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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1899
Page
6
A Victorian verse note to a wife from Charles W. Hunter, reflecting on decades of marriage, shared joys and sorrows, and a pledge to endure life’s shade or shine under divine care. The poem extols love as life’s crown and the soul of life, immortally enduring beyond death.
Synopsis outlines Fannie McLane a widow invited to Fort Sedgwick, clashes with Randolph Merriam and his bride, and a web of engagement, murder suspicions, and dramatic travels. Key figures include Mrs. McLane Florence Tremaine Parry and Merriam. events unfold from courtship to injury and hidden papers.
In California the Perkins clan resurfaces after a grave and a missing lover case. McLane, back in New York, contemplates paying hush money to a supposed dead woman while Fanny Hayward weighs the truth. A dying statement claims the mother still lives, triggering renewed extortion as the family resumes blackmail with a chain of demands.
In Sedgwick a tangled web surrounds Fanny McLane and Merriam, with a long history of deceit and guardianship. Ned Parry maneuvers behind the scenes as police close in on Bullock, the man who shot McLane, while a army-bound pursuit hints at Apache danger near Jose’s ranch as Florence vanishes and a letter warns Merriam to brace for worst.
In the tense night following renewed fears for Florence, Hayne leads a fresh troop toward Jose's to pursue presumed routes to a northern foothill escape. Parry rests uneasy while Merriam’s fate remains unknown. rumors of Apache signs spur Buxton to dispatch scouts and guard the ranch. Randy, unaware, races toward Jose's with hopes of aiding the search.
Randall and Florence press toward Jose’s adobe shelter as a harsh trek tests their resolve. Becca Dick strains on, Gould’s care wavers, and a hidden tragedy lingers, while hopes rise at a quiet overlook where Florence once vowed to build a lonely cloister.
A fragment describes a scene where a couple of troopers, with Jose and Randy, were dragged toward the ground. They caught and bore him inside and asked for it. Gould they told him of Randy's next demand.
The article surveys the thrilling early history of the Great Lakes region. It recounts European exploration from 1530 to 1540 by French priests voyageurs and coureurs de bois. It notes both the commerce and the Christian mission alongside adventure and pillage by early discoverers.
Farmer Cort tessel laments the politician's period of usefulness drawing to a close. His wife asks if overwork is to blame, but Cort explains the issue is plain overtalk rather than excessive labor. Washington Star reports the remark as a humorous take on political chatter.
Mr Wellwood questions a singer after a performance in Paris. He praises the voice but says the gown was ill suited and not well made. The Cleveland Leader notes the remark with astonishment at the remark and tone of the exchange.
A playful exchange from Household Words has a minister telling an old lady of irreligious disposition not to fear hell. The dame replies with stubborn wit, quipping that she has never found a reason to change her views.
An advertisement extols Swamp-Root as a cure for kidney and bladder diseases and related ailments. It claims broad benefits for blood, rheumatism, liver and stomach troubles and offers free sample bottles by mail. Readers are urged to mention the local paper when requesting information from Dr. Kilmer & Co.
A playful exchange quoted from the Chicago Journal mocks a doctor quoting a paper on kissing being dangerous while a companion questions the need for a kiss. The fragment hints at social satire tied to medical sensationalism.
A fragmented line reads a mix of French and English phrases about rage and a transcript. The readable portions mention a woman and a possible play on words with place aux dames. No clear event or names emerge from the legible text.
An advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Card Tonic as the best remedy for chills and fever, claiming it contains iron and quinine in a tasteless form with a no cure no pay guarantee.
Yonkers Statesman reports on a woman named Mollie and her reaction to Dollie, noting she wears curls and has not worn them for a time. The item reads like a brief society note from the paper.
A Yonkers Statesman fragment promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets claiming a cure for a cold in one day with a money back guarantee at 25 cents. The ad includes a quoted exchange about enduring no woman fooling a man and references the strip Natural Born.
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