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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1899
Page
4
Regular Sabbath services at 11 a m and 7 p m with mid week meetings Thursday at 10 a m and 7 p m Sabbath School at 9 45 a m Intermediate and Junior treavors at 3 p m Senior treavor at 7 p m singing cee Tuesday at 7 p m teachers meeting Wednesday at 7 p m monthly meeting Thursday after first Saturday each month at 10 p m Pastor Scott leads the church
At a native Hoosier gathering a meeting declared Indiana the Mother of the New West. The season has seen thirty three thousand boxes of oranges shipped from Mexico to the United States so far.
Admiral Dewey has telegraphed the Mayor of New York that he will arrive in the city on Thursday September 28th.
Gen Merritt, discussed as the likely successor to Gen Otis, is identified as a Democratic member and an Expansionist. The remark notes his political affiliation and expansionist stance amid contemporary military leadership discussions.
In a market mixing sweetness with strain, sugar faces price declines as tensions rise among major sugar barons and industry leaders. The shift hints at broader economic ripples for producers and buyers alike.
Report notes the disaster from the Porto Rican hurricane with 250000 people left destitute and 2312 lives lost, detailing widespread damage and humanitarian impact.
A clipped remark notes the Republic of France content with a Rennes retrial farce and shifts to a military despotism claim. The Philadelphia Democrat is cited quoting Col William Jennings Bryan agreeing with Mr Crocker that Bryan is the greatest statesman of America, if not the world.
The nuisance of tobacco spitting continues to coat sidewalks in front of businesses. Citizens urge chewers to spit at the curb while maintaining cleanliness and civility.
A man leaves New York City Monday morning and arrives on the opposite coast Friday morning, covering about 3500 miles. In the four days of travel he passes through the greatest and most powerful domains on the planet.
Interest grows over Transvaal reaction to Britain's demand to lower customs duties to favor English manufactured goods. Miners rely on dynamite and several minor grievances are cited as risks of war with the South African Republic. If unaddressed, Paul’s colony could face further turmoil.
In Rennes the Dreyfus affair advances as a prominent General admits perjury or forgery. Labori assails the defense witnesses, peeling away their masks while testifying before the Tribunal. The piece notes that in the United States Dreyfus could not have been convicted and accuses army officers of a conspiracy to disclose secrets to Germany, threatening court martial.
The copy proclaims Dr King’s New Life Pills as the busiest and mightiest little health booster. Each pill is a sugar coated globule of strength from weakness and listlessness to energy and mental power. Sold by O S Hill & Co Druggists for 25 cents per box.
Stella Johnson, age eighteen, caused the arrest of her father William Johnson on a criminal assault charge in Morristown Indiana. She claims he threatened to kill her and she fears for her life. She is at her uncle Frank Smith's home for protection. Johnson remains jailed in default of 509 dollars bail.
A Bridgton Indiana neighbor reports Joe Crook's cure from twelve years of indigestion after using Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. Crook asks readers to refer anyone who doubts the remedy for constipation, indigestion, sick headaches and stomach trouble, via O S Coffin & Co.
The speaker states a reluctance for expansion yet argues for staying the course to defeat rival groups. He envisions a future job as Professor of American history in Luzon University after the war and asserts confidence in Filipinos embracing Anglo-Saxon progress and decency.
Hall's Hill Tennessee November 12 1898. Curses a young lady of rheumatism with four bottles of Dr J H McLeans Liver and Kidney Balm. The doctor discharged the case because he could give her no relief. B S Bivins. For sale by O S Coffin & Co. A smokeless coal is promised soon. It is made of 93 percent coal dust and 7 percent tar and caustic lime. The latter mixture forms a bright burning gas and thus prevents smoke generation. Chamberlains Coke Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy praised for treatment of bowel ailments.
A ball struck G. B. St of Newark Michigan causing severe ulcers that persisted for twenty years. Jen's Arica Salve reportedly cured him, addressing cuts bruises burns boils felona and skin eruptions. Hill & Co druggists offer this cure with guaranteed results.
Friends ministers from Whitewater Monthly Meeting in Richmond, Indiana, gain permission for Elizabeth Bedford Ford to travel to Japan as a missionary with her band, joined by Rev. Gurney Binford of Carthage who has prior Japan experience. Rev. Elwood O. Ellis of South Eighth Street Church also granted leave to visit London and Dublin Yearly Meetings.
New teachers Mr and Mrs B min have arrived from Indiana to coach Arapahoe school for the coming term and settled in the western part of town. The Carthage Record notes Milton Benjamin sold Arlington property to George Moore for 575 dollars. Benjamin and wife will move to their new home as they take up teaching positions, with Posey township losing valued educators to other districts.
The article discusses pronunciation of proper names in the Dreyfus affair, noting public focus on spelling and speech. It cites Prof. Neff's guidance on French names, contrasts French and English usages, and mentions related names and terms. It also includes unrelated advertising text about Chamberlain's Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and a note on copper coin imports in New Haven.
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