Fragmentary crime scene notes from 19th century report
A garbled OCR page recounts a violent event involving Mrs Eliza, a neighbour, and a prisoner tied to a steamboat dispute. Witnesses describe attempts to aid and a man using tools during the incident. The fragmented text references Breen, Pauline, and Edward H. Kruse amid chaotic details.
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Edward H. Kruse
White top plant yields strong silky fiber for trial
In Comnéraville on December 22 observers note white top weed yields a strong silky fiber from weathered stems. Mrs. Nancy Mackleman collected samples and spun threads rivaling linen in smoothness and strength. Farmers plan to seek assessment by the agricultural extension department of Purdue University.
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Harrisburg
Agricultural Extension Department
Purdie University
Woman Sals? No. (Cannot determine)
Ernest Hays of Jasper, age 42, was killed by a moving Pennsylvania suburban train east of New Albany. A Sunday cart found a saddle on the engine pilot near Sultcare, then a body was discovered as the train reached the city from Louisville. Hays left a widow and one child. He had worked in Huntingburg and may have been walking from Jeffersonville toward New Albany when struck.
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Ernest Hays
Jasper
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Thi City
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Birdseye
Huntingburg
Jeffersonville
Indiana News In Brief Compact Distract and Death Reports
Logansport a sixty year old man Verne Tucker was killed by a westbound Wabash train at Seventeenth Street crossing. Danville druggist John Neuville paid a 10.25 dollar fine for leaving his store in charge of an unregistered pharmacist. Brazzil Harvey Sweet eighteen lost his right hand at a packing house. Patoka Samuel Huffman severely injured when quail hunters shot into a corn field where he husked corn. twelve shot lodged in his face and head. Brookville Sheriff Cook sent Floyd Mullin to state reformatory for ten to twenty years burglary. two more burglary charges and a horse stealing charge stand. Gary H. B. Tuthill of Michigan City ill so unable to preside at Patterson impeachment trial. M. Greenlee asked to sit as judge. Rushville Elizabeth Bennet and Ed Beer nearly died after inhaling fumes while attempting to kill cockroaches with Ralphuric acid and potassium cyanide. Terre Haute Charles Gainey, twenty, fell two hundred feet in West Terre Haute mine shaft. died hours later. His body sent to Elliston Greene County. Gary city council redistricted to nine wards, adding four aldermen. mayor and city engineer removed from board of works. three members to serve with $1,290 January. Anderson Minnie McCandlias reports her husband Martin missing. he reappeared after eighteen years. Jeffersonville only seven jury trials in Clark circuit court term. four homicide related, one civil action.
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Pittsboro
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Harvey Sweet
Patoka
Samuel Huffman
Brookville
Cook
Floyd Mullin
State Reformatory
Mullin
Gary H. B. Tuthill
Michigan City
James A. Patterson
M. Greenlee
Gary
Rushville
Elizabeth Bennet
Ed Beer
Cottage Hotel
fTerre Haute
Charles Gainey
West Terre Haute
Elliston
Greene County
Board of Works
Johnson
Anderson
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Martin McCandlias
McCandliss
Charles W. Brickley
The Power of an Apology in Love and Respect
A reflective essay argues that saying I am sorry dear forgive me is the strongest tool for healing in relationships. It contends apologies foster trust, restore harmony, and have led to many marriages and lasting affection, contrasting male and female attitudes toward admitting fault.
Lesson for Empire Builder Rhodes Meets Firm Transvaal Clerk
A young Rhodes once demanded instant attention from a Johannesburg clerk before the war. The clerk coolly replied that in the republic he served, duty mattered more than rank. Rhodes was silenced by the clerk’s blunt warning that Cape Town discharge orders did not apply there.
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Five Year Old Girl Healed by Cuticura Through Blistering Rash
In 1911 a Maurice, Louisiana girl aged five suffered a ringworm like eruption with watery blisters, itching and sleeplessness. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment per directions, the condition improved within months and the child was fully cured. The ad invites requests for free samples and the 32 page Skin Book from Cuticura, Boston.
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Henry Prins
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Ady
No Place for Poets in the Old Town Joke
A humorous exchange recalls Oliver Goldsmith and a janitor as a tourist asks about the poet. The jab hints that locals demand rent in advance and jokes about the world’s stage where few want to be second fiddle.
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Oliver Goldsmith
Handwriting as a Window to Character and Mental Traits
The article argues handwriting reveals personality through strokes and style. It cites a German scientist linking mind brain and nervous hand action, noting businessmen use distinct strokes unlike artists, musicians, or educators.
His French Not Perfect Cheval Mirror Tale
Cyril Mande recounts Penley’s comic misstep in Brittany. Penley asks for a cheval to the maid, who informs the master that the guest is undressed and wants a horse. He explains cheval means mirror, not horse, in French.
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Cyril Mande
Penley
Britany
Monsieur
Be Punctual Pamphleteer Complimented At Dinner
A guest complains the author of Be Punctual arrived half an hour late for a dinner in Cleveland. The anecdote centers on the delayed arrival and the ensuing response from the host and guests.
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Cleveland
Céater
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