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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1896
Page
2
An Indianapolis husband, whose wife was gravely ill, solicited money for a coffin. When she recovered, he attacked her with a club, claiming she had thwarted the funeral funds and caused trouble with his friends who contributed.
The Pike's Peak tunnel plan would run from Colorado Springs to Cripple Creek, spanning about twenty four miles if built. Critics label the project an unmitigated swindle, arguing it would drain public funds without sound justification.
The excerpt laments erratic executions by legal and mob violence in St Louis Indianapolis and Kentucky. It notes Fitzgerald was hanged twice, Booker released, and a mob bungled a lynching letting one guilty man escape. The piece questions blind justice amid a grim year.
The Father Marquette statue donated by Wisconsin to the Capitol’s Statuary Hall faces sectarian hostility over its Jesuit priest garb. Unveiling by Cardinal Gibbons was proposed but postponed amid backlash, with a likely withdrawal or re-placement under review.
In Kokomo life, six divorce suits were filed on a single Saturday, with butter and eggs shopping traffic cited. A Monday complaint led to a wife breaking the record by filing, securing a divorce, restoring her maiden name, and remarrying, all claimed to unfold in under three minutes. Kokomo’s enterprising spirit is noted in exaggerated fashion.
A Kansas genius patents a durable cheap paper brick made from wheat straw and wood pulp. He claims the material can pave New England towns at low cost and enable vast savings in home building, potentially making frame houses largely obsolete if real results match the forecast.
REAL Havana filler cigars are likely to become scarce and expensive if peace in Cuba is not secured soon. Imports from the island have fallen for months due to the insurrection, as hundreds of plantations have been destroyed and production halted. U.S. exports to Cuba declined from 1894 to 1895, dropping from 17,186,835 to 9,498,654 dollars. War.
The piece argues that Cuba’s war directly harms American business and finances. It urges citizens to express and, if needed, enforce opinions, linking liberty and justice to economic interests and the national good. It frames opposition to the Cuban conflict as essential for protecting pocketbooks and the nation’s prosperity.
A New York Supreme Court decision nullifies the thirty fifth clause of Samuel J. Tilden's will creating a public library trust. The executors seek final instructions as heirs may share the fortune as if Tilden had not engaged legal talent. The piece recalls famed lawyers overreaching and ends with maxims about self representation and plans gone awry.
The daily life of a Boer family is described with a morning liturgy in which the head reads from the Bible, a cleansing ceremony for guests, and a communal meal where men choose meat pieces and women eat separately. The custom notes a belief in cleanliness challenged by scarce water.
The piece traces breakfast origins to 1463 per Oxford, notes late 17th century acceptance, and cites Pepys preferring wine or strong drink for morning meal. It contrasts dinners as grand feasts from Henry IV to Elizabeth I, details carving as a fine art, and explains forks entered England in 1663 with Colgate's Crudities. It also describes eating etiquette, hand washing, and the rule to dip the left hand in the dish while the right holds the knife.
The Spanish minister in Washington denounces U S sympathy for Cuban insurgents and praises neutrality enforcement. He argues many Cuban officers serve in the Spanish army, while Americans split over loyalties. The piece likens Cuban factions to Revolutionary Tory splits and predicts mercenary motives in allegiance.
A political column laments growing Senate dissatisfaction as citizens view the upper chamber as a hindrance to progress. It notes rising Senate payroll and personnel totals, including 353 staffers earning 482000 annually, amid calls for accountability and reform led by Senator Chandler’s investigations.
A historical column assesses Senate expenses, noting 90 Senators employ about 253 staff at $482,000 plus $165,000 in other costs. Total personnel and incidentals reach $648,201 last year, with earlier years higher. Senator Chandler urges dismissal of surplus staff and tighter controls.
A Vermont tale about Bildad seeking a sleigh ride partner with borrowed gear and luck, followed by a joke about Bildad marrying late. The piece contrasts comic misadventure with a superstition about Senator Tillman, labeled a “man of destiny,” in South Carolina lore.
A collage of humorous quotes and carded jokes on piano sales, love verse, ads, and banter. A Washington Post prank, a merchant window sign boast, and quips about work, food, and social scenes appear in a slice of lighthearted humor.
A Yosemite tribe chief discusses acorn scarcity over five years and how coast range harvests vary. He guides a Times correspondent through a small camp of 25 to 30 followers, describes acorn storage baskets, processing of acorns into meal, and primitive bread preparation with pine bark, hot rocks, and stream leaching. The narrative also notes ducks, insect-laden tea, and grasshopper harvesting and cooking practices.
A miscellany of 19th century social customs and remarks on dining rules. Includes Mrs Childs and Mr Childs stance on post dinner activity and references to Governor Cornell’s wine abstinence at public receptions. Humorous exchanges between family members and friends conclude the excerpt.
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