Joe Kittens and Ben Arno continues in local column
The ongoing feature titled Joe Kittens and Ben Arno returns to Mrs. Horace Solomon today. A civic note urges respectful discourse and nominates progressive men for city leadership. Mr and Mrs Bradford of Elizabeth Town were in Columbus conducting business.
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Joe Kittens
Ben Arno
Horace Solomon
Nope
Skty
Mrs. Bradford
Elizabeth Town
Andrew Trotter
Clay Township
Woman Mary McCrea Bound Over After Neighborly Quarrel Case
The case of Mary McCrea versus Maude Pittman for provoke was tried this afternoon before Esquire Dennison. Mary McCrea and Maude Pittman had a neighborly quarrel and Mary McCrea was bound over to court and she filed against Maude Pittman for provoke.
Orinoco Society Program and City News Update
The Orinoco literary society lists evening activities including singing devotional exercises roll call and recitation by Garfield Linson and Miss Etta of Jenberger. Local notices report illnesses visits and upcoming events with updates on residents and a railway conductor injury.
Republicans Convene in Greensboro for District Convention
Indiana fourth district Republicans call a delegate convention in Greensboro on February 18 to select a district representative and alternates. Apportionment uses votes for G. Thayer as elector at large. counties listed include Jefferson, Jennings, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland, Jackson, Decatur, Bartholomew, Dearborn, and more. County committees must notify precincts of meeting places and times. The district committee is James E. Caskey. Beginning January 18, Pennsylvania lines run tourist cars Pittsburgh to Los Angeles via Wabash and Santa Fe, with weekly Indianapolis stop. Columbus passengers must book by 10:20 a.m.
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Pennsylvania Lines
Pittsburgh
Los Angeles
St. Louis
Wabash
Santa Te
Indianapolis
Columbus
Marsh v Puilman Palace Car Co verdict for plaintiff
This morning’s court session heard the case of J. N. Marsh against the Puilman Palace Car Co for 1000 dollars. The jury returned a verdict for Marsh awarding 500 dollars after about an hour deliberation. The jury was dismissed for this term which adjourns tomorrow.
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Chas F. Belser
de Armond
Greensburg
J N Marsh
Pullman Palace Car Co
Marsh
The
Puilman Palace Car Co
French Town Funeral Seeks State Burial in Splendor
A Paris Telegraph correspondent reports a woman in modest means died wishing to be buried with pomp. She left most of her fortune to her tenant, a green grocer, and legacies to fire brigades, bands, gym clubs, and charitable institutions. Over 8,000 people attended the elaborate funeral.
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Paris
London Telegraph
France
Up Stairs Blacksmith Shop at Baldwin Locomotive Works
Describes Baldwin Locomotive Works Philadelphia second floor blacksmith shop with 87 forges and steam hammers. Notes exhaust system, ample light, and elevated location making the shop unusually clean and bright. Also includes a comic anecdote about a love dilemma from Marie and Mertie.
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Baldwin Locomotive Works
Philadelphia
Baldwin Works
Ant Bath Remedy for Rheumatism Reported in Russia
The New York Commercial notes peasants near Moscow use ant baths to treat rheumatism. A sack with ants nuts eggs and soil is heated in a warm bath, releasing formic acid to irritate the skin and supposedly draw out the illness. Prolonged exposure risks severe skin damage.
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Moscow
New York Commercial
Clothes and the Man in Canadian Politics
A Canadian statesman, en route to visit a friend in Quebec, asks an Irishman for Mr. Hunter’s home. The Irishman insists the tailor would not help, claiming Hunter already has a servant. The tale ends with the statesman buying a new hat after the encounter.
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Quebec
Paitn
the Inquirer
Hunter
the Statesman
Barge Office Immigrant Seeks Respectable Wife
A New York widower applies at the immigrants landing barge office seeking a wife who is respectable, kindly disposed, good looking, good with children, and obedient. The remark notes the odd methods men use to marry.
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New York
Chicago Post
Filling a Tooth Through the Dentist's Hammer Count
A fugitive at a dentist's chair estimates the number of blows used to shape gold fillings. He recalls counting 80 hammer blows on a single gold piece, noting intervals when strokes occurred in rapid groups. The account appears in the New York Times.
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New York Times
Wealthy debts and ancient glass spur scattered curiosities
The piece cites Wadkin’s praised economy and debt avoidance, mentions a rich man, and glances at ancient glass in the British Museum. It also notes toad secretions for shin gles in South America, the sweet pea’s Sicily origins, and planting tips tied to spring sail timing. Professor Forber speculates on the Nile’s cataract horsepower.
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Sicily
Ceylon
Caddie Quip Sparks Laughs At Tee Line
A playful exchange between Brook lyn Lite and a golf caddie draws a crowd as spectators trade jokes about finding a caddie only at the tee. The moment captures lighthearted banter during the golf event.
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