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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1899
Page
6
Will J Hale writes of sitting before the fire as wind sobs, recalling a landscape of cotton patches, spring evenings, and family scenes. He wonders about sin and judgment while images of children, a mother, and cowbells drift through memory in a reflective piece from the Chicago Times-Herald.
The narrator discerns a wreck buried under a coral mound as he drives a steel bar into the reef. He uncovers a hull fragment and confirms the Neustra Senora de Sevilla lies in place, then endures a perilous ascent with a lifesaving rope. He contemplates hiding the treasure at Port Tarafofo before returning to Agana.
Narrator anchors near Tarafofo and finds a sheltered fissure leading into a cave behind Paicpouccom. He unloads a large chest, hides it under a tarpaulin, then sails to Agana by night, noting guards and a wary proa shadowing his moves while he contemplates Sebastiano and Fray Ignacio.
The narrator senses strong odds against him and weighs Dorotea's loyalty versus potential priestly manipulation. Dorotea reveals suspicions about padres Julian and Sebastiano and a possible rift with the gobernador. A tentative plan unfolds to test trust by inviting Monday water trip.
Fragmented narrative about an expedition to Paicpouc cove and Santa Rosa reef. Enriquito persuades a senorita to join a dive for instruments, amid talk of gifts, memories, and a tense confession scene. The dialogue reveals motives and past deceptions.
A historical note discusses Benjamin Franklin bringing his grandson to France in 1776 to educate him and secure a printer’s role in America. It argues Franklin used civil office to aid family, leading to prejudice and the rise of his descendant Benjamin Franklin Bache as a journalist, shaping early public opinion.
Mrs Ransom warns Rob and Ned to skip the football game with their father but the boys devise a plan. Rob secretly hands him an envelope marked Happy Birthday containing two quarters to buy a game ticket. Mr Ransom finds the gesture and meets four hopeful eyes at the table.
A playful household scene centers on Arthur who must keep quiet at table. Frustrated, he asks to speak and reveals Nora’s mischief with cus tards cooling outside the window, claiming she has been eating them. The exchange lampoons family etiquette and a harmless domestic prank.
A report from a British North Borneo station describes a trek to Semud Hitam caves near Gomanton. Swallows nest for rent payments, bats roost by day, and hunters encounter leeches, snakes, and a dramatic evening bat procession totaling about half a million animals.
A Mississippi man recounts entering a store to find the proprietor asleep on the counter. He woke and, quoting the line A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse, explains Absalom’s reference to his horse and the tree. The anecdote appears in This Scimitar.
The account describes tidal power at Pont l'Abbe and nearby sites in Finisterre Brance and duving. Water flows 14 hours daily through canals inland to a rear power-house pond and returns at ebb tide. The total head is seven percent feet and turbines generate eighty horsepower. The report appears in the New York World.
A Washington Star excerpt notes a manager’s boast of applying brainpower to every oil barrel, prompting protests over declining quality and a later note that Mr. Blank is threatened with paresis, amid industry disputes and claims of extra inducements.
Henry A. Salzer of La Crosse Wisconsin, manager of Salzer Seed Co and president of Idaho Gold Coin Mining and Milling Co, reports a new gold deposit in the Seven Devil District Idaho. Gold Coin stock has doubled in value and many Salzer Seed Co patrons own Gold Coin stock.
A mangled OCR fragment describes someone avoiding a photograph while unwell, with unclear actions and missing context. The text hints at a person reacting to a pictured moment but provides no concrete event, names, places, or dates to anchor the story.
Jason Crow of Oscarville confirms relief from 18 years of rheumatism after sampling 5 Drops. He credits his physician Dr Woodliff, who also reports benefit. Swanson Co., 164 St, offers a 25c sample bottle for 10c for 30 days after ad resumption.
An old notice advertises Thanksgiving travel fares by the Big Four railroad. On November 29 and 30 tickets allow a 150 mile round trip at one and one third fare, valid through December 1, 1899. Warren J. Lynch, G P A, Cincinnati, offers full rate details. A Dallas News quip defines a bachelor as a miserable coward missing life’s chance.
An ad touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as the best prescription for chills and fever claiming iron and quinine in a tasteless form. It promises no cure no pay with a price of five dollars.
A brief Caxton style note from the Pracuse Herald hints at the Snarley family as a lively trio. The father and son are tied to the stock market while the daughter’s piano playing is praised as virtuous.
An ad touts fake Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets claiming a cure for a cold in one day. It promises refunds from druggists if it fails. A spoof line notes a man who is sure it doesn’t work should not join a football team.
In a Nov 5 1894 note from Inkster Michigan Dr G W Patterson testifies to using Piso’s Cure for Consumption in his family and practice. He states the remedy boosts health and aiding consumption recovery while cautioning against relying on luck.
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