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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1899
Page
6
A San Francisco Call piece on the impact of small kindnesses and careless words. It contrasts mood shifts from sadness to lighter days, urges cherishing hopeful gestures, and warns against unkind remarks that cannot be recalled once a life ends.
Ardick reaches his majority and signs as second mate on Industry bound for Havana. A chase ends with a damaged ship and deaths. Pradey leads a mutiny, the crew mutinies, escape plans form, and a buccaneer force under Morgan appears near Panama as the Black Eagle sails into Chagre.
The narrator describes a chaotic battle in which Morgan directs a flanking attack through a meadow to bypass the forts. After heavy smoke and close fighting, the Spaniards retreat with prisoners while Morgan urges renewed effort. Tym, Mac Ivrach, and the narrator join the assault, suffering casualties as the plan unfolds.
The narrator reports heavy combat as buccaneers fall and Morgan withdraws, leaving a blazing cathedral and burning huts as the town fights back. Mac Ivrach is unharmed. Tym tends to arms while Phibbert helps fortify a hut. Morgan plans a cautious stance until the morrow as Don Perez de Guzman’s forces retreat.
The narrator recovers in a palm thatch shelter with Tym as the tale recounts Pratley's death. Tym explains he shot Pratley in the head to save the narrator and hid the truth to avoid alarming the buccaneers. The pair plan to let Pratley die as an action in battle, preserving morale aboard.
A night scene describes a town under a sunlit frenzy and slow movement toward a guarded perimeter. Morgan’s headquarters hosts guards as Mac Ivrach returns, Philbert becomes captain replacing Pratley, and Mr. Tym receives guard exemption. The harbor glows with ships lit by prudent lights while a distant chant drifts through a quiet night.
An excerpt from John Temple Graves in Atlanta extols the Mexican War assault on Chapultepec. It singles out Gen William S. Walker of Atlanta as the real hero, noting the daring pen and battlefield gallantry of the Mississippi volunteer who first scaled the wall.
Three shabby tram musicians toured watering places in Germany to raise funds for a monument to Brahms in Serbia. A famed physician recognized a former comrade among them, causing astonishment and laughter. The trio, comprising a Berlin official, a sculptor, and a doctor, aimed to travel as Bohemian musicians. They slept poorly, faced several suspicions, but were always freed by the Berlin official.
The New York World reports Tionel Decle’s new Savage Africa book noting Barotse beliefs north of the Zambesi about a man killing himself at his chief’s tomb after hearing the dead call him to bring water. This counters the idea that personal crisis reports do not exist among savages.
A brief exchange explores the idea of fame and legacy. The man insists his name will endure, while the woman challenges the motive and value of living on through reputation, highlighting the paradox of immortality in a concise dialogue.
Mrs Blykins notes the young musician's voice is remarkable for its volume. Her husband calls it volume when he starts telling you what he knows, likening it to a whole library. The Washington Star quotation reflects the newspaper voice of the era.
A fragment from Harper's Pn titled In Dear Old Paris features a speaking madam chiding waiters for not understanding English and an exchange about language, tone, and humor centered on Parisian dining etiquette.
A playful poem recounts Tommy's search for a missing Christmas book. He suspects a tramp or a dog may have taken it, but after a thorough hunt through the nursery, library, and doors, the book is found hanging on its peg in the closet with Tommy surprised yet relieved.
A Cin ama Commercial Tribune report explains how springtime root pressure in trees and shrubs drives large water columns upward. An experiment with abutilon demonstrates air compression in a glass tube, suggesting possible fountain-like engines from plant pressure.
A Philadelphia Press item describes Nabob nicknamed Bobbie, a rare Maltese terrier owned by Mrs. Minetta McConnell of Roxbury Massachusetts. The elite dog, born in Boston, is white with Maltese spots, has a sharp nose and teeth, dines at the table with a napkin, and favors music by sitting beside the piano when his mistress plays.
A Pall Mall Magazine piece describes owl courtship with humor and detail. The female appears coy while the male acts earnest, presenting a half digested mouse as a courtship gift. Parents lavish care on their offspring, feeding and protecting the young owl with devoted tenderness.
A humorous exchange features Mrs. McLubberty and Marty as they discuss a venturing trap in a desert. McLubberty claims his name and address are scrawled on a car card, revealing a comic contrast between grand plans and practical misfortune.
A Chicago Daily News quip compares a full grown elephant carrying two tons to a coworker’s wobble after a tough night. The exchange, framed as office banter, highlights humor amid lingering fatigue.
Astronomers report a vast population of comets in our solar system with estimates reaching at least 17 million comets of varying sizes. The finding highlights the rich diversity of small bodies orbiting the Sun and the ongoing efforts to inventory them.
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