JARTHAGE Record Friday Morning 1898
JARTHAGE publication details weekly by Lloyd W Henley dated Friday morning November 11 1898. Terms offered at one dollar per year in advance.
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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1898
Page
4
Detectives and the Tin Star Craze in New Orleans
The New Orleans Times-Democrat laments a year of men roaming the streets adorned with large tin stars and “detective” certificates sold for five dollars. It notes their belief in special powers, their use of disguises, wigs, and beards, and their harmless but vain hobby of pretending to solve crimes while prowling side streets and feigning authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orins
North
New Orleans Times
Dem+t
Dr. Caldwell
Coffin’s Drug Store
Marriage announcements treated as union of both spouses
The Washington Star notes that marriage is a joint partnership, not a one sided act. Dr Sunderland argued the couple are both married equally and wedding notices should name both partners. The idea was to avoid privileging the bride or groom with parental titles or titles for titular spouses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Smith
James Brown
Nellie Green
Fanny White
So-and
Sunderland
Washington Star
Peabody and the Boatman in a tale of payment
A nautical anecdote recounts John Bright discussing fair boat fare with a boatman on the bank. Bright offers three half crowns, the boatman retorts with a quip about Paybody, while a spectator notes the spectacle as the scene unfolds in a New York Tribune flavor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bright
and Bright
Honner
Bright
Peabody
Jatter
New York Tribune
Hidden taste free pills spark old fear of drugs
The New York World notes fear of tasteless medicines that mask bitter drugs. It recalls powders given with milk and castor oil as a child’s memory, warns of empty capsules sold for self‑dosage, and describes wafer papers that disguise pills when moistened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
Defendant pays witness expenses in county court case
In a county court dispute over wage balance two men sued another. A witness asked for expenses before testifying. The judge ordered payment of 7 shillings, then queried what the witness knew of the case. The reply was that the witness knew nothing. London Tit Bits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Hallam as Godfather Sparks Onomastic Debate in Memoir
In Grant Duff's memoirs Cantious Tennyson records a remark from Hallam during a Richmond visit for Tennyson's godfather role for his eldest son. The hierarchian asks the name, Hallam suggests Alfred, and the clergyman questions if a future fool would bear a Christian name that might fate him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Grant Duff
Hallam
Richmond
Tennyson
Alfred
Could Sleep at Will A Sleep Expert Doctor Sleep Variant
A friend of the late Dr William Pepper of Philadelphia recalls the physician could nap at will. He would excuse interruptions and sleep ten minutes in the office lounge or while being ferried between appointments. He slept in carriages trains and public spaces, yet remained fully alert to continue conversations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Pepper
Philadelphia
Jane
University of Pennsylvania
Public
France’s school year piles up 206 holidays
A Philadelphia Ledger item notes that France records 206 holidays and 159 school days in a year. It lists the long midsummer 64 day break, Sundays at 52 days, Christmas and New Year’s 10 days, Eastertide 15 days, Thursdays 52 days, All Saints’ 3 days, St Charlemagne 2 days plus Shrove Tuesday Ash Wednesday 2 days, Whit Sunday 3 days, and 3 days for the national July fete, leaving the rest for study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Philadelphia Ledger
Largest workhouse in Liverpool, 5000 capacity
The Liverpool workhouse, reputed as the largest in the world, has space for 5000 inmates but only half are used for permanent pauper residents. It can rapidly fill during long labor strikes, while Liverpool also boasts major charities including Bluecoat Hospital serving 350 children and several orphanages and schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Bluecoat Hospital
Seamen’s Orphan Asylum
Newsham Park
London
Swiss School Laws Describe Pupil Excuse and Doctor Fees
A fragment explains Swiss school rules on pupil absence, noting that if suspicion of sham exists a doctor is sent and, if proven, the parent pays the visit cost. The text then veers to aphorisms about death and energy, including Myron W. Reed and a Washington Star exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Switzerland
Vienna City of Pride and Imperial Dignity
The London Spectator portrays Vienna as an imperial, cultured hub that shuns trade yet exudes dignity and calm. It marks Vienna as a meeting point of east and west, a guardian of Europe’s order, a center of leisure, and a key political crossroads for the Austrian empire’s fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlemagne
Otto
Berlin
Vienna
Graben
Europe
London Spectator
Humorous Anecdotes From Fontenelle to McKinley
A collection of witty extracts features M de Fontenelle and a 95 year old lady exchanging quips, a cautious London liveryman at a funeral, Polk Miller’s plantation tales with Absalom, and President McKinley in Omaha where a Kodak moment prompts a boastful flirtation about his past loves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. de Fontenelle
Pere Bourdaloue
Rouen
Fontenelle
Mme. Helvetius
Gentleman’s Magazine
London
Polk Miller
Richmond
Absalom
McKinley
Omaha
Mr. McKinley
Alaska's Sky Pillar Disputed Landmark Claim
The New York Tribune notes a newly found Alaska peak claimed to be taller than Mount St. Elias, situated on the American side of the boundary line. It is described as our indisputable landmark, potentially challenging Elias's reputed pre-eminence and possibly offering some consolation if Elias loses the title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Mount St. Elias
Elias
International Boundary Line
New York Tribune
For Sale House on South Main Street with 7 Rooms
Modern well arranged 7 room house located on South Main Street. For price and further information call at this office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Main Street
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