Witness testifies as to will date and diary entries
In a tense court scene, William Bush testifies he knew James Martin only days before his death on August 4, 1882, with a diary as proof. The judge and Lewinsohn challenge a will dated October 15, 1882, while other witnesses describe church founding dates and forged signatures amid dying declarations dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewinsohn
James Martin
Newcomb
Groundwig
Bush
Mr. Martin
Martin
Mr. Bush
Mr. Newcomb
Norton
Mr. Lewinsohn
Baptist Church of
Sandy Lake
A. Tam
Nordrum
Attorne Lewinsohn
Commissioner of Patents
Patent Office
Anh
Mr. Lewinshan
Matilda Patterson
Mr. Groundwig
Trial unfolds in Sandy Lake over Aunt Matilda tale
Court crowds fill the room as detectives and witnesses recount a contested will dispute involving Silas Groundwig and Amron Nordrum. James Martin testifies amid questions of witness signatures and a Mrs Patterson presence as key details emerge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aunt Matilda
Sandy Lake
Matilda Patterson
Mr. Lewinsohn
Hartford
Connnecticut
Aentleman
Amron Nordrum
Groundwig
Pittsburgh
Silas Groundwig
Andrew Nordrum
Counsil
James Martin
Miss Nordrum
Major Norrum
Witnesses Questioned on William Bush and Forgery Allegations
In a contemporaneous courtroom exchange a witness named Dee and others discuss William Bush. Questions cover background, residence, farm work, and alleged forgery of a $500 note. The witness claims inability to write or read and is asked about prior employers and Nordrum's house. The session ends with “TO BE CONTINUED.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dee
Willian Bush
William Bush
Mr. Lewinsohn
New York State
Ajor Nordrum
Groundwig
Nordrum
Samuel Turner
Peter Livingstone
Our Household Pets in Brief
A Philadelphia Press essay notes the long standing place of pets in households. Dogs are described as affectionate but sometimes autocratic rulers while cats are less obtrusive yet equally loving. The piece highlights children's lessons in kindness and the pets as outlets for affection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Press
Tobacco Smoke Shows Bactericidal Effects on Microbes
The article reports Dr Cassinari findings on tobacco smoke's bactericidal power. It notes Cavour Virginia and Tuscan cigars and black tobaccos kill certain microbes, especially cholera bacillus, due to nicotine products, and suggests tobacco could aid during cholera typhus epidemics and mouth hygiene as a preventive measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cassinari
Cavour
Virginia
Expert touts lighter typewriter and aluminum carriage
An authority on typewriter construction argues that current machines waste physical power. Reducing carriage spring strength and using aluminum alloy for the carriage could lower force needed, cut weight, and make machines portable while preserving performance.
Sailors Who Can't Swim Prompt Naval Training Debate
In England a proposal urges teaching swimming to navy personnel. Ordinary sailors learn to swim while marines engineers and firemen often cannot. Critics say more lives would be saved if all aboard ship could swim and Parliament may require swimming as part of seafaring training.
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England
Atlantic
Mediterranean
Paul
Camperdown
Jerusalem
Christ
American
Squaw Beach
United States
Lyle
Coston
Merriman
United Heavens
Peter Case
City of New
Finland
Peeterhof
Longtime companions share tales that jar the other
Two people who have lived together for many years each hold many old stories. One partner dislikes the other’s memories, creating friction as they navigate shared living. The piece highlights the tension between familiarity and unresolved pasts in a long partnership.
Unsafe Lifeboats and the Gospel Lifeboat Debate
A sermon compares unsafe lifeboats of Theosophy moralism and church hypocrisy to the sole reliable lifeboat of the gospel. The preacher warns against Theosophy and moral works as false escapes, praises lifeboat safety with maritime history, and urges listeners to trust Christ and enter the gospel lifeboat.
The Trunkless Traveler in Grenoble Tale of Lost Trousers
W R Childwick recalls a Paris to Geneva trip where in Grenoble he loses his trousers and ticket. A hotel garcon and landlord search fail until pawned trousers are found elsewhere as he admits he had none and pawned them to pay his fare to Thonon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. RR. Childwick
France
Grenoble
Thonon
Geneva
Lion d’Or
Garcon
Mount Killington or Not The Peak In Question
A discreet mountain guest asks the landlord to name a distant peak. The landlord refuses to take sides, saying guests quarrel over observations and he has let them argue. He vaguely alludes to ignorance about the peak, and the scene devolves into playful banter with nonsensical phrases and jokes.
Providence as God’s helm and the dangers of self deceit
A collection of religious maxims urging faith in God, living the truth, and helping others. It argues that growth in grace demands action, not self righteousness, and that prayer, patience, and service are central to Christian life. It warns against hypocrisy and reliance on human wisdom alone.
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Siv
Christ
Tver Busier
God
Cale
John the Baptist
Notable American French railway devices described
The article highlights a combined open or closed car with adjustable windows forming a center aisle and convertible weather protection. It also details a French wheel method using seven bent iron bars forming a hub, with cast iron inlay and a cast steel axle pressed in under high hydraulic pressure, claimed to yield near endless wheel life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Lawyer Switch Sparks Populist Stand in Florida Rail Row
A Florida attorney long retained to defend farmers whose cattle were harmed by trains quits the railroad to join the Populist cause. After three years before county and district courts, he is discharged and switches sides, denouncing the monopolistic railroad power and declaring his conscience finally released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Jay Gould
Where He Made His Money
A Norwich man named Coleman explains he made money not from the mustard in dishes but from the mustard left on the sides of plates, in a Paris hotel encounter with a curious damsel. The anecdote hints at his wealth before knighthood and his lucrative focus on mustard byproducts rather than the condiment itself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Coleman
Norwich
Paris
Possible Ages at Probable Event Noted in Local Brief
A terse local item records a probable event with an estimated age, noting observers consider the subject in question to be within a likely age range. Details are scarce but imply a forthcoming decision or outcome pending confirmation.
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Chapteer
Talmage
the Tabernacle
Lionel Lukin
Long Acre
London
Kent
William Hillary
Isle of Man
Dty
Biscay
Gulf of Mexico
Wales
Birkenhead
Cape of Good Hope
Anglesea
Exmouth
Cambria
Irish
Long Island Sound
Ramsgate
Margate
South Shields
Theosophy
Grace Darling
Mme. Blavatsky
Annie Besant
Tate
Central Asia
Greece
Elijah
East Hampton
Earth
Hell
Israel
Mount Killington
Cuarrixe
Gubls
Cholly
Ram
Thomas L. Wisner
Justice of the Peace
Williamson's
Sixbey’s Store
Joseph Burns
Keystone
Ind
John O’brien
Attorney AT Law
Williamson
J K. Rinehart
Wane Hale & Markley
Notaries
Publishad Real Extete and
Leon Ags
Heed
Wilson
Fooo
Torezeus
Danse
A. W. Martin
H. Ricked
Hale Block
Mo & Bimmons
Bluffton
Stanites
Thomas Sturgis
Bluffton, Ind
J. Shoemaker
Harry Deata
W.C. Miller
ToLepCo
Ohio
UANDE
St. Louis
Tok
Gehuts
Toledo, St. Louis
Kansas City
Clover Lear
C. Jenking
Toledo
Throuch
Bluffton & St. L
Enkins
DO Ohto
Ft. W
Ft. Wayne
Connuerville
New Castle & Rushville
Noii
A. M
A.M
Canada
North Ward
Mai
Il A.M
P.M
Connersville
H & PD
Cincinnati
Ates
Wayne
Rushville
Louisville
L. Aring. Agt
Ft.weet
H .O.parker
O.F. Daly
Trafic
Jigt
Anager
Indianapolis
W. L. Douglas
Vale
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