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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1900
Page
2
The Paris streets show a curious display as some boulevardiers grow beards in the style of Kruger as a compliment to the Boers, reflecting fringe sympathy amid tensions between France and Britain.
The latest term to enter usage is bounder, defined by experts as a person who dresses badly and is careless of others' feelings. Some readers argue cad would be a simpler label. The exchange reflects evolving slang and public discourse on behavior.
A cheerful grocery boy whistling like a planing mill barrels gasoline in a can instead of kerosene. If a lamp burns blue, residents have about three seconds to reach the front door, signaling a dangerous situation at the shop.
Scientists say the earth is shorter by 131 percent miles around the poles than at the equator. Still, most people would likely prefer the equatorial route over a polar journey around the globe.
Capt Liddle of the British steamer King Bleddyn reports passing a submarine volcano in the Gulf of Mexico belching a 75 foot column of boiling water as the sea serpent story is rendered obsolete.
A young New York woman once hailed as the most beautiful in America eloped with a stable boy, turned to morphine, and died by her own hand. Remarked that less beauty and more brains might have helped, neighbors recall.
A man long deaf and mute from small pox survived a fall from a roof and recovered both hearing and speech. While a return to the state deaf and dumb asylum might seem convenient, the latest medical advances should not be overlooked.
Surveyors in Indian lands of Oklahoma report widespread destruction of survey corners by Indians, warning that if the damage continues, another government survey may be needed, taking at least a year.
Medical journals report inoculation for typhoid fever showing great success. They note during the Anglo Boer war inoculated patients contracted milder disease and had a death rate 23 percent lower than those untreated.
The block in Manhattan bound by Sixty-first and Sixty-Second streets and Tenth and Eleventh avenues houses 6,883 people in large tenement blocks. The census notes even China cannot beat the density, but calls it not a record to celebrate.
Scott’s remark on women as elusive is echoed by a New York case where a wife threatens divorce from her husband for not providing more rain for their farm. The defense notes it’s a harsh man who withholds rain, underscoring the era’s satirical tone.
Timber nearby spurred wooden shipbuilding in Maine as local supply neared exhaustion. Bath yards produced 46,693 tons of shipping last year, including a five masted schooner with Virginia oak frame, Georgia pine planking, and Oregon pine masts.
Pennsylvania railroad launches a campaign hiring hundreds of special police to curb tramp nuisance. Officials say wanderers steal rides and other movable property, with losses running into thousands of dollars annually.
Mrs. Nancy Jones of Jonesboro Tennessee celebrated her 105th birthday recently. She enjoys her pipe and manages her farm while drawing a pension as a revolutionary widow. The piece hints at strong ancestors and a playful note about expanding territory if all Joneses reach similar ages.
A frugal Kansas woman seeks a useful companion through a local notice. The ad requests a domesticated, musical, early riser, amiable woman with nursing experience and total abstainer, offering a comfortable home and no salary. The next day a meek female cat arrived by express, with no other applicants presenting themselves.
Dr Talmage uses Daniel in Babylon to warn young readers about captivity by evil habits and the dangers of leaving home. He praises Daniel's restrained diet and steadfast faith, urges parental vigilance, and stresses Christian sobriety and character amid temptations in cities and colleges. He urges parents and youths to emulate Daniel's piety even when away from home.
Deutschland vessel costs 3,332,000 with 23 200 ton displacement and 1 057 passenger capacity plus 525 crew. It establishes a new record for ocean steamers. Also touts Hostetter s Stomach Bitters as a fifty year remedy for constipation indigestion and biliousness with a private revenue stamp on the bottle.
A Boston Journal quotation argues golf could save the nation by making athletic citizens and prolonging life, contrasting with ancestors who did not embrace the sport and are now dead. The remark underscores the sport’s perceived health and social value.
The ad touts Grove's Tasteless Chill and Fever Tonic as the best prescription, describing it as iron and quinine in a tasteless form with no cure no pay terms and a 50 cent price.
Meant for readers of the sea, oldsalt whispers grimly about life aboard a yacht. ndlubb quips he could die yachting, sounding seasick and faint as the exchange ends with a wry nautical tone.
An old advertisement urges quick relief from colds using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets and promises a refund from druggists if the remedy fails. The price is shown as 25e.
Witty aphorism from the Philadelphia Record notes that a bride who once scorned chores often finds herself sweeping the aisle on her wedding day, reflecting a lighthearted view of marriage duties.
A reader from Chelsea Wisconsin recounts two years of dizziness backache and bearing down pain caused by fallen and inflamed womb. After various doctors and medicines she was cured by Lydia E Pinkhams Vegetable Compound. The ad presents Pinkhams as the premier remedy for suffering women and invites letters to Mrs Pinkham at Lynn Massachusetts for advice.
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