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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1898
Page
5
Norris, a clerk in Perry, Ill., recalls a customer requesting a bottle of a medicine claimed to save children's lives. The man mentioned reading the News about the remedy and said doctors were hard to reach. He referred to Chamber Cough Remedy and bought a bottle before leaving the store.
The Family Co announces a business offer to hire one person in each town or village for about a half day’s work. No canvassing involved. Apply at 260 State Street Chicago.
Terre Haute Ind Dec 20 A devastating fire in the Havens Geddes block ignited from an electrical source and spread through decorations in seconds. Losses listed include Haven Geddes 800000 Breing Miller 25000 Pixley Co 100000 Haute Shoe Co 150000 Albrecht Co 190000 United States Bank 80000 Thorman Behloss 50000 plus smaller firms. Kate Maloney a clerk in the nation apartment injured and likely to die. several firemen and workers hospitalized from burns and smoke.
A first class Lunch Counter advertises lunches and short orders with oysters served on request. A fine line of cigars is also offered.
A court report states a wag received a pardon or exemption but failed to honor a contract involving a helpless paralytic person. Wheeler, entrusted with care, took on responsibilities but the arrangement was later violated, challenging the agreement's terms.
Senator Richard R. Kenney faces a jury verdict trial on alleged bank affair charges. The session opened with a charge of aiding and abetting by Teller Boy Secretary Long, who has been ill and away from duties since returning from the south. Long likely to resume work soon as he recovers. Railroad mileage in the states shows a 2,867 mile increase in 1898, the largest since 1892. The Gray Matter column contends mind relates to brain and spinal cord regions, arguing gray matter distribution questions amid debates on intellect.
Fragmented OCR notes compare church to population ratios in St Louis New York Chicago and Minneapolis with unclear figures resembling 2 08 1 600 and similar. No coherent data or dates emerge from the readable text.
Covington Kentucky December 22 Judge Tarvin of Kenton County Circuit Court ruled on a case about public school powers. A pupil wrote an essay criticizing her teacher and was expelled. the board upheld the expulsion. Tarvin refused mandamus to restore her, noting boards cannot expel pupils as punishment for offenses but may expel those who refuse to submit to discipline, which did not apply here.
A fragmentary note questions options for action amid a troubled relationship. The text hints at repeated attempts and persistent strain within a single pair, with unclear details about persons or setting. The surviving lines suggest personal conflict and unresolved tension rather than a reported event.
Banks explains a novel policy that insures against everyday creditors and annoyances from friends and relatives. The concept targets life and fire insurance as well as social hardships, promising protection from unsolicited favors and time drains.
Russian scientist Andrussow notes the Black Sea harbors sulphur bearing hydrogen below 1200 feet, killing oxygen requiring life. Fresh water outflow through the Bosporus and salt water inflow from the Mediterranean create strong currents, preventing vertical mixing. Deep waters saturate with sulphuric gas, leaving no fish or higher organisms beyond a certain depth.
The obituary recalls John C. Aitken, the nephew, reflecting on the dying man’s tenacious life, his long London career, and a peaceful passing after a lifetime of service. It notes a comatose wander through Annandale memories and a final sigh, leaving behind a revered legacy.
A collage of brief witticisms and notes covers a humorous exchange about sending mail with a two cent sum, a sharp quip on beauty and intelligence, a London lord mayor’s gilded coach cost and design, plus a stray remark on aging and a Japanese school hunting custom.
Descriptions of the Little Saguenay country in brutal winter conditions. The author notes 30 degrees below zero travel gear, snow and ice forming on skin and facial hair, trees bending under heavy snow, and the hushed, deathly beauty of the winter forest as recalled from Frederic Remington in Harper's.
Discussion on faith as the basis of banking and how dishonest bookkeepers can hide fraud for years, with a critic noting bank examiners may miss such schemes. The excerpt then shifts to a vivid, violent scene from Saturday Review describing racial slurs, a confrontation, and bloodshed in a tense encounter ending with rivals swearing friendship over gin.
A mix of humorous quips and dramatic vows appears in a Chicago News line about wives and crafty covers for a piano, followed by a Detroit Journal romance where a man pledges to christen battleships if he becomes president. Two distinct vignettes, one light, one earnest, echoing early 20th century press tone.
The QCornbill Magazine notes a class of people who speak in unusual phrases when addressing others. An example is a laborer's te form reply to a minister about a pig, claiming he would rather die as his son did, showing a rustic sentiment in humorous contrast.
A Providence Journals quip notes a bride’s clever card play with a humorous line about a “fine lot of psegsuts.” The remark celebrates quick wit and strategic luck at a wedding or social gathering, highlighting lighthearted banter typical of local paper humor.
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