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Newspaper
Greencastle Star
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1881
Page
4
Dover Democrat reports George Wilson known as the frog man died in Strafford after swallowing a frog alive last July. He reportedly trained himself to swallow living animals including snakes and frogs, suffering stomach illness before death. Authorities link his death to the frog ingestion.
A fire at the St Louis Smelting and Refining Company destroyed the plant after a cupola burst. Engineer John Williams was caught in molten lead, tripping over a wire while fleeing, and was engulfed as rescuers failed to reach him before the building collapsed.
Dr Swan reports a West Henrietta woman swallowed a minute minnow years ago after a brook drinking trip at Portage. Emesis released a live three and a half inch fish after which it survived thirty minutes in water. The doctor cannot fully explain the phenomenon and notes the subject prefers anonymity.
Mary Stover consumed strychnine and, during her agony, a poodle licked her lips and died from the poison. She is expected to recover. Meanwhile Lewis Mosier, former cashier at the Louisville New Albany and Chicago railroad freight office in Lafayette, has been arrested for embezzling 1061 dollars.
In the French Senate a bill to destroy noxious insects and protect birds is opposed by Dr Tesselin of Lille as impractical. He cites Sir John Lubbock on insects and insists birds rely on both good and bad insects. The piece also notes Dr Guysett's Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla and a separate incident in Killsboro NC where a colored man was expelled from church for reporting theft.
A block of advertisements extols Dr Guysett Yellow Dock and Sarsaparino for blood and liver cures, touts various tonics such as Scovill’s Blood and Liver Syrup and Wistar’s Balsam of Wild Cherry, and promotes Henry’s Carbolic Salve and Dr Mott’s Liver Pills. Personal testimonial claims Dr. WM Hall’s Balsam cured consumption.
The article details daily cash handling at the Custom House cashier in New York, describing entry, counting, and security measures. It notes the precise system for tallying gold, silver, and notes, daily transfers of up to twenty thousand dollars in gold, armed guards, and the reputation for exactness. It also covers counterfeit detection methods and common fraud schemes observed by tellers, with emphasis on the cashier James Hofman and the office’s pivotal role in public finance.
A poetic reflection on life and afterlife as the speaker gazes toward a celestial book. The verse contemplates divine guidance, judgment, and a hopeful awakening to a brighter sphere where the shepherd leads souls beyond earthly duty. Woman author Mrs. O. B. Hewett signs the frosted meditation.
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