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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1892
Page
2
A fragment reflects on Santa Claus as a mythic figure illustrating a man whose greatness is celebrated without dying for recognition. The writing notes his conspicuous character and the idea of enduring fame. The piece appears in the Carthage Record from Carthage Indiana dated Friday January 29 1892.
Anica and a thrifty man sought free counsel from Dr. Jacoby a famed New York physician. The doctor asked him to close his eyes and stick out his tongue. after a long wait the miser opened his eyes to a crowd thinking him deranged and the doctor vanished.
A group of West Virginia women entered an exclusive area for a coon hunt with no men present. They soon became hopelessly lost and a search party needed twenty four hours to locate them and guide them to safety.
A U.S. naval officer says no armor can stop the shots from enormous modern guns. Tests with English 100 ton guns show sixteen inch projectiles passing through forty three and a half feet of layered steel iron granite concrete and brick. Such guns are unwieldy for ships. the practical limit noted is the thirteen inch sixty ton gun.
The New York Sun mocks Vanity Fair for claiming Prince Albert Victor will receive an unpaid Major General title after marriage. It argues he is useless as a supernumerary and should be paid or allowed work to earn money, noting honorary colonels and lack of need for adornment.
The New York Tribune recalls the first snowstorm of the season, arriving before dawn with dark clouds and swift flakes. By 5 a.m. snow had blanketed roofs and streets, transforming the city overnight as residents awoke to a white, silent world.
An old experiment shows giving cows about two ounces of salt daily increased butter yield by about one fifth, while withholding salt reduced production similarly. The reason is that salt aids digestion, converting more feed to milk. The note adds keep rock salt accessible to cows and suggests pigs should gain eight to ten pounds daily until 12 months.
Algiers correspondent recalls crossing toward Chellala with the French army. The march reveals a vast Sahara barren plain, scorched sun, scarce water, and a harrowing water shortage that tests 150 camels, mules, and soldiers. Desperate thirst yields a dramatic near-fatal struggle before relief arrives.
A survivor recalls Tarragona’s fall, detailing 5000 Spaniards killed, homes and churches burned, and civilians slain. He recounts seeking refuge with Clara and her mother in a cistern, hiding as French soldiers searched below. The infant Miguel dies in their concealment, a grim memory of the siege.
The piece surveys belief in witchcraft among immigrants and descendants of Europe, observing cases in Pennsylvania and the Southern states. It notes witchcraft suits, “witch doctors,” and the spread of such beliefs despite education, with references to evidence from the Philadelphia Times and a Century article on the National Guard.
A rural exchange shows a hired boy asking to go fishing this afternoon. The farmer replies he must work, implying a funeral may be next week. The dialogue hints at duties and family events shaping the boy's freedom.
A New York Weekly scene at a station shows a passenger and an older man debating a delayed connection. The conductor informs they must endure a six hour wait, while the nervous traveler accepts the delay as his lot.
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