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Newspaper

Carthage Record

Location

Carthage, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jan 06, 1899

Page

4

Henley Terms at One Dollar Yearly in Advance

Lloyd W. Henley specifies subscription terms at one dollar per year in advance for the publication.

Cuba Libre Celebration Marks Island Events Beginning 1901

The note recalls the dawn of the twentieth century on January 1, 1901 and mentions a town forced by Gen Ludlow to withhold from festivities around the Spanish evacuation. It also notes a planned celebration on February 4 marking the fourth anniversary of the final rebellion.

Ludlow Takfi

Taxpayers organize fund over county bridge contracts

In Shelby County taxpayers form a guaranteed fund to challenge recent bridge contracts approved by the county board of commissioners amid alleged irregularity and fraud. The report argues for legislative reform of county commissioner and township trustee methods.

Shelby County County Board of Commissioners

Indiana Legislature Seeks Swift Senatorial Resolution

The Indiana Legislature met in Indianapolis yesterday to settle the senatorial question first. If a prolonged contest arises, the state may lose needed legislation, so party harmony and the state's welfare demand a swift choice by the electorate.

Indiana Indianapolis

Yearly mortality statistics for 1898 disasters and deaths

The record shows 7,345 total deaths from fires, drowning, explosions, mines, collapsing structures, cyclones and storms, and lightning. Self-inflicted deaths totaled 5,920 with despondency and poison as common factors. murders fell to 7,840. Lynching reached 127, while battlefield deaths stood at 65,000 despite the Spain war.

Spain

New Year Outlook for the Demotic Party

The Louisville Courier Journal editorial argues for a Dewey Lee ticket with no platform, suggesting a platform of stars and stripes. It notes Republicans will campaign on unification and expansion, dropping tariff and bloody shirt rhetoric, and questions how Democrats will respond.

Henry Watterson Louisville Courier Journal Sugts Cleveland George Dewey Vermont William McKinley Joseph Wheeler

Scottsburg Lynching and Editorial Debate in Indiana

In a letter republished in the Indianapolis Journal, John W Martin of Boottaburg Swatt County discusses an editorial on the murder of Marion Tyler and the mob’s actions. He argues some sheriffs justify the mob were never punished and questions community endorsement of such acts.

Indianapolis Journal John W Martin Boottaburg Swatt County Unn Marion Tyler Indiana

Public Press Urges Courage After Scott County Lynching

The letter criticizes Sheriff misconduct and calls for stern justice against the lynchers. It urges the press to publish full disgraceful acts to spur public sentiment and redeem Indiana, naming Judge Lynch and Scott County as symbols of disgrace. The piece notes threats received over continued commentary on the lynching.

Fair Indiana Martin Tyler Scott County

Stand Up For Your Town Encourages Local Support

An editorial urges residents to buy locally and avoid traveling salesmen from outside towns. It cites a recent canvassing for cheap groceries, argues for backing Carthage merchants, and warns outsiders flood the market with misleading promotions. It emphasizes character and fair prices as key to community prosperity.

Mars Jupiter Skinem & Co Carthage

Don’t. Old Proverb Echoes Caution in Advice

A Atlantic Constitution observation warns against assuming lasting value in plans and urges restraint in trust and expectations. It mixes multiple maxims about appetite luck money happiness and personal readiness with a humorous note on practical risk and delayed rewards.

How To Prevent Pneumonia From Common Col ds

The article explains that pneumonia often follows a cold or la grippe but can be prevented by using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It notes the remedy counteracts the tendency of a cold or grippe to develop pneumonia and claims it is the best remedy for those ailments. Sold by O. B. Coffin & Co.

Coffin & Co Dr. Caldwell Coffin’s Drug Store

Four good rooms on Main street by Allen W Newsom

A notice reports four rooms on Main Street offered by Allen W Newsom. The brief item notes the property details and availability in a short community notice style.

Main Street Allen W Newsom

Not a Coward After All

An army surgeon recalls a frightened officer before Santiago who claimed he was a coward. The man admits fear, faints, and is later wounded by a Mauser bullet, yet insists he was not scared and declares he was hit, not cowardly. The tale ends with his recovery and smug relief.

Santiago Washington Post

Jugglers of India and a comic medical exchange

Descriptions show two Indian jugglers with a drum and colorful attire performing a rice and grain trick using a bamboo tray. The act ends with two separate heaps on the tray as spectators watch the rapid, skillful gyrations. A separate Liverpool Mercury joke panel mocks a doctor and patient about fear and fooled pride.

Liverpool Mercury

Disputed Hero and a Cured Heart from Far Afield

A tale contrasts Dr. Miles Heart Cure praised by Mrs. J. L. Taylor of Owensboro Kentucky for a lasting relief from chronic heart trouble. The second anecdote questions genuine bravery when a Detroit trotting horse pedigree allegedly motivates perilous risk, ending with a humorous twist.

Famous Dog Actors Through the Ages on Stage

The article recalls Dragon the dog of Captain Mont Didier and the Paris regiment who helped convict his master’s killer Lt Ma caire and Landry, then discusses dogs Cario and other famed canine performers in London and New York stage history stretching back to Waterloo.

Dragon Montdidier Bondy Macaire Landry Waterloo Lamb Emmett Cario Marylebone Water London Joe Cave Sic New York Times

Lawyer Questions Witness Age In Quip On War

A courtroom exchange features an attorney asking a witness her age and whether she was born before a war. The witness replies flippantly and the attorney presses with a blunt query about whether she is Spanish or civil.

Philadelphia

Haven of rest proves fragile in solitary life

A contemplative man, aged eighty, enjoys a comfortable, salaried life and talks of contentment. A friend warns the easing calm may herald another upheaval as marriage, once undesirable, becomes a possible disruption to his solitude.

Haven New York Commercial Advertiser

Big Four Route One Thousand Mile Tickets Key to Travel

The interchangeable one thousand mile tickets of the Big Four Route are essential for business firms and commercial travelers. The lines of the Big Four serve major cities in Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, and the ore ticket can reach both hub cities and points on connecting lines, proving invaluable.

Ohio Indiana Illinois

quoted London Truth exchange on convictions and mute whip

In London Truth a speaker recalls a clash with Mr La bouchera over convictions. He describes a battle of principle and party lines, noting a remark that mocks personal beliefs while urging loyalty to the group. The anecdote highlights pressure within political factions.

Mr. Labouchera London

Neighbor Brought Quiet Ends With Dog Trade

Brown wanted his neighbor Gray to remove a barking dog. Gray claimed the dog was sent to Green, who paid eight dollars for the animal, solving Brown’s sleep问题 and revealing a sly chain of deceit.

Brown Gray Green Boston Transcript

Saadi on gratitude and learning from the blind

The Persian poet Saadi recalls learning contentment when barefoot after seeing a man without feet. He says he learned manners from the unmannerly, choosing not to imitate their bad examples after observing their conduct.

Sa’di

First Hansom Cabs on Stage Across Theaters

An old playgoer recalls the first hansom cab on stage at the Olympic in 1841 in Laman Blanchard’s drama The Road of Life or A Cab man’s Career. He disputes Clement Scott’s memory of a 1867 Drury Lane depiction in Andrew Halliday’s Great City.

Clement Scott Andrew Halliday Drury Lane Olympic George V Laman Blanchard

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