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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1899
Page
2
Cuban clerks in Havana earn from $35 to $65 monthly with English speakers commanding top wages. Clothing costs range from $25 to $50 for a suit and $60 to $100 for a dress suit, reflecting living costs in the city.
A historical note reports leeches attached to persistent cigarette smokers show dangerous empyeumatic oil traces in their bodies, while the same experiment on heavy pipe smokers caused no apparent injury to the leeches.
A historical notice advises bathing with alcohol to prevent poison ivy effects and to treat affected areas by using alcohol with sugar of lead until a milky appearance forms. The wash is for external use only and considered poisonous.
A long tube device with longitudinal chambers matches a revolver cylinder. It is filled with cartridges and springs push them into all six chambers at once, loading the gun automatically.
The article explains that men exposed to Alaskan winter climates grow full beards to shield the throat and face while keeping the upper lip shaved. It notes that breath moisture rapidly congeals, freezing into ice and forming a mustache that clogs and freezes the face.
A German inventor who trusts labor saving devices has patented shears with a spring attachment. After a cut, closing the blades causes the spring to open them slightly. When the blades are wide open for cutting, the mechanism assists in closing them, reducing the cutter’s effort.
A West India woman has invented a revolving toothpick. The brush part is circular and connected to a spirally grooved handle sliding in a frame. Pressing the end of the handle projects it beyond the frame to cause a brush rotation, and releasing returns the handle to its position to continue the motion.
The queen, noted for charity and concern for her people, is criticized as extravagant in dress. The king deems her example poor, while she defends her display as fitting for Italy's noblewomen and her role as head of state.
T. B. Knowries of Dexter Maine possesses a pair of iron bowed spectacles said to date two centuries back. The hand forged bows are heavy and can make several modern pairs in weight, while the magnifying glass is small and set far apart from the eyes.
Colorado notary public who recently married asked the attorney general which name to use on documents. He replied she must sign as before marriage, finding no law requiring or authorizing a name change due to marriage. He added there is no authority for changing names at marriage or any time.
An official document reports global beer intake at 17.7 billion litres or quarts annually. Germany and Britain share roughly 5 billion quarts, the United States about 4.79 billion, Austria-Hungary 1.05 billion, France 40 million, and Russia 400 million quarts.
The Philippine hemp yields two fibers: a coarse strong outer leaf fiber ideal for sailcloth and cordage, notable for saltwater rot resistance, and a fine inner stalk fiber used for textiles praised for softness and lightness compared with premium Russian hemp.
Dr. Talmage contrasts home life with hotels and boarding houses from Luke 10.34 35, arguing that public lodgings erode family stability and moral memory. He highlights gossip, loss of privacy, and effects on children, urging families to preserve a secure home as lasting refuge and center of character.
The essay argues that private homes preserve hospitality, memory, and family bonds better than hotels or boarding houses. It warns that public residences erode sacred domestic space, urging readers to start small homes with simple tables and furniture to nurture grace, blessing, and personal history.
Secretary of War orders enlistment for ten new infantry regiments to be numbered 26th through 35th United States Volunteers. Recruiters may accept men without citizenship or education limits, require Spanish American War service, and discharge by June 30 1901. Colonels appointed include James Bell James Pettit Edward Hardin L A Craig Luther Hare and William Kobbe.
Stinesville Indiana July 7 The Consolidated Stone Co Bloomington reports a fatal accident as John Staggs and John Cross were crushed by a 900 pound weight on a derrick Staggs was killed and Cross was seriously injured with severe bruising facial injuries and head wounds.
The bank cases, twelve in number, now pending in the United States court, have been submitted by Attorney-General Monnett to referee Irwin Belford. The actions involve the question of the taxation of national bank stock.
Robert Bonner publisher of the New York Ledger and owner of famous horses died at his New York home at 7 40 Thursday night. The prominent figure had built a large publishing and racing reputation in the city and abroad. His death marks the end of an era in American journalism and thoroughbred racing circles.
In Christiania a March avalanche in the Lilledal river valley hurled a flood of fish onto snowy slopes after melting ice. Residents hunted the fish in the snow for days, gathering enough to feed many families as boats and hooks were unnecessary.
A Philadelphia physician recalls 18th century methods for hydrophobia in a Chicago Evening News chat. He cites a Colchester case where a rabid bitten woman endured tepid baths and seven breaths, seven times daily for seven days, fed on milk, dying on day five, with a grim remark that two more days might have cured her.
A letter from Miss N J Lockheart of Extra-Beth Pennsylvania thanks Lydia E Pinkham for the Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills. She claims relief from dropsy kidney trouble fainting spells and female weakness after using five bottles and two boxes. She notes tumors and pain disappeared and praises Mrs Pinkham's free response to letters from suffering women.
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