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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1896
Page
2
The city sanitarian in Indianapolis will inspect whisky sold in the capital to root out impure and adulterated liquors and imitatives of Bourbon and Rye. The move gains urgency amid the upcoming Presidential campaign. Shipyard figures compare Britain and Germany, with U S output high.
A New York financial summary shows thirty year patterns where corn priced at 30 cents in January or February typically rises to about 50 cents by October. Since 50 cents in January never falls below 33 cents by May, long term investors regard corn as a solid bet. In 1894 New York prices rose from 34 cents in January to 59.3 cents in August, with visible supply near the 1894 small crop level.
The piece notes the United States lacks official national anniversaries besides Thanksgiving Day and discusses a Congress bill to establish the Fourth of July as a national anniversary. It explains federal offices close only by custom on major holidays and that official recognition is lacking, arguing about the nature of compelled ceremonial honor.
A reflective columns piece argues that modern boxing favors self promotion over skill and genuine sport. It condemns the Corbett-Fitzsimmons feud era as a turning point toward publicity driven hype. The piece calls pugilism a theater and warns the public of its growing theatrics and infighting.
On Anderson the mystic and his aura draw believers as spooks and spirits float through scenes. The piece laments eerie gates and spectral visits while noting sensational claims of returned loved ones and the fear these tales inspire until credence may come from mejums revealing Pearl Bryan's head over possible visions of gory curses.
North Dakota farmer Hines has achieved a form of greatness not found in business manuals, as the Graf area community notes his notable work and influence locally. The story highlights his unconventional methods and impact on neighbors and local life.
Promoter Hines pledges a farmer’s railroad linking Ton and Duluth, with forty miles graded and a hundred miles planned by fall. He employs 200 workers paid $18 in stock plus $2 cash monthly, plus meals, with unknown capitalists supplying sinews of support. The venture relies on funds and Hines’s reputation to drive progress.
A notable theatre company organized in New York plans a thirty day tour of Sheridan's Rivals with stars Joe Jefferson Bob Acres William H Crane Nat Goodwin Mrs John Drew Julia Marlowe Taber. Opening May 4 in Springfield Massachusetts then to Indianapolis May 19. One performance per city with travel by special train and on train lodging. Tickets priced up to five dollars for orchestra with gallery not far behind. Despite high prices, managers and performers expect little profit, suggesting money is secondary to the venture.
The article surveys spring fashion trends including detachable stock collars in various ribbons and laces, Venetian and Pompadour lace fichus, wrap alternatives for summer wear, incipient paniers for spring gowns, and the vogue of fancy taftas. It notes fabrics like smooth ladies cloth, tweeds, cheviots, and mohairs for travel and shopping attire, plus changeable satin and silk wool blends, shot fabrics, and Dresden patterns in subtle gold threading.
The Ellis lodge in Indianapolis staged a home talent minstrel show. A specimen of the evening's humor featured Jay Voss and Bruce Ellis trading quips about North Meridian street dogs and creases in their pants.
In Harper's Bazar a theatrical manager seeks a walking gentleman and a story unfolds of a yellow dog who saved a sleeping woman from a robber, earning a hundred dollars reward. A tramp asks for food, a fireless home offers mince and pumpkin, and marital suspense weighs on an engagement. The New York Letter notes a 200 foot steel giant wheel at Bergen Beach for next season, promising expansive views of Coney Island and Brooklyn.
Omaha ranks third in stock yard production handling about 2 000 000 swine annually. Louisville leads in plug tobacco production, with St. Louis previously holding the record. The piece touches on wartime enlistments in 1812 to 1815, a groom’s traditional name, color symbolism for green, a tobacco waste lotion in Russia, a 22 year old hen, Denver horse sales from Walla Walla stock, watch care tips, the rise of women’s watches, and a Kent church monument to Lawrence Washington’s second wife, noting Baliol College and England’s ecclesiastical architecture.
A furious denunciation labeled a wilful debt-maker ridicules the debt-ridden man who wears unpaid-for trousers and loiters among honest workers. It condemns creditors who victimize friends and women, calling for immediate restitution or penalties, and imagines rogues’ galleries in business offices.
Gen E Burd Grubb jokes about his hair style and a sowlick while quipping on why he parts his name in the middle. The remark blends light humor with a playful critique of etiquette and naming conventions.
A post office inspector describes a decoy letter scam to catch clerks or carriers who steal from mail. A fake letter with a small amount of money and a bogus address is placed in the system. if touched, it signals theft. The method, used widely outside the post office, serves business owners worried about employee theft.
The piece notes enduring superstition about red warding off the evil eye and disease. It cites England’s red tape tradition, red flannel remedies for asthma and measles, and beliefs in red cow milk, a red ribbon’s effect on blood, and a red flannel doll with needles used by Southern communities to protect children from illness.
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