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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1898
Page
8
An article highlights new lawns and demities with prices from 5¢ to 50¢ per yard, along with organdies and patterns for skirts and suits. It also showcases parasols, gloves, sandals, and matching taffetas in a range of colors and styles.
Indiana station notes cowpeas offer drought tolerance and soil improvement advantages over clover, suitable for thin soils and warm seasons. They yield forage, green manure, and hay, with use in pastures for pigs and benefits when turned under before frost. Planting should wait for warm soil and post frost danger.
Unlaundried shirts in white and various sizes priced from 43 to 1.00 dollars. laundried shirts offered at 50 75c and 1.50 with quality noted. Union suits in Cavita style at 1.60 each. Hosiery ranges from 5c to 74c with fancy plaid lisle items and per-pair pricing. New fancy shirt styles include open front collars cuffs and attached versions with prices around 1.00 to 0.89 each.
Mr Ed Gary travels to Fulton to visit his sister Cora with his family while Mr Theo Morris plans another gas well after a prior failure. Mrs Ep... Bull and Pearl visit at T. B. Gary's. United Brethren hold quarterly meeting at Ball's Chapel with a 3 p.m. business meet. Reverends Fletcher and wife visit John Newson and T. B. Gary's. Hay pressing and nearby hunts noted as farmers rush Clover cutting and wheat harvest approaches with wheat selling near a dollar a bushel.
A editorial declares it desirable that over 150 vacancy appointments to second lieutenant in the regular army be filled largely from the enlisted force. It argues promotions should be merit based, not political, to boost esprit de corps. It also critiques Labouchere for peace terms gifting Cuba to the United States while Spain holds Puerto Rico and the Philippines.
The federation plan modeled on the United States narrowly failed as New South Wales voters ratified a free trade amendment, raising the vote to 60,000. The premier colony’s stance blocks final federation with two smaller states barred from voting for a year, denting hopes of quicker union.
Joseph Phelps born February 28 1820 died June 11 1898 aged 69 4 14 married to Jane Hill in 1853. He leaves three daughters and eleven grandchildren with brothers and sisters and many relatives. A member of the Friends church he bore illness with patience and asked if he was prepared for the change.
The aged composer Verdi faced pressure from friends to leave Milan during violent bread protests. He shrugged off the danger saying such events feel at home in Italy, noting he had witnessed similar upheavals about once every two years.
The article describes adjustable calf pen dimensions with numbered uprights and holes to fit growing calves. It notes total US data production in 1897 at 698,707,809 bushels, down 8,578,595 from 1896. It also mentions dwarf apple trees as ideal for dessert apples and questions about sheep earnings. It ends with a critical remark about Jacques Saint-Cere, a famed Paris press figure, and his controversial writings.
The piece rails against cruelty in war, drawing parallels between Spanish actions in historical conflicts and ongoing violence. It condemns mutilation of corpses and advocates swift punishment for criminals, citing ancient and modern examples to justify harsh military responses.
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