07 Jul 1905
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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1905
Page
1
A British official describes Malay proas built for trepang fishing south of Borneo. The wooden hull uses bamboo for the deck and yards, matting sails, two rudders, and a window blind like sail-rolling device. Entry is via bow, with deck rooms, bamboo cage cabins, iron galley, and spare bamboo stored atop.
The Atchison Globe commentary decries excuses and procrastination as the poorest gifts to friends. It pokes at mortality, wills, and ignorance, noting misused wealth, lost discipline, and the mistaken belief that wisdom grows with age while urging frank selfreflection.
A collection of ancient beliefs explains why seas are salty. Pythagoreans attribute saltiness to Kronos tears, Hebraic tradition to fallen angels, Buddhists mention Lot’s wife as a salt pillar at ocean depths, and Talmudic writers link salt to Moses’ repentance after the tablets were broken.
The London News reports a translation mishap in the first Micmac edition of St Matthew where a single letter swap changed a biblical phrase. Instead of "Nation shall rise against nation" the text reads "A pair of snowshoes shall rise up against a pair of snowshoes."
Chancellor D'Aguesseau noted his wife’s 10 to 12 minute delays before dinner and, to fill the time, began a work. After fifteen years he finished a book in three quarto volumes that ran through three editions and earned high regard.
A humorous Cleveland Leader cartoon caption shows a judge asking the defendant for remarks before sentencing. The bank wrecker quips asking the judge to offset the sentence with the length of the lawyer’s speech.
A punchy Detroit Free Press quip notes She Miss Stiffy had sworn off marriage yet relents after a proposal. The item frames the change as prompted by a suitor’s offer.
A New Orleans Times-Democrat piece notes the mole’s quick movement in both soft and hard soil and its exceptionally keen hearing. The writer compares the animal to a ghost, computing how a quick retreat evades pursuit, while acknowledging the mole’s real, living nature.
Rev Dr Leighton Park recounts meeting General Lee near Elizabethtown as Union forces approached. He notes Lee's calm dignity, white hair, simple dress, and the impression left by the Confederate leader, contrasting with hopes of conquest and European recognition.
An energetic pastor planning a new church faced varied advice from parishioners, especially from those who contributed least. During the next Sunday service he quips that there will be no pie, promising to keep control of the project and to avoid overindulgence in external input.
In a lively scene a sprightly girl, Miss Jones, is identified as a participant in last night's amateur theatricals. Nearby nineteen tired looking women are her mother, sisters, aunts and cousins who helped her get ready.
The Aunt cautions Cornelia to stay spotless from the world as she contemplates heaven after crossing the river. The Bud replies that he seeks a little heaven on this side, hinting at a playful, flirtatious exchange between the characters.
Holman Hunt spent seven years on The Triumph of the Innocents but found it unsatisfactory while The Shadow of Death required three years. Lavater notes a maxim about concealed joys and hidden griefs.
A compact note traces corset origins from Cleopatra’s era with a stiffened linen “gora” to the later revival by Catherine de Medici. It notes ancient fashion shifts with Greek, Roman eras, the 16th century revival, waist reductions to thirteen inches, and color names. It also briefly mentions India ink, Chinese craftsmanship, and cuttlefish sepia.
An Australian backcountry explorer recounts ordering men to keep firearms ready but finds them unsecured after a short absence. He describes natives playing with spears and the tense scene as they observe from fifty yards, noting the risky habit and the danger it implies.
A historical note states that Dr Wardrop promoted the “excellent custom” of bleeding patients until fainting so they could be operated on while insensible, reflecting early surgical debates and medical ethics.
A playful news card notes that recent skies opened, ending a long drought. Spectators witnessed rain soaking scorched earth as headlines describe water returning and vegetation dampened after an extended arid period.
The article extols cold waves as a priceless asset of the American climate, describing their dramatic yet beneficial cooling effect in both summer and winter. It argues the waves act as a natural tonic with no negative reactions, noting no other land possesses such cold waves.
The article traces corset development from stiff steel corsets over the torso in the seventeenth century to softer materials by the era’s end. It notes the shift from rigid plate bodices to leather stiffened with whalebone in the early eighteenth century and asserts continual improvement leading to modern specialized designs for women.
A farmer troubled by trespassers during nutting season posted a notice using the scientific name Corylus avellana to warn that entering his wood is at one's own risk. The unusual claim about hazel plants repelled trespassers and the area remained unmolested that year.
Fragmentary OCR line asserts that the cold wave brings changes of temper and keenness of mind, claiming it fuels the relentless vigor and alertness of the American race, attributed to a quoted authority.
A historic note describes using violet n ue a as an immediate review when remedies fail. It claims freshes cure by sequential skin applications if the first skin proves ineffective. Mentioned under medical supervision with a physician who tried all pharmacopeia remedies. Egg skin purportedly coats the stomach temporarily and is given with milk or water in small rolled doses.
The text catalogs pigments including blue black from vine stalk charcoal, raw sienna from near Siena, ivory black from ivory bone, turkey red from madder grown in Hindustan, and Prussian blue derived from a manganese alloy. It notes an accidental discovery and mentions cochineal insects as a pigment source.
A passenger explains on a train from Piraeus that she fears not finding rooms in Athens. She worries aloud about securing accommodations at the Acropolis site and her lack of hotel names or knowledge of local lodging. The vignette captures travel anxiety during a Mediterranean voyage.
When the Medical and Chirurgical Society of London was founded in 1805 the barber surgeons were still tolerated. Early meetings show surgery evolving from barbering crafts toward formal medical practice. The piece outlines professional tensions and the shift in medical legitimacy during the society's formative years.
The London playhouses offer a comfortable quiet luxury with small auditoriums, spacious seats and aisles, and drawing-room style furnishings. Evening dress is compulsory, contributing to an air of refined sophistication noted by the San Francisco Argonaut.
In 1879 Joseph B. Robinson recounts exchanging eight oxen and a sugar laden wagon for a 23 carat diamond. He describes mobilizing dozens of workers, rewarding finds with cows, and sending the belt of stones to London, marking the first African diamond shipment.
An article recounts Mr Cremony describing Apache cunning as he watches an Apache test the white man’s signs. A young Apache questions the letters and asks proof by tobacco given to a sutler, failing to be convinced when the ruse falls short.
The piece surveys famed actresses including Sarah Siddons, Charlotte Cushman, Julia Seaman, Miss Marriott, Miss Percy Knowles, Ellen Tree, Mme. Bernhardt, Charlotte Crampton, and Anna Dickinson. It notes Cushman and others failed to fully capture Hamlet while Cushman’s Romeo and Melnotte performances drew praise. Anna Dickinson argues Hamlet suits female capability and demonstrates the role with a polished rendition.
A country visit guide compares black walnuts and butternuts showing leaf counts nine to seventeen for butternuts and fifteen to twenty three for black walnuts. The key ID is odor, with the black walnut having larger teeth and no fuzzy stem. Once smelled, the difference is memorable.
A quotation from Emerson on personal growth and self-reliance. It reflects that envy is ignorance and imitation is death, urging each man to take himself as he is and farm his own plot, for true nourishment comes from one’s own efforts.
A dialogue from the Philadelphia Press notes Miss Magley’s fortune makes marriage to him seem essential. Nan questions the motive and Dick suggests her wealth compelled the match, implying social pressures and financial bargaining in a domestic decision.
A brief quoted exchange features a barber and customer debating trimming ends versus removing from the middle. The line captures a humorous tension about hair cutting technique in a vignette style. The quote is attributed to a New Yorker remark and juxtaposes a philosophical thought from Schiller on the perpetuation of evil.
A World of Fashion entry from 1830 mentions crinoline as the new stiffening material. It describes crinoline as partly thread and partly horsehair, with a name from the French crin hair and lin flax. Hats skirts and other items used this fabric to achieve stiffness.
Chicago Journal notes a housing note placing rooms for rent to artists only. The servant quips that artists are less troublesome and do not demand order, reflecting a bias against other applicants.
The excerpt notes the cruelty of loneliness and vanity, contrasting Brooklyn Life’s line about loneliness closing a season early with Pope’s claim that every man has as much vanity as he desires. It presents a reflective, literary juxtaposition without events or individuals.
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