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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1899
Page
2
Canton Ohio man Ira Scheiner underwent a second amputation of his shortened leg in Chicago to better fit a cork leg. He aims to earn a high salary representing a Chicago artificial leg company at the Paris exposition in 1900.
Sergeant at Arms Ben Russell reports the Nelson Dingley funeral expense will run just under five thousand dollars. He defends the amount as a very reasonable charge for a state funeral of Dingley’s stature.
Japan totals 45.0 million with 220 towns over 100 000 inhabitants. In 1886 twenty two towns exceeded that mark, Osaka rose 360 000 to 510 000, Yokohama 89 000 to 180 000, Kobe 80 000 to 185 000, and Tokyo reached 1 300 000 residents.
The gun factory in Vienna completed a bicycle priced at 500000 gulden about $275000. The buyer, a wealthy South African diamond magnate, plans to gift the jewel to his wife on her next birthday. the bike is encrusted with precious stones and diamonds throughout.
The X I T ranch in Texas panhandle north edge covers 5000 square miles, hosts about 120000 cattle and 1500 horses, with a 1897 calf crop over 31000. Remarkably 125 men run the operation, one man per 24000 acres.
Consul Fowler at Chefoo dated November 29 1898 reports one million people in distress from Yellow River floods Li Hung Chang is tasked with repairing embankments and has sought foreign experts He believes American engineers could construct jetty systems to prevent future disasters.
The article explains inoculation as prevention or mitigation of smallpox and vaccination as grafting cowpox. It notes inoculation practiced by Turks, Greeks, Syrians and Circassians long before Lady Mary Wortley Montague introduced it to England. Jenner later popularized vaccination using cowpox virus.
The International Paper Co. completes its largest deal since formation by purchasing 14 mills outside the trust, the main opposition to the print paper industry. The 14 mills have a combined daily capacity of 122 tons of print paper and 168 tons of wood pulp.
For years quinine came from Peru’s wild trees but demand now outstrips supply. Two thirds of the world’s quinine is produced in Java, an island in the East Indian archipelago about Cuba’s size, sharing similar soil and climate features.
Cuicano plans to exaggerate its size for the 1900 census to appear a larger city than New York. The scheme envisions creating two counties from Cook Territory with a redefined city and outer area. Proposals include taxing real estate on a graduated scale and annexation moves by Evanston and Oak Park. The Civic Federation prepares an amendment to the state constitution.
John S. Kidd of Des Moines Iowa patents a twist link chain power transmission system that replaces costly sprocket chains. The sprocket wheel teeth engage the chain openings at an angled periphery for simple cheap construction and high strength, suitable for heavy loads.
A sermon rails against financial swindles and the misuse of trust funds. It denounces bank directors who neglect duty, warns young people against borrowing to speculate, and urges honesty and repentance aligned with biblical ethics. It laments bank failures and calls for accountability to protect widows and orphans.
Mrs Timkins tells the schoolmaster to ensure her son gets a thorough education and learns Latin. The master retorts Latin is a dead language. Mrs Timkins replies that her son will need it because he plans to become an undertaker.
An artist in the suburbs receives a $18.60 bill for painting a cottage front. The homeowner, knowing the painter by reputation, offers to send a check and then reduces the bill by 60 cents after the painter reveals his identity. The artist keeps a straight face and accepts the gesture.
A thoughtful man notes many are qualified for a sanction and often misselect. He cites Brown as an example who claims handicaps yet could find success by choosing the right line of business, the tensorial line, in a Chicago context.
Salzer's Seeds advertises Onion Seed 68c per lb and other early vegetables and farm seeds. It promises high yields per acre, lists Coffee Berry 15c per lb and Potatoes 1.20 per barrel, and urges sending 14c for a full catalogue plus 10 seed novelties to John A. Salzer Seed Company in La Crosse Wisconsin.
A Detroit Free Press snippet contrasts trustful and self reliant men. It questions whether greatness lies in earning trust or in not demanding it, prompting readers to reflect on character and integrity.
A witty note from Fliegende Blaetter remarks that Meyer has married an unattractive wife and that friends, upon seeing her, seek to borrow money from him. The quip plays on social circles and money lending as punchlines.
A sharp quip from Puck states that victory brings spoils while the defeated may enjoy mocking critique. The wry line underscores satire as a constant in contests, reflecting newspaper and public cynicism about winners and losers.
A collage of mid 1890s patent medicine notices and jokes including Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets promising one day cures for colds with refund offers. Mentions Hale's Homer products, Pike's Teocpi Drops, Pis e Cure, St Jacobs Oil for neuralgia and soreness, and quips from Life and Chicago Daily News.
A Chicago Evening News clipping offers a series of ironic maxims about character, trust, ambition, and industry. It humorously notes that coolness commands others, art lovers may dislike dowries, and poor penmanship signals broader business flaws.
A remembered tale from a college about Tim an older Black man who waited on students for years He had petty faults and once faced gentle rebuke about his fate in the hereafter He replied that he would simply continue waiting on the students in hell.
A Globe review highlights a war drama on stage praised for a singular appealing element, while noting no investigative omen accompanies the production.
A man shows frustration both from sleeping past his alarm and from waking exactly on time as reported by the Atchison Globe.
Ex Congressmen A T Goodwyn of Alabama reports using two bottles of Peruna from the Pe-ru-na Drug Manufacturing Company of Columbus Ohio and recovering from year long catarrh. The letter praises Dr Hartman and urges readers to request a free book on catarrh.
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