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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1904
Page
3
Advertises a permanent position as a special representative for an old established wealthy business house. Salary is 21 dollars weekly with expenses paid each Monday by check from headquarters. Expenses advanced and horse and buggy provided when necessary. Apply at The Columbia 630 Monon Ridge Chicago Ill.
Prospectus notes home seekers excursion along the Big Four Route across multiple states and territories. Selling dates are December 1 and 15, 1903 and January 5 and 19, February 2 and 16, March 1 and 15, April 5 and 19, 1904.
At the Twentieth Annual Meeting of the Retail Lumber Dealers Association of Indiana held in Indianapolis on January 19 1904 a unanimous resolution endorsed a February 7 departure for a Florida and New Orleans Mardi Gras outing. The trip via Big Four and Louisville & Nashville Railways is praised as the cheapest best value with extensive sight seeing and historic social interests, and members families and friends are urged to participate. F B Fowler and Will C Pulse sign as Secretary and President.
Advertisement seeking a gentleman to manage business in the county and surrounding area for a solid financial house. Includes a $2000 straight cash salary plus expenses paid weekly from headquarters. Expense money advanced. Permanent position. Apply to Manager at 605 Monon Building Chicago.
Frantic escapes and brave deeds emerge from the Iroquois theater fire. Baseball players Frank Houseman and Charley Dexter led the bid for exits as Eddie Foy urged calm amid falling scenery. Fourteen year old Byram Green and others risked lives guiding mother and child to safety through smoke, flames, and a deadly crowd.
St Louis reports Indiana’s Caldwell and Drake as builders of sixteen exposition buildings, including the monumental agricultural hall and horticultural palace. The Columbus firm completed major structures ahead of schedule, earning praise from exposition managers and securing future contracts for state pavilions, notably Indiana and New York.
A tale from the last Indiana Congressional campaign describes Senator Beveridge, famed author and logger since youth, spotting log handling errors at a loading site. He corrected the method, earning gratitude from the crew and identification as Beveridge by a Democratic precinct leader who pledged support thereafter.
An advertisement offers a fine building lot for sale with contact options to call or address the seller Cuartes E Youxa for details. The note presents a concise property listing from a historical newspaper page segment.
The Star Union oil company of Indianapolis claims thirteen monthly dividends on stock valued by par, with a 40 percent annual yield at current prices. It cites 42 producing wells on 10 acres in the Great South Lisa field with plans for 150 more wells. The note highlights trusted backers, endorsements from bank and local figures, and guarantees substantial returns, urging purchase of blocks of stock.
The Indiana World's Fair is set for September 15 with Greer leading 1,200 guards to protect the Taviana district while Caltach Drake and Indiana contractors build sixteen structures including the vast Agricultural Palace. A bank will operate on site for safe deposits and drafts from authorized banks. Superintendent Pope urges funding for state initiatives and educational directives. The Indiana Building interiors, planned by Wing and Malheur, promise exceptional decor. At the 1905 Colombia Exposition, Indiana cattle breeders won 280 livestock prizes.
Chairman Stevens of the livestock department says the St Louis exhibit will be finer than the Chicago entry where he earned a prize. Professor Van Norman, teaching at Pardue, reports farmers improving dairy output after lessons and will exhibit butter samples at the exposition.
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