10 Mar 1899
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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1899
Page
1
A readable note states a room over the post office is highly desirable for a doctor lawyer or dentist office. Strong entities include Allen Newsom referenced as owner or seller and the post office location as a central civic site.
Community records show visits and illnesses among residents of Walnut Ridge and nearby towns. Johnson and Hill families, millinery gatherings in Indianapolis, and a resume of local professions and school staff are noted alongside a death obituary for Francie Maubois and a gospel meeting led by Rev. Dewees.
Springfield March 2 Lieutenant Governor Northcott signed the bill authorizing a 6000 dollar appropriation for a statue of Frances E Willard to be placed in the national statuary hall in Washington The material bronze or marble will be chosen by five commissioners appointed by the governor, and the federal law’s use of persons not men is cited to avoid objection to the display.
A brief notice invites readers to obtain sale bills printed at the local office. The item emphasizes affordability and quick turnaround for sale document needs.
Five contestants faced inclement weather at Walnut Ridge for a prize medal contest. One contestant could not attend due to Frank Dubois's death. Miss Fannie Faull won the medal as Mrs Luella McWhither presented it, with Mrs McWhirth delivering a short, enjoyed speech. The venue featured white decorations and the Star Spangle Banner ribbon, tied to Indiana’s WCTU convention success in St Paul.
A large morning gathering at Walnut Ridge Church featured a children’s song exercise led by Miss Nina Newsom and a paper on Woman’s Suffrage by Rev. Mary T. Wilson. The afternoon centered on a keynote by Mrs Mc Whirthe outlining Temperance work and the WCTU’s departments and progress.
R E Henley announces Samuel Staley to handle country trade and poultry egg buying. Staley will seek top market prices for farm produce and deliver groceries to farmers’ doors. He is described as experienced and a diligent, all round tradesman meeting farming needs.
We express sincere thanks to kind friends and neighbors who helped during illness and at the death of our beloved husband and father Mary Dubois and children.
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