11 Dec 1901
Page 1
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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1901
Page
1
Sunday opened with welcome rain that shifted to snow by Monday. The piece notes benefits for wheat and pastures and mentions rail and interurban progress from Charlotte ville to Rushville via Carthage, plus planned gas for Carthage and a Knightstown extension. It also reports on bridge work, a new pike commission, and local subscription appeals.
Notices of photos for Christmas and oysters at Lovett’s, plus shopping items at W H Sharer and Kennedy’s. Local names include Roy Herkless, Miss Etta Martin, Forest Kennedy, Oliver Hill, Mattie Bentley, and Suters. Health, weather, and legal notices appear alongside ads and society items from Carthage area.
For purchases 100¢ or more customers receive a numbered ticket with an equal chance of holding one of 100 winning numbers drawn openly by a customer appointed committee. The process will be fair, without partiality, and winners will be published. prize numbers expire January 8th, Sam L Newsom.
John Clark, who broke his arm earlier, was seen on our streets Monday. Mrs. Nellie Chadwick spent the early part of the week under doctor care with La grippe. The daughter Cy rus Rhoades’s home hosted a funeral for throat cancer, conducted by Rev. James L. Brown of Manilla, with burial at Little Blue Baptist Church. Rumor says H M Gear will bring another holiday show in Columbia hall after a successful first cohort. Prices on millinery are reduced, tempting buyers to buy. Mattie Bentley.
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