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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1898
Page
5
The excerpt argues eyebrows reflect strength, vitality, and temperament. Heavy brows imply strong constitution and endurance, while light or high-set brows suggest indolence. Long, drooping brows indicate amiability. very black brows give a keen, intense expression. red brows imply ambition, brown a middle ground.
Cassier's Magazine explains the Brookyln armored cruiser as a floating fortress and steam power plant. It details 81 engines with 156 steam cylinders and seven boilers capable of evaporating 185 tons of water per hour, underscoring the vast piping, valves, and systems needed for constant operation.
Chemists note natural india rubber is not waterproof as it absorbs moisture when dried. Experiments cited by E Schulze show rolled rubber plates absorb 8 to 25 percent water in two hours, faster under heat and pressure, with oils preventing absorption and volatilized rubber staying comparatively dry.
In a London private letter Carlyle writes that Cromwell had no defect in vision but notes one eye, probably the left, seemed somewhat different from the other. The observer admits uncertainty about the exact detail.
A historical sketch notes Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin as a pioneering advocate for women’s rights. It recalls her public reception, the Vindication of the Rights of Women, and her complex marriages to Imlay and Godwin. The piece contrasts her influence with personal setbacks, including abandonment by Imlay and the fate of her infant daughter who later married Shelley.
The Philadelphia Record recounts a small boy and his sister inside a grand West Philadelphia church. The boy whispers admiration while the sister gasps at the chancel. They hold hands through the service, then notice a choir boy in front, Bill Griggs, whose recent scuffle lingers in their minds as they prepare to leave.
A fond but distracted Field delays his wedding by mediating a marble dispute in the street. He is found kneeling in mud, attempting peace between quarrelsome boys, then hurries to join his anxious bride at the church.
Bishop Selwyn, ever diligent, naps briefly on a Derbyshire bench while traveling for confirmation. A socially prominent lady and her daughter, fearing a drunken porter, are reassured by the porter's grave remark that the sleeper is the lord bishop.
The Lancashire regiment began the custom of wearing roses in their headgear on the anniversary of the battle of Min-den after soldiers plucked roses from a field on August 1 1759 and wore them in their bonnets during the fight.
The throneroom of the sultan at Constantinople is described as a gilded, unparalleled European sight. A Venetian chandelier with 200 lights hangs from the ceiling, creating a sunlike gleam. Four corners feature tall baccarat glass candelabra, while the throne itself is a vast red velvet seat with gold arms and back.
A woman recalls Lord Rosebery’s remark on memory spoken at a dinner. When asked what memory is he answered that it is the feeling that steals over us as we listen to our friends original stories. The line appears in Harper’s Magazine.
An excerpt describes a ceremonial night vigil with medicine drums and a blood red sunrise over Book Plateau, followed by a passage on Farallon Island geomorphology and a fog horn storm tale. It blends Indigenous ritual imagery with coastal geology as observed in Harper's.
A boy loses his cap and the search spans the house and time. His mother halts chores to help, asking where he last placed it as the hunt unfolds. Eventually the cap is found in a simple spot, restoring household calm amid the common boyish habit.
Montague Marks notes that U S suburbs excel in new homes with lively skylines and picturesque features, while English suburbs appear monotonous and mass produced by speculative builders acting as their own architects.
The dying minstrel tells his eldest son that money is spent but a family heirloom may define his fate. He presents a worn book as the legacy, claiming it will drive the son to become as he once was, even as the father passes away in apolis Journal.
A comic scene followed the third act of a tragedy at a wealthy provincial town theater. The villain died as the curtain rose and attempts to lower it failed, while the audience heard the cry No rest even in the grim London Fun.
A reader asks how a singular florist error happened as Pleader recalls ordering a bouquet for a friend and receiving a misaddressed Philadelphia North American shipment instead. The exchange highlights the confusion caused by a misdirected floral delivery.
A Royal Street curio shop recounts a near disaster with an antique dragoon pistol. An old percussion cap corroded onto the hammer, causing a misfire when cocked, shattering a packing case and underscoring that unloaded weapons still pose great danger.
A Zurich Letter in the Chicago Record describes long delays in Swiss banks. Depositors wait while multiple officials verify and record funds. The process involves windows, memoranda, signatures, and a junior clerk passing receipts upstairs for review before funds are finally deposited.
A College Athlete editorial argues that football thrives on controlled temper. It states that an ideal player blends many traits, possesses nerve, and can be swiftly angered without losing gentleness. Temper, if properly directed, adds fierceness to tackles and blocks, with captains sometimes using harsh words to stimulate effort.
A young gentleman at a dinner party, an avid golfer, dominated conversation about a match he played that day. Only when pudding arrived did he realize he had been talking nonstop, while his companion Ary lady remained silent throughout, leaving him to wonder if she cared. He awkwardly apologized, noting he had been “boring as a talk of the shop.”
A garbled OCR fragment describes a ballroom scene where a mother offers a pointed refusal to a suitor’s plea concerning a young lady at a viceregal ball. The dialogue hints at social maneuvering and parental control within aristocratic circles.
A fragmentary story recounts Disraeli with a visiting lady who asks what he waits for at Beaconsfield. He replies for mutton and potatoes. The piece notes hotel clerks, dining staff, and women employed as cash bookkeepers and at railway stations as booking clerks.
A flannel dampened with Chamberlain's Pain Balm and bound on to the affected parts provides prompt relief for chest or side pains and backache. It claims to cure rheumatism and promises greater satisfaction than plasters. For sale by O. S Coffiy & Co.
A resident of the colony aged 65 qualifies for an old age pension of £88 annually. The entitlement reflects the policy providing annual support to long-term settlers.
Mrs Joseel discusses punishing children by early bedtimes to city relatives in a Washington Star quote. Her husband counters, saying forcing children to rise earlier proves you mean business.
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