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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1898
Page
8
The advertisement touts low prices on cotton fabrics as summer wears on. 32 inch jennet batiste in colored grounds offers 5 cents per yard. 6 yard sheer lawns and dimities appear in light and dark effects. Wide range of patterns priced 10 to 29 cents per yard.
Readily available shirt waists in multiple price tiers from 25c to 2.00 with many styles. White waists newly received and offered in 1.00 to 2.00 ranges. Limited stock prices drop from 59c to 1.12 for selected waists as sales progress.
Our Sumamer Handkerchief Sale presents a full line with lace effects and stitched edges. Prices span 10c to 1.26 and up, with styles for young and old focused on style service and wear. See new dainty styles at 35 and 40 and numerous values across all qualities.
An advertisement promotes childrens fine ribbed seamless cotton hose at a pair price. It also markets ladies full regular cotton hose with thigh spliced heels at 10 cents a pair, plus a deal of three pairs for 25 cents. New styles in plaids and lisles priced 25, 35, 50, and 65 cents per pair.
A local listing advertises crochet finished neck and arm vests with ribbed taped necks at five cents, five ribbed vests at ten cents each, and regular priced items. Men’s lightweight derby ribbed shirts and drawers offered as a value at 48 cents per suit.
Rev. Stuart Noble preached an able geerman at this place last Sunday. Rev. Jesse Stutsman and wife and children of Goldsmith attended the services here. They visited Mrs Stutsman's parents Mr and Mrs J. P. Winslow. Cyrus E. Hill and family and Miss Emma Carl of near Knightstown attended and were guests of E. J. White. Mr and Mrs Lee Wooten and daughter Elvira spent Sunday at Mr J. P. Winslow's.
Charlottesville reports a week of visitors and callers as Charles Carrol his wife and daughters travel to Ohio to visit friends at an old home. A list of relatives and guests includes Robert E Pretton and wife from Thorn town John Winslow Clarkson Parker and families from Walnut Ridge Debbie Parker and Laura Rafferty with son Rex visiting from Greenfield. Florence Staley travels to Greenfield for Mollie Niles illness. Hugh Sturgeon and wife from Pennsylvania visit Dr John and his wife. Frank Foley Eddie Earles Frank Stinger and wife stop by Greenfield. Joseph Shultz visits Leah Sipe. Pearl Woods of Spot Cash store visits Greenfield. John Winsdor and family attend the funeral of his father-in-law Raridan in Greenfield. Etta Parker and Grace Sting er visit Greenfield, while Harry Stinger spends time at the Capital City.
R W Henderson Douglass and El wood Scott spoke at Ball's Chapel on Sunday to a fair audience. The text notes better notice would have drawn a larger crowd, urging the community to inform residents of upcoming sermons and ensure proper attendance.
Light rain barely affects the locality with only a sprinkle on Sunday and minor standing water on some roads. Mrs Sabray Leisure remains gravely ill and is under care of Dr. Smith of Arlington.
A brief note from the Cleveland Leader reflects on a children’s tale where Elsie asks about the tree of knowledge and Horace suggests a cherry tree after recounting a misstep from climbing a tree and getting caught.
An excerpt comments on liking old shoes and old habits, comparing comfort with change. It notes people cling to familiar items and routines, preferring the soft fit of the old over the new, and acknowledges the necessity of change prompted by wear. The piece cites the New York Sun as its source.
A historical critique argues that modern greed deforms taste and devalues beauty unless tied to profit. It laments trade’s global reach and a societal shift toward ostentation, claiming cities flourish only when builders and engineers retain artistic sensibilities and a public sense for beauty remains.
Fort de France in Martinique stands as a key French military and naval position with a cliffside fort dating back years. The harbor witnessed Civil War era events as the Kearsarge engaged the Alabama, sparking a chase and a night escape into the Caribbean. The location endured multiple cyclones causing heavy loss of life and is noted as the birthplace of Empress Josephine with a plaza statue. a long tale includes a French captivity of the King of Dahomey and his six wives.
A child asks a father two philosophical questions about wisdom and knowledge. The dialogue centers on whether the truly wise person admits ignorance and what one would do if the world ended during a balloon ascent. The piece reflects a light, didactic exchange between parent and child.
A fragment from Mrs. Dario Papa in North Review recalls a Monza woman long afflicted by a silent malady. The tale notes solitude in conversation and a fading hope tied to bread and poverty as famine pressures daily life.
The fragment recalls a Scott anecdote about a nursery gardener and a request for his opinion on anchovies. The exchange hints at the gardener's cautious, delicate stance and a playful retort about “bathonas” and household matters.
A reflective tribute to the fisherman as the hardiest and bravest sailor, surpassing kings in value and representing daily virtue. The piece contrasts grand heroic aims with the fisherman’s enduring perilous labor from harbor to sea.
The text recalls a fatal duel between Bowie and an officer named Wright on a Natchez levee. Armed parties met, seconds stood by, and after initial volleys a melee broke out as pistols and knives clashed, illustrating brutal past dueling culture.
Isaac M. Elliott describes Manila’s climate cycle in Scribner's, noting warm days and cool nights from December to March, hot dry springs in March to May with highs around 96, summer heat in shade, and daily afternoon thunderstorms in May and June. July to September bring typhoons with destructive force, while October and November see fewer storms as the year ends in December.
A bustling department store scene unfolds as workers guide customers to departments while a proposal interrupts the chatter. A clerk calls out directions to Hattie and Hat tie, and a whispered marriage question blends into the shop floor din in the Chicago Tribune excerpt.
In New Haven West Virginia many residents share the name Isaac Roush. To avoid mix ups locals attach colorful nicknames such as Big Ike Gentleman Ike Spectacle Tike Ike on the Hill Ike In the Hollow Rosa's Ike and more. The list includes Sones like Thirteenth Virginia Ike Fifer Ike and Dam It Ike among others reflecting 지역 culture.
A brief excerpt describes a modest divine who took on a brotherly duty at a cathedral. An official questions whether he is the reader or the gentleman to deliver the sermon, highlighting ceremonial roles within clergy.
The Brooklyn Bridge ranks as the greatest suspension bridge and carries more daily passengers than any other. It spans 5,989 feet with towers 980 feet apart and a structure weighing about 6,470 tons, valued at over 15 million dollars. It serves over 46,000,000 people per year.
A historical essay discusses growing European jealousy toward the United States, attributing it to expanding American influence, industrial power, and competitive export strength. It notes foreign writers' sneers but argues the root is political and economic, not personal dislike, with Europe reacting to America’s rising prominence and perceived boldness.
Felix Weingartner, a German conductor and Wagner advocate, praises Covent Garden’s singing as flawless and revelatory. He notes Wagner’s shift from coloratura singing to expressive action and laments the old Italian school’s sensuous charm. He warns against overemphasis on theory and acknowledges a reaction against Wagner’s extreme vocal demands.
A regional report covers Prof Murray Hadley visiting Cyrus Coffin, the Westfield academy opening, and a Democratic convention electing Dr F W Creger for joint senator with Elmer Stoner as opponent. It recounts Horace Newsom’s narrow threshing accident, and laments the La Bourgogne disaster, criticizing speed in fog and calling for disciplined command aboard ships.
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