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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1897
Page
2
Delaware seeks a constitutional amendment to impose ten years disfranchisement six months to five years imprisonment and a $100 to $5000 fine for any attempt to disregard election statutes. The measure targets tampering with ballots as state law debates how harsh penalties should be.
The Capitol at Washington D C is described as the largest U S building with the cornerstone laid December 18 1793 by President Washington. It notes destruction by the British in 1814 the dome begun in 1855 and finished in 1863 and cites a total cost just over 13 million dollars.
Prof Edward Spitz ka of New York argues hydrophobia is a delusion and humbug. In a Globe-Democrat interview he calls rabies nonexistent and says dog and human symptoms stem from nervous excitement. Dr William A Hammond reportedly endorses the view, though many professionals oppose it, adding a new bone of contention to medical knowledge.
The essay reflects on how nations and continents are already defined, with no new lands to conquer. It notes progress presses forward into unknown space while opportunities narrow and fortunes favor the few, leaving the social problem unresolved within the column.
A historical note recalls the last Texas hanging as a social pageant with white gloves and “best” locals in lawn attire. The text critiques prior crowds and imagines a future lynching carried out by six well-dressed young men in swallowtail coats, highlighting stark racial bias.
Old ornamental tin cans dumped in city dumps are repurposed by Colorado miners. The cans in mine drainage precipitate metals as water passes through, with recent shipments yielding about 200 dollars per ton in gold and 25 dollars per ton in copper. Freight costs may limit shipments from the region.
The Freidberg mines in Saxony began in the twelfth century and by 1835 the galleries measured 123 miles. A new gallery started in 1838 had grown to eight miles by the 1878 census. The deepest perpendicular shaft is at Prizik am Bohemia, a lead mine begun in 1832, with notes from January 1880.
The text details record depths of mines and boreholes: a Belgian tunnel near Tourney at 3542 feet not perpendicular. a Berlin Prussia rock salt bore at 4185 feet. Potsdam artesian well at 5500 feet. Dunkirk collieries Lancashire at 2824 feet. Pottsville Pennsylvania coal shaft at 1576 feet with 400 cars of four tons daily. Yellow Jacket silver mine in Virginia City Nevada at 2700 feet below hoisting works as part of the Comstock system.
The eleventh annual Labor Commissioner Wright report analyzes data from 931 establishments employing 64 560 in the former period and 108 648 in the present period across 30 states. It highlights rising male and female employment for ages 18 plus, growing under eighteen numbers, and examines marital status among female workers, with comparisons to 1890 census figures and notes ongoing research into machinery effects and wage statistics. The document also outlines planned investigations into liquor economics municipal utilities Italian immigrant conditions in Chicago and progress of Black workers.
Western products find a new outlet as shipments from South Atlantic and Gulf ports rise. Ten months ending October 31, 1896 show corn exports totaling 109,990,115 bushels, up 57,800,000 from earlier year. Southern ports Baltimore New Orleans and Savannah expand trade at New York’s expense with new steamship lines boosting Europe-bound traffic.
A painter named Paul Gessner spots a striking girl near a brook and imagines sketching her while contemplating a lecture at the village hall. Natty Purple, eager for fresh air, pleads to row him to Echo Cove, disguising herself as a boy to take the boat and deliver moonlight effects on the water.
Natty Purple helps in the kitchen and falls into moonlit talk with Paul Gessner about his lectures. He offers a ticket for a compliment, she earns her own, they grow closer, and Natty later travels to Boston to seek a teaching position before returning transformed and engaged. Amy Randolph in N Y Ledger.
A Boston Transcript letter defends New England speech habits and urges fairness toward Yankees while criticizing regional stereotypes. The item recalls xsmin Pasha’s accident and notes Karl Manch, a German African explorer, who survived inner African dangers but died after a fall from a window on his return.
A Bureau County feature profiles William R. Lamb and his wife Jane Lamb of Milo as long-time settlers. Mrs. Lamb, 77, describes two grippe bouts since 1890 with lasting weakness, and credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People for her recovery after treatment by her daughter Mrs. Fuller. The piece promotes Pink Pills as a blood and nerve builder and a remedy for female and male ailments.
The essay argues against purely domestic life and praises higher education for women. It condemns idle daughters who burden fathers and urges women to pursue honorable employment aligned with their talents and tastes, aiming for empowerment within humanity not masculinity.
A former mechanic, now an early riser who wakes clients on schedule, profits from morning calls. The venture began when a sleepy bartender hired him to rise at dawn, then expanded to milkmen, butchers, and bakers likely to oversleep. He now earns more than in his previous trade, and has never missed a wake-up.
Sewell L. Wilson, who died by his own action on his wedding morning in Cambridge, was a known Gloucester figure and former post office worker. Jennie Bowes of Brookline, his fiancée, has two sisters, Polly the youngest being an invalid. Polly, delirious during illness, repeated talk of Wilson’s suicide and its impact on Jennie, a remark later tied to the tragedy.
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