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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1896
Page
2
Turooas tickets from New York to Cape Town via London are advertised at $62. Transportation at this rate is for men only. The drop in price is expected to boost immigration to the gold fields in South Africa.
The Congressional Library building in Washington impresses with grand design and magnificent adornments and stands out for meeting the timeline and costing less than estimated, earning the title Eighth Wonder of the World.
Forty Kansas school ma'ams claim 169 acres each on Beaver River in No Man's Land adjoining Oklahoma. They plan to till in summer and teach in winter. They organize a cattle company and will invest half of all earnings. A contract binds them to remain unmarried for five years to support future husbands.
Montana’s 1895 wealth totaled about 49.1 million from metal mines and 12 million from cattle shipments plus 2.5 million from wool and sheep and 1 million from coal. Gold silver copper lead totals and farm output imply wealth per capita far surpassing other regions, with a state population around 200,000.
After the 1893 panic, falling immigration and large numbers of foreigners returning home became a noted fact. February 1896 arrivals at Castle Garden rose 65 percent from the prior year, suggesting renewed prosperity draws more foreigners, a development lawmakers must regulate despite the perceived benefit.
The Rothschild family wealth in England and Europe is placed at about 400 million pounds, roughly two billion dollars. The fortune has grown over eighty years, beginning after Waterloo, with most gains in English securities.
The 1895 German income tax reveals Krupp as the highest earner with 7,135,000 marks, paying 285,000 marks in tax. Baron Rothschild follows at 5,848,000 marks with 273,000 in tax, and Count Hutten Czapski reports 3,085,000 marks. Other nobility and a Trier citizen appear further down the list.
Incomes over 99 marks are taxed, with those earning 2065000 marks counted among the liable. The population share is about three tenths, and best advice suggests the Supreme Court will not intervene in the Empire's internal revenue from this source.
Gen. Balling on Booth secedes from the Salvation Army and forms the American Volunteers. He authorizes a new bonnet for Hallelujah Lassies and adopts the male Volunteers undress uniform of the United States regular army. Enlistments in the regular army are paused. men may join the Volunteers to wear the uniform.
Tacoma astronomers and mathematicians report that Easter Sunday reached the Pacific coast at 10 p.m. March 28 while it remained Sunday in New York and the East until April 5. The unusual timing marks a rare lunar phase and caused little East Coast awareness.
An eighty one year old Boston resident reflects on aging and endurance. He recalls staying active through walking yet admits the need for caution as he recounts taking the railroad home after a long trip. He mentions a friend noting his youthful appearance while acknowledging his fading strength.
Real lace edged fish net curtains styled with Renaissance lace offer varied prices and patterns. Narrow edge lace costs 35 cents a yard, wide insertions and edges sell by the yard, with typical curtains priced from 12 to 15 dollars and elaborate sets reaching 100 dollars. The lace is used on bureau and buffet covers and lamps mats, with vines and floral appliques enhancing the design.
Dr. Talmage on Joseph from Genesis frames character as world redeeming and elevating. He cites Potiphar, the jailer, and Pharaoh to show how integrity and faith withstand persecution, while warning that pretended religion invites judgment and that sin exposes itself. He links distant events as divine unity, urges foresight, and contrasts earthly hoarding with heavenly treasures.
London boasts over 10 000 professional musicians and a pianoforte solo in a lion s cage. US reformatories hold 13 846 juveniles while Circle City Alaska quotes firewood at 10 a cord. Krupp s giant guns reach 17 miles firing twice a minute, and Bennington Center VT produced four governors. An 1789 Ethan Allen liquor bill resurfaces in Fairhaven VT. Ireland s quarterly evictions total 76 in the quarter to Sept 30 1895, 174 in June, 107 in March. Paris drapery is mud tested. any tint failing mud endurance is discarded. Melbourne s 1895 census lists 447 461. seven Australian colonies total 4 238 000 at year end. Uniontown PA thieves loot a B&O box car worth 100, some Bibles opened but unused. Boers trace ancestry to Huguenots and Hollanders seeking liberty. English trades unions refuse bicycle riders claiming unfair homeward advantage. In Lees Castle near Maidstone a black letter Bible notes Genesis 39:6 polye felon rather than godly person. Burmah pickled tea is used as sauerkraut. leaves fermented months in pits then boiled or eaten with oil garlic or dried fish. Blenheim Palace is held by a peculiar tenure granting an annual French flag tribute to the crown. Strathfieldsaye pay the same.
A dose of practical advice covers beds local humor and kitchen tips. Doctors warn against economizing on beds, almond paste fillings flavored with almond extract and orange flower water suit icing, and efficient fish broiling tips. A New York Post writer notes seam ripping and alteration services, suggesting a side line for busy women.
Three of the world's largest olive groves are being planted in Southern California. An Orange County 400 acre grove will house 40,000 trees, a Colton area plot adds 34,000 trees, and a Pomona site will plant 24,000 trees. The season marks record olive planting as California olives gain popularity in American markets, with the southern crop valued at about $120,000 and growers noting potential for triple fruit yield per acre.
The spectroscope unlocks sun and stellar secrets by reading light’s spectrum. It detects trace elements in flames and blood, identifies iron and lithium, and reads celestial bodies like stars, comets, and nebulae. It also informs weather, moisture in air, and the nature of metals under electric glow.
A harsh editorial urges forbidding marriage where hereditary diseases such as insanity scrofula and consumption exist. It argues guardians should act for the public good to prevent transmission, even if it harms personal happiness, noting children suffer most from such unions.
Town Topic quotes Miss Frost describing a faint toothache and a pearly smile. Mr Youngling questions the scene while noting a distant window and a stubborn lack of sympathy. The bygone style reflects a humorous exchange in a small town column.
A flippant young man enters a Brooklyn grocery and eats a dollar’s worth of loose items. He asks if the eggs are fresh and the clerk replies Not by comparison. He ponders briefly, buys the eggs, and hurries away.
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