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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1897
Page
5
The Illinois governor signs a bill prohibiting butter coloring or imitation butter. The item notes broader political and economic chatter including bimetallism, Populist figures, and party dynamics, with references to cross-state tensions and upcoming conventions.
A Kansas City Journal note reports the London Lancet finding that female longevity has risen by five years since 1870 while male life span rose by four. The gain is linked to better sanitation and preventive medicine with medical advances aiding women’s health outcomes across ages from twenty to sixty.
A fragment discusses years of age and reduced childhood mortality while noting science cannot extend life but can increase the share of life span lived usefully. It then ponders matrimonial prospects, suggesting women may not welcome greater female numbers as men become scarcer.
The move of the congressional library to a new modern building is underway. Librarian Spofford outlines an alphabetic, author based catalog system with 685000 bound volumes and 230000 pamphlets. A temporary elevated railway will transport books by small electric cars between capitol and library.
Captain Adrian Anson, 46, Chicago, criticizes modern play as less scientific and laments discipline in the big leagues. He predicts Boston will finish first, praising Boston hitters and fielders while noting Chicago’s rough start and weather setbacks. Anson says he has shed 83 pounds and remains fit as manager and first baseman.
The oldest man to apply for citizenship in Cook county appeared before Clerk Salmonson in Chicago seeking first papers. Peder L. Holat, of 191 Dania avenue, aged 72 years, said he had lived in the country 27 years. He stated naturalization was a religious matter to him and that he believed American citizenship would ease his path to heaven.
A survey notes women workers in German factories must not wear corsets during working hours. The Paris Petit Journal boasts the world’s largest circulation at over 1.1 million copies daily. Switzerland issues a 2 franc gold piece showing Helvetia and a peasant girl with 22 stars around 23 cantons.
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