shifts to paleontology notes on Cretaceous Sea Serpents and a humorous anecdote about a German engineer on a voyage describing underwear confusion with English ladies.
The piece argues that most confirmed balkers can improve with proper care, though some never fully trust again. It condemns habitual beating as counterproductive, noting it may elicit a single compliant act but triggers future rebellion when discipline is needed. It urges readers to read animals to diagnose trouble rather than apply rigid rules.
For further information call on J E Campbell, Agent, Carthage, Indiana.
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