Fighting a Wildcat on a Mountain Road
A New York business traveler recalls a near fatal encounter with a fearsome wildcat in northwestern Pennsylvania. With only a whip butt as defense he drives through dusk as a ferocious beast grips the sleigh a clash follows, blows land, the cat loses its grip, and the sleigh careens before the animal is finally driven away. The account ends with the claim that science says wild animals flee but the witness would circle around any equivalent route to avoid future encounters.
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New York
Pennsylvania
New York Press
Poem Excerpt: I Love You in Brideside Verse
The fragment from Madeline S Bridges appears in Woman's Home Companion praising enduring love and devotion. It uses biblical imagery of a pillar of cloud and fire to describe support through life and at death. The speaker vows comfort and faithfulness to a beloved woman.
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Madeline S. Bridges
County Court News Notes Tax Deadlines and a Domestic Case
Taxpayers rush to the county treasurer Luke as the payment deadline without penalty nears. Dora Edwards of Melcott seeks separation from Joseph claiming domestic violence, with the case to be heard in the current court term.
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Luke
Dora Edwards
Melcott
Joseph
A Sleepy Theft Defense Ends With Return of Goods
In a Mississippi tale from the petbag era a man testifies he was robbed of watch and money by a colored servant. The local justice rules the thief must return the items in his sleep state, while Julius actually hands back the property after the awkward verdict, resolving the case.
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Mississippi
Pittsburg
Julius Dan
Iron City
Julius
Cordin
Philadelphia Press
First National Gold Mining Co Stock Offer Cripple Creek Ad
The First National Gold Mining Co operates in Cripple Creek Colorado and offers stock via J A Lindley of Covington Indiana. Cripple Creek output for 1900 reached 35 million dollars, dominating world gold production. The board set a second treasury allotment and raised price to two cents per share, with a May first deadline to sell at original one cent before rising to two dollars per 100 shares.
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Copany
Cripple Creek
Colorado
J. A. Lindley
Covington
Ind
Klondike
Rand
South Africa
Treasury
Lindley
Mrs Morse Enjoys Telephone Talk At Home
Mrs Morse celebrates her new home telephone after three days of use. She loves talking with her husband in his office and notes the day feels shorter when she can hear from him. He jokes about her busy housework and aprons before she answers.
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George
Flags at Capitol Costly Daily Maintenance
The article notes two small flags on the capitol’s east and west fronts, each about three yards long, cost $100 yearly to replace due to daily wear from wind. Flags are darned daily and may be repaired two or three times on windy days, but fine wool flecks blow away and vanish.
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Capitol
Pittsburg Dispatch
Dade of 1770 Described as Whitehaven Macaroni
A 1770 newspaper notes a mac aroni appearing in Whitehaven assembly rooms in mixed silk coat pink satin waistcoat breeches with silk net stockings pink satin shoes large pearl buttons a mushroom colored stock and hair piled high with pearl pins in a display of fashionable extravagance.
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Whitehaven
Lucky Jones and Insurance Policy Death Mystery
A dialogue notes a man who took out a 1000 pound life policy and died six days before a company failed. Another exchange questions Thompson’s affairs after a failure and when he will resume. A third line mentions credits not expected and a tidbit about the ancient Mexicans and Polynesian languages.
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Jones
Exchange
Roberts
Thompson
Peters
Harlem
Church Notes and Local Church Events Digest
The column lists upcoming church activities including the W C T U meeting with Mrs. Frank Allen, Rev Henson preaching at the Baptist church, a Stone Bluff Ladies' Aid entertainment, an Epworth League May party, and Baptist Ladies' Aid Society officers. It also reports Rev S H Lewis returning from Taloca Street revival with about 25 conversions, and Veedersburg M E church revival closure with eleven new members.
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The
Ladies’ Aid Society of
Stone Bluff
U. B
S. H. Lewis
Tacola Sr
Fountain county Sunday School Council to Meet at Veedersburg
The Sunday school council of Fountain county will hold its annual meeting at the Presbyterian church in Veedersburg. Officers and two delegates from each township and the county are expected. The meeting starts at 9 30 in the morning and will be led by Rev. John Carman.
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Fountain County
Presbyterian Church
Veedersburg
John Carman
County Board of Education
Revival services and local notices at Attica and Danville
Revival services began at the little brick meeting house with Bert Ellmore and Will W. Taylor leading gospel efforts. The week featured Frank Cline and Oscar Russell in charge, with aims to grow church membership. Also noted were a small wedding at the Peters home, burglaries in Attica, Vickery’s Place reopening, plans to elect a truancy officer, and a horse and buggy loss near Soldier's Home in Danville.
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Bert Ellmore
Will W. Taylor
Frank Cline
Oscar Russell
Indianapolis
Sale of 170 acre farm near this place to Illinois buyer
The 170 acre James W. Dickens farm, three miles east, was sold to Melissa A. Allen of Vermilion County Illinois. The deal closed Wednesday by Attorney L P Little and A E Stephens. Consideration 10500. Her son will take possession around January first.
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James W. Dicken
Melissas A. Allen
Vermillion County
Illinois
L. P. Little
A. E. Stephens
Beatty’s Berry Plants Ready for Setting Out
Early and late varieties carefully selected strawberry plants for sale. A few plants of very best varieties available. 8-Hw. E. D. Donaldson. Abstracts at Title promptly furnished by O. S. Doveias.
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Beatty’s
E. D. Donaldson
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