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Newspaper
Greencastle Star
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1881
Page
3
The column reminds readers it does not endorse correspondent opinions but provides space for neighborhood views. The Stak invites newsy contributions from county residents to publish local notes and news.
The column records a family spat between John Bolton and Joseph Lee with claims of insult, plus a stream of village items: moves, sickness, church services, baptisms, funerals, school terms, farming notes, and local business chatter across Mt Meridian Bainbridge and Greencastle areas.
A 12 year convict spills from a jailed train escape and forgery ring after a failed pension fraud. McKee Rankin era on stage ends in divorce and jealous rivalries, with Miss Randolph replacing Rankin’s wife on stage. Also notes a German aristocrat rider, cures claimed by a Philadelphia healer, a teen Indy romance tragedy, and health products amid sensational blurbs.
A promise of a new Piscopia newspaper last month ends with the editor facing a stock attachment for debt from a barkeeper before the first edition was completed. The editor warned the paper could be his own funeral as he pondered the uncertain life of a start-up publisher.
A compilation of sensational health claims and sensational ads from period newspapers. It highlights humorous doctor quips about bitters and tonics, sham health endorsements by marketers, a murder plot in Arkansas, warnings against excess alcohol, and various nostrums like Parker’s Ginger Tonic Malt Bitters and Lydia E Pinkham’s Compound praised by vendors and customers. It notes sensational anecdotes and traveler offers from the Burlington route.
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