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Newspaper
Galveston Leader
Location
Galveston, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1914
Page
8
George Schoonover of Columbus has eaten glass carpet tacks and knife blades for years with no ill effects until a recent large pork and beans meal. He grew seriously ill and was sent to the poor asylum after begging for admission. Police and heads of the asylum report his dangerous diet.
At the Atetzger farm north of the city a public sale of Dunkards leftovers from their national convention raised funds for the meeting. Items included tinware, iron piping, several thousand feet of lumber, 700 fence posts, 25 buckets of apple butter, 100 grain sacks and muslin. Receipts exceeded expectations.
A group traveling from Woodward Iowa to Lafayette Iowa encountered a swarm of bees west of faces city. Occupants reportedly were stung multiple times and required medical attention after the attack ended. Local reports note the bees settled on the automobile for about half an hour before dispersing.
Fragmentary OCR text describes a scene with bodies and rooms in a building. Names and places are unclear due to garbled characters. The readable bits hint at an escape or struggle and mention chambers and a body found in a panic or collapse. The content is incomplete and lacks coherent narrative.
Cambridge City Lewis W. Cranor president of the first National Bank of Dublin is badly bruised and his wife injured in an automobile accident near Peru. A car five miles from Peru caught fire and burned, with a $1,500 loss. In Columbus Archie Gross ran a touring car into a ditch to avoid Wilamscheidt Jr. near Flix City. In Jeffersonville Milton Harmon sues Thomas Monmooth for $50,000 alleged alienation of wife. Police raid a hotel in Milton Myers and confiscate whisky. Meers pleads guilty to illegal sale, costs paid. In Brazil a baptismal event occurs at Sunita’s bar on White River where thirty-eight candidates are baptized. In Louisville a court matter arises involving Carrs interests. In Indianapolis lawyers’ fees are discussed in a case about two clients. Mrs Stilwell and Mrs. Stilwell’s delegation prepare to attend a General Federation meeting in Chicago. Evansville George E. Lee arrested on bigamy or Mann Act violation. alleged elopement with a seventeen-year-old girl from Greenville, Kentucky. Petersburg hunting accident leaves Mrs Maggie Conrad with a broken arm. Shelbyville automobile drag results in near-injury when brakes fail and the car stops after hitting a tree root.
Evansville saloon men plan to open on Sundays starting in July after a Saloon Keepers' Association meeting. Clifford T. Curry heads the action committee with Gua Neubling presiding. they accuse Mayor Bosse of tolerating lid clubs without licenses. The plan calls for all saloons to operate Sundays, with arrests and a jury demand in circuit court, hoping public sentiment supports them.
A newly married man arrives home to discover his wife did not bake the biscuits, though he praises the meal. The scene unfolds in a small kitchen as the couple share a first home dinner with buttered biscuits and a joyful, hungry welcome.
The piece notes fashion houses give evocative names to items for affluent buyers. Noted dress models include Well of Leva and Nights mare with other labels like Daggne Esca pade Caprice and Caprices. Accessories also receive names such as Accomplice for a bag and May I Answer for a desk set.
Professor Matruchot cultivated a wild late autumn mushroom to bloom year round in the Paris observatory cellar. The new Trisholoma Nudum is blue with a faint aniseed flavor and is expected to delight chefs and gourmets.
Thomas C. Logan of Philadelphia visits a Chicago restaurant and after reading the menu asks for calf s heart. He questions its tenderness and, upon assurance, orders it hoping for a tender heart. The tale appears in Popular Magazine.
A fragmented historical excerpt argues against pockets for women, listing reasons from natural law to social harmony and chivalry. It blends satirical tone with garbled names and unrelated lines, suggesting a protest or parody on gendered fashion and utility.
garbled lines discuss a Coopercimion address in New York with references to a figure named Chad and George. The text is severely corrupted, making extracting clear events or quotes unreliable. No coherent outcome or dates are discernible from the readable fragments.
A fragmentary, cryptic excerpt suggests a street debate or dialogue with hints of satire. Strange lines mention Mr Brown, a doctor, and a grim view of success ending in the grave, implying a philosophical or fictional scene rather than a clear event.
United States Senator Blair Lee of Martland recalls a summer return to Tennessee where a caravan of mountain residents faced danger. A corral of events ends with news of a fatality and a widow receiving the grim report at her cabin, shaping a somber scene around a riverfront supper.
In a newspaper fragment, four year old Jimmy learns money basics from his mother as they discuss coins and postage. A childhood vignette ends with a reflective line that many chase illusions, only to find them as fireflies.
Fragmented OCR style notes reference a girl and a dog, with garbled phrases about a wedding and odd lines about a bomb and sweetness. The legible parts hint at personal names and a sentimental tone, but details are unreadable and the overall meaning is unclear.
Fragmentary OCR text with no clear event or identifiable names. Unable to extract a coherent news item or factual summary from the provided segment. No verifiable persons, places, or organizations emerge.
The town bulletin notes delays in wage disbursement and cautions workers to expect postponed pay periods. Officials advise patience while payroll processing improves, with reminders of workers’ rights and potential remedies if delays persist.
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