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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1898
Page
4
A compiled note of public opinion and political debate cites the Muncie Ministerial Association opposing Sunday funeral services. The piece blends local sentiment with national issues such as war policy, tax stamps, and Indiana politics, highlighting a restless legislative scene and forthcoming finish to the senatorial race.
The executive committee of the celebration met after receiving the President's telegram and designated the event as the Atlanta Jubilee. The dates stay as December 14 and 15, and the presence of all invited prominent figures is believed assured.
A Tokyo craftsman creates a wooden figure 2000 pieces strong, carved to resemble Masakichi with exact scars, veins, wrinkles, hair, glass eyes, and eyelashes. He posed beside mirrors to confuse observers who could not tell man from statue. The statue holds a mask and carving tool, eyes fixed on the mask.
The excerpt discusses Chinese opinion on opium across classes, noting strong opposition among the populace based on a Cantonese proverb about habits and consequences. It also includes a remark from the Chicago Record about misallocated bequests for fuel and welfare, and a note from Notes and Queries on charitable bequests to aid the poor by buying coal rather than burning it.
An observed large female population in Constantinople shows severe literacy limits with no more than five thousand women estimated able to read or write. This reflects broader educational gaps and gender disparities in the city.
A Washington Star excerpt relays a farmer narrator boasting of Josiar’s cleverness after education changes his attitude. The tale centers on a playful bet about driving four pigs from S town past a crossroad, to illustrate wit and diplomatic bluff without threats.
A Boston Herald excerpt tells of a poor family aided by church visitors. The grandmother, children, and mother benefit from groceries and modest help, while the mother treats the grandmother to a town outing and a peppermint for the journey, highlighting practical charity and everyday life in the community.
A New York Sun excerpt discusses scrap tin used in button making and toy backing, noting vast shipments from Baltimore to Brooklyn as waste or value. It mentions Crichton Browne's critique of old fashioned murder methods and Conan Doyle’s Holmes stories reflecting on poisons and motives across London News.
The Philadelphia weather bureau chief notes that a single leak per second can waste five gallons daily, a trivial drip escalating in central stations with metered water, plus steam leaks that waste water coal and labor, underscoring broad losses across utilities and infrastructure.
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