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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1896
Page
8
Corrected timetable shows going north with passenger trains numbers 162 and 104 at 6:16 p m and 6:40 p m respectively and going south with trains at 2:40 p m. The fragmented OCR notes indicate departure times and train numbers for the Big Four line at this location.
Carmace Lopes No 255 I O F Meets at Odd Fellows Hall every Tuesday night at 7 30 visiting members invited Friends Courci Preaching Sabbath 11 00 am mid week meeting Thursday 10 00 am prayer meeting Thursday 7 30 pm sabbath school 9 45 am Christian Endeavor 6 00 pm Junior Endeavor 3 00 pm singing practice Friday 7 30 pm sabbath school teachers meeting Wednesday 7 00 pm monthly meeting first Thursday after first Saturday of each month 10 00 am
A compilation notes various local items from Indiana communities including assignments, deaths, and business notices. Highlights include the Marion Cycle company's voluntary assignment, deaths of John Hicks and Paul H. Wigger, oat and grain talk at Hill & Gear, gold traces near Bedford, Lime and DePauw ties, and multiple local commerce items from Henley’s Grocery and Coffin’s Drug Store.
A London veterinary specialist keeps an elaborate dog cemetery on his estate. He buries pampered pets in brick lined vaults with lead coffins, features poetical and biblical epitaphs, and notes owners, especially ladies, grieving deeply at each funeral.
The Hungarian crown worn at the accession by Austrian emperors is the original made for Stephen over 800 years ago. It is pure gold, weighs about 14 pounds, and features 53 sapphires, 50 rubies, 1 emerald, and 338 pearls, with no diamonds.
The Philadelphia Ledger notes 81634 miles of streets with passenger railways and 116% miles with granted but unused streetcar privileges in the city. It cites long suburban lines where grants were made months ago yet no construction has begun, despite prior haste claims. Fear of death is discussed in a separate exchange aphorism.
Andrew Danner recounts a Civil War poker game on a moonlit picket line near Shiloh where Confederate players faced Yankee soldiers. A Yankee sergeant arrested the rebels, then Grant arrived, quipped Who's ahead, and mocked their loss while riding away with a dry joke about fighting.
The article compares global rest practices noting Americans favor sitting or lying while other peoples rest by crouching or kneading through the day and night. It highlights cultural differences in comfort and sleep, mentioning the varied rhythms of the world without endorsing any one method.
A historical note explains chair use and sitting positions from crouching and kneeling among ancient peoples to cross legged and seated forms. It traces primitive African stools to multi legged chairs and notes Egyptian fellahs maintaining four postures, dating from the eighteenth dynasty.
The text warns weak individuals that nosebleeds can be dangerous if unchecked and should be stopped promptly. It advises against strenuous activity or rushing down stairs, notes that epistaxis signals underlying illness, and urges identifying and treating the cause to prevent recurrence.
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