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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1896
Page
2
Connecticut peach prospects are excellent with 74,000 trees already under cultivation and 150,000 more planned for this year. The peach crop is regarded as the most profitable produced in the land of wooden nutmegs.
Pollick authorities warn rising murders and homicides stem from fewer fistfights. Shootings occur daily while old fashioned knock‑downs are rare. Concealed weapons are more common and men shoot at the slightest provocation, a troubling sign of civilization viewed as barbaric refinement.
The cine-matrograph, a French invention raised in Paris, aims to project moving pictures on a life size screen for audience viewing via the Edison Kinetoscope. A parallel Theatrograph has debuted in London. Both machines showcase moving scenes such as waves and dancing figures, with the English model touted as the most practical.
The Palisades opposite New York City, long exposed to quarrying, near-certain to gain federal protection as states pass bills and Congress considers a 500000 appropriation to buy land and erect fortifications for a military park.
A jury freed Alonzo Rooker for a brutal Sept 9 1894 attack in which he slashed his wife and injured Mrs Peels, nearly killing his wife. The paper condemns the verdict as a miscarriage of justice and laments the delay and legal tactics that allowed a potential lynching.
The piece discusses Miss Annie Williams, the Philadelphia school marm whose portrait forms the Goddess of Liberty on the dollar since 1876. Designer Morgan crafted the die after five sittings, praising her profile as the finest he had seen, inviting readers to judge the art from the coin.
The Madrid press estimates the Cuban insurrection has cost Spain about 50,090,000 pesos and predicts the 75,000,000 for 1896 war expenses. It argues Americans prefer Spain’s bankruptcy and withdrawal, critiques Spanish statesmen, and mocks Weyler's 15 day dispersal proclamation. It doubts Spain can defeat rebels on Cuban soil and warns of treachery among Cuban readers.
The piece weighs European national debts totaling about 23.3 billion dollars, per capita levels ranging from 64 to 160, arguing armies, wars, and royal excess drive the totals. It warns of eventual bankruptcy or repudiation, contrasts with the United States which it claims is solvent and growing wealthier each year.
Stephen Salisbury of Worcester Massachusetts has given two hundred thousand dollars to construct a fine arts museum in the city. His wish to preserve the handsome Worcester common led him to offer multiple sites for a new city hall planned for the common area.
Dr. Talmage argues America fits Revelation's prophetic beast, urging a national crusade to moral renewal. He cites temperance, anti-communist crusades, and religious revival as bounds of progress, urging a united evangelical campaign to reclaim the republic for God.
M E Chaix of the Geneva Society tested calm sea air in Jersey by pushing 1000 liters of air through nitrate of silver. The solution never clouded, proving the air contained no sea salt unless wind spray is carried aloft. He concludes saline air is found where winds agitate and suspend sea water in the air, favoring windy coasts over calm shores.
The essay recalls Charles Lamb as a belated figure drawn from a past era who lived apart from his time and chose antiquity over modern taste. He lingered in late Elizabethan spirit, befriended Shakespearean company, and styled himself the last of the Elizabethans while reading old books for every new release.
An official account details the Kiel canal as about sixty one miles long with a depth of 20 feet at low water and a width of 229 feet, widening to 428 feet in places to allow large vessels to pass. The embankment is stone lined, locks are among the world’s largest apart from Bremerhaven, and two bridges rise 137 feet above the water with six opening bridges and sixteen ferries connecting the route.
In Lewiston Maine a Somerset and Moosehead railroad was reportedly gifted to two young men who would operate it and service the bonded debt. They have used earnings to cover operating costs and repairs, paid interest, and added a nest egg, then extended the line. Their frugality and growth suggest they may become Maine railroad kings.
J B Toomer relates a curious legend from Montmorenci near Aiken where a pitcher remains on a post near a well. A lightning strike killed a girl drawing water, and ever since the pitcher allegedly repels touch. Many visit and feel an uncanny repugnance, while stones and throwing fail to reach it. The well is long filled, yet the vessel stays fixed and feared. Mr Toomer asserts the tale's reliability despite its eerie tone. A Maine girl in New York shows similar discretion about church and theatre, cautioning about sharing certain details with others.
A San Francisco editor argues that human survival and civilization stem from labor. It claims work enabled clothing, childrearing, marriage, and advancement beyond instinct, praising Mother Eve for benefiting all mankind more than Adam.
A Fulton street butcher questions knife sharpening by carving at a twenty to twenty five degree angle and drawing the steel frame gently. Gen Mahone delivers speeches from printed copies with clear enunciation. Gen E Burd Grubb notes a middle parting for his hair and a question about his name.
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