Oddball Happenings From Across The Nation
A string of curious events includes a New York man quarreling in court over a prize pig, a 102 year old Martins Ferry resident celebrating a birthday, and a Chicago man found with a $5 bill. A New York prankster claims a snake ate eggs replaced by doorknobs, a Cleveland man fights a suit over chicken head and feet portions, and a Peoria dentist faces $2500 damages after alleged anesthesia mishap. A Bowery assault leaves Dominick Touch near death, while a New York repairman frees himself after his pants are frozen to steps by hot water. A Honolulu boy narrowly escapes a steer attack causing a dramatic sprint to safety.
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Weisenreider
Te Bowery
New York City
Rat Steals Muff In Oak Hill Store Alarm For Miss Gibbs
Miss Celia Gibbs bought at a Cash and Carry in Oak Hill New York. She left her muff on a counter while examining reed rugs with a clerk. Returning, she screamed as a rat gnawed the fur. she fled shaken and waited for a companion to escort her home. An emergency hospital exam showed only slight back bruises.
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Julu
Celia Gibbs
Oak Hill
N. Y
Miss Gibbs
Muncie Teachers Receive Salary Increases This Spring
Miss Edith Elrod and other Muncie teachers gained a 33 1/3 percent raise for the rest of this school year and a 50 percent increase next year. Miss Stroud notes a broad pupil and citizen protest helped secure the pay rise.
Coal prices seen rising after April end
Analysts forecast a 30 to 75 cent per ton rise in coal prices after April as government price controls end and miners push the new wage scale. Retailers and operators may pass the higher costs to consumers.
Swain Couple Relocate to Green Castle Roots
W B Swain and wife traveled to Green Castle yesterday to stay indefinitely at the home of their daughter Mrs Sam Prormier and Firefly. Mrs Swain showed marked improvement this week.
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W. B. Swain
Greencastle
Sam Prormier
Aid God's Poor Says Mrs Daniels Armenia Relief
The article condemns Armenian suffering during and after World War I. It cites up to one million Armenians killed or driven from homeland and describes refugees in the Caucasus lacking shelter and food. It urges American compassion and charity for orphans and displaced Christians.
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Mrs. Daniels
Armenia
America
Atevicn
Grads Paar
Mince Pie Buyer Causes Stir in Odd Fashion
A quirky note reports Bill Botterop praising a man described as the most bipractical he has met who bought up all the mince pies he could and ran them through a clothes wringer.
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Bill Botterop
Grocer and Butcher Exchange Comic Shop Talk
A humorous exchange between a grocer and a butcher centers on the undertaker asking about health. The grocer resists, calling it awkward shop talk, while the butcher questions why not.
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Grocer
Butcher
Rocer
Comparative Acquisitions and Desertion of Advice
A garbled essay-like passage discusses authority figures as kings of sharks and contrasts medical advice. It mentions urging a wife to leave for the mountains and doctors recommending a seashore retreat, presenting a fragmented dialogue about direction and trust.
Right Kind In at resent Used AL Greencastle Vrs. Bare
Fragmentary text discusses religious groups and church members in Greencastle with unclear details about dates and beliefs. The fragment mentions Christians and a dated event but specifics are obscured.
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Resent
Freight car wreck near Greencastle injures crew
An eastbound Terre Haute Traction freight car derailed a mile east of Greencastle after hitting a horse. Motorman Charles Vaulderauer, conductor Harry C. Wenz, and brakeman Norbert Rhodes were injured while the track was blocked.
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Terre Haute, Indianapolis & Eastern Traction Company
Greencastle
Charles Vaulderauer
iParapelis
Harry C. Wenz
Indiaapaolis
Norbert Rhodes
Clayton
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Wiffe
Joseph H. Bracken
New York
Mary Brand
Martins Ferry
Ohio
Alcinda Moore
Read
Chicago
John William Gunnar
J. P. Gill
Albany
James McAuley
Cleveland
Nancy McAuley
Amelia Malgrew
Peoria
B. T. Harsch
Paul Musser
Frank Silva
Honolulu
Frank
Hono
Edith Elrod
Muncie
Flora Elrod
Fesler
J. W. Fesler
Automobile
W.R. Lisby & Co
Real Estate and Loans
Coatesville, Indiana
C. W. Elrod
West Main Street
Elrod Addition
Josephus Daniels
Secretary of the Navy
Comparative Acquisitions
Coatesville
A. A. Swope
Descriptio
Joe Blaze
Chas. H. Denge
Coatesville, Ind
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