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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1896
Page
2
A color photography patent has been issued and a Richmond Virginia company with $5000 capital was incorporated to market the equipment. James W. McDonough of Chicago is credited as the inventor who perfected the complex machinery.
financiers note the post office department may be self supporting this year due to the presidential campaign. Gov McKinley receives about 1000 letters daily, valued at roughly 20 dollars per day to the government in postage impact.
The text notes a legal rule for presidential elections being on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. Since November begins on a Sunday this year the election will be held on Tuesday November 3, 1896, one week earlier than in recent years.
A mathematician reports that 120 mph wind implies 99 psi pressure and 50 pounds per square foot lift, enough to destroy brick walls 13 inches thick. The figures neither calm the cyclone’s terror nor fully ease fear but may guide builders aiming to design houses that withstand pressure.
A playful warning pleads with weary wives to heed changing fashion. The piece mocks costly frocks and proclaims coming freedom from oppressive couturier dictates as big sleeves begin shrinking and wholesale panic vibes rise in the market.
Experiments with soft steel cars lead master builders nationwide to conclude the wooden car and bridge have had their day. Steel cars will match wooden weight, offer greater capacity, and be more durable, signaling continued mechanical and economic progress in railroad construction.
St Louis boards condemn eighty seven dairies as unsanitary amid a surplus of brewers grains. Cows fed waste products show perverted appetites likened to chronic alcoholism. City pledges reform urging bosses and workers to abstain from the “floin’ hole” in milk work.
The railway business in the United States is immense and interconnected with nearly all industries. Rail traffic mirrors economic health. prosperity boosts rail profits while downturns shrink them. Despite vast capital sunk into construction, the overall railway enterprise may not fully justify the era’s investment.
Figures from a recognized authority show 175,500 miles of railroad in the United States with equipment costing 9,661,715,000 dollars. Annual traffic revenue exceeds 1,225,000,009 dollars, about 860,000,000 dollars of which pays operating expenses. There are 36,500 locomotives, 28,700 passenger cars, 7,850 baggage and express cars, and 1,162,000 freight cars.
The passage recalls the Fourth of July, honoring Washington and his legacy. It contrasts war memories with a celebration of freedom, praising Washington as a unifying national symbol and noting the vast, diverse land from sea to sea. The tone is patriotic, reflecting postwar reverence and national pride.
Records show fourteen surviving American War of 1812 veterans across multiple states. Names include Mose of Connecticut, Smith of Connecticut, Morgan of New Jersey, Glenn of New Jersey, Sexton of Michigan, Morris of New York, Yancey of Alabama, Smart of Maine, Coffman of Texas, Ferguson of Iowa, Klock of New York, Curl of Tennessee, Hooper of Maryland, Jones of Iowa, and others. All receive pensions. three pensioners died this year.
Practical household tips cover kerosene as a furniture polish and insect protection, keeping warm food with a brick on the range, bread or raw potato to prevent fat from burning, soaking old potatoes, sugar timing in preserves, broom effects on carpets, tea-leaf cleaning for varnished paint, and banana flour yeast suitability for baking.
The article discusses dream interpretation as old wives tales debunked by science yet notes a scientist who outlines dream signs. Lively dreams reflect nervous excitement, frightful dreams suggest head blood flow, distorted forms imply liver issues, fainting signals weak heart, pleasant dreams hint at head irritation or a favorable crisis, while dreaming remains a widespread but varying human experience.
Queen Victoria will pay all expenses of Li Hung Chena’s sweat to England. Mrs Jessie Benton Fremont sits on the Landmarks Club advisory board aiding restoration of San Juan Capistrano mission. A Chippewa girl adopted by a Michigan farmer proves a rapid runner at nineteen. Lady Burton remarks on marital characters and pearls from oyster shells. Sarah Bernhardt recounts a London wheel incident and yearning for new sensations.
A humorous exchange from a 19th or early 20th century column features characters discussing marriage, religion, slang, and liberty. It includes names Maggie Groarty Sophie Piezinski Wilhelmina Schwartz Rebecca Einstein Christine Oleson as examples of people mentioned in a social vignette. The spoof dialogue touches on customs, gunpowder origins, and a satirical take on liberty for saloon business.
A fragment from a dialogue shows Pat Hooligan and Moriarty joking about a weather vane and eggs. The two loungers riff on a racy remark about a grass widow and a humorous misunderstanding.
A French man devises a clever device to stay dry when rain falls, but his plan lacks sufficient preparation or instinct to seek shelter. The tale highlights ingenuity amid impracticality as weather worsens.
A tourist at a Western Texas hotel asks about quail in the neighborhood. The proprietor explains that quail are a nuisance, noting the cook cannot dispose of refuse through the rear window while quails converge, four or five at a time, to inspect progress.
The article urges weed control from early sprout to autumn frost, promoting tools like the weed er and harrow to reduce labor and preserve soil. It highlights collaborative effort and notes spring and autumn bloomers, then reviews clematis varieties such as Jackmanii superba, Duchess of Edinburgh, Mme Thibaut, Grandiflora, Fairy Queen, cococinea and cocobea scandens, including cultivation tips and origin details. It also covers Cobea scandens as a prolific climber and house plant, with propagation by layering and care instructions for tropical climates.
Reports from farmers and the Kentucky Experiment Station advise weather, feeding, and housing influence milk yield and buttering. Tips include extra rations in cloudy weather, fall calving advantages, careful cream handling, and staged churning temperatures to improve cream stability and butter formation.
A Philadelphia Press note extols hardy vines like woodbine and clematis to beautify walls and sheds, urging gardeners to cover unsightly spaces. The San Francisco Post recounts Tom Fitch’s encounter with a highwayman in Phoenix, where Fitch helps the robber escape jail and ends with a quirky twist and a saved $100.
In Frog Hollow Roxborough Mrs Susan Wheeler and neighbors feared specters flickered on a wall as passersby shadows moved along Ridge avenue near Shur's lane. Investigators traced the eerie display to intersecting arc lamp light casting pedestrians' shadows onto the wall.
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