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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1897
Page
3
The San Quentin uprising of 700 prisoners was finally quelled by cold water sprayed through a hose. Authorities reportedly relied on the old cooling method as rioters faced soaking chaos. A wet, drenched rioter struggles to appear heroic as he seeks shelter from the downpour.
Mr Burdett-Coutts, born Ashmead Bartlett, married Baroness Bartlett Coutts and gained financial independence via an annuity of 250000 dollars per year. He is set to receive a peerage from Lord Salisbury during the Queen's Jubilee, aided by his wife's immense influence as landlord in Westminster. His wealth and horse breeding success have softened public sentiment in Britain.
A historical reflection on noble duty recounts Duchess d Alencon’s selfless sacrifice at a Paris charity bazaar fire. She refused to flee, urging guests to escape first, embodying chivalric ideals despite danger and public admiration for aristocracy.
The Indiana Chautauqua at Eagle Lake near Warsaw, founded last year by the Presbyterians and christened Winona Park, gains rapid popularity. Securing the Presbyterian General Assembly for 1897 and booking traction for 1898 marks a proud triumph, affirming Winona as a financial, intellectual, and moral success.
May 27 marks the seventy-eighth anniversary of Queen Victoria's birth with unusual ceremony in Britain. June 22 will celebrate the sixtieth anniversary of her coronation. The reign, the longest in English history since Egbert, is noted as surpassing King George II's by eight months at the time. London prepares for extensive, delayed festivities honoring the diamond jubilee.
The article lauds Victoria's unprecedented soulmesence era marked by vast imperial growth. It cites population and territory gains, trade expansion, and a powerful military, while noting dramatic London changes since 1837 and the passing of many royal courtiers and state figures.
Boston's Mr. R. M. Jattle spoke at the Wellington praising Europe's lack of cuspidors. He argued Americans should view the absence as a sign of cleanliness and a goal for future domestic use, as noted by the Washington Post.
Washington Post reports Mr. E. M. Tightman of New York criticizing Havana fare during a stay at the Nor mandie. He recalls the menu as basic with beef as the main protein, often tough, plus rice eggs and fish, reflecting generally second‑rate cooking in the city.
Dr. Talmage extols the medical profession in a sermon, praising physicians as heirs to divine blessing and urging Christians among doctors to align with faith. He recounts Jenner's vaccination, historic asylums, dispensaries, and the nurselike role of medicine, while stressing prayerful practice and the physician’s sacred duties toward patients’ souls.
An article by Prof. W. O. Atwater in the June Century reports experiments at Wesleyan University where men stayed in a copper-lined room to study how food is used in the body. It concludes that indoor mental labor Americans often overeat, with excess calories coming from fats and carbohydrates, aligning with hygienists' view of habitual overeating.
Mrs. Alice C. Fletcher writes in the June Century about Indian children at play mimicking elders. They set up miniature tents using a mother's shawl, fashion tall sunflower poles as tent supports, and engage in make-believe hunts with pony play. Some boys keep pony reputations into adulthood, with elders recalling their childhood ponies.
A pasted miscellany notes shoe wear as character index from a salesman. He claims worn heels reflect temperament and money habits while toe wear hints at criminal tendencies. The spoof dialogue then shifts to quick quips about hunger and a widow next door with garden and chickens.
Mrs John Beard of Jackson Michigan tells how ten years of neuralgia of the heart and stomach, severe pain, sleeplessness, and morphine dependence ended after using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. She reports rapid relief after starting the treatment, with full recovery after six boxes. Pills sold 50 cents per box or six for $2 50, by druggists or mail from Schenectady New York. Cyclone cellar built by Caldwell Kansas Methodist parishioners was dug in response to a storm.
A guided excursion organized by Christian Endeavor members invites friends and the public to join Prof. Chas F. Patterson of Edinburg Indiana. Departing June 29 from local Wabash R R points, the trip covers Colorado Springs, Denver Rio Grand scenery, Salt Lake City, Shasta Route views, Puget Sound, and Yellowstone with low rates and comfortable service for ladies. It notes Duke of Sutherland owning over one million acres in Sutherland County Scotland.
The notice lists through sleepers and free reclining chair cars to Kansas City Denver Hot Springs Omaha Lincoln and nearly all points in Missouri Kansas Nebraska Colorado Arkansas and Texas with no changes. It provides contact for maps rates and full information to Coke Alexander D A Mo Pac Ry Indianapolis Ind. Also mentions disparate items about Britain sea service manpower skin care products and Rhode Island city population figures from the latest census.
The text promotes a grand exposition commemorating Tennessee’s statehood, highlighting vast grounds, foreign and home attractions, and low travel rates via the Louisville & Nashville line. It urges readers to contact Genl Pass Agent C. P. Atmore for details, while noting the show’s nationwide reach. Also mentions Piso’s Cure for Consumption and Grain-O coffee substitute ads and a Rochester firemen restriction at saloons.
An advertisement for Allen's Foot-Ease powder promises instant relief from swollen smarting and aching feet and says tight shoes feel easier. It touts curing sweating calluses and heat, offers trial packages free, and lists price 25 cents or stamps by mail from Le Roy New York. It also oddly notes a claim about a Latin newspaper published by a German in Aquila Italy.
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