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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1899
Page
2
The most northern newspaper in the world, Nordkap, is published weekly from Hammerstein Russia in a small turf roofed wooden house. News often reaches readers a fortnight late and most subscriptions are paid in fish.
A man with a penchant for computation calculates air consumption at rest as 500 cubic inches per minute. Walking at one mile an hour uses 800, at two miles 1,000, at three miles 1,600, at four miles 2,300 cubic inches per minute. Running six miles an hour consumes 3,000 cubic inches per minute of effort.
The Prussian government plans glove sewing schools for peasants not fancy American needlework. About 61 million worth of gloves are produced in Breslau yearly, but they're sent to Austria and Belgium for sewing as German girls lack the skill.
T. E. Lawrence of Topeka aged 20 wed Mrs Anna Hylt recently. Recruiters had hailed Lawrence as the most perfect physical specimen they had seen, with every measurement matching a model. He and his bride celebrate a high birthday cake, with Anna reportedly placing more than 70 candles.
Authorities in Lille France completed tests on ozone water treatment finding it effective and superior to previous methods. All pathogenic microbes in the tested waters were destroyed and the treated water showed reduced organic matter content.
Krurr, head of a large business, receives a letter threatening arson against his factories. He calls the workers together, reads the letter, and says he will not rebuild, claiming enough wealth to live without work and would welcome a guest.
Dr Gall explains human constitution limits on sugar assimilation. beef builds muscle while sugar and other hydrocarbons supply strength. Sugar supports long effort and is a food, though alcohol as a hydrocarbon initially raises energy then depresses and weakens disease resistance.
A Mexican wife of a shepherd, Mercedes Lopez, is famed for her exceptionally long hair. Standing five feet tall, her hair reportedly trails four feet eight inches on the ground and is thick enough to wrap around her and hide her completely. She sells grown tresses to hair dealers every few weeks.
A clergyman designed a combination stick far surpassing the knife in utility. Made of fine tube steel, it serves as a walking stick a seat a reach tool a camera stand and a crowd stilt. It holds tweezers railway key wire cutter microscope telescope pipe match box bottle and more.
Capt Becker, a Free State official, used a hand organ to Christianize and entertain local Negroes. He ferried the organ to his post and played at weddings, triggering daily ceremonies. Couples reportedly married more than once seeking the music.
A Fodderty Dingwall farm manager watches seabirds hover and alight on a turnip field while workers till the land. A large bird then glides over the drills, dives to the ground, and rises with a mole, resting briefly before resuming the search.
A 1899 sermon by Dr Tal argues against religious delusions praising Christian faith. It cites Babylonian divination, Southcote, Apollonius, Delphic oracles, sibyls, and Farragut, portraying Christianity as a dominant global influence and detailing famed skeptics transformed by faith.
The speaker denounces the Christian religion as a vast delusion and chimera. He ridicules Thomas Paine and infidels, then excuses a dying man’s request for Christian burial and the sacrament, contrasting it with annihilation and urging dismissal of faith as a hoax. He cites missionaries, doctors, and leaders as proponents of this perceived delusion.
Leonard Gould of Chicago dies on Spring House piazza Block Island from heart trouble. Marblehead cruiser arrives at Callao en route to Mare Island. Chief Justice W L Chambers and family reach Colorado Springs then plan to Washington. Corcoran seeks new trial for Wardner Idaho murder case. Richard Croker to sail on St Paul from Southampton to New York. Prince Von Hohenlohe meets Emperor Francis Joseph at Augsee station. Mrs L H Pickens critically ill at Edgewood South Carolina. Revenue officers raid two illicit distilleries near Chickamauga park supplying whisky to soldiers. Corean concession granted to German syndicate to build railroad Seoul to Gensan. About 5,000 Cuban soldiers in Santiago de Cuba awaiting pay. No yellow fever in Norfolk Portsmouth or Berkeley. Paris Juvisy collision death toll 17 and 73 injured. Hitchcock to join president at Lake Champlain mid August. Grant’s tomb to host five to ten thousand children for Dewey tribute. Fulford transport arrives at New York with officers and soldiers. Two cars collide on Sea View electric road. motorman killed. one passenger injured. cars destroyed. Eau Claire street railway strike reduces service. Beady & Noakes mill burns at Winnipeg. Major fire crew injuries. Illinois National Guard invited Pennsylvania regiment to Chicago August 30. Copper pennies urged to be aluminum for health reasons. Brooklyn company ships anvils to Wladivostok for Chinese Eastern railway.
A big, excitable German laborer faced charges of disturbing the peace after a heated exchange over union involvement. He claimed the driver was told to join the union, and debated with his employer about the job and pay. The judge pressed for guilt or innocence as the man insisted the issue centered on union labor questions rather than conduct.
A Kansas shop makes a humorous mix of a marriage and a grocer’s notice. The fragment mentions John Smith and Ida Quay united in bonds of holy sauerkraut, to be sold by the quart or barrel, with Mr Smith described as a codfish at ten cents and the bride displaying pigs feet.
The Big Four will run its annual excursion to Niagara Falls on August 15. Tickets priced at 7.00 from Cincinnati or Indianapolis with reduced rates from other points. Connecting lines will sell tickets via the Big Four route. For details contact Warren J. Lynch General Passenger Agent Cincinnati Ohio.
A Denver Post correspondent notes diners with the queen often appear painfully nervous. They doubt whether the praise should go to the monarch or the cook, unsure who deserves credit for the pie.
Fragmented OCR style content mentions Williams and Jackson quotes with references to Ellumbus Journal and L A W Bulletin. It also notes horses prefer good stalls and a quarreler is always a man. Ends with garbled line ete a.
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