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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1896
Page
2
The Carthage Chronicle notes a political seer’s printed forecast for the October elections. He hints at outcomes differing from expectations, predicting straw polls will sway opinions as days pass. The piece closes with a caution that the results will reflect the people’s will.
The essay contends the sand hills along Lake Michigan were created for Chicago inventors chasing flying machines. It claims divine purpose, noting the 1896 Hoosier crash of the Darius Greens who fell in the sand and then tried again before winter. The birds were boxed and sent back. experiments may resume next season.
A Philadelphia commission reports a sap canal project joining the Delaware River to Bordentown then to Raritan Bay, total ninety two miles, at fifty six feet elevation with six locks. Cost estimated at 20 million dollars and projected annual traffic of seven million tons may yield a five percent dividend.
Baltimore famed as the Monumental City faces a farcical modern note as Dr Amelle Fientje's skye terrier dies and is embalmed laid in state viewed by thousands and buried with flowers beside a tombstone. The piece recalls the city's historic scars and celebrated past.
Fragmentary line from a larger piece notes the enduring fame of Washington and Jefferson among other notable men, while remarking that Baltimore retains a strong share of notoriety, suggesting ongoing public interest in historic figures.
The article warns of vast imports of foreign and domestically produced intoxicants. It lists diverse beverages from France, Scandinavia, Russia, and Asia, noting bogus wines, potent spirits, and new brands entering through customs. It questions future volumes after a century of steady influx.
The article notes silage as a digestible, seasonable fodder improving cattle skin and coat, best for dairy rations, with limits for swine and sheep. It compares silage to hay, highlighting storage efficiency and higher feed value per acre, then discusses flax cultivation in favorable districts, its seed quality, export demand, and the oil mill byproducts returning fertility to soil.
A correspondent for The newspaper stresses autumn seed selection as vital for high quality planting next spring. Emphasizing careful harvesting, drying, and storage to preserve seed vigor, the piece outlines practical steps for farmers and gardeners preparing for next season.
agricultural writer stresses careful seed selection to preserve vitality and cautions against overpaying for seed. He advocates exchanging seed with neighbors, selecting corn with stalk in mind, sun-curing seed ears, testing new varieties in small scale, and avoiding continual introduction of new sorts to prevent mixing and deterioration. Also notes fashion trends in autumn winter attire and emphasizes gradual shifts in style.
In a lively dialogue, characters debate politeness versus practicality while noting costs for costumes and marriage arrangements. The exchange touches on societal norms, Western city references, and casual remarks about literature and romance. Several voices—Miss Skryber, Dismal Dawson, and Madge—jostle ideas about taste, trends, and wealth.
A Lutherville youth received a letter from a Southern friend claiming the heat forced them to feed hens crushed ice to prevent hard boiled eggs. The writer also remarks that the most successful men are those who believe nothing honest is beyond reach.
A laborer wrote to Lord Charles Beresford claiming twins named Lord Charles Beresford Brown and Princess of Wales Brown. Permission was granted, but the princess’s child died. In Commons he quipped about Arab slave dealers that they should be tried and hanged. An invitation to Marlborough House was declined by wire.
Agnes Engel urges bird protection at Perth congress while Dr James M Aldrich dies at 79 in Fall River after a early abolitionist career. Grant Allen leads Hasimere Micro scopic and Natural History Society. Mrs Alexander, Populist writer, widowed, resumes fiction after marriage. Princess of Wales greeted two American ladies who kissed her hand. Queen awards Royal Victorian medal to a palace domestic for fire suppression. Thomas R Ballentine spends $75 000 on an aged home in Norfolk but finds no willing trustees.
Edmund Gosse recounts how in 1847 Mrs. Browning secretly delivered a bound bundle of sonnets to Robert Browning. He read them with growing emotion, then rushed to reveal them to the world, declaring they contained the finest sonnets since Shakespeare.
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