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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1900
Page
6
The text contrasts Dutch and French fishing methods, stating Dutch fishermen kill fish immediately on landing to keep them in better condition for the table, while French fishermen let them suffocate.
The comptroller of the currency reports total deposits in state and national banks across the west and northwest increased by 45,827,356 over last year and 158,357,737 above the level on the same date in 1898.
Goods from pine needle fiber include flannel underclothing knee warmers knitting yarns cork soles quilts and pine needle soap incense and cigars exported from Germany for years, showing a unique use of natural material in diverse textiles and wares.
The Bolivian government has appropriated about $50,000 for preliminary studies of three railway routes from Oruro to La Paz and Lake Titicaca, Oruro to Cochabamba, and Challapata to Colquechaca. An additional road project from Potosi to the Argentine boundary is planned.
The principal countries list total sheep at 410,600,000 with figures for Great Britain 30,500,900 France 21,500,000 Germany 11,000,000 Russia 44,500,000 Spain 13,250,000 Argentina 74,250,000 United States 39,000,000 Uruguay 106,250,000 Australia 116,500,000.
The Electrical World argues that the country must switch steam roads to electricity and much of the steam-operated railroad system will soon fade into history as the expected change in motive power or gauge approaches.
If twelve people dine daily and never sit in the same order, it would take 18 million years at one dinner per day. They would consume over 470 million dinners before completing all possible seating arrangements around the table.
It is believed that Pennsylvania trades unions will not appeal to the supreme court against the lower court decision declaring unconstitutional the law protecting employees in their rights to join labor organizations. Instead, they plan to push for a new law in the next legislature aligned with the judge's objections.
A liquefied air method on warships freezes ammunition to hundreds of degrees below zero, preventing explosion even if a shell bursts in the magazine. This cooling would render magazine explosions almost impossible while the ship remains in action.
A New South Wales candidate, unable to visit all parts of his vast district, records his speech on a phonograph and sends copies to constituents. A large portrait of him accompanies the discs to help voters recognize who to elect.
George Haines a nine year old of Wanfield Penn conducts religious services every Sunday morning and preaches from Saint John chapter fourteen his father Amos Haines a well known merchant notes his striking gestures and earnest zeal
The forthcoming orange crop in California is reported in exceptionally fine condition. A cooler summer allowed slow even development and September warmth pushed ripening, with shippers predicting one of the largest and finest harvests ever picked in the California groves.
Cabbage crops in Europe are generally poor this year, and this country is being asked to fill the gap. Bay City truck gardens take partial benefit as local beet crops failed last year and gave way to cabbage. Michigan growers ship to Germany to prevent overstocking the market due to abroad shortage.
A new fire alarm system using magneto current and dry batteries enables each fire district to have a separate wire. The design allows multiple telephones to connect to a single district wire and requires only fuse replacements if a fault occurs. The system aims to connect every house and factory along the line to the alarm network.
A 1900 sermon denounces the worship of wealth as a modern golden calf. It cites greed, stock exchanges, and banking as idolatrous towers ruining families and nations. Moses’ destruction of the calf is used as judgment, urging repentance, truth in business, and trust in God rather than money. Named biblical and financial imagery anchor a call to end speculative idolatry.
Secret Service uncovers another band of counterfeiters seizing a large quantity of bogus bills. The article notes that highly crafted fakes fool the average person and cites popular remedies like Mostetter's Stomach Bitters as imitation targets. Advice urges buying only from reputable druggists and highlights skeptical consumer attitudes from contemporary papers.
A compilation of brief quotes and ad lines from 1900 includes J W O Brien praising Piso s Cure as a cough remedy, a quip about poetry from Chicago Daily News, a note that all Kentucky belles chew Kisme Gum, and Ram s Horn remark about gold rusting only in the heart.
Testimonial letters claim Dr. Greene's Nervara blood and nerve remedy cured children suffering from St Vitus dance and related nervous disorders. Parents recount severe symptoms, prior failed treatments, and rapid improvement after using the remedy. Each writer praises the medicine and recommends it to others.
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