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Francesville Tribune

Location

Francesville, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 13, 1918

Page

8

Nocturnal Native Mice and Their Mysterious Nests

A narrator notes native nocturnal mice including white-footed and jumping species in woods and fields. He recounts finding grain caches in the home and storage areas, the thefts from bags and roofing materials, and the use of two small traps after suspciously observed activity.

W. I. Beecroft Boy Scouts

Identified After Two Years in River Skeleton Case

The New York police identified a fully clothed skull and skeleton found in the river by a gold bridge in the upper jaw. A dentist’s chart matched the teeth, a watchman recalled the man known as Sam, and a distinctive shoe with a hole over the big toe joint aided recognition. The sister’s handkerchief confirmed identity. the man had fallen in drunkenly about two years earlier.

New York

Plants Turn Into Pests In New Locales

KE. FP. Andrews cites the Tapan honeysuckle that spread from the southeastern United States as a garden vine to a formidable invasive causing dense thickets and killing native vegetation. It can smother green growth across wild flower habitats, leaving leafless skeletons and large dead haw trees in its deadly mesh.

Andrews United States

First Paper Mill Origins and Inventions

The first paper mill in the United States started by William Bradford at Germantown Pennsylvania in 1690 known as the Rittenhouse mill. The first paper-making machine was invented in 1799 by Louis Robert a Frenchman. Historic attribution also mentions Tsai Lun in 105 A.D. and Arab diffusion from Samarkand six centuries later.

William Bradford Germantown Rittenhouse Mill Louis Robert T’sai Lun Samarkand

Maidens Laundry and Cleaning Company opens in Logansport

Special announcement states the agency is accepted for Maidens Laundry and Cleaning Company of Logansport with departments in Dry and Steam Cleaning Lace Curtains Carpets Rugs Hat Cleaning and reblocking and fine shoe repairing. Delivery on Thursdays at 11 and return Saturday evening. Hullingers Barber Shop.

Maidens Laundry and Cleaning Company Logansport Hullingers Barber Shop

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Germany America Mallon Department Store Pear Toledo M. M. Maxwell England Great Britain Purina Purina Feed Farmers Elevator Company Chain Sam Samuel P. Colt United States Rubber Company Francesville
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