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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1905
Page
9
Fragmentary OCR notes recount Roman wind deities Boreas Zephyrus Eurus and Vesta goddess of home. A love tale hints at a nymph and a blowing god seeking soft speech. Vestal virgins served ten years learning and ten teaching, could marry on exit, rode in chariots, and attended public rituals.
A London World excerpt ponders whether obesity affects sanity, noting a rise in mentally afflicted individuals as diet and exercise trends push people toward thinner bodies. It questions if dieting and baths should be legislated and quips Hamlet was fat but not sane.
A fragmented newspaper clipping notes people asking for a hammer and other tools in an odd insistence to borrow. It also highlights Alexandria variety corn samples, a barber shop inquiry, and mentions Fantine racing in Chicago Speed Sale with strong performance across Kent Western and Grand Circuits.
The Carthage Building and Loan Association recently elected Ro Hill and Er D Lewis as directors to replace resignations. The board reorganized with R H Hill as president and M F Lovetty as vice president and treasurer. The association organized in February 1896 with 500 shares of $100 and merits loans to property owners.
In 1805 a Halloween party at a southern tobacco plantation near Ken I ng with relatives hosts Walter Winton and Reola Lawrence accompany a dare to visit the old mill by the river. Reola counts stars on the second floor and a muffled curse signals a fatal fall into the mill pond. A young man, Francis Bernhart, is found drowned days later with a Paris letter in his pocket. The grave bears a Bible verse.
On Saturday November 4 Mr and Mrs Thomas St Miner marked fifty years of marriage at their South Stenley Street home. About eighty invited guests attended, including children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. Mrs Miner was born in 1837 in Hancock County Indiana and Mr Miner in 1835 in Elgar County Illinois. A group photo was taken after dinner and many gifts were given. Distances covered by guests included Henry Morrow and Noble Miner from Knightstown, Ernest Morrow from Dunkirk, Levi Retherford and Hazel McCann from Rushville, Arthur Morrow from North Vernon, John Morris from Zionsville.
Beilharz draws attention as Edison phonographs and records are sold at the office. Mrs Libine Henley and her daughter-in-law Mrs Ray Henley from Greentown visit relatives. No school today as teachers visit Indianapolis. Prof Mangzium attends state superintendent meeting city. Mesdames Newton Smith Philander Weaver and Thome Newsom retire from Richmond after visiting friends.
A fragmented notice describes a presidential proclamation setting November 30 as a day of thanksgiving and prayer. It emphasizes gratitude for crops and prosperity, warns against internal foes, and calls citizens to worship, cleanliness, honor, and wisdom while pledging to fulfill duties for the nation. Includes an unrelated obituary fragment and an advertisement for cough remedies.
A local notice promotes the next four lecture numbers featuring Beil Harz impersonations on November 27, Barnard Family music program, Dr. Lowther lecture on The Poet and Its Mission, and Miss Dale reader, with ticket deals for season access and single admissions. Edison Photograph Records offered at the office.
Morrissey presents Ireland at Columbia Opera Hall Carthage on Tuesday November 14 with Hibernian Troubadours and elite vaudeville numbers. Strong reviews praise lively singing dancing and life like scenery. Four Morrisseys Kitty Proctor and a cast of entertainers deliver wit melody and charm. Prices 25 and 35 cents with no reserve fee. Seats at Phelps Bakery.
The Exact Thing Required for Con says Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets are strong enough for the robust yet mild and safe for children without gripping. Advertised by R.8. & Co. of Adora Ontario Canada. For sale by M. A McClain's Drug Store.
Two Indianapolis high school teachers plan a mid winter trip to Cuba from December 22 to January 2. They offer a guided excursion from Indianapolis to Havana with a 75 dollar ticket covering most expenses except meals. A 125 page booklet with trip details is available from Messrs Hall and Forsyth and railroad agents Richardson, Mldiken, and local representatives in Louisville and Indianapolis.
In Little Rock Arkansas Hannah Plant thanked the Lord for relief from running sores lasting five years, saying Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cured them. The advertisement claims it heals cuts burns and wounds and notes it is guaranteed at M A McClain’s drug store for 25 cents.
The article previews the second game of tomorrow's double header, promising eleven players in action including Will Smith James Coleman Clyde Henley and a group of brothers and players such as Bois White Parish Coffin Earnest Beher Whittaker Norris Stevens Arthur Ball Hill Sharer and Randall Hill.
A vivid ad proclaims a disastrous calamity from poor health due to indigestion and constipation. Dr Kings New Life Pills are advertised to build up digestive organs and cure headache dizziness colic and constipation. Sold for 25 cents at M A McClain s drug store.
Notice is hereby given that I will close my meat market at 9 00 o clock a m Sunday morning Cuas Nelson.
An advertisement touts Chamberlain's Stomach Liver Tablets as pleasant to take with no gripping effects. The copy credits M. 4. McClain's Drug Store as the seller.
Emma Smith and her adopted son Delores Hawkins hosted by Anthony Smith in Charlottesville. Various residents, including Frank Stinger in Carthage, Edward Carroll in Indianapolis, and Frank Daubens in Noblesville visit relatives. Fisherman Thomas E. Niles boasted six carp caught Saturday. Multiple visits span Rushville, Indianapolis, Greenfield, Knightstown, and nearby communities with exchanges among Linebacks, Decker, Williams, and others.
From Napier New Zealand Herald report on an analysis by the New South Wales Pharmacy Board. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy by Chamberlain's Medicine Company Des Moines Iowa was the sole product declared free of poisons. Makers tout it as safe for coughs colds croup and whooping cough and note it is sold by M A McClins Drug Store.
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