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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1900
Page
8
School opens with chapel services on the first day inviting public attendance. Promotion cards determine book purchases. promoted pupils may buy books now, irregulars should wait until classification. new pupils should visit the building Saturday for work arrangement. superintendent office hours listed.
A local column notes growing interest in China and imperial possessions, with Miss Anna Steere aiding a China description. It highlights a New York School Journal excerpt praising private donations to U S education totaling nearly seventy million dollars in the past year, and cites a South African war poem by Frederick Manley inspired by news items from Pretoria and Southampton.
A devotional plea condemns political leaders and church figures for warlike prayers and calls for divine justice and peace. The author asks forgiveness for deception and asks the gentle presence to guide humanity away from lies and endless conflict toward the empire of the just.
The school declares unprecedented incentives to boost effort in the coming year. The program is designed to reward achievement and discipline, with plans outlined for student and staff engagement and recognition initiatives.
The board outlines extended course lengths for several departments with History, Civil Government, and Science gaining an extra year, while Latin English and Mathematics receive three and a half years. Music and drawing add four years of required work, with a strong literary program and public speaking training offered biweekly. Carthage takes pride in its educational advantages as many graduates advance to colleges and universities.
A Preliminary Institute of Boosey and Walker townships will be held at Arlington School Building on September 19 starting at 9:30 A M with opening exercises, roll call, organization, and program items. Speakers include W. Coli Miss Earnest Mr 2 and others discussing life ideals literature history and school property care.
A Gulf of Mexico disaster overwhelms Galveston with 100 mph winds and 8 to 12 ft tides sweeping streets. The city area is razed as hundreds die and property losses run into millions. inland waters rise, wreckage blocks streets, and ships report severe damage along the coast. The storm’s ripple effects reach the Great Lakes as losses mount.
The children grand children and friends of Mrs Miranda Rutherford celebrated her 74th birthday with a large dinner at her Shelby home on August 30. Attendees included Alonzo Sohn Elni Marshall John Smith Thos George Rutherford John Heaton George Thomas Six John F Sarah A Henry Jane Lizzie Fox Aberene Holden Mrs Ker Elbert Whittaker Joshua Skinner Z T Small Frank Nelson James Arm Doc Keaton Mary Gartner Sarah Nel Rev Oler Mrs Powell Penina Hasket aged 85 Ruth Henley Eliza Addig William Haskett Mrs A Anderson James Anderson and others. They all wished Mrs Rutherford many more happy years.
Hill and Gear have moved into a new, well lighted business room joined to the original by arches. The enlarged space will display a large stock of fall goods with fixtures, shelving, and a raised floor. An upper hall is prepared, chairs arriving next week, and the central hall measures 75 ft by x with stage space and back panels.
All parties knowing themselves vi ed to the old firm of Weingart will please call and nettle. The fragment notes a formal caller invitation but lacks clear action, date, or contact details. The item appears as a brief legal-public notice fragment from a historic page.
The Connersville Times describes a Watson meeting at Root's Hall that opened Campaign in dramatic fashion. A large crowd braved heat as speakers praised the Republican record and attacked Democratic policies, with applause lasting long after the session ended.
We the undersigned thank friends and neighbors for their r and sympathy during the sickness and death of our son and brother Emily Newsom and children. I have moved my dressmaking estate to rooms at Mrs Wilcotts near Walnut Street. Thanking the public for patronage and soliciting continued support. Notices: those indebted please settle accounts by the 18th inst. or they will be turned to my attorney for collection A V Jackson.
A fragment advises staying calm while discussing politics and mentions visiting J H Merty and Son's Drug Store to obtain a trial bottle of Dr Caliewell's Syrup Pepsin.
The Greenfield area electric car line reported record passenger business last Sunday. Despite a damage suit against superintendent T.F. Peterson for Brandywine Creek pollution, no damages were proven. The line plans more cars if growth continues, reflecting rising popularity per the Hancock Democrat.
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