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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1900
Page
2
In Transvaal battles, every capable Boer fights with arms. A 12 year old Boer boy was captured by the British after taking part in heavy combat and had both legs broken by a bullet.
Rockefeller's share of Standard Oil dividends yields 32 million dollars annually, keeping Carniegie's assertion that the oil king is the richest man intact despite Frick's note that he earns 24.5 million per year.
The century will see about 380 eclipses with solar eclipses outnumbering lunar by four to three. For the first time since 1823 a calendar year will host seven eclipses, the maximum possible. United States will witness total solar eclipses in 1918 1923 1925 1945 1954 1979 1984 and 1994.
Judge Brewer of the U S Supreme Court edited a volume featuring great orations from Demosthenes onward and included Champ Clark s eulogy of Frank Blair The collection stands as one of the richest in classic and historical allusion ever heard in American congress
Medical reports suggest rifles account for nearly 90 percent of British deaths, contradicting the belief that artillery causes more fatalities. In the Franco German war, 6,989 Germans were killed by rifle bullets versus 695 by artillery.
Sabalis than any other kind Pat domestic help. There is one serious objection to them. They lavish their politeness and courtesy on the masculine members of the household in which they are employed, and can not be induced to treat the women with respect.
The current year forecasts the Baku oil yield surpassing 50 million barrels while the United States produced 60,568,081 barrels in 1897. US output came from many thousands of wells, whereas Baku’s production relied on a few hundred wells, highlighting differing field conditions.
Gen. Joubert’s wife has accompanied him on campaigns against marauding natives and she often handles his meals. In Amsterdam she viewed an ancient pewter collection at a museum and quipped that it would be good material to make bullets.
A statue of Paul Revere for Copley square depicts him as he signals to a farmer that the British are coming. The model is praised as lifelike with a fiery horse dash and Revere’s intense expression conveying the ride’s urgency.
An eight foot high wire mesh enclosure at Cincinnati Zoo uses two copper wires along the fence top to discharge an electric current at night. The system aims to deter rats, cats, and other predators that climb over the barrier, with the guard on duty activating the current to kill intruders.
The article notes that DC was originally ten miles square including Alexandria, and Virginia later regained its portion. It suggests a renewed interest in ceding part of the old territory back to Virginia, possibly to encourage greater federal investment in improvements than Virginia might provide.
Dr. Talmage urges in a 1900 discourse that a companion of fools is destroyed. He warns youths and adults to avoid bad associates, warns of skeptic peers, idle idlehood, and pleasure seekers, and urges active Christian toil to resist moral contagion and preserve integrity. He cites prison and ship fever analogies and stresses vigilance in social circles and work.
A preacher warns against Sabbath breaking as ruinous to body and soul, sharing anecdotes of failed business gambits and a cautionary tale of a prodigal youth. He urges deliberate restraint, gentlemanly conduct, and steadfast faith, contrasting worldly pleasure with spiritual feast led by a virtuous daughter of God named Region.
In Frankfort on March 1 and 3 the court of appeals heard motions shaping who may appear for the state in disputes over governor and lieutenant governor offices. Democratic Attorney General Breckinridge sought title to the offices while Republican incumbents Taylor and Castleman resisted. Meantime Jefferson County officials deposited about $235,000 with the Democratic treasury, as Democratic factions push to resolve contests and fund government. Louisville arguments in the same case began March 3 before Judge Fields, with Beckham and Carter represented by Democrats and Republican incumbents defended by David W. Fairleigh. In the House, March 3 brought near fistfights between Cantrill and Klair over McChord railroad bill opposition. Cantrill tried to strike Klair after denouncing charges of anti-bill bias. The McChord bill remains a central issue as contested elections move through the chamber.
In Chattanooga on March 2 detectives say a letter from Blairsville Georgia claims William Jones, who killed Dalton Chief of Police Hanna months ago, is hiding among relatives in the Georgia mountains.
San Juan Porto Rico March 2 Four troops of the 5th United States cavalry are under orders to return to the United States. Native troops are now being preordited to fill their places.
Claims Hood's Sarsaparilla cleanses blood and cures eruptions scrofula and catarrh. Testimonials from Pragie Guirrin in Michigan, Atron Hamilton in Indiana, and Otho B Moore in Wisconsin praise spring use and rapid clearing of facial eruptions and back sores.
Gilson-Nest jokes about impressing a date with French dining habits while Willets recalls a game of drawing menu items. The narrator notes avoiding hen fruit and ends with dessert as toothpicks, a mishap cited by the New York Press.
A Mrs Archie Young of West Superior Wisconsin declares relief from five years of neuralgia after using 5 Drops. She credits swift improvement to the medicine and notes she received a sample bottle for 25 cents with larger bottles available at one dollar from the Swan son Rheumatic Cure Co in Chicago Illinois.
An authority lectured before a well known women’s club, his release distracted the audience as gases with an odd affinity for bismuth turned purple. The room emptied except for three brave sisters, while the rest fled in alarm. The incident, noted by the St Paul Globe, underscores the danger and curiosity surrounding the demonstration.
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