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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1899
Page
4
Lloyd W. Henley specifies subscription terms at one dollar per year in advance for the publication.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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