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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1896
Page
8
Carthage area notice lists several trains including No. 105 Passenger at 8:00 p.m. No. 55 Local at 245 p.m. No. 108 Passenger and a line about travel details. Contact J B Campbell, Agent, for more information.
Nadlece 5 inverted under this heading for 3 per Carthage Tener No. 255. I. O. O. F. meets at Odd Fellows Hall every Tuesday evening at 7 30 o'clock. All visiting members are cordially invited.
Local notes report a wide mix of items from Newsom cash discounts to industrial and public notices. Mentions include Fort Wayne clerks closing early, Bertha Prather selling baby caps, Ravens of Richmond rail talk, Elwood glass plant shutdown, and numerous local incidents, deaths, and sales.
The article lists various local incidents and notices including a pending decision by the commissioners on issuing a liquor license. It also mentions deaths, accidents, trials, and community events across Indiana towns such as Bloomington, Muncie, Richmond, Kokomo, Elwood, and others, with several brief items on individuals, businesses, and public notices.
Miss Bertha Binford is ill with la grippe in Westland. Mark Catt transacted business at Indianapolis Saturday. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Nathan Bundy Sunday. Scholars were out of school due to sickness last week. Dr. Andrews was called to Fairmount for his wife’s illness. Our blacksmiths worked hard all week shoeing horses. M 4. Catt and wife visited James Binford in Morristown Sunday. Center church revival closed Tuesday night. Metenon’s rheumatism remained severe last week. Joese Beeson informed yous corn.
Washington Letter from January 11, 1896 discusses Republicans' plan to pass the House tariff bill without amendments, its uncertainty in the Senate, and potential presidential veto by Cleveland. It notes possible approval without signature, Senate and House resolutions on Cuban recognition, seed purchases by Secretary Morton, a proposed popular loan via postal saving notes, and criticism of administration policy by Senator West.
The treasury funds will back the bonds while the writer accuses a fixed syndicate deal behind public offerings. It claims the public bid is a show to pressure Congress, with Mr Cleveland expected to resist or allow bidding while fearing the outcome.
A Muncie correspondent reports that Western window glass plants nationwide halted today at 3 pm with no resumption before Feb. 8. In Indiana and nearby states about 689 pots, 4150 workers affected across multiple plants including Muncie, Marion, Anderson, Dunkirk, Greenfield, Pendleton, Findlay, and Barnesville.
Gibson Hubbs, former Troy township trustee, is alleged to have filed receipts totaling 5000 dollars for work not performed. About 100 witnesses appeared before the Perry county board of commissioners. Benjamin F. Pritchard of Noblesville is noted for his ninth marriage to Mary Baker after eight divorces. He favors youthful partners and claims charms that attract young women.
A collection of quirky anecdotes and ethnographic notes from St. Nicholas and Blackwood's Magazine traces a clever dog named Bombshell who calculates risk before returning to his master's bed. It juxtaposes domestic humor with brief impressions of Kurdish dress, Turkish influences, and theater etiquette anecdotes from periodical selections like the Philadelphia Record.
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