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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1903
Page
2
The notice lists Big Four Railroad passenger trains at Carthage Indiana corrected to November 3, 1901 with northbound and southbound schedules including numbers 31 26 1 and 33 and times such as 11 27 a m and 7 50 p m and 7 Ma m 3 03 p m
The text notes that Republicans in Ohio are not seeking change and prefer to leave well enough alone regarding Senator Hanna.
In New York City many residents who complain the government is not as it should be were away from polling places on election day, reportedly playing golf or driving about instead of voting.
The result of the recent election in New York City is not altogether to be deplored. It will be some satisfaction to know that the people of that wicked city are going to get what they voted for.
The passage notes Mayor Low was unpopular yet his administration was respectable, while the public chose a caahny administration in its place. It implies voters distort judgments at the polls where universal suffrage and human nature influence outcomes.
The piece warns that overconfidence remains the principal threat to Republicans in the forthcoming national race. It argues the election will not be a walkover and urges decisive collective resolve to prevent complacency.
Uncle Sam granted tentative recognition to Panama's new government, but locals acted faster to establish order. The region's populace had multiple motives for revolt and readiness to proceed with governance immediately.
The piece argues that good intentions do not guarantee safety, comparing intent to explosive materials like gunpowder and nitroglycerin. It warns that destruction occurs with careless touch of good intentions just as easily as from deliberate collision, causing wide spread, complete, and deadly damage.
A Republican subcommittee adopted rules regulating delegate selection for state congressional and legislative conventions. Delegates must be named by voters, with counties divided into districts proportional to delegate counts. Vacancies in county chairmanship trigger a district meeting to appoint or call a central committee session.
A plan to reform delegate selection in Indiana Republican circles aims to curb candidate influence over county delegates. The new rules, part of the 1902 platform, require equal footing for candidates and standardize delegate apportionment, affecting Marion and smaller counties like Hendricks and Boone. The state committee, led by State Chairman Goodrich, established a rules subcommittee to implement the changes.
A local column muses on the dream of a large electric interurban service reaching the town. The writer urges action or explanation from authorities, suggesting public appetite for an electric line and hinting at potential benefits while warning against misperceptions about municipal scope.
The late trotting queen Alix left two foals. Her two year old filly by Handspring shows strong trotting promise, described as a near duplicate of Alix and a potential fast racer. At Mari pos a farm Pawtucket R I the foal is kept under careful handling. Her four year old filly by Sable Wilkes is a pacer and would not trot.
A column of odds and ends recounts a sharp money lending bookmaker who eases bets with a hedge. A New York anecdote shows a man tricking a lender, then a tale of a widow who buries her husband’s body elsewhere to profit from a cemetery lot sale. Also a nature piece urges studying wildlife over destruction.
The Sakais or tree dwellers of the Malay peninsula build bamboo houses in forked trees about a dozen feet above ground. They reach the structures by bamboo ladders drawn up when secured. The shacks are simple bamboo frames lashed to limbs with rattan, and the people are small, lighter in complexion, and described as uglier than Malays. They have no religion, idols, written language, and speak a corrupt form of Malay.
The heloderm lizard inhabits warm zones between Central American cordilleras and the Pacific. It secretes poisonous saliva and may roll onto its back when struck. Its bite varies in danger with observed saliva potency. poison coagulates blood and alters nerve irritability, peaking then waning.
A prospective buyer notes the mule is stone blind, while the owner replies that the animal feels with his heels. The exchange showcases rural wit from an Atlanta Constitution quotation.
A witty exchange from the Philadelphia Record notes a clever painter could only earn a living as a bootblack. The Milwaukee Sentinel adds a quip about a woman's indecision over seating on a nearly empty streetcar.
The WHistler tale recounts a southern trip ruse ending in a sharp clash at a Venice dinner. Whistler technicians a verbal thrust that wounds his host, who threatens to smash a water bottle. Whistler responds with childish innocence, vowing never to insult him again.
Otto von Gottberg describes urban courting in Caracas where men court by visiting windows at night. Suitors stand for hours on sidewalks before families allow door entry, joining a public display of courtship observed by neighbors and the broader community.
The passage recalls Ruskin's practical gardening at Brantwood, describing his path layouts and nooks, coppice regrowth turned into an Italian altar piece, espalier apples, a gooseberry patch, standard fruit trees, strawberries with flowers, beehives in a penthouse trellis, and small Lummecks with ferns and other plants, highlighting his landscapist sensibility and resourceful, imaginative plots.
A New York Press quip links hat shape to intellect, suggesting long heads and irregular shapes indicate genius, while broad front to back heads imply clear thinking. It jokes that spending more on a hat than a friend reflects the brain’s value and fit.
A traveler notes the Touarags of the Sabar wear cloth masks at all times including eating and sleeping. They avoid showing faces, believing dishonor comes from an uncovered visage. Only one white traveler is said to have seen a Touarag unmasked.
The youngest daughter asks why they arrived late and left before the opera ended. Mrs. Newrich explains they wanted to show they did not care whether they got their money’s worth, noting the event was enjoyable.
A witty exchange notes that Miss Old girl believed marriage is a failure though she never married. It plays on the idea that attempts and failures shape beliefs, with light ironic humor typical of early 20th century satire.
Fatearome Hewngent and Mrs. Saulsbury renewed their marriage after a long separation and prior divorce. She had six children from the first marriage and they shared nine with Jackson before their split. Jackson returned promising to support them, and the couple wed again at noon today. Capt. D. C. Benjarin reportedly performed the ceremony at his home last Tuesday evening.
Lyon & Healy offer a clearing sale promising much higher prices than these. They will mail a list and fall particulars on request. Any piano not fully satisfactory may be returned at their expense. Address Lyon & Healy, 1 Adams St, Chicago. Distance is no obstacle to saving on height charges. bankers endorse their forty year record for honorable dealing. Write early to avoid disappointment.
Frank O Reinhart of Princeton captured the Intercollegiate golf championship at Garden City New York in his first year as a college player. The winner had previously been a semifinalist in three national championships and held the Baltusrol Golf Club title near Morristown New Jersey. He defeated Walter J Travis in last year’s Morris County open tournament marking a notable upset.
The article extols honey as a superior sweet and medicine for children, noting pure chocolate and honey as good choices while warning against cheap confections. It describes honey as easily assimilated, a concentrated nutritious food that provides warmth and energy and serves as a useful remedy for lung and throat ailments, bladder and kidney issues, and as a laxative or sedative.
Chicago's largest music house Lyon and Healy announces a Clearing Sale of pianos due to remodeling. Several hundred instruments offered without reserve until sold. Includes Steinway Knabe Miller Mason & Hamlin Hazelton McPhail Sterlington Huntington Vose Eischer Weber Chickering and more with prices from $25 in squares to $200 and up in uprights and $250 and up in baby grands. Nearly all were intended for customers but are now offered.
The article notes a shift from French pioneer Fournier to American star Barney Oldfield. It praises Oldfield for a mile time of 5 545 seconds and other records, claiming no one today can beat him. It argues the driver, not the car, wins and that Oldfield has driven every car faster than others could in the same machine.
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