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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1898
Page
2
A housewife laments a long day and a heavy load as she recalls her baby’s grave or resting place. She asks for gentleness faith hope and love to lift the cares from life and seeks divine guidance to endure the path ahead.
Faith and Casson discuss safety at the mine amid threats from hard cases and a recent shooting. Faith fears for her group crossing Beaver canyon and the lake while Mr. Casson pretends disbelief, hoping for a safe exit without harming others.
Faith guards a wounded Darcie as rumors of hostile, non union men and masked violence loom. Mike ferries the boat, while a looming night wind and a child’s fear frame a perilous delay near Beaver canyon and the Mission.
A New York Sun item recounts Sir John Moore born Glasgow 1761 and killed at Corunna 1809. It details his career from lieutenant to brigadier, his retreat and final hours, and a schoolroom prank misreading the burial poem. The tale ends noting the joke teaches diagrams can aid humor.
A handcar procession of armed men descended the track near Mission station and opened fire on imprisoned workers. Miners union support and local hostility are cited as the motive, with prisoners scattering toward river and brush. The account hints at contested details and promises continuation.
A wealthy Greenock merchant nearly drowns in the harbor but is saved by a passing sailor. The rescued man hands the sailor a small coin as a reward, provoking scorn from onlookers. Burns remarks that the giver alone can judge his own life’s value as a gentleman. The piece closes with a cynical quip about self-proclaimed gentility.
A short verse by Julia Z. Cocke from Youth's Companion expresses gratitude for nature, seasons, family, and daily joys throughout the year. It lists sky, sun, flowers, fruit, rain, winter activities, Christmas fireside stories, stars, ocean, birds, brooks, and thankful days, concluding with thanks for Thanksgiving.
Frank K. Gerty describes how seeds disperse, hitchhiking on animals, wool, water, and wind. He details burrs, saillike seeds, winged seeds, and fruit pulp defenses, noting many seeds never mature yet nature constantly renews habitats.
A Cleveland stable tale recounts Hob the goat Nob and Bob the cat and a horse forming a close trio. A misstep by Bob leads to Nob’s death and Bob’s heartbreak followed by Hob’s death, leaving the trio’s friends to wonder what caused their deaths.
Ruth Virginia Sackett advises on festive Hallowe'en amusements in Woman's Home Companion. Light with lanterns and fruit displays, forego formality, and use playful tricks like seed fortunes and candle tests. Guests wear nooses of leaves and popcorn games. five bay leaves are pinned to pillows to foretell a future spouse.
The passage explains that humans possess six eye muscles for horizontal and vertical movement. It notes that horses cows sheep and other four legged animals have an extra eyelid suspensory muscle not required by humans, aiding their headward grazing stance.
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