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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1901
Page
4
An old advertisement proclaims Gadet brand goods as reasonable and equal with none better, inviting customers to pay in cash with eggs. The fragment hints at a marketing pitch from a local shop aimed at broad reassurance of value and payment terms.
Town business leaders fund a Fourth of July event with broad public support. Officials urge inclusivity and warn against narrow minded opposition, promising noise, music, fireworks, and safe celebration for all residents.
A fragment recounts Mary Sawyer of Sterling Massachusetts and her pet lamb that followed her to school in 1800s lore. The lamb inspired verses later completed by another writer, endured through Mary’s life after marriage to Mr Tyler and fits into Boston Old South Church history.
A fair was held to raise funds for the Old South Church. Mary, an elderly woman, unraveled stockings and cut the yarn into small pieces then attached each piece to a card bearing her autograph. The cards sold quickly at the bazaar, producing a large sum for the church.
The Carthage band concert drew 500 to 700 people despite cool weather. Prof Eldridge offered two cornet solos and the vocal and quartet performances pleased attendees. A humorous set of coon songs in wigs drew recalls, with proceeds from ice cream cake and strawberries exceeding fifty dollars. The event was called an enjoyable affair and encouraged a repeat performance.
Local notes show Gwynneville residents heading to Carthage for Independence Day. Community updates include visitors from Anderson and Greenfield, soldiers returning home, church events, and neighborhood happenings along Mulberry Street. Regular appointments and visits to Shelbyville, Morristown, and Indianapolis are noted.
Buzzard caught a flank Sunday evening. Earl Earnest returned home from Fortville Saturday evening.
John Sample conducted business in Carthage last week while Milt Reddick sold a fine draft mare. Mac Apple visited Carthage on Tuesday. O Reddick visited relatives in Henry county. Tweedy Bros. did carpentry work for Wesley Allsman and wife near Arlington as they visited their daughter Mrs Billie Leisure.
Westland residents look toward Carthage celebrations on July 4. Arthur Wiggins returns from Elwood for a brief vacation with family. Guests include Frank Binford and others. several youths attend Carthage festival. Neighbors host and visit. town social life centers on family, church, and strawberries at Charley Young’s. Charity Toms shows improvement among local reports.
Christian Endeavor holds Sabbath service with all invited. Ethel and Leora Jessup attend their aunt Hannah Helaway's funeral in Spiceland. Elden Outland and wife visited grandmother Serina Catt. Jordan Swain and family, George White and Josiah Jessup families visited Jonathan Jessup. Mac Crider back from Danville. Mina Binford staying with Grandmother Catt in poor health. Lydia Jessup attended aunt Margaret Henley’s funeral in Spiceland. John Hunt and wife from Charlottesville called on friends. Mary Beeson suffers rheumatism. Myrtle Binford at school in Terre Haute. Ethel Jessup visited Edna Butler.
A seven room frame cottage with cellar cistern and good well on south Main Street Carthage is priced as a bargain and must be disposed of within 60 days. Property listed by William Hinsnaw for quick sale.
A Collier's Weekly anecdote recalls Lord Macaulay during his 1852 election bid. After a defeat in 1847 he returns as a popular candidate and is struck by a dead cat hurled by a rival voter who apologized, prompting Macaulay to quip that he wished the blow had landed on the opponent.
Chicago Tribune quotes a foreign manager debating whether to try a suggestive play in the United States. An American manager counters that it is risky only if it is risque enough, highlighting a clash over offense and strategy in cross cultural baseball.
A new Philadelphia ordinance prohibits placing loose circulars under doors in vestibules on doorsteps front porches or around doorknobs to curb unsolicited paper delivery.
The piece recounts Howells finding fame through honest praise and shared memory. A hotel encounter in Montreal marks his first personal recognition, described as the sweetest reward for his literary labor. The narrative emphasizes desire for acclaim, later tempered by wiser perspective.
Our forests are rapidly disappearing and with them many native flowering plants. When trees are felled the delicate beauties decline, and unless woodlands are preserved and reforested, these tender offshoots and the blossoms that adorn our shade will perish. Preserve forests to protect these woodland blooms.
Louisa Hoffman a New York maid sues former employers Mr. and Mrs. Horace Rubens for 190000 dollars claiming she was confined in a Havana insane asylum at Rubens's instigation. She alleges language barriers and mistreatment after a dispute over bathing and brushing the wives dogs. The German Consulate is reported to back her action.
John Trainor, blind with both arms amputated below the elbows, travels with a paid negro valet for eight dollars weekly and expenses. He sought transportation to Boston at half fare from the Bureau of Charities, paid twenty two dollars, and claimed ranch ownership near Albuquerque New Mexico with bank funds. Police learned his story and he admitted the assertions.
Colorado correspondents detail performance of crops at 6000 feet, praising Danish Bullhead cabbage and Admiral Dewey potatoes, noting triumphs and failures of melons, peaches, plums, pears, and apples. They compare ripening, size, flavor, and suggest best cultivars for market, plus a hog scalding device description and instructions.
The cattle market note from the Jaws Homestead reports buyers prefer 1200 to 1400 pound cattle for most of 1900 while heavy cattle see discounts. Late 1899 prices rose as heavyweights sold well, but by Christmas 1900 steers 1250 to 1500 pounds brought 6 to 7.50, and top 1700 to 1900 pound cattle sold for 5 to 5.40.
A streetcar passenger asks for the meaning of cataclysm. The reply notes a sharp nosed woman who was carried past her stop and will soon cause a cataclysm likely to derail the car, per the Washington Post.
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