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Newspaper
Greencastle Star
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1881
Page
7
In rustic speech the speaker notes Dan'l is lame Peter White is bald Dinah Rock and Aunt Chip are present as they await their summons. Trustee Pullback warns the order will soon require them to carry their baggage home.
Nancy and Calvin Ketchum find a large leather wallet by Spinner's brook during the fair and debate ownership. The wallet contains bills and prompts questions of rightful possession. They consider showing it to a lawyer or minister, while hoping the rightful owner claims it.
Nancy Ketchum discovers a lost pocket-book offering reward and reports it to lawyer Julius Sharp. Calvin is arrested when the note triggers a police investigation into the missing five hundred dollars and ensuing family dispute over the money.
Nancy testifies in a case against Calvin with persistence while Lawyer Sharp questions witnesses. The examination reveals Calvin’s innocence, the pocket-book is returned, Nancy receives fifty dollars, and the case is dismissed as the couple walks home together.
Miss Una C. Pearson, infant daughter of John and Ella Pearson, born Monday Jan 31 1881, inspires a flood of gifts from frontiersmen miners business men and townspeople in Durango Colorado. The Record notes many neighbors presented items from toys to coal and even a pony with a side saddle, marking a unique welcome to Durango’s first baby.
A man recently released from imprisonment drifts through multiple Boston depots in a night, asking for trips to West Newton. Officers correct him and steer him to the proper Boston and Maine depot. He repeats his attempts at Haverhill Street and Skymarket Square, finally realizing the mix up. The episode ends with the man insisting the depots are all run by Boss'n Maire.
Long Star Ranch near Colorado Springs records 63 black sheep and lambs, a coyote killed a ewe and two lambs, while the remaining wool turned white from fear, boosting value. A raft of social notes include a San Francisco banker fraud tale, a Columbus hotel bill suit, and Mrs Estra Marshall’s $500 druggist remedy.
A jumbled mosaic of notices and stories recalls Mrs Susanna Asmus cured by St Jacobs Oil, a drowning on a St Louis wharf, Prickly Ash Bitters ads, Franklin Protective Association schemes, Parker's Fair Balsam for hair, a Chicago youth’s love sickness death, and a drug store vignette featuring Swayne’s Ointment and a local receipt offer.
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad adds room cars offering wash ing, bathing, lounging and sleeping facilities in suites for families or traveling parties. They provide first class hotel comforts at no extra cost, urging readers to book via the Burlington Route for travel West.
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