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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1955
Page
8
Washington notes the myth of the Wild West as a late 19th century development. Plains Indians like the Sioux and Blackfeet shifted from foot travel to horse reliance, altering warfare, daily life, and beliefs after acquiring horses through trade with Spanish and Canadian relations.
University Park Pennsylvania State University scientists seek ways to stop pileated woodpeckers from pecking wooden utility poles. Utilities fund a three year study to curb thousands of dollars in damage while the protected birds increase in timber regions.
In Stormville New York Charles and Susan Zurhorst claim a pre Revolutionary War village near New York City is the birthplace of the American cowboy based on a hilltop site and traces of early settlers plus legends of renegade cowboys who prized stolen goods.
In New Orleans a judge sentenced a 25 year old seamstress to two years in prison for bigamy after a wedding dress incident exposed multiple marriages. Curious Husband No 3 uncovered Husband No 2 serving a state prison term for a bad check. Husband No 1 had been legally divorced in 1933.
Witness Paul Wisbitt was late for a trial before District Judge A. T. Hensley. The judge rejected Wisbitt's plea to allow his sleeping bag in court, ruling against him and ending the matter with a terse decision.
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