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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1897
Page
11
Desperate convicts at California State Prison San Quentin were subdued by cold water from a hose after several days of unrest. The remedy, long-used in such incidents, cooled rioters as officers finally implemented the technique. A wary inmate exposed to the deluge finds it hard to remain heroic and seek dry refuge.
Mr. Ashmead Bartlett, who wed the Baroness Bartlett-Coutts, has funded Conservative campaigns and is set to receive a peerage from Lord Salisbury for his influence through his wife. He abandoned his American name after marriage and enjoys prominence via horse breeding and the Westminster landlord’s wealth.
The article lauds noble conduct citing the Duchess d Alencon who perished in a Paris charity bazaar fire. She refused to flee, telling visitors to go first, exemplifying chivalric virtue amid modern iconoclasm and aristocratic praise.
The Indiana Chautauqua at Eagle Lake near Warsaw, founded last year by the state Presbyterians and named Winona Park, has gained strong popular favor. Securing the Presbyterian General Assembly for 1897 and booking it for 1898 marks a high honor, signaling financial and moral success and turning Winona into a proven enterprise.
May 27 marks the seventy eighth anniversary of Queen Victoria's birth with unusual ceremony and June 22 sees the sixtieth anniversary of her coronation. The reign, longest in English history since Egbert, passes King George III. The upcoming diamond jubilee, delayed at the Queen's request, will be a grand London celebration likely surpassing other European jubilees.
A historical survey notes Victoria’s long reign has brought vast imperial growth, with Britain’s empire spanning over 10 million square miles and 820 million subjects. It contrasts London’s rise since 1837 with the shifts in population, architecture, and aristocracy, while Victoria’s longevity looms toward surpassing Europe’s great rulers.
Boston's R M Little tells the Washington Post that Europeans lack tobacco chewing and thus have no cuspidor, arguing the absence signals cleanliness and that Americans may soon follow suit in domestic setups.
A quoted Washington Post remark by E M Tightman of New York describes Havana fare as lacking refinement. He recounts a recent stay at the best hotel with a simple menu and second rate cooking, noting beef, rice, eggs, and fish as the main items.
A Sunday sermon by Dr. Talmage extols the medical profession and argues doctors should be Christians. He cites Asa's death from untreated illness, Jenner’s vaccination, and the moral duty of physicians to aid body and soul, ending with a vision of heavenly reward for faithful doctors.
An article by Prof. W. O. Atwater reports Wesleyan experiments where men lived in a copper lined room to study food use. It concludes that mentally active indoors workers tend to overeat, with excess calories from fats and carbohydrates, aligning with hygienists on overeating in ordinary life.
Mrs. Alice C. Fletcher contributes a June Century piece on Indian children at play. She notes summer days, mimicry of elders, tents from mothers shawls, and boys cutting sunflower poles for pretend ponies. Children join hunts, tents come down, and ponies show temper or obedience as they cross streams and face imagined foes.
A shoe salesman claims shoe wear patterns reveal character. He links rearward wear to passion and rapid action, toe wear to criminality, inner wear to contentment, and whole-heel wear to determination and money making ability.
In a brief humorous exchange, Hungry Hank explains his large size aids his appetite while Mrs Pancake questions why a big fellow should beg, capturing a light moment of companionship and street dialogue.
A wry exchange notes the husband’s lack of danger, as a garden and chicken-keeping by the neighbor widow keep his attention. The line implies domestic irony and neighborly dynamics without incident.
Mrs John Beard of Jackson Michigan suffered a decade of neuralgia of the heart and stomach with sleepless misery and morphine reliance. After trying many doctors she credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with restoring her health, noting relief after the first box and full recovery after six boxes. The pills cost 50 cents per box or six for 2.50 and are sold by druggists or mailed from Schenectady New York.
Caldwell Kansas parishioners of a Methodist pastor turned in and dug him a cyclone cellar to protect him from a storm.
Members of Christian Endeavor Societies and the public are invited to a guided excursion to San Francisco led by Prof. Chas F. Patterson of Edinburg Indiana. Departing June 29 via Wabash Rail and joining a special train at St. Louis, the trip includes visits to Colorado Springs Denver Rio Grand Salt Lake City Puget Sound and Mount Shasta region with affordable rates and emphasis on ladies comfort. For details contact Prof Patterson or a Wabash Agent. The Duke of Sutherland owns 1 176454 of the 1 297846 acres in Sutherland county Scotland.
Mo. Pac, Ry. & Iron Mountain Route offers through sleepers and free reclining chair cars to Kansas City, Denver, Hot Springs, Omaha, Lincoln and almost all points in Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, Arkansas and Texas with no changes. Contact Coke Alexander, D P A Mo Pac Ry, Indianapolis for maps, rates and full information. Britain lists 85,818 men available for sea service. Breast care ads compare skin irritations products. Rhode Island's sixth city Johnson reports 9,778 population in latest census.
The Tennessee Centennial Exposition marks the admission of Tennessee into the Union with vast grounds, foreign and home attractions, and unmatched beauty. Located on the Louisville & Nashville main line, the fair offers extremely low rates for travel, inviting visitors en route with minimal detour. Contact Genl Pass Agent C. P. Atmore in Louisville for details. Piso’s Cure for Consumption is praised by J. B. Palmer of Seattle for quick relief. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup is recommended for teething pain in children.
Try Grain-O the new food drink that replaces coffee. Children may drink without injury and adults like it. Grain-O mimics Mocha and Java in color but is made from pure grains. It costs 15c to 25c per package and is sold by grocers. Rochester firemen may not enter saloons on duty.
Shake Into Your Shoes Allen's Foot-Ease powder cures painful swollen feet relieves stings from corns and bunions and makes tight shoes feel easy. It claims cures for sweating callous and hot tired feet with 25 cent mail orders and free sterile package details. It notes a Latin newspaper published by a German in Aquila Italy.
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