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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1899
Page
6
The verse laments longing and loss as a Minneapolis house keeper, mapping day and night to seeking what is gone. Imagery of violets in spring and roses on the lawn frames the ache, while questions about a master hand untangling chords hint at hope and memory.
Ardick, newly independent, serves second mate on the Industry bound for Havana. After mutiny threats, piracy, and a buccaneer rising under Morgan’s flag, the crew faces wreck, captivity, and a bold rescue plan in Panama, with Tym and Sellinger guiding a perilous escape as Don Enrique’s fate unfolds.
Mr Tym leads the group past the main gate toward a quieter alley along a plateau edge and a darkened street bordered by trees. They fear pursuit yet press on toward water and the jetty, hoping to reach the boat without attracting stronger guards or roaming parties below.
The sloop leaves a sunlit bay with Dona Carmen and the senorita aboard as pursuit closes. A suspicious ship appears, threatening capture, prompting Sellinger to deploy sweeps and steer toward the coast while planning to fight if needed.
The narrator recalls restless sleep filled with harassing dreams and awakens to a vaguely conscious state as the voyage continues. The passage hints at growing peril on the journey and the tension of the crew facing an imminent threat.
The article notes birthdays bring mixed feelings about growing older yet remain a day for joy. It urges sending warm letters or small gifts to celebrate others, shaping their morning with love and remembrance, and turning thoughts toward happiness.
A poor village shopkeeper, long beset by a violent husband, becomes a widow suddenly. A visiting shopper offers sympathy, noting relief in the death, but the woman remains stoically calm, saying it feels odd to reopen the shop and find her husband’s absence.
The Cincinnati Enquirer notes a speaker condemning labor-saving machinery as a curse while Perry Patettic quips from his corner that there is no need to save any for tune. The brief exchange captures a satirical view on progress and labor.
Rozbury Gazette notes a playful quip about a cheerful wife. The joke centers on a son recounting his mother’s persistent cheerfulness even after a mishap. The item reads like a light society caption in a rural paper.
Gossip remains short lived unless properly ventilated through Chicago Duty.
A Buffalo County Nebraska settler J L Brown built a windmill from scavenged parts for 1.50 gas pipe, supplying water since 1894 for a house stock and ten acre fruit farm. The design features an eight fan wheel nine feet diameter with coffee box fans and a two by four pine crank. The pump lever is seven feet, balance trials guide weight, and the vertical axle box is held in place with wood screws. Brown notes it needs stronger wind than a standard mill but proves useful in drought times with prevailing north-south winds. Farm and Home reports.
Thomas L. Pogue of the Ohio Division L A W Good Roads urges draining roads rather than draining the treasury. He argues better roads will raise land values, pay bonds, and boost county prosperity through permanent stone roads, urging thoroughwork to fix main routes and rural lanes.
A historical piece foresees an electric and compressed air powered future changing rural and urban life. It predicts mass production of motor vehicles, improved roads, and farm labor relief, arguing that better roads are essential for rural adoption and national progress. The essay emphasizes the state's duty to advance road infrastructure to spread these gains.
Citizens urged to meet promptly and organize local effort to repair roads. Emphasizes the home garden and orchard as a model for beneficial self help and sanitation in the community.
John G Sigler of Baileysville Kansas proposes a practical fence post brace designed to last a lifetime. The device uses a brace post set three feet deep into the ground with a swivel bolt and galvanized wire to tighten or loosen tension. The article explains setup and notes no patent is sought for readers’ benefit.
Prairie Farmer reports a home remedy for garget in dairy cows. Dissolve one tablespoonful of saltpeter in about two gills of hot water, mix with ground feed, and give to the cow when she will eat it. If not, drench with a long-necked bottle. Two doses morning and evening have sufficed.
A French economic ornithologist argues that a birdless world would fail to sustain humans after nine years. He cites that birds consume hundreds of millions of insects daily, as stomach analyses show insect eating birds continually destroy pests. Birds are the farmer’s friend, not an enemy.
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