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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1900
Page
2
A quirky report notes the San Diego county Virginia post office building is constructed from an old piano box. The peculiar structure draws attention for its improvised use of materials and rural ingenuity in early American postal facilities.
Authorities report extensive tests showing current smokeless powder is dangerously composed almost entirely of nitroglycerin. The decision calls for a reformulation to reduce hazards in munitions.
A new electric street railway freight operation in Cleveland Ohio hauls stone from a quarry eight miles away. Freight cars of fifteen thousand pounds capacity run after passenger traffic ends, marking a novel use of street rail power for freight service.
Philadelphia church property was taxed although exempt because the temple offered promiscuous entertainments inside the building. Admission was obtained by purchasing tickets sold to the public, similar to secular entertainment tickets.
Many Panhandle ranches rely on private telephone systems with barbed wire lines used as support. Some lines reach fifty miles, allowing daily messages to be sent and received over long distances without interruption.
The article identifies the loudest speakers as Senator Tillman and Representative Brosius. Brosius is described as speaking with a long deep roar, while Tillman, when heated, shouts in spasmodic shrieks. Senators Lindsay and Walcott have strong voices but use them more cautiously.
Authorities differ on how fast hair grows with wide variation among people. The commonly cited rate is 6.14 inches per year, though men's hair rarely exceeds 12 to 14 inches and women's can reach 70 to 75 inches in rare cases, averaging 23 to 30 inches.
A man died and had his wife’s body embalmed and sealed in a glass case placed in an upper chamber of his house. The corpse stayed there for thirty years with no one ever allowed entry to the room.
The article notes a race in North and South Carolina to build cotton mills. In the first fifty seven days, South Carolina commissioned 17 mills and reactivated 2 old ones. In two months and a day, North Carolina projected 15 mills. South Carolina mills total capitalization is 2,835,000 dollars, North Carolina mills 2,070,000 dollars.
A Germantown girl inhabits an unlucky room with a crack mirror, a ladder entry, and peacock feathers scattered in profusion. An umbrella hangs over her bed, never closed, and thirteen items of furniture plus thirteen pictures fill the walls. She wears only opals and allows cleaning only on Fridays.
The government plans plates valid for four years to prove bicycle tax payment. Owners must engrave name and address at their expense but receive new plates when needed by returning old fragments. If ownership ends, the plate must be deposited to remove the name from the liability list.
A revived tale claims General Joe Wheeler will marry Mrs George W Childs widow of the Philadelphia editor. It says authorities support the plan and that the bride elect is setting up a trousseau in Washington with arrangements for the wedding.
One good effect of war is it cures the worst forms of dyspepsia as officers return home with stomachs like the ostrich's due to exercise open air life and scarce meals. War also eases ordinary nervousness headaches and neuralgia through campaign life and mental engagement.
Dr. Talmage argues drama is God implanted and nurtured in human nature. He urges directing and purifying it through a reform amusements association, not suppression, to balance faith with cultural entertainment and moral influence in society.
A speaker defends expurgation of Shakespeare and drama, arguing public taste harms and that the platform will feature only virtuous performers. He envisions a spectacle of refinement with strict moral limits, comparing life to a staged drama ending in mortality and judgment. He cites Charlote Cushman and Joseph Jefferson as examples and invokes biblical and classical imagery to urge virtuous public entertainment.
Senate debates on Philippine policy and constitutional reach clash with calls for free coinage of silver. House unseats a Democrat in Virginia seat fight and wires through a $1.439 million deficiency bill. District of Columbia funds and Santa Fe land titles move forward as Porto Rico aid looms. From March 12 to 17, 1900, lawmakers discuss insular questions, open door policy, canal funding, and memorials for Senator Hayward.
Chicago March 18 unions of grave diggers threaten to bar any burial not in a union made coffin. The movement follows prior wins securing union labels on cradles and aims to unionize all items from cradle to grave.
Savannah reports a 30 degree frost injuring early vegetables including beans and young cabbages, with truck farmers facing heavy losses. Macon observers say fruit crops near there show no material damage from the cold weather.
A colony of 400 Missouri farmers is to be established in the Concho river valley in Chihuahua Mexico. Promoters have purchased 200000 acres of rich valleys and a few colonists have already arrived.
Mand and New York report the death of Maud S the famed trotting mare on Saturday at age 26. Her career set speed records and thrilled fans, marking a high point in 19th century harness racing.
New York March 19 Bishop Henry C Potter announced at Grace Church that his trip to Honolulu and the Philippine Islands aimed to extend the influence of the American Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States new possessions.
Glenwood Inn in Durned Kenoga West Virginia burned early Saturday. The fire damaged a major Southern West Virginia hotel, with logs valued at thirty thousand dollars.
Advertises Hood’s Sarsaparilla as a cure all for spring humors curing about 75 percent of people yearly and aims to convert the remaining 25 percent. Claims it is the world’s most wonderful medicine and a powerful blood purifier with seasonal health benefits.
An old advertisement proclaims Hood's Sarsaparila as America's leading blood medicine, featuring bold claims of purifying blood and boosting health, with emphasis on reliability and domestic use.
A young businessman on a Philadelphia business trip spent ten dollars on outrageous summer socks priced at 50 cents a pair. He paraded the hotel corridor for hours, changing designs every 20 minutes to attract attention and publicity. A hotel clerk suggested patenting the idea for cold feet, the punchline reported by the Pittsburgh Daily News.
The Cincinnati Enquirer recounts the governor general of Canada meeting an Indian shrouded in minimal clothing during a frosty sleigh ride. He asks how the man endures the cold and the response is a simple Me all face, then the official departs with an expressionless countenance.
The piece notes persistent backache and illness among women, claiming lasting relief only when the underlying cause is removed. It extols a long used medicine praised for thirty years as a remedy for women’s ills and mentions Mrs. Pinkham offering free counsel to women.
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