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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1898
Page
4
Circuit Judge Claude Cambern, Prosecutor Ned Abercrombie, and Representative Edgar N. Hill are listed among designated public figures for the upcoming governmental terms. The notice outlines their positions and involvement in official capacity.
The fragment recalls James Douglass the Black Douglass preferring nature to conflict as his era faces a clash between clinical necessity and official red tape. It notes army surgeons rejecting trained women nurses and hints at historical civil war friction yielding to sanitary commissions.
The continental press mocks our Santiago exploits noting a shift in front and calling out Don Whiskerando as now catching it. The piece underlines the rule that one should always be on the clearly prevailing side.
The article argues for planting nut trees to improve hillside land economic value, noting nuts like hickory chestnut walnut and pecan grow widely across the United States and can supplement bread and meat. It suggests chestnuts especially the Japan chestnut are hardy and chestnuts yield steady economic value over generations.
A columnist laments the general tendency to seek gains without effort, labeling it a basest trait of human nature. The piece argues for recognizing greed and urging personal responsibility and diligence.
The article honors war correspondents for delivering frontline reports under extreme danger. It highlights figures like Forbes McGahan Miller Crawford and Edward Marshall, praising their duty and fortitude. It notes generals' mixed views of press presence and lauds the courage of those who continue reporting through fatigue and peril.
The nearing completion of the Siberian railway, opening fully in 1904, is hailed as a monumental project linking distant Siberia with Russia. It promises military and economic strength, rapid colonization, and a future where a 80 day journey could circle the globe. A Spanish prisoner story is noted in passing with a quip about a missing fork and roast beef.
English naval authorities push a heavy shipbuilding program with U S interest and global armament expansion. The era sees intensified government yards activity and broader defense spending as 1898 99 fiscal year begins.
Fragmentary text notes fashionable women join the war effort as nurses to support frontline needs. The wording suggests enthusiasm and public display of commitment during wartime.
The piece argues independence day abroad shows the United States as a rising world power with formidable fighting capability. It notes swift military mobilization in the Civil War and praises English sympathy for American strength while warning of diplomacy and deceit in commercial and social life. It highlights moral codes at West Point and Annapolis that stigmatize lying as cowardly.
The text argues that top university graduates rarely reach the highest honors in later life. It notes close ties to human interests and inner scholarly worlds shape careers, with Calhoun and Gladstone as exceptions. Most valedictorians become clergy or professors.
Birmingham Alabama has shifted from pig iron to open hearth steel this year using an improved process. The city plans to produce steel rails by the Siemens Martin method rather than the traditional Bessemer process.
The writer notes past jealousy between the army and navy has vanished and each branch now shows hearty enthusiasm for the other’s feats. Both services are described as rivals only in a generous ambition to win glory.
A brief, satirical note contrasts American cannon in the Caribbean with South American revelry and a whist players maxim about doubt and propriety. The piece links uncertainty about morality to action, suggesting restraint when unsure.
Advert reads that Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin cures constipation and indigestion. Bottle sizes include 10 cents for 10 doses, 60 cents, and $1.00, with directions for use. The ad promotes in house availability at Coffin's Drug Store.
The article notes Kruger's stance against British suzerainty while affirming the 1884 convention. It cites the Republic’s pledge to honor foreign treaties and critiques the Spanish tone toward Cuban insurgents as hypocritical, contrasting terms used by officials and press.
A great complaint in Germany claims many Tegtonic tar breaks have entered the American navy, creating a manpower problem for German ships. The issue centers on higher wages and better treatment abroad.
A New York Journal leader argues America blends diverse peoples into a strong national fabric. The piece praises liberty and opportunity, claiming Anglo-Saxon genius spreads through immigration, shaping a unified American identity and culture.
The piece notes lively American pride in red white and blue symbols in clothing decor and commerce. It mentions striped nightdresses candy boxes barber poles and floral arrangements as patriotic displays inspired by Don Quixote and Drake legends. It comments on exuberant, sometimes eccentric, expressions of national feeling driven by the era’s mood.
The passage notes alarm among Atlantic seacoast villa owners and summer travelers about sea dangers amid wartime mood. It recalls Spain's threat and a large fleet challenging Britain, contrasting with official bluebook statistics.
English newspapers have begun extra Sunday editions and dailies appendices to keep readers updated on war news. Clergy protest the trend as imitation of American practice and predict moral decline.
Society page lists Friends' Church schedule with regular services Sabbath morning and evening mid week meetings Thursday sessions at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Sabbath School 9 45 a m. Endeavors and choir rehearsals details with pastor Elwoop Scott and various gatherings scheduled throughout the month.
July 1897 timetable for the Big Four line shows northbound No 2A Parreret at and southbound No 56 and No 23 passengers. Reduced July rates offered to Winona Lake Cincinnati for dates July 18 and 19 with return by July 23. Information via agents J E Campbell Carthage Indiana and E McCormick Warren Lynch Hass Traffic Merchants.
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