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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1900
Page
6
A reflective verse fragment questions whether humanity would choose a painless path or pursue virtue through life’s trials. Katherine B Huston notes man’s dream and God given light within, glimpsing beauty that tempts hearts onward beyond suffering toward dawn.
Obed Rider stalks Tom under gaslight in a dark alley and strikes, robbing Tom of a belt with papers. Tom survives a beating, Rider pockets over $700 plus a railroad ticket, escapes to his stateroom with the loot and the precious documents.
Tom Scott is knocked down and robbed on a street. He is found by Mr Green who takes him to a room, contracts a plaster, and learns of the Klondike quest stirring his memory. A second mate stays with Tom as doctors treat brain fever awaiting a possible recovery or discharge.
Obed Rider escapes pursuit by securing passage to Dyea after leaving Seattle aboard the City of Seattle. In Dyea he struggles with three horses and a camp setup, then is shocked to encounter Capt. Scott, father of Tom, who learns Rider’s involvement and hopes for news. The captain learns Tom and his father are alive but ill, and Rider braces for danger as events unfold.
A study of Gaelic exclamations and blessings used in everyday speech. The text describes phrases invoking God and Mary in response to storms, injuries, children, or animals, highlighting the strong Catholic sentiment in Highland language and culture.
A Lippincott's inspired retelling of the beggar classes in medieval France. It recalls three famed figures Ragot the Solon, Anacreon on an ass, and a Tunisian king toppled for liberty aims. The piece notes a Sainte Anne d Auray parliament and the vivid, nightmare like pageant of mendicity.
A bank director confronts a wealthy stockholder who confesses daily tips to the cashier. The stockholder explains he cannot judge honesty but aims to keep the cashier on the right side of the market if he misuses bank funds. The exchange highlights temptations and market considerations within a bank setting.
A light back and forth exchanges a joke about a loud suit that has not been worn. Maudie and Hi Jinks charm with playful banter as the speaker laments the endless listening time. The banter echoes a Chicago Tribune cartoonish strip tone.
A poem recounts a boy guiding a frail elderly apple seller across a busy street. The act moves the woman to bless the boy’s kindness, praising his mother and declaring true men are built by such compassionate youths, attributed to Eben E. Rexford in Golden Days.
A German Java trader nearly loses his life and fortune when a telegram about the returning steamer is eaten by his pet monkey. The ship sinks after departure, leaving all aboard lost. The monkey is hailed as a hero in Batavia before the tale ends with the owner returning to Hamburg.
Instructions describe a simple heat powered motor using hot air from a lamp or furnace. It guides cutting cardboard blades, assembling a wooden hub, wire shaft, spool drive, and a saw horse style stand. The unit aims to power small devices like a toy machine or generator with careful blade angles and heat exposure.
A short dialogue shows Willie asking if his father is at home and noting his father and Mr Bilkins playing poker that evening. The seven year old recalls a bet about suing if the boy saw his father, reflecting humorous domestic scene from the Ohio State Journal.
In Russia cows on the steppes wear smoked glasses to shield their eyes from bright snow glare. The practice, though unusual, helps cattle feeding on grass under six months of white snow, with about 50,000 older cows said to wear spectacles half the year.
Amos Lane of Amidee Nevada built a curious clock made of a face hands and a lever. A geyser feeds hot water that shoots up every 38 seconds, with the spout striking the lever to advance the hands precisely 38 seconds each cycle.
During maneuvers experiments with regimental pigeons showed high reliability. In 10 cases birds arrived with messages faster than mounted messengers, demonstrating their value as part of mobilized field forces.
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