21 Aug 1896
Page 8
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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1896
Page
8
Time table shows Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago and St Louis routes with northbound No 102 and No 104 passengers and southbound No 103 and No 105 passengers. For details contact J E Campbell, Agent, Carthage, Indiana. Times listed 17 26 a m and 6 16 P M.
Society notices list Cartuacr Lona No 255 I O F meeting weekly at Odd Fellows Hall Tuesday 7 30 pm all visiting members welcome Friends Council schedule includes Sabbath sermons Thursday prayer seven thirty weekly events 9 45 sabbath school 6 00 Christian Endeavor Friday singing practice 7 30 sabbath school teachers meeting first Thursday after first Saturday 10 00 am monthly session
Cholera threatens hogs in Miami county and horseback items mingle with road news. The report covers floods, hay losses, McKinley club counts, Butter and cider vinegar vendors, burglaries, deaths from flux, a new city hall price, a shoe shop move, and railway dispatches with incidents across multiple counties. The State Fair plans, livestock changes, and premium updates close Sept 8 with breeding and prize details.
The Appison family thanks friends and neighbors for their kindness and sympathy during a recent illness.
C M Huddleston returns to Carthage for a brief sale starting Saturday September 5 and ending September 15. He promises quick service and offers cabinets at 1.25 per dozen or 0.90 per half dozen, baby and small children pictures at 1.50 per dozen or 1.00 per half dozen, groups 1.50 to 2.50 per dozen. Gallery Building sale at close for 35.00.
For sale. My property on Main street. Seven woms. Will sell cheap if sold by September 1st. Ws. N. Hinshaw. WANTED :-Several trustworthy gentlemen or ladies to travel in Indiana for established, reliable house. Salary $780 any expenses. Steady position. Enclose refere and self addressed stamped envelope. The Dominion Company, Third Floor, Oma Bldg. Chicago, I.
B F Jones offers a six room house with ten acres of ground, good out buildings, fencing, fruit orchard and free gas. Located thirteen west miles of Carthage.
The weather bureau issues a hurricane signal of two red flags with black centers to warn of approaching tropical storms. The flag will be flown at weather offices and coastal stations along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts and the Great Lakes, with rockets and whistles used by ships to attract attention.
A May 6 conference of the British Iron Trade association in London, led by Sir Alfred Hickman, argued that rising imports and shrinking per capita exports threaten British industry. The discussion challenges The Herald and New York Evening Post claims that prosperity rests on imports, noting 700 percent import growth from Germany and Belgium and a shift toward finished goods over raw materials. The piece cites W L Jacks of Glasgow and warns free traders of local strikes and protectionist arguments. It concludes with a London report advocating less money sent abroad for foreign corn and goods to boost British labor.
The Ohio State university museum party has uncovered earthworks in eastern Adama county with three mound types a fortified village effigy mound and burial grounds. Over 80 complete skeletons and numerous ornaments weapons and tools were recovered as part of ongoing archeological work to document the aboriginal Ohioans and their settlements.
A Cincinnati Enquirer summary notes a man with a bald head and a man with brindle whiskers debating children’s enjoyment of the circus. They recall their own boyhood experiences and lessons about circuses, comparing past and present attitudes.
Plain and to the Point. There is nothing ambiguous about the various Democratic conventions denouncing President Cleveland as reported by the New York Press with clear condemnation across events and platforms.
A period piece features a populist song praising McKinley and tariff protection, with verses about bonds, silver, and national prosperity. The text shifts to a Washington Post report on a conference of mothers, chaired by Mrs. Allen, aiming to promote conscious motherhood, prenatal hygiene, and character building with support from English and American dignitaries.
A planned international conference of mothers will meet in Washington next March to discuss conscious motherhood and prenatal influences. Delegates from England and prominent American figures join in forming the movement through the St Cecelia club Grand Rapids meeting and subsequent advisory committee work led by Mrs Kate Waller Barrett and Mrs Rachel Foster Avary.
A novel engine lathe for Cornell University’s mechanics department is touted as one of the most remarkable tools exhibited in New York. The machine is nickel plated throughout including the cutting tool travel screw, with gold plated nuts bolt heads name plates and wrenches. The accompanying shelves beneath the work area are lined with silk plush for gold plated and nickel plated tools and fittings.
Religious excitement grips New Pittsburg Ohio as leaders Mort Searles and two brothers claim direct Lordly guidance. Arrested before local justice amid bitter denunciations they are jailed with Mart sent to Athens asylum. About 150 followers converted with pledges of up to 150 each. Community fears bloodshed.
In Versailles in January 1871 Moltke hears a lengthy poem praising him as the sage general and great silent man. He sits quietly, then notes that without conquest the poem might begin with Thou old fool, revealing a dry wit about his own legacy.
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