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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1896
Page
9
A poem titled Only Waiting by Francis L. Mace expresses quiet faith as the speaker anticipates death. Imagery of shadows, last beams, reapers, and the mystic gate frames a devotional plea for salvation and heavenly passage.
A dramatic London Bridge encounter links a rich, disillusioned bachelor with a poor laborer facing despair. The two strangers share hardship, lead the other to a Southwark home, where charity and love transform lives. The man, John Graham, reveals wealth and offers marriage to Mary, saving two families and founding an aid institute.
The youthful chaplain Mr. Bagby, a popular figure across parties, gave an unusually long morning prayer as clerks searched for the missing House journal. He kept praying until the journal was found, then ended the invocation abruptly, much to the amusement of the members.
James Ellsworth of Chicago hosted Paderewski at a dinner where guests earned their living by feats. Theodore Thomas unbuttoned his coat with his hands bound, and Paderewski signed autographs on shirts brought by Ellsworth. Eleven shirts were thus retired from circulation.
In Williamsport the Philadelphia Times recounts deer hunting feats from the Pince Creek region. Dan Kreiger lured and killed a big buck, a doe, and a fawn with a salted lick, while others later killed a deer with a stone and knife near Center county. A railroad yard party also killed a deer by boat and club.
In late October Dan Stover hunted the hillside lick known as Hell's Kitchen. After an hour of patient stalking with a Winchester rifle he fired at a buck, which was joined by a doe and two fawns. He finished with a fatal neck pinch and noted the deer had been wounded behind the left shoulder. Landscapes Made of Postage Stamps. London Tid Bits. Monks at Ghent decorate hospital walls with landscapes using stamps from around the world, forming colorful scenes with millions of stamps.
The Rev Mr Wilgus comments on a brother's return from a drinking saloon. He urges reflection on the example set for youth while noting the brother’s need for a different kind of goods, implying a humorous or ironic take on morality and retail choices.
The most expensive bicycle in the world was gifted to Italy’s Queen with wheels crafted in pure gold. A Sebastopol incident saw a Russian naval lieutenant degraded and sentenced to eighteen years hard labor after striking his captain. A New York fur house failed due to fashion, stock for a heavy winter trade, cape pricing proved unsellable as fashion shifted away. The Penguin reportedly sank between Tonga and New Zealand at 5155 fathoms, surpassing the Tuscarora’s 4655 fathoms.
A witty remark by Mr. Depew follows Governor Morton signing a New York bill requiring railway companies to check bicycles as baggage without extra charge. The note calls a bicycle not a vehicle but a trunk in a quip about legislative approval.
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