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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1900
Page
2
Indiana woman Lida Williams aged 322 dies near Louisville Alabama after claiming Virginia birth and witnessing Washington several times She lived to see five generations of her family Her youngest son aged 86 bought the coffin and shroud.
Se Porita Alexander has been appointed and confirmed postmaster for Elizabethton in Carter County Tennessee. The government does not officially recognize the title postmistress, so she is identified as postmaster.
Thousands of pilgrims traveling from Nashville to the Hermitage for Andrew Jackson’s resting place will gain rail accommodations as visitor numbers have grown. A spur railroad is deemed necessary to handle the increased traffic and benefit the public.
In Winchester West Virginia the city council enacted a unique ordinance requiring residents to pour kerosene oil into all open water and ensure rain barrels have bottom spigots. The aim is to curb mosquitoes and make the town appealing to summer boarders.
F M Spawn, 19, a school teacher at Alto Pass Illinois, astonishes friends by eating and drinking in one evening. He consumes one can tomatoes one can peas one can sardines seven glasses of soda water and two quarts of temperance drinks in addition to his regular supper. This feat is one of many achievements that amaze his acquaintances.
Czar Nicholas II presented to the French government a mossac map of France in precious stones to be exhibited at the Paris exhibition. The one meter square map is framed in slate jasper with sea in light gray marble departments in jasper colors rivers in platinum and city names inlaid in gold. Paris is marked by a diamond among 106 gem towns.
George Foster Robinson, who saved Secretary of State Seward during Booth era turmoil, is living in Pomona California. He earned congress’s thanks and was promoted from private to major. A separate note recounts Trenton’s fire call sparked by a cloud of bugs near Fourth Presbyterian Church steeple triggering a mistaken alarm.
The south now averages 10 to 11 million bales of cotton including seed, valued at 350 to 400 million dollars. The crop spans 5 percent of the cotton region, with 20 percent of the territory currently improved. With new land and better cultivation, production could rise to 100 million bales.
The Paris exposition draws global attention as a monumental civic event of the closing century. It is expected to be visited by seventy million people during the summer, with vast displays in industry, art, architecture, and beauty. The American space, besides France, is the largest at the fair.
Senator Hoar is praised as witty and learned and a famed punster. In a capitol corridor he let a former colleague pass first and said After you. The ex-senator replied, No indeed, the Xs always go be fore the wise.
The 1900 city directory estimates Chicago's population at not less than 2 001 000. The census, running June 1 to June 15, may show about 20 000 more. Between 1890 and 1900 Chicago gained nearly 1 000 000 people, a rise unmatched by any U S city except New York, whose gain involved annexation.
A fragmented memorial tale recalls Memorial Day rituals from Virginia to Manila. Diantha and Leah, two mothers, endure loss from Little Benjie’s death in war. A diary, letters, and geraniums bind their grief as a reconciled last act blooms into shared solace at the cemetery.
In late May a village scene centers on Diantha Berry and Leah Swallow as they count blossoms on a grand geranium and reflect on memory, a memorial day band, and a fallen soldier, Benjie, whose tune stirs old loyalties and grief. Diantha recalls Leah's rheumatism and Aunt Job Daggett's scent while Leah mourns Benjie’s childhood.
An actor tours Ireland with a tale of a Dublin hotel waiter who quips that home rule will only come if France Russia Germany Austria and perhaps Italy ally against England. He notes Britain’s grand navy and the crowd’s amused reaction as the line lands with irony.
A 100 dollar reward offer for catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F J Cheney & Co. Toledo, O. Endorsers Joe Truax Walding Kinnan Marvin Toledo, O. Cure taken internally. 75c per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Testimonials free. Hall's Family Pills advertised as best.
Chicago Evening News quotes a whimsical exchange about an old tom cat feared by kittens. The joke notes the cat now stays by himself, with playful dialogue about his past skittishness and a grain ribbon around Ts nick.
A vintage advertisement claims Carter's ink offers superior quality at no higher price than ordinary ink. It asserts wide dealer availability and invites customers to try the product for better writing results.
A collage of vintage quotes and product pitches from historic newspapers. Included are praise for Teethina by Louis F. Waibel of St. Louis, a note on Piso’s Cure for Consumption and various aphorisms and verse snippets from the San Francisco Bulletin, nct, Ocean Grove, and Chicago Daily News, all dated 1990-02-17 or earlier.
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