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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1899
Page
6
A devotional poem reflects on the unrealized life of a dear child who died, contrasting imagined joys and sorrows with the belief that God chose the best for her. The speaker voices gratitude and acceptance, noting Heaven’s secure plan and Paradise’s radiance as they trust divine intent. S. C. Coolidge, in N Y Observer.
Ardick, now of age, serves second mate on the Industry bound for Havana. A chase by a strange vessel ends with deaths and mutiny plots led by Pradey. Ardick and Tym survive, seek aid from a buccaneer fleet under Morgan, rescue Don Enrique, and escape by raft and small boats toward Panama with Sellinger and Mac Irvach.
The main cabin is small with berths filling most space while seasick passengers linger nearby. Captain Telatrava shows two starboard cabins reserved for Mr Tym and Capt Selinger, with Mac Ivrach getting a comfortable berth between decks in the crowded ship.
The narrator and Dona Carmen declare love as the ship sails toward Valparaiso. He seeks Mr. Hope’s consent, knowing her uncle’s opposition may block their union, and they plan to persuade him while awaiting a clear chance to wed. The voyage continues with growing romance and danger past.
The Chicago Chronicle notes the ex tremendously long lives of key German figures. William I reached 91, Moltke 91, Bismarck 83, with Ranke 91, Curtius 72, Mommsen 81. Poets and musicians Giedel 70, Wagner 70, Liszt 75, and the current chancellor at 77 illustrate a theme of enduring stature in the late 19th century German empire.
A brief comic note from X. Y. Weekly reports Mrs Sharpeye and Mr Sharpeye pretending to be long married while staying at a hotel. The couple’s act is described as a wedding tour with lingering tenderness over a steak.
In a Philadelphia Record fragment a summer girl asks how the engagement ring from Mr. Peppers is seen by her friend. The friend recalls admiring the ring and regretting parting with it when she broke with Mr. Peppers earlier in the season.
In a light exchange from Cindy Rati Enquirer a woman notes her husband never mentions his mother yet recalls his father’s remark about his mother’s cooking. The snippet captures domestic humor and family invoked lore in a gossip column style.
A Nebraska farmer with a 4200 mortgage pays it off with 4000 after a bumper 1897 crop, borrows 200 to cancel the note, and plans to buy a buggy. The tale echoes many Nebraskans recently sending 130 carloads of buggies from Chicago to Omaha, signaling statewide prosperity amid rich crops.
In Paris a humorous scene unfolded on a boulevard outside a cafe. Two friends argued over a protective dog and a dinner bet. One struck the man at the table, claiming the dog would deter contact with its master. The dog stayed still as the owner learned of the wager, and later three bettors enjoyed wine at a nearby restaurant.
A collage of comic quips and light banter drawn from various U S newspapers. Jokes cover domestic life, misheard phrases, and social mishaps featuring characters like Tommy Wagg and Safely Stowed Away themes. The snippets showcase playful wordplay and social observations from the era.
The article lists over forty plants used in chartreuse liqueur including balm Melissa officinalis as the principal component with 250 to 500 g per 100 L, plus hys sopin flower peppermint Alpine gen eps angelica seeds and roots 125 to 250 g each, and smaller amounts of arnica thyme balsamite poplar buds Chinese cinnamon mace coriander aloes cardamoms. It notes an alcoholate per 100 L containing clove pinks lavender four peppers pine resin treacle hyacinth nutmeg bal sam in Malaga wine, totaling about 2,600 g per 100 L with a cost near eight francs. the quality and age of the alcohol are highlighted as key factors.
The Chicago Tribune notes Cettigue Montenegrin capital, two streets and a square, with a palace smaller than farmhouses and a royal church seating 100. Diplomatic ministers from European capitals occupy most houses, making the town desolate in winter with four to five feet of snow and doors closed.
Blind colorless fish with square mouths were pulled up 155 feet from an artesian well in San Marcus Texas. They are head heavy with legs and four tiny fingers on the front feet and toes on the hind foot. The creatures live deep underground isolated from the outside world and hunt other blind animals. The Athens Jewish community of 32 families plans to build a synagogue.
Father Galligan recalls a voyage to Tonga islands where a missionary hosted an old cannibal who confessed to eating humans. The cannibal claimed whites tasted saltier and blacks tasted best, noting past practices and modern peace, per Chicago Inter Ocean.
The English language is a globe trotter, published worldwide in cities from Singapore to Buenos Aires and Hong Kong to Bombay. It circulates in Cairo and Valparaiso and is studied in Chinese cities and large towns of Burmah, becoming indispensable to business and statecraft.
In a clipped comic exchange Mr Methodical laments losing the train with irritated wit. Mrs Methodical replies sweetly that such a ride would not fatigue due to its short length, reflecting marital humor from a New York World item.
In Columbus a brief column asks about the fate of a son-in-law who failed in business last year. The reply notes he is still on his feet, living on the family’s banda, with no sign of recovery or onward progress.
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