A Smooth Swindler Seeks Farm Cash From Banks
A smooth young man, about twenty, used forged signatures to borrow funds across several Indiana banks. He attempted to obtain 7900 to buy a farm by posing as Thomas Sims while forging signatures and leaving a trail of deposits and withdrawals. Police warn neighboring towns as they pursue the suspect. A Tattooed Soldier joins the army after admission of a chest tattoo set depicting the Lord's Prayer, the Globe insignia, ships, a chicken, a hog, and wild animals. He passed the enlistment exam despite the body art.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort
Naton Bank
Fisher
American National Bank
Farmers Bank
Thomas Simengs
Tefue
Mr. Sims
Muncie
Joseph R. Minney
Joseph A. Benson
Solier
United States
Globe
Mercator
Polly Kills Owl After Parrot Alarm In Nashville
A Nashville blacksmith, Harry Doeling, after hearing his parrot cry for help, chased a nest of an owl from its cage using a rubber hose and killed the owl with the hose while the parrot died soon after. The incident occurred along the Nashville and Sdingburg road near Peoga on a Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polly
Nashville
Harry Doeling
Sdingburg
Peoga
Deeling
Death from blood poisoning linked to facial pimple
Braveville reports Mrs. Alonzo Lewis died in a local hospital from blood poisoning after picking a facial pimple with an unclean needle. Anderson notes Mrs. Efe Ashe, keeper of a boarding house, arrested on a charge of operating a blind tiger over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braveville
Alonzo Lewis
Anderson
Efe Ashe
Farmer Gilbert Dies After Drinking Poison
Horace Gilbert a farmer in Renaselaer Aug 21 committed suicide by poison after lenders planned to levy on his cows for a mortgage. The death occurred on his farm with a constable present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Renaselaer
Horace Gilbert
Gilbert
Cement Poisoning Reported at Wittinma Dam Plant
Bedford Aug 21. An employee at the Wittinma dam of the Southern Indians Power Company reports a malady described as cement poisoning by the attending physician.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Wittinma
Southern Indians Power Company
Physiciea
Robber Holds Up Big Four Station in Covington
In Covington Indiana Aug 21 a highwayman wearing no mask robbed the Big Four station. He forced the night agent Ben Merryman to surrender cash and took $23 from Wallie Myers $34 from the drawer and $6.50 from the fleckt agent. Warren Myers grappled with the robber but fled after a shot. Hubert Howard was captured asleep under a tree with two revolvers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covington
Ind
Ben
Merryman
Smith
Veedersburg
Wallie
Warren Myers
Myers
Wallie Myers
Fleokt
Kerr
DeHaven and Peck
Buggy Driver Drowns in Tippecanoe River
Rochester reports Thomas Rush aged 70 drowned Sunday afternoon when his horse and buggy slipped near the road edge into the Tippecanoe river. The road was flooded and Rush fell with the vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
Thomas Rush
Tippecanoe River
Indiana News In Brief Highlights Local Disputes and Disasters
Shelbyville hosts divorce filing by James M Wynn against Maude M Wynn after three years of marriage. Sudden cases include Lorraine Smith strangled while sleeping in Bloomington. coroner cites nightmare or epileptic fit. French Lick fire destroys Thomas Taggart property with $150 furniture coverage. Hammond searches for mysterious woman linked to John Mersman’s death. Brazil lightning damages home and telephones. three hundred lines out. Muncie Modern Woodmen to award prizes at state log rolling event in McCullough Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rusbyilie
Cora B. Hardwick
John Hardwick
S. & C. Traction Company
Hardwick
Bloomington
Lorraine Smith
French Lick
Thomas Taggart
George Miller
Hammond
West Hammond
John Mersman
Mersman
St. Margaret's Hospital
Greensburg
John Chandler
Bertha Fuller
Sandusky
Terre Haute
Lucile Snoody
Harvey Hutchinson
Rum
Paris
W. L. Spoody
Brazil
Robert Neal
America
McCulloth
Park
Dishes and Pantry Tips for Emergency Housekeeping
A homemaker can stock a store room with simple, lasting foods to impress guests and ease meals. Suggestions include a dated fruit cake recipe, sardine sandwiches, miniature cheeses with condiments, shelf ready ice cream sauces, coconut salmon salad, and quick pea tomato salads for informal company.
Peanut Recipes From A Historic Kitchen Guide
A fragmented vintage guide shares peanut usage ideas. It suggests peanut bread fillings, sandwich spreads with creamed butter, and salads with cabbage or lettuce and French dressing. It includes a peanut nougat and peanut candy recipe with sugar, salt, and nuts, hints of texture and steps.
Grinchy Grumbler Attends Turbulent Town Affair
The Kansas City Star sketchily notes a noisy gathering with dust clouds as horses stomped in a dusty venue. A wrinkled necked statesman, a boisterous band, dubious fried toads, and a tent vendor crowd the scene as locals grumble about the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Torplaville
Kansas City Star
Burroughs Brothers Fox Hunt Sale Sparks Tale
John Burroughs and his brother Eden hunted in the Catskills at Hobart. Eden shot the fox and earned five dollars for the hunt. Eden boasted, then John revealed he sold a magazine story about the hunt for seventy five dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Burroughs
Eden Burroughs
Catskills
Hobart
Eden
Nimrod
Slabeides
John
Case of Mistaken Identity Humpty Dumpty Quip
A flaxen-haired girl stops President in Washington afternoon walk and declares I know who you are The girl teases and claims he is Humpty Dumpty provoking a lighthearted exchange reflecting a playful moment from Popular Magazine
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art
Washington
Popular
Ae to Kissing exchange sparks microbial doubt
Dialogue between Jack and Gwen ponders if kisses carry microbes with Gwen jokingly inviting a search for truth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Gwen
Fat Woman Sits on Little Plano Stool
A description of a stout woman perched on a small plano stool shows a curious, humorous scene. The fragment hints at showcasing oddities in daily life and human proportions.
Wine Doctor Advocates Postum For Convalescents
A physician recounts substituting Postum for coffee in his own family five years ago and then prescribing it to patients. He notes tea is harmful and reports strong store interest, claiming the beverage aids digestion and nervous symptoms.
Mother’s Lingual Attainment Attracts City Mothers
City mothers in Kon san Kansas recall a boy whose mother recites dialect stories with charm. The child boasts that his mother can speak two languages, white and colored, provoking curiosity among peers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Konsan
Kan
Two Epigrams From Lip Pincott Quotation Notes
A compact fragment notes two epigrams quoting Lip pincott. The first compares a young man’s eye to a peach and the second suggests harping on a subject provokes a harpy more than a harpist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lippincott's
Why does that doctor's wife call her husband duckie
A playful exchange centers on a doctor's nickname and a pun about a duck. The mother of the joke asks why the wife calls him duckie and a punchline suggests affectionate wordplay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duckie
Cures Burns and Cuts Carbolisyle Adclaims Quick Relief
An old advertisement markets Cole's Carbolisyle as a fast pain stopper for burns and cuts. It contrasts with weaker blue solutions and promotes Red Cross Ball Blue as the blue that is truly blue. The copy humorously notes that catching a husband is easier than uncatching him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cole
Also Mentioned on This Page
BANKS
Other
Indiana News
Tipton
Oliver Brown
Kokomo
Bertha Lee Clouser
Zionsville
Alva Shelburne
Shelbyville
James M. Wynn
Maude M. Wynn
William P. Duffy
Indianapolis
W. A. Lewis
Edwood
State Board of Accounts
Huck
Greenfield
E. W. Chubb
Ohio University
H. W
Ays
nTai O
Doan
Nebraska
H. Bixler
Ened Seca Gordon
Neb
Avery Way
Axy Drug Store
Armas
Deely
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!