Fragmented Phraseette Recounts Guard and Brother Mention
A fragmentary note references a brother, a guard, and a Mrs Ellza amid unclear lines. The text hints at a scene with eyes described and attempts to aid, but lacks coherent context or identifiable events.
Farmers Test Flax Threads From Weathered Walte Plant
At Connersville December 22 a report from near Harrisburg describes flax-like threads spun from tough fibers of a Walte plant. Nancy Mackleman gathered the material, showing strong silky skins after exposure. Purdue extension may examine the project for agricultural use. Ernest Hays, 42, of Jagper, killed by a Pennsylvania suburban train near New Albany. body found on locomotive pilot. He leaves a widow and child in Birds Eye Indiana.
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Ind
Huntingburg
Jeffersonville
Indiana News in Brief from Logansport and Nearby
A series of brief Indiana items report a Logansport man killed by a westbound Wabash passenger train at Seventeenth Street. Other notes include a Pittsboro druggist fined 10.25 dollars, an eighteen year old hand amputated at a packing house, a Patoka farmer and a hunting accident, a Brookville prisoner sent to the state reformatory for burglary, a Gary impeachment trial postponement, a near-fatal acid and cyanide incident at a cottage hotel, a West Terre Haute mine fatality, Patoka burial details, and Gary redistricting increasing wards and aldermen on the city council.
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Logansport
Verne Tucker
Seventeenth Street
Nanville
John Nenville
Pittsboro
Mot
Brazil
Harvey Sweet
Patoka
Samuel Huffman
Brookville
Cook
Floyd Mullin
State Reformatory
Mullin
Gary
H. B. Tuthill
Michigan
James A. Patterson
F. M. Greenlee
Rushville
Elizabeth Bennet
Ed Beer
Cottage Hotel
Terre Haute
Charles Gainey
Lower Vein
West Terres Haute
Elliston
Greene County
Board of Works
Johnson
Apology as a Virtue in Love and Morality
A reflection on the power of saying I am sorry dear forgive me in relationships. The author argues apologies show humility and justice, urging men to heal wounds by sincere remorse. The piece cites Love Making as a Fine Art and praises apologies for strengthening families, friendships, and marriages.
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Harper & Broa
Handwriting Reflects Mind and Character Says Scholar
A discussion on handwriting argues that script forms reveal mental and physical traits. The piece cites observations that people with similar writing share traits and that handwriting mirrors nervous energy and temperament across professions. It notes a German scientist linking mind action to brain and hand movement changes.
Penley’s French Mishap Turns on a Horse Word
Cyril Maude recounts how W. B. Penley stayed at a Brittany country house and asked in French for a horse. A maid misinterpreted him, causing laughter as Penley explains he meant cheval Blase at home, using the Freni word for ailr.
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Cyril Maude
Penley
Britany
Empire Builder Rhodes Learns Humility in Transvaal Clerk Tale
In Johannesburg before the war Cecil Rhodes pressed a German Transvaal clerk for instant attention. The clerk coolly replied that discharge in Cape Town is common, but reminded Rhodes this is a republic and not Cape Town. The exchange highlights Rhodes’s arrogance and the clerk’s steadfast duty.
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Cecil
Rhodes
Transvaal
Johannesburg
Cape Town
Republic
Cure Cited for Ringworm Like Eruption in Child
A Maurice Louisiana family describes a spring 1911 skin eruption on their five year old daughter misdiagnosed as ringworm. They report immediate relief and eventual complete cure after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment per directions, noting school avoidance during worst days. The advertisement promotes Cuticura products with a free 32 page Skin Book and a sample offer from Boston.
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Maurice
Henry Prins
Dept. L
Boston
No Place for Poeta in the City Narratives
A tourist asks about Oliver Goldsmith’s supposed residence and a janitor replies with a wary, comic exchange. The dialogue pivots on memory, rent demands, and a broader riff that the world spins yet leaves many without their due share.
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Poeta
Oliver Goldsmith
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