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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1897
Page
3
A humorous tale where a man nicknamed Mr Utility plans a summer sea bath lesson for four boys. The lesson evolves into a dangerous, humorous demonstration of improvised rescue and first aid tactics, with two boys ultimately rescued and revived on a beach.
The Chicago Inter Ocean describes a standout warship with high endurance and potent firepower. In a recent trial she achieved 21.1 knots, measures 380 feet 64 inches in length, 64 feet 10 inches beam, and 23 feet 33 inches draft. Power comes from twin screw vertical triple expansion engines delivering 16,500 indicated HP. Armament includes six 8 inch guns, twelve 4 inch rapid fire guns, eight 6 pounders, four 1 pounders, four Gatlings, plus six above water torpedo tubes. Armor ranges from two to ten inches.
The article notes Rudyard Kipling's father resigning his Lahore government post due to ill health. It also mentions Kipling’s book Man and Beast in India and his note on Lahore as Hell with the lid on, alongside other brief items about Gen. Dodds lacking silver stars, Prof. Cheyne’s single usable eye, Monsignor Satelli’s invitation to a diocesan celebration, Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishop Ryan, and John Burns at Battersea Park, and an MIT student visit by the Cadet steamer to the Pittsburgh fair.
After grinding and seasoning the sausage, bake in a large flat milk crack for over an hour until fully cooked. Pour hot lard to a depth of one inch and cool for storage. When sliced and reheated it will be as good as when first made.
The New York World describes Parisian commerce where housewives seldom own refrigerators and buy foods at wholesale. Neighborhood grocers offer shelled peas, prepared greens, butter, cheese, milk, eggs, and fruit. Shops combine fresh produce with preserves, marmalades, and long lasting cakes in returnable containers, with small handling fees.
Pine boughs for perfume and beauty and pine knots for resin are touted as the season's fashionable luxury in New York City houses. Wholesale shipments reach florist shops, with boughs displayed in corner vases or behind picture frames, offering cheery fragrance and a restorative appeal for nervous or sick individuals as the pine glow burns brightly.
A collection of old time recipes includes Fruit Pudding Line with bread and stewed fruit served cold with mustard, Coffee Milk strained hot with isinglass, Mustard Sauce with sardines and eggs for cold meats, Graham Muffins from graham flour, sardine and oyster preparations, and a Hot Navalage style sauce using roux and herbs.
In Buffalo New York a weekly supply of thirty thousand frogs is processed. The legs are frozen and shipped nationwide, supporting a growing distribution network for frog leg products.
Ames Creelman, New York World war correspondent, reports on the decisive Japanese victory off the Yalu River on September 17. He recounts Admiral Ito and the Hiyei's dramatic runs through Chinese lines, the destruction of several Chinese ships, and the departure of Japanese forces with no ships lost, detailing heroic acts and strategic maneuvers that shaped modern naval warfare.
Eyewitness accounts describe heavy losses with ninety eight soldiers killed and thirteen officers plus 170 men wounded. Chinese casualties estimated near two thousand, exact totals likely never released. The sea reportedly filled with drowning Chinese as survivors were few due to lack of boats.
A writer asks in the Toronto Mail what becomes of American horses as urban work shifts to electric power. Once thousands of street horses sit retired while sprinklers and electric engines replace them. France modernizes with traction engines for farms and transport, even using engines to move goods from stations. Horse flesh remains in demand as a food source. The author asks what to do with horses and invites meditation.
An anecdote from Das Neue Blatt recounts a wager between a Grand Duke and a French Ambassador during dinner in St. Petersburg. A hired pickpocket posed as a servant to steal items, including watches, rings, snuff boxes, and a toothpick. The ruse backfired when the thief revealed two watches and rings, exposing the Grand Duke as a simultaneous victim.
A touching story from Rickmansworth about an old blind rat living with his family on a sewage farm. To navigate safely they walk abreast with a stick used as a tiller, guiding the blind leader as they cross planks and elude dogs, recalling his youth despite losing his sight.
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