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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1900
Page
4
A new connection between Sleveland and Cincinnati with Chicago and St Louis via the Big Four route is discussed. Projections highlight improved regional rail service and cross city efficiency.
Friends Church and East St Christian Church list Sunday School times preaching services prayer meetings and monthly or semi monthly events with pastors Alpheus Trueblood and J C Haws inviting all to attend. The notices provide service times including morning and evening services and mid week meetings across both churches.
The public is invited to attend services at the Market Street Christian Church colored congregation. Preaching every other Sunday with social meetings in between at 10 30 a m. Sunday meetings at 7 00 p m. Sabbath School at 9 00 a m. Christian Endeavor Sunday at 6 00 p m. Prayer meeting Thursday evening at 7 00 p m. Pastor Weaver officiates.
The notice lists weekly worship times including morning and evening sermons at 10 30 and 7 30, Sabbath School at 9 30, Junior and Senior Epworth Leagues, biweekly class meeting, Thursday prayer meeting at 7 30, and Friday choir practice. The public is invited to attend all services.
Train times for Charlottesville and Knightstown routes to Richmond Cambridge City and Indianapolis listed with daily and Sunday exceptions. Entries show departures at 18:20 and 6:03, plus 2:11 and 7:46 for Indianapolis, and additional Knightstown times 18:32 and 6:15 with various inbound options. Stops on signal only are noted.
The Rush County ticket outlines James E. Watson as Congressman for the 6th District with others named for Clerk Auditor Sheriff and various county posts. Officials listed include Will Sparks San Poston Owen Carr G H Havens William Bainbridge A L Stewart A W Newsom F H Green and commissioners W L Sisson John Frazee W S Thompson plus councilmen at large H H Elwell Richard Phillips and G W Tittsworth.
Truste es Jesse Henley Oliver M Brown and advisory board members Thomas T Newby Joseph J Binford RK Ford Stanley listed alongside road supervisors No 1 John B Herkless No 22 Micajah Jessup No 3 George A Winslow No 4 Gurney Phelps No 5 Reuben Henley No 6 Alva Jensen No 7 Thomas Hill Justices of the Peace David C Benjamin H E Stager J C Hill Constables Will Hinshaw Henry Pansh Levi Weaver in the public notice.
In 1896 Western packers paid 4.80 per 0 pounds for beef, rising to 5.20 in 1399, reflecting notable price changes across the period.
A roster lists FRANK L. JONES as Superintendent Public Instruction for Tipton County and B F JOHNSON as State Statistician for Benton County. It also names CHARLES F REMY as Reporter Supreme Court and JAMES H JORDAN and LEANDER J MONKS as Supreme Court Judges for First and Fourth Districts respectively. Delegates at Large include CHARLES W FAIRBANKS ALBERT J BEVERIDGE JAMES A MOUNT CHARLES S HERNLY with Alternates Electors NATHAN POWELL WILLIAM AMSDEN THOMAS ADAMS GURLEY BREWER HUGH H HANNA and C W MILLER.
Citizens resist price substitutions in policy debates as they await 19th century conclusions. The paper notes voters unlikely to alter current stance this year. The idea of replacing Bryan with Cleveland remains unaccepted at press time.
William J Bryan heads the Populist ticket pledging to reopen U S mints for unrestricted coinage of silver and gold at the legal ratio of 16 to 1. The platform reaffirms the demand for free coinage and monetary reform.
Colonel Watterson declares his newspaper will back the Democratic nominees this year and vows to meet every opposition attack. He urges prompt use of the Courier-Journal’s strong arguments from 1896.
General Lew Wallace has received $30000 in royalty on Ben Hur as dramatized by Klaw Erlinger of Broadway New York. The drama is immensely popular with the last two nights the heaviest in receipts of the season totaling $2638 high water mark. Had Harriet Beecher Stowe received the same rates on Uncle Tom's Cabin she would have left a multi million dollar estate to posterity.
Oklahoma seeks statehood citing 38715 square miles of territory larger than Vermont New Hampshire Massachusetts Rhode Island New Jersey and Delaware, a 400000 population larger than Delaware Utah North Dakota and Idaho, 700 miles of railroad with 450 miles under construction, crops including over 25000000 bushels of wheat and 150000 bales of cotton, and an education system with 101474 enrolled students across 1936 districts.
The territory maintains a university, normal schools, and an agricultural college with substantial endowment. Education is provided for every child, using modern methods and well built facilities, with revenues exceeding $200,000 annually.
The Inter Ocean assays a critic of Samuel Dicky of New Voice asserting his influence taints the Methodist conference with politics. It accuses him of vanity, misrepresentation, and partisan zeal, urging Methodists to reject his report and resist any politicized church action. It warns Republicans and Prohibitionists alike about his perceived domination and calls for rebuke.
An 1898 era notice promotes an ocean shore excursion via Pennsylvania Lines priced around $11 with tickets to multiple New Jersey and Maryland beach towns. Contact W. W. Richardson, Indianapolis, for arrangements. The page also includes brief items on census figures, medical cures, a Confederate-related note, and other short notices.
Most remedies have unpalatable taste and children dread them but Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is liked for its flavor and when taken helps constipation and various stomach troubles. Available in 50c and $1.00 sizes from J HomeCarty & Son.
Real estate transfer notice notes Mary and Gray et al transferring an interest in late 125 and 126 in Henley and Clarks addition to Carthage. Includes brief mentions of local business ads and a variety of unrelated items such as a cough remedy claim and band uniforms.
Medical patent claim advertises Dr King’s New Life Pills as boosting stomach and liver function to enhance energy ambition and social or business success. A 25 cent box is sold by OS Coffin & Co. druggists.
The Senate approved the nominations of eight officials including Henry E. Cooper as Secretary of War and E. Bellows as Consul General at Yokohama Japan, with other picks spanning consular and governmental posts in Minnesota and Norway.
An old advertisement claims One Minute Con Cure will relieve coughs croup grippe bronchitis asthma and lung troubles for the whole family. The certificate from a Justice of the Peace asserts the remedy does all that is claimed and benefits the entire household.
Advert mentions Pr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin claimed as a cure for constipation with strong druggist praise and popularity. It lists trial and larger sizes from J H McCarty & Son. Also notes frost damaged melon crop near Vincennes and round trip travel from Greenfield or Knights to ten Atlantic resorts.
Fragmentary notes mention a claimed cold cure and a line about children crying for them. The text is incomplete, with unclear attribution, dates, or places, making it difficult to identify persons, organizations, or event details.
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