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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1897
Page
2
The press generally agrees there is nothing wrong with Labor Commissioner Wright. He is mostly right except when serving as Labor Commissioner, and he is right when back in office. The Senate’s confirmation of his recent reappointment was flattering to the official.
An exchange notes that a man who can fall on a banana peel without swearing seems almost angelic, while one who deliberately places a peel in pedestrian paths appears almost fiendish. The statement accompanies a warning that hundreds of people are seriously and fatally injured yearly in cities due to slipping on banana peels.
A revolt against spring scales spreads across many sections. A New York Legislature bill would require oil dealers to adopt dead weight scales, risking closure for city butchers if enacted. Proponents cite profits from manipulated scales despite instrument accuracy concerns.
One hundred twenty five million dollars will be spent on new buildings in New York City this year. Never before has such activity among architects and builders been seen, and the proposed expenditure for new edifices and alterations is unmatched. Prospects for laborers and skilled workers in the metropolis are brighter than ever.
A quirky Kansas tale notes a common barnyard hen influencing local politics as statutes aim to regulate her movements while a tonic for aged hens is advertised. A western inventor recently created a device to stop hens from scratching, and a puzzling term appears in the text.
Chicago residents express near revolt against railroad firms over frequent grade crossing accidents. Public mood grows for elevated tracks to reform the city core, while companies resist reform efforts and linger on with evasive tactics.
Future medical students may study gunshot wounds in dissecting rooms and are to use shooting galleries when pyrotechnics classes are held. The program promises clearer understanding via revolver and rifle practice, though the idea of midnight shots into a dead man is gruesome to sensitive individuals.
Dr Grenier a Mohammedan radical from Pontarlier, elected to the Chamber, arrived in Arab attire, knelt and prayed in rooms, kissed the floor for spectators. He is educated, a skilled debater and physician who never charges a fee, supports free marriage and polygamy, and allegedly bathes naked in a river as part of Mussulman rites. His election attributed to poor moderate Republican leadership.
The Baltimore Free Public Library, established five years ago by Enoch Pratt at about 1,250,000, has issued 461,840 books last year. The institution is crowded daily and serves the poor, with five other notable organizations operating alongside the library.
Dr Talmage in Washington last Sunday pictured the joys of religion as a banquet for prodigals returning home Luke 15 23. He described heaven’s immense festivity with the father’s welcome, ministers’ joy, and the host of redeemed at a vast banquet that outshines earthly feasts.
A Boston Almanack copy portrays General Washington at fifty-eight, tall, well built, with blue eyes, deep brown hair and a sunburnt complexion. The account praises his dignity, grace, justice, generosity, domestic fidelity, temperance, restraint, and absence of religious prejudice, while noting his candor, sincerity, affability, and decisive bravery when required.
A London Spectator passage is quoted describing the courage of the Negro as intermittent and extreme, claiming physical bravery but utter savagery when disciplined. It asserts impulsive behavior and submission to cruel chiefs, contrasting bravery with lack of self restraint.
A businessman decries excessive speech-making in politics while Senator Sorghum notes that long nomination talks rarely alter minds. He adds there must be time to work among delegates, per the Washington Star.
In a lively exchange, Dobson tells Jones that Volapuk remains current as guards on the L lines use it well, contrasting Jones’s view with a streetwise defense of the language’s relevance. The remark reflects a quirky, era-specific linguistic note in a New York Tribune item.
A survey of bicycle economics cites savings from riding, repairs, and potential resale gains, arguing cycling pays back investments. It notes New Orleans Saturday race meets, swelling bicycle shows, and plans for national and regional meets, with riders like Johnson and Eck preparing teams and Corbett endorsing Outing Bicycles.
A freight conductor recalls a life changing encounter with a railway tramp. While riding a Westbound freight, a tramp saved him from being crushed, gripping the ladder and keeping him from the wheels. The anecdote explains why he now tolerates tramps and avoids harsh treatment, even as orders are sometimes ignored.
A London cable reports Queen Victoria and Princess Beatrice leaving Windsor today with their suites. They travel toward Cimiez near Nice where the Queen will stay at the Excelsior Hotel Regina. The five story hotel overlooks the Mediterranean and Maritime Alps with palm groves and orange trees surrounding it and about 150 rooms in the queen's occupied section.
Mr Kendall of Boston departs for Idaho with Harvard background and plans to join a surveying party. He imagines rough Western life, admires miners, and vows abstinence from drinking though the reporter notes potential clashes with local habits. He travels with two valises and modest baggage toward the Union Depot.
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