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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1898
Page
2
The new bond plan favors small savers who contribute $20 each, allowing them a share of bonds and coupons before banks and large capitalists receive any. If small lenders take all, major financiers may wait.
It is said that lake sailors make the best seamen. A sailor may cross the Atlantic without danger of running into a small island, and he may hardly see more than two or three ships during the entire voyage, but on the lakes it is just the other way. The lake sailor, therefore, becomes more alert, watchful and careful.
Among state leaders, Pingree of Michigan volunteers to buy shoes for a regiment, Towers of Maine has paid the state bounty of 27,000 dollars for Maine volunteers, Tyler of Virginia will back orders for shoes for all troops, and Adams of Colorado offers to advance required funds, while citizens argue over sharing the honor.
The article ranks nations by per capita tobacco use with Hotano in first place, each Dutchman averaging 100 ounces annually. Belgium 80, Turkey 70, United States 60, followed by Germany France Spain Italy, and the United Kingdom with 25 ounces.
A Washington agent for a life insurer holding a 610000 policy on Lieut Hobson, hero of Santiago, secured a policy permit allowing war service without invalidating coverage. The permit dated the same day as Hobson’s exploit. if he had died, his father would have received 10000 dollars.
A new revenue law imposes a 15 percent tax on legacies from wealthy individuals when they are enacted. The provision, described as heavy, may prompt rich donors to give away large portions of fortunes while alive. The tax appears graded to deter the buildup of vast wealth.
Three grandsons of Admiral Raphael Semmes, famed commander of the Confederate cruiser Alabama, have joined the U.S. armed forces. Sons of Gen. L. E. Wright, who wed the admiral’s daughter, serve as a cadet at Annapolis with Samp son’s fleet, a sergeant in the First Tennessee volunteers, and E. E. Wright has been commissioned a major in the Fourth Tennessee volunteers.
The text highlights Southern contributions in the war with Spain. It notes Nashville achieving the first capture, Texas performing as expected under pressure, and a Southern ensign being the first officer killed. It also praises a Southern officer who helped hem in the Spanish fleet at Santiago, a deed that brought Hobson worldwide praise and even earned praise from Cervera.
The easternmost Caro line island group lies 2000 miles closer to San Francisco than Manila. The islands are Spanish by ownership, with a mixed population mainly of aboriginal descent who speak Spanish. They lack autonomous government and are governed from Manila with minimal local policing and law.
A Havana harbor gunboat outfits a small electric battery with a wire and dynamite attached to a pork bait. After the shark swallows the pork, the current detonates the charge, blowing the shark to pieces.
A new iron bridge to replace a wooden span on the Transcaspian route would cross the Amu Daria about 180 miles northeast of Merv. The 13 887 foot bridge, nearly three miles long, will sit 72 feet above normal water to avoid drift, with an estimated cost of 2 500 000 dollars. A Russian firm has the metal contract and construction is expected to begin soon.
Dr Talmage delivers a sermon on Micah 2 10 urging listeners to seek rest in God rather than wealth office or praise. The talk contrasts worldly success with eternal conquest and invites joiners to form a regiment of redeemed souls seeking the living Jesus.
A long, disjointed sermonic meditation recalls the dead and the living, urging spiritual rest and reunion beyond grief. It intertwines Civil War era themes with personal loss and faith, ending with a curious probate note on John Kipp’s burial provisions including bands, headstone, casket, beer, and pipes.
A field note from Lieut Mahoney lists men’s requests in Sioux City. Items include three .38 Colt’s for officers, a ruler, black lead pencil, countermanded roses for cigars, Claypoole’s vest swap, Ed Brown’s cooking manual and sword knot, Harry Chapman’s blanket strap and chess tray, and a catchall Get any old thing.
An advertisement invites readers to mail name and address plus ten friends and twenty five cents to Friction less Bearing Company for a trial set of oil free bicycle bearings. Claims include easier wheel operation, compatibility with all wheels, and installation in twenty minutes by Joe. Regular price is two fifty, with options to become an agent after trying.
A Chicago Chronicle item recalls a preacher delivering a long sermon. After an hour some in the congregation grew weary and left, prompting the minister to quip that “as fast as you are weighed pass out” and continue preaching without further disturbance.
Washington to Washington D C and return tickets sold July 3 to 6 via Chesapeake and Ohio Railway at one fare plus two dollars. Tickets valid for return until July 15 and may extend to August 31. Opportunity to visit East coast resorts and Old Point Comfort Hampton Roads, rendezvous of the North Atlantic Squadron. Apply to U S Truitt Nov West Pass'r Agent 234 Clark St Chicago Ill. Banquet joke follows.
Electric fans have been added to both ends of the sleepers to circulate cool, clean air. In operation for about three weeks the 16 inch fans have drawn favorable comments from travelers. A note on dieting humor ends with a Washington IA Democrat quote about dieting and recovery.
The excerpt touts liver health citing Charles Lamb and modern science, claiming nine tenths of ailments stem from the liver and constipation. It promotes Casearets as the gentle regulator with prices 10c, 25c, and 50c, endorsed by Chicago Daily News and Washington (Ia.) Democrat.
Sailors grievances examined at port entry reveal many are imaginary, yet real abuses by cruel skippers persist. Violence against crews is condemned, especially dosing with drastic purgatives that weaken digestion. Recommendation: Hostetters Stomach Bitters.
A dialogue notes a brother mentioning Jack as a record breaker in intercollegiate cycling. The sister counters with interest in safety deposit line records, referencing a bicycling world context.
Try Allen's Foot-Ease a powder shaken into shoes to cool swollen tired feet. It relieves sweating blisters callouses coins and bunions and makes walking comfortable. Trial package free 25c sold by druggists and shoe stores Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy NY.
The Detroit Free Press notes Missouri’s substantial wartime contribution by shipping over one million dollars worth of mules. The move is described as the war’s biggest single tactical boost, reflecting state industry and logistics enabling cavalry and logistics units.
An old advertisement touts Grain-O as a long desired coffee substitute suitable for all ages. It claims to avoid upsetting digestion, is made from pure grain, tastes like coffee, and offers health and strength at grocery price.
A sailor and a watchmaker discuss a failing mechanism as a metaphor for a hoisting scene in the Jewelers Weekly. The sailor describes belaying to prevent slips while hoisting a nobleman’s trunk, and the watchmaker notes the mainspring is broken.
An old ad claims Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets cure a cold in one day with money back if it fails. It notes price 25c and includes a social quip about spectacles and an undertaker’s enthusiasm for good business from the Washington Democrat and Bul etin references.
Chicago Daily News notes Hall to claim catarrh cure is constitutional and priced at 75 cents. The feature contrasts the ginger snap seen but not heard with a quip on perception.
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