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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1900
Page
2
A reflective poem about a student leaving the schoolroom for autumns meadow. The speaker imagines a classroom of nature where wind, blossoms, birds, and a patient teacher shape learning beyond walls. The poem recalls daisies, buttercups, and chestnuts as schoolyard lessons and rites of passage.
A cavalry troop led by a young subaltern faces mounting tensions as scouts report Indian forces moving toward the Big Horn region. Dean, wary of Burleigh, scouts ahead and witnesses a buffalo herds with hidden Sioux. Furor rises as Folsom warns commanders of a looming war with Red Cloud’s alliance, urging reinforcement toward Reno.
Two years of clashes with small Indian bands troubled the Platte valley. Cheyenne, Sioux and Cheyenne groups created unrest while settlers and soldiers faced murders and hostile acts. Northern Group leaders avoided open clashes and denied involvement. Supply trains to Reno and Kearney moved under guard as soldiers’ families stayed in stockades. Indians roamed near Piney and Tongue, with wary sentries kept busy.
Dr Blomfield bishop of London half a century ago visits a new church to quell complaints about ornamental décor. He finds four wooden figures guarding the pulpit and notes they look asleep prompting the architect to fetch chisels to “open their eyes.”
An eager young businessman boasts a scheme to attract women by placing mirrors behind his shop windows. An experienced trader counters that women only see the mirrors, not the goods, reflecting a humorous exchange from the Philadelphia Press.
A Chicago Tribune item notes Eaton Shabbalong questions what microbes are while Tufford Knott argues microbes are harmless critters, yet prejudice persists because they do not work for a living.
A Chicago Post quip contrasts a progressive bride and a demure would‑be wife. The outspoken young woman demands her husband takes her name, while the other woman retorts she would do so only if she expected such a man.
A humorous exchange notes Reverend Longwind forming a new theory of justification and debating whether to found a new sect after writing a problem novel. The item reflects satirical dialogue from a New York Journal feature.
An excerpt shows a playful exchange about baby names with phrases like I’m going to call my baby Charles and a jokey suggestion Winktlam Deas. The dialogue captures whimsical wordplay and lighthearted banter between the author and a friend.
Senate actions include payments to West Virginia claimants for Civil War era troop supplies, pension bills for several veterans, and discussion of the Hay Pauncefote treaty and ship subsidy. The House passed the pension and war revenue measures amid centennial ceremonies. votes on tax and express duties shaped weeklong activity.
Crawford Nebraska December 17 Batiste Garnier known as Little Bat famous scout was shot by James Hague Wood manager at Dietrichs saloon during a bar bill dispute. Garnier died at 3 am Sunday Wood was arrested immediately and an inquest is being held.
Horsemen from Oregon Washington Idaho and British Columbia met in Portland to organize the Pacific Northwest Racing association. W H Wehring of Salem was elected president and M D Wisdom of Portland secretary treasurer. The 1901 season will open at Vancouver.
Berlin reports 50 Cape Colony Boers now in Amsterdam with families have permission to settle in German Southwest Africa. The German government approved land purchases in Damaraland and Great Ham aquinland. The Boers plan to leave Amsterdam on January 5.
Two boys skating on the Mississippi River near Minneapolis on Sunday discovered a man’s body embedded in the ice. The skull was crushed and the rifled pockets suggest a murder inquiry.
Chicago on December 17 reports the death of Dr Henry Barton Fellows former dean of the Hahnemann Medical College and a professor there for 30 years He died at his home Sunday at the age of 64.
The piece notes varied insurances from a prima donna’s voice to the prince of Wales jubilee stamps and a London underwriter betting on twins. It mentions a sultan’s risk on a glass bed, a shopkeeper fearing a monument, Jumbo’s life insured for a voyage to New York, and a singer insuring Queen Victoria’s life to avoid a contract breach if the queen dies, causing mourning and cancellation of an opera appearance.
The article notes Indian poets, statesmen, soldiers, and affluent tribes. It cites a single full blooded Kansas congressman and a 1870 census as reliable, with last year’s annuities totaling 1,507,543 dollars. It lists 250 government schools, enrollment up 1,412 and attendance up 1,142, plus tribal treasury credit of 33,317,955.09 dollars earning 4 to 5 percent, generating 1,646,485.96 annually.
A collage of printed witticisms and comic exchanges from various papers. Lines touch on nervous women, wedding accounts, kissing, engagement quirks, and streetcar exit etiquette. The items lampoon social friction and boast sharp, era-appropriate humor without graphic detail.
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