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Newspaper
Greencastle Star
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1881
Page
6
The article discusses a Brown County gold find amid historic searches, warns of a currency muting scam using stamped coins, notes Upp date of a weather forecast by Venxson predicting a cold start to November 1881 with late warmth and possible early winter disturbances, and mentions Indiana election eligibility for women and a Farm Herd and Home sample.
The piece notes probable mid month warmth and autumnlike weather echoing 1877. It highlights a Supreme Court decision deeming billiards and pool where the loser pays as gambling, making table owners liable under gambling laws. It suggests youths may switch to chequers or croquet to avoid loss.
The Times reports Republicans winning majorities in several states with Democrats retaining control in others, noting gains in Wisconsin and Minnesota while Pennsylvania and Maryland show Republican or Democratic leads. It also recounts a court scene where a typoed remark from a man sentenced to hang is described with calm gratitude.
A reflective piece from Greencastle Pennsylvania recounts inner struggle and faith in Christ amid temptations. It combines verse on moral resolve with a newsy anecdote about Presbyterians debating dancing, elopement tales, twin misunderstandings, and the enduring Book of Mormon manuscript in David Whitmer’s possession.
Obituary notes the death of 93-year-old Mrs. Nancy Brown at Mr. Collins residence near Brick Chapel. Greencastle seeks manufacturing investment with a new Republican paper The Times to be led by Mr. Neff. Local horticulture meeting set at West College, and Frank G. Gilmore returns to open a store in the Allen Block. A fire at a ward school and a push to promote The Star as the county’s home paper are reported alongside market quotes from Indiana and Chicago news.
A Meridian Mississippi woman has given birth to fourteen children in thirteen years, six pairs of twins among them. The 64 year old father is reported to have thirty seven living children. The claim appears in the period’s local notices and reflects sensational counts from the era.
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