Local notices and weathered town news in Wayne county
Voter registration totals for Jackson township are reported with precinct tallies and a county cost of 31753.60 for the sixty four precincts. A fire destroyed a two story frame house near Bentonville, the senior Mrs. Freeman paralyzed, while Blanche Bird resigns from the telephone exchange. A lightning strike damaged Vernon DeHays barn but spared the horses. The G A R and W R C plan a union church service May 26 with Rev. Coffin delivering a memorial sermon. The Standard Mfg Co receives a 15400 chair order for the Baltimore National Democrat convention, with delivery by June 1 and transport by seven cars. Indiana delegates boast manufacturing ties to the event.
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Sarah Freeman
Bentonville
Chas. Freeman
Freeman
Standard Mfg. Co
Jacob Pinceiro
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Standard
Wilson
Bryan
New York Central
Indiana
Blackmailer trapped by Goulds clever stock scheme
The New York Post recounts how Jay Gould and partner lured a blackmailer using Missouri Pacific tips, staged ads, and a staged misstep. Inspector Byrnes then caught the culprit at mailboxes as he mailed a letter to Gould. The suspect, socially connected and related to a friend of Gould, faced leniency after pleas from his family.
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Jay Gould
Gould
Missouri Pacific
Mrs. Gould
New York
Mr. Gould
Inspector Byrnes
Blackmaiiler
Gould Firm
Wall Street
New York Post
Three Primitive Races Traced By Ancient Customs
Harper's notes three prehistoric groups Ho mo Europeus Homo Eurafricus and Homo Eurasicus. The first is extinct resembling Neanderthal. the second journeyed from Africa north to Europe with traces in the Thames Moravia and French caves. the third, Homo Eurasicus, came from western Asia and are ancestors of modern Europeans.
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Homo Europeus
Homo Eurafricus
Homo Eurasicus
Neanderthal
Europe
Africa
Thames
Moravia
Sergy
France
Asia
Harper's
Tree Shade Proverb Cited From Arabian Saying
A compact Arabian proverb notes the value of a tree that provides shade and cautions against ordering its removal. The saying emphasizes preservation of natural generosity and shelter.
Shooting the Seal Tradition and Eskimo Hunting Methods
Eskimo hunters use a masked tent sledge to approach seals without alarming them. The hunter lies within contoured shelter and fires through a loophole in the sledge covering the seal moving little from its ice hole. The method aims for a swift kill to prevent escape into a seal’s hole.
Unexplored Earth Vast Areas Highlighted by Expert
A Royal Geographical Society member in London reports that about 20 million square miles of Earth's surface remain unexplored. Africa holds the largest virgin area at 6.5 million square miles, while North America has 1.5 million, with three times as much land awaiting pioneers in North America as in South America.
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Globe
Royal Geographical Society
London
Africa
North America
South America
Harper’s
Hard luck anecdote from Kansas City Journal brief
An official recalls misfortune from earlier days as another asks for details. He explains losing a meal ticket blown from his hand by a gust, then a lumberjack in hobnailed boots stepped on the ticket and punched out 4.85 dollars.
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Kansas City Journal
Mark Twain Rules for Saving Money How to Curb Temptation
The text outlines simple rules for saving money when tempted to spend. To save half when urged to contribute to a charity, count forty. to save three quarters count sixty. to save it all count sixty five.
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Mark Twain
Love’s Power and Time in Heine’s Wise Saying
A compact notable quote explores love as the strongest spell yet powerless against one force. It names time as the sole adversary to love, asserting its supremacy over fire water air earth and metals.
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Heine
What It Is A Baby At Home Prompting Jests
A humorous snippet from the Chicago Record-Herald notes a nurse saying a baby is a girl while the family jokes the gender might be hard luck. The exchange highlights playful rural or small-town chatter about a new arrival.
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Johnnie
Chicago Record-Herald
Pumpe and Chumpe Mix Up Mrs Armstrong Intro
In a Town Topics note, Pumpe asks why Mrs Armstrong snubbed you after an awkward introduction to Vera Fatheade. Chumpe explains the slip, noting Vera was presented as Mrs Armstrong, nee Weak.
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Pumpe
Meekton Quips On Wife Leading Home Rule Reform
In a Washington Star exchange, Mr. Meekton ponders his wife’s fitness for political reform suggesting she has earned success with home rule. The playful remark highlights domestic competence as a credential for public reform efforts.
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Mr. Meekton
Washington Star
Secret Ink Methods Revealed for Invisible Messages
The article outlines various invisible inks and revealers used historically by writers. It describes milk ink that becomes readable with coal dust, and methods by Ansonius to contact Paulinus. It also lists chemical inks such as diluted acids, lemon juice, cobalt and copper salts, and salts that darken or color on heating or moistening.
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Ovid
Ansonius
Paulinus
The Ferocious Microbe Terrorizes Daily Life
The Dietetic and Hygienic Gazette warns of dangerous disease carriers in everyday life. Birds like canaries and parrots may spread infections through mere fluttering or psittacose, while germs lurk on carpets, books, clothes, and in the air we breathe.
A Tart Critic and the Abbe d Aubignac
A critic recalls the Abbe d Aubignac who after thirty years wrote a tragedy praising Aristotle's rules. A respondent who suffered his criticism counters that following Aristotle led to poor dramatic work.
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Abbe d'Aubignac
Aristotle
Practical Point of View At Polling Place
A Cleveland Plain Dealer snip depicts a man watching his wife enter a voting booth. A bystander asks about a woman mingling with men at a polling place and the husband replies it depends on how she votes.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Ice Cold Plunge Prescription Sparks Wait
The physician prescribes an ice cold plunge to cure insomnia but the patient fears it will keep him awake all night. The Washington Star reports the exchange as a wary mock medical tip.
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Washington Star
Gave a Respite From Ailing Patient
The Chicago News notes the doctor grants a one month respite to ailing patient. The patient worries, his wife reports slight improvement as the physician plans to delay discharge for a month to refresh him.
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Chicago News
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Sclothe
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Wheeler
Cambridge City
Hanna
C. H. Graver
Frank W. Marson
Buick Automobiles
Cambridge City, Ind
Lannard & Howard
C. P. Mason
Jackson Township
Blanche Bird
Telephone Exchange
Callaway’s
Vernon DeHays
Jacksonburg
M. E
J. E. Coffin
Wayne County
Wide World Magazine
London Graphic
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