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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1897
Page
2
Mrs Faxxiz M McKoon owns and manages a vast California ranch spanning about 10 000 acres near San Diego. Since her husband's death three years ago she has operated it with no prior experience and built one of the country’s most successful ranches.
Water Dar LinetTon, mayor of Con ecordia Kansas, operates the region’s largest cattle feeder. He reports 1,700 head near Tig Bend Phillips county, 500 head near Harlan Smith county, and 400 head near Concor dia Cloudy county. He anticipates feeding over 100000 bushels of corn this winter.
Brooklyn inventor G. W. Glinby unveils an electric torpedo for land battles. The cigar shaped projectiles ride on rolling trucks and are propelled by electricity via a wire to a central station, enabling shore to inland defense.
M. Pierre Roche, a French sculptor, creates a snow statue using a copper sculpture with a base reservoir of liquefied carbonic acid to generate cold. Moisture drawn from the air forms a surface coating of snow within minutes and is kept from thawing by the freezing mixture.
A quasi-official letter from a pretend Spanish officer in a fictitious prison in Spain asks for a mail payment to release a buried fortune near Brazil Indiana. He promises one third of the vast sum for those who remit a small sum for his daughter's passage and expedition costs.
French peasants light smoky fires before storms. Schuster argues the practice has basis, as smoke can conduct electricity away slowly. He cites lightning damage rates noting 6.3 churches and 0.5 mills struck per 1000 cases versus 0.3 factory chimneys.
In 1861 Amos F. Eno belonged to a firm that failed as the war started. Stocks were sold, debts paid pro rata and leases assumed by creditors. After 35 years Eno is settling the remaining claims with 4 percent interest, totaling about 500000 dollars, a sign of enduring commercial integrity.
France plans a tax on motor cars akin to the earlier bicycle levy. In large population centers the tax is sizable, Paris facing 12 dollars for two passenger cars and 20 dollars for larger vehicles. The note also cites U S military telegraph advances, postal deficits, and mail rate losses.
In a condensed address to Congress on December 6, President William McKinley outlines plans to revise currency, curb bond issuance, and stabilize the monetary system. He warns against recognition of Cuban belligerency, supports peaceful resolution, and calls for strengthened naval readiness and foreign policy with Spain over Cuba. He also discusses Hawaii annexation and bi metallic aims, urging prudent governance and fiscal restraint.
A comical social exchange unfolds as a wandering talker seeks attention by a flashy patter at a crowded setting. He targets a stranger with awkward nudges and exclamations hoping to spark conversation, but the recipient rebuffs with biting humor. The scene captures a humorous clash of social tactics.
A Cleveland landlord probes removal of a closely housed family suspected of sharing a single dwelling with at least one other. He refuses repairs to compel departure, recounting a tenant’s plea about a roof leak that drenched his sister’s bed and evoked memories of home, amid tensions over housing space.
The Missouri Kansas and Texas By inaugurates tourist sleepers on excursion dates between St Louis or Kansas City and South Texas points. For information contact F L Bowsher at 435 Walnut St Cincinnati Ohio. A humorous Chicago Tribune misquote follows about turning stockings.
Star plug tobacco is advertised as the largest in the world and claimed to be unmatched in quality. The copy emphasizes it as the best tobacco available in all respects.
A condensed jumble of quotations and ads features a chatty exchange about old men and honesty. It shifts to Homeseeker's Excursion dates via the Missouri Kansas and Texas Ry with tourist sleeper details and Cincinnati contact, then inserts multiple era ads for medicines and remedies from various cities.
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