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Newspaper
Greencastle Star
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1880
Page
3
The Star notes a brewing political pot in city and county matters. A petit larceny charge against Joseph Allee was dismissed. Local social items include Mr and Mrs James Detrick returning from the West and Elder Treat’s August fifth Sunday meeting. A census anecdote recounts a girl mistaking a census taker for a book agent.
Tue Soar lists fair dates for 1880 with starts in Indiana towns. Ind State fair starts Sept 27 in Indianapolis. Greencastle Sept 6. Brick Chapel Sept 14. Floyd Township Sept 7. Russellville Union Aug 25. Crawfordsville Sept 6. Lafayette Aug 30. Terre Haute Sept 14. New Ross Aug 14. Thorntown Sept 20.
Capt J B Rodgers schooner James Andrews faced a severe Sabine squall losing a jib and center-board then survived by seamanship. The voyage through a turtle field and jumping Spanish mackerel puzzled the captain. In Parkersburg a ten year old saved a drowning friend, risking his life twice.
Fishermen found the decomposed body of Julia Still a middle aged woman who lived alone in the Shawangunk mountains near Port Jervis. She likely died days earlier possibly from a sudden illness while gathering whortleberries. She had a life of solitude and hid from visitors, having once worked as a farm servant. Her reasons for hermit life remain unknown.
A Pittsburgh student at the Normal School suffered a serious accident while styling her bangs. A hot slate pencil slipped under an eyelid injuring the eyeball and risking sight. The incident draws sympathy for the young woman pursuing teaching.
B W Butterfield reports two young children aged two and four were poisoned today after eating nightshade berries at Brooklys Inn. Medical aid was promptly provided and both remain in serious condition.
A New York paper warns against heavy ear ornaments as beautification harms the ear. It cites a case of Minnie Westefield, 16 months, who died after ear piercing and notes erysipelas risk. The piece also mentions a Pennsylvania swindle selling boxes of “electric light” containing borax, and reviews cures for rheumatism and nervous debility with various patent remedies.
A Scientific American notice highlights how factory ads for skilled workmen yield far fewer replies than clerk positions. It argues clerks and bookkeepers flood cities while skilled trades offer better long term prospects, urging youths to pursue practical, productive labor over desk jobs.
The piece warns that early newspaper work drains energy and harms health. It cites editors and writers who burned out, suffered illness, or died from overwork. It contrasts the glamour with the demanding schedule and urges youths to pursue steadier trades for longevity.
Rev Dr Fowler recounts a tale of two eminent ministers in a church. One intrudes to preach in place of the other and openly steals the sermon from beneath the pulpit, delivering it verbatim to the astonished audience.
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