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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1897
Page
8
Corrected timetable lists going north and south passenger trains with numbers 102 104 10 and 106. Agent J E Campbell in Carthage Indiana advertises for further information. Morning 7 06 a m and 2 50 p m times appear in the schedule.
Society directory notice lists church programs with weekly sermons prayer services and Sunday school times. It notes advertising rate three dollars per year for listing entries under this heading.
Boonville plans oil or gas drilling while Danville lays cement walks this season. Oakland City forms a gas and oil company. Newsom's offers dress goods and hats. Hill & Gear advertise suits and bicycle hats. A three million foot gas well was struck at Hartford City. Marion and Rush counties report mortgages and taxes. Evansville eyes gas boom near Petersburg and Earlham College defeats Migai University.
The page records a mix of local items from Richmond and surrounding counties including crime, deaths, lawsuits, and business notices. It notes the murder inquiry into David Phillips in Danville, a bank president found dead in Richmond, and various local legal actions, weathered by anecdotes about shops Newsom's and Hill and Gear's, plus minor accidents and community happenings.
Ed Staley of Knightstown was home Sunday while Dr Johnson and his party visited the city Monday. Wm Carrol tour to Tennessee. S C Staley spent time at the State Capital last week. Bertie Smith of Indianapolis spent Sunday at home. Henry Kinder and wife host visitors while 8 C Bennett’s family stay with Marion Philpot. Many others visit relatives, relocate homes, or run small town errands with several moves and a runaway accident near Stringtown.
Mrs Perry Lewis has become insane due to ill health and afflicting circumstances and was removed to the Indianapolis hospital last week. Recovery is not assured, and the community offers sincere sympathy as she seeks care. Elisabeth Lee of Amboy lectures on Social Purity at the M E church Thursday at 8 pm, inviting full attendance. She and Anna Nye of Greenfield were hosted Monday at J F Shultz’s home. Lee is described as a woman with a remarkable autobiography.
The undersigner located at Gordon property corner First and Market streets offers dress making cutting and fitting using the Bauchman improved tailor system. Patronage solicited by Mrs J B Shoox.
Captain William Strong, 72, leader of the Strong faction in Breathitt county Kentucky, was found shot seven times near his home. The feud with the Amos and Calahan factions has already killed over fifty people. Peace efforts with Judge Day failed, and Strong’s supporters vow revenge.
A Princeton professor and two Town University researchers describe sleep deprivation experiments lasting ninety hours on three normal instructors. Subjects, kept awake through routine tasks, report floor sensations of a greasy molecular layer, then air thick with swarming particles turning into red, purple, and black gnats. After multiple sleepless nights, they exhibit lassitude, depressed interest, and altered judgment.
A chiropodist argues corns stem from nervousness and neurotic temperament. Nervous individuals often clench hands and feet, causing slight but frequent muscle contractions that cramp toes and irritate tender flesh. Treatment includes nerve control training and roomy shoes with wide soles.
A short exchange from the New York Journal notes marital humor about eating habits after marriage. The dialogue suggests shared life changes and domestic unity through a light, era-typical quip about not needing half rations now that spouses are one.
Governor Bradley orders an extraordinary session to begin March 9 as state lawmakers prepare for urgent business. A letter from New York is due in Brassfield within ten days, signaling anticipated developments tied to the session.
A nice cottage house and good lot offered for cash. Inquiries at this office.
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