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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1898
Page
2
A Chicago Record poem extols returning home to a wife, contrasting domestic bliss with worldly fame. It portrays the soul’s refuge in home and love, promising lifelong devotion and peace beyond fame or crown. The piece centers on the speaker’s pledge to a wife and home.
Fannie McLane visits the Graftons at Fort Sedgwick as Merriam and Florence Merriam loom over a complex web of engagements. A missing Florence triggers a cavalry search across the Santa Clara foothills while Merriam faces peril and a dramatic, fatal-sounding turn amid a widening family rift.
In Buxton’s Hospital the night vigil ends with a sudden alarm as Mrs McLane flees. Grafton hides Florence’s incriminating letter, while Fanny, aided by Annette, slips from the house and reaches the Merriams gate, sparking urgent concerns about Merriam’s fate and Florence’s motive.
A condensed account from Godey’s Magazine recalls Nat Turner, a slave born in 1801, who led a 1831 insurrection in Southampton County. He inspired midnight slave meetings, misinterpreted visions, and a bloody assault that killed masters and their families near Jerusalem before confrontation with white forces ended his escape in a cave.
In Sedgwick the night is tense as Randy Merriam rests after a long day of pursuit. The doctor fears a wakefulness shock without Florence at his side while Fanny McLane urges to see him, and Mrs. Grafton guards the room against such interruptions.
The narrative pivots on a brief sea pause witnessed only by Randy and Hop Ling. Hop Ling cannot explain what happened and Randy remains silent until he finally must discuss it. The excerpt ends with a promise of continuation.
A passage reflects on modesty among great minds. Dr Philip Schaff quotes his diligence and divine aid for success while a Scotch clergyman recalls Newton’s star familiarity. Newton compared himself to a boy on the seashore seeking pebbles as truth lies beyond.
In a brief exchange, Willie Washington notes she is frigid in manner while a reply suggests she has a heart of gold. The conversation likens crossing a conversational Chilkat pass to reach her, signaling cautious admiration.
Cabbage de Hevara notes Howse suffers cabbage heart after finishing a box of cigars his wife gave him for Christmas in Brooklyn Life.
Cable dispatches report restoration plans for Juliet’s tomb in Verona and construction of a grand surrounding structure. The piece traces the legend from 15th century Neapolitan romances to Bandello and Brooke, noting Shakespeare’s 1597 Romeo and Juliet and its 1623 folio finale.
Practical kitchen and household advice from a Chicago Record essay notes paraffin for hot tables stains paste for linen stains chlorine lime for enamel and rust removal nitric acid for marble stains oil as butter substitute for fish cakes and egg preservation methods with step by step actions and a stamp gum tip.
The young housekeeper should stock generous tray cloths and carvers' cloths for general use. Unembroidered, unstitched or fringed cloths save money and launder easily, renewing often. An experienced housekeeper cuts worn fine tablecloths into cloths, or hems them simply with linen torchon edging.
Gloves have increased in price due to costs of securing delicate colors for kid gloves. Street gloves now feature white bands and two materials, with the lower part made of kid and the upper part of brocaded satin to match gowns. Embroidered kid gloves pair with plain gowns but remain costly, limiting their use to the wealthy.
A pleasant luncheon drink is made from orange juice treated with fruits and served undiluted in tall glasses. Each glass receives four banana slices a Tokay grape a tart apple slice and a pinch of sugar with a cherry and peach slice for garnish.
A new fad uses small glass lamps with carbon tips at their centers and violet perfume. The wick burns briefly to heat the carbon, then the flame is extinguished, releasing a pleasant violet scent throughout the house.
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