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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1898
Page
2
The Karnak temple complex is described as the most magnificent tomb in the world. It spans nine acres, about twice St Peter’s area in Rome, with grand columns, splendid courts, and avenues of sphinxes inspiring poets.
The Prussian government plans a technical institute in Danzig with 40 professors and as many instructors. It will specialize in hydraulic engineering shipbuilding marine engines electricity and agricultural chemistry to serve the Baltic coastal low-lying maritime districts.
The Parisian Bon Marche store, home to 4,000 employees, boasts a kitchen claimed as the largest in the world. A kettle ranges from 100 to 500 quarts, 50 roasting pans hold 500 cutlets each, and 7,800 eggs are used at once for omelets with six cooks and 100 assistants always at the ranges.
A Pennsylvania railroad locomotive pulled a 132 mile train from Altoona to Harrisburg in 12 hours. The train consisted of 130 loaded coal cars behind a tender plus a 104 ton locomotive, totaling 5 212 tons. This operation is described as the heaviest train moved long distance by a single locomotive.
A letter from Limeno near Lucca reports five young men climbed the church tower during a recent severe storm to ring the bells as superstition dictates. Lightning struck the tower killing two and wounding three others, amid the storm’s fury.
The London Mansion House exhibits a vast plate collection. When opened in 1755 the depository's plate cost 57565 dollars. Each year since, the lord mayor adds about 2500 dollars plus numerous fine presentation pieces.
In the small village of Nasso Sweden the fire brigade is staffed by 100 women who keep their enormous water tubs filled and manage fires with orderly efficiency. The local report praises their steady work and calm handling of emergencies.
The text notes Porto Rico will become the United States easternmost possession, with its eastern tip about a degree and a half farther east than Maine. It also says Guam at 145 degrees east lies far west of Atton, the current westernmost U S possession.
George J. Gould will arrive from Switzerland on September 4 to assume guardianship of Jay Gould's fortune. Within days Frank Jay Gould reaches age, triggering division of the estate. The will directs sale of securities and equal shares to heirs marking the estate's end.
An elderly Arkansas resident, living near the woods, returns to town after decades. Seeing a militia company marching to the depot, he exclaims that sources claimed Lee surrendered, only to confront the reality of ongoing military activity and a mistaken wartime belief.
The article notes Jules Verne travels little yet writes vividly about far regions. When planning a tale he studies books about the setting, implying he need not visit every place to describe it accurately. He would not be forced to travel the moon or dive the oceans if he relied on reading.
A majority of the army generals are advanced in years. In Cuba with Shafter the ages include Young 58 Shafter 63 Wheeler 62 Hawkins likely 64 Kent 62 Lawton 55 Sumner Bates Chaffee 56. At home Coppinger 63 Brooke 60 Corbin 50 Sheridan 48 Henry 59 Graham 64 Wilson 61 Butler 62 and Lee 63. Wade 55 is the youngest major general.
The sermon argues Christian evolution over infidel evolution, claiming God created humans and all life with a fixed order. It critiques Darwinism, asserts brain size and species barriers disprove descent from apes, and portrays evolution as dangerous to morality.
In Smolensk Russia a quarterly raffle selects a young girl to marry the winner who pays 5,000 one rouble shares. The husband receives the raffle money as a dowry but the girl may refuse to marry. if she does the prize money is shared between the winner and the organizers.
The family of a duel victim in Mexico asks the shooter to provide support for funeral costs and medical debts. Officials say the case remains under investigation and no charges have been filed yet.
A German completed a bicycle with a nine foot diameter wheel. Two riders sit on opposite sides of the giant wheel as it turns smoothly. The article credits scientific construction and mentions Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a health tonic for common ailments.
In Salt Lake City a reference to the fighting Seventy first sparks doubt about whether it concerns the regiment in Santiago or a man’s latest marriage plans.
An old advertisement pitches Allen's Foot-Ease as a cure for painful swollen nervous smart feet and bunions. It promises instant relief when wearing shoes and claims to ease sweating callous and hot tired feet. Sold by druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents, with a free trial package offered. Address Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy New York.
A witty note from Tit Bits mocks bargains as items you don’t want bought with money you cannot afford. The quip suggests value is misjudged by those chasing price cuts.
A bulletin notes that liberty is misinterpreted when it becomes a license for one group to strip rights from others, urging careful balance between freedom and protection of all citizens.
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