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Newspaper
Greencastle Star
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1880
Page
1
Union Stock Yards reports December 21 receipts of 8 065 head with shipments. market opened slow but quality very good and steady to higher. Prices ranged for various cattle and hog categories with shipping steers at 4.25 to 4.55 and cows and heifers around 4.00 to 4.20, bulls 2.75 to 3.00, light stockers 4.00 to 4.50, and larger lots unchanged at 4.50 to 4.75 for good to choice.
A Hartford Times report outlines a family ruined by opium, detailing Paul Greene his wife and daughter once respected, now paupers. The father and mother sought laudanum to ease pain while the daughter, skilled in music, and the son were drawn into addiction and separation.
A report recalls Swift Runner the North West Territory Indian hanged at Fort Saskatchewan a few days before Christmas for killing and eating nine family members. He guided officers to a cave of bones, delayed by a trap door, and faced a calm execution despite the crowd’s reaction.
A morning blast at J Wischan’s saloon in Zionsville caused about 75 in damages after a bottle of powder was thrown into the room. Reports from several towns detail deaths, accidents, and unusual incidents including a 100 year old death near Crawfordsville, a young woman in Fort Wagon dying after an argument, and a man killed after leaping from a moving freight train near Carson. A miscarriage of forgery charges against John D Nicholas in Indianapolis is noted, along with a man driven to insanity over inheritance rumors in Snetpyvitny Hills and a fatal house fire near Bilcome.
News from Gethelia reports a woman named Brumley killed a burglar who burst in at dusk while her husband was away. She used a chair and broke his neck. the body hung until neighbors were alerted Sunday. The dead man, a traveling peddler, was likely exploiting the absence of Bramley.
A veteran recounts bear duels with a mule and a drunk bear after whiskey rations, a hunter’s bear hunt mark tricks, and a bridal party at a St Louis Justice's office where a substitute groom steps in after a delay.
An ad touts Centaur Leniments as the world’s great pain believing cures for burns wounds weak backs rheumatism in men and sprains galls and lameness in beasts. It claims cheap quick and reliable relief.
An advertisement extols Dr Weldemeyer’s Catarrh Cure claiming it has inoculative affinity for purulent mucoid matter and is absorbed to cure chronic catarrh. It lists testimonials from several New York residents, asserts vaccination-like relief, and offers the cure for sale via Dr Dewy Co with sample prices and a free treatise by post.
Mrs. Hezekiah Wade and her son Oliver were found dead from coal gas in their Summit home after she returned from a Thursday trip with her daughter. The house was sealed, and neighbors reported the husband and son missing since Thursday night.
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