Ohio community stirred by haunted house and buried money tale
In Preble County near Sonora, locals flock to the Heeter home as reports of ghostly rappings and moving objects draw crowds. Investigators claim a trapped spirit named Martha Donald spoke through raps about buried money to be shared between Mrs Heeter and her son. The phenomenon draws magicians and skeptics alike, disturbing the Heeter family with widespread notoriety.
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Martha Donald
Preble County
Vieln
Tove
Ping
Heeter
Young man makes his bed in a coffin box
Inn lis Minn Minneapolis reports a man who sleeps nightly in a coffin box lined with straw and topped with an awning. He claims the bed keeps him warmer than a cot and cites egg-based self treatment for past consumption. He now prefers outdoor sleep and says he sleeps well.
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Lis
Minn
Minneapolis
Young
Minneapolis Tribune
Odd wedding fools gossips in a double marriage
A unique double wedding near Snoma ties 60 year old Richard Ellsworth to Miss Jennie Barrett and his son Keene to Mrs Emma Barrett. The two couples planned a joint wedding journey after neighbors mis read motives but the pairs pursued their chosen partners. The Barrets and Ellsworths held high standing in the community as Sunday observance noted.
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Snoma
Barrett Ranch
Richard Ellsworth
Keene Elisworth
Emma E. Barrett
Jennie Barrett
Elisworth
Parisian Fashion Hints for Blouses and Accessories
Fashion notes from Paris Leaders highlight lightweight blouse dresses with separate tuckers and front fastenings, paired with light petticoats and various skirt styles. Descriptions cover collars, plaitings, cuffs, girdles, and a decorative tulle boa with velvet trimming in soft colors.
Ingenious Bedspread Pattern Showcased in Competition
A detailed description of a prize winning bedspread design using silk thread on art canvas. The pattern features four panel border work with drawn thread center, pale emerald outlines, and a heavy white basket stitch bordered in green. Possible color lining in sill or sateen enhances tone.
Gold brown hair becomes the Paris fashion cue
A Paris correspondent notes pure gold brown hair as the coming season’s chic. The shift may trace to two famous beauties in Paris and New York, with coiffeurs seeking to push the look, while home tinting remains risky and peroxide requires care.
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Paris
New York City
Coiffeurs
Murder at the Boid Mansion Baffles Boston Police
Charles W. Bold famed Boston lawyer is found dead in his corridor with a bullet wound. The Telegram reports Spike Sullivan, an ex convict, confessed to the murder after a week's rapid investigation by reporter Hilly Spade and police, aided by a gun inventor's motive linked to an air gun patent.
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Boston
Charles W. Bold
Miss McGee
Boid
Fitzgerald
Edwards
Hilly Spade
Telegram
Billy
Emma
Officer McGuire
Beacon Hill
Mr. Bold
Reid
Mr. Reid
Telegram Office
Police
Hilly
Spike Sullivan
Charles W. Boid
Spade
Sullivan
Charlestown
Sul’van
Springfield
McGuire
Mr. Beid
Mr Boid
Mr. Boid
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Donald
Artha Donald
Lancashire
England
London
Daily Story Pub. Co
Eimma
Boston Bar Association
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