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Newspaper
Greencastle Star
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1880
Page
2
The record shows a fee of one dollar per year and confirmation that the item is entered at the Westottice Greencastle as second class mail matter.
Chester Dixon, a seventeen year old Choctaw, was shot to death by Abner Woods in Atoka after being condemned for murder. The ceremony was quiet and orderly as Dixon accepted his fate and the community carried out Choctaw law without appeal.
From Captain Massie a sorrowful report details a family near Cincinnati Landing six miles west of New Canton, headlined by father Mr Baker, mother, two daughters, and worker Sellers. Sellers shot the mother and elder daughter after refusing marriage, then killed himself. the younger daughter witnessed the events as the coroner's jury heard testimony. The incident caused intense local shock.
Real estate transfers list multiple deeds across Floyd and Jefferson townships with prices from 226 to 2200 dollars. The article then recalls Civil War anecdotes from Peach Orchard Pittsburg Landing and Bull Run involving Michigan and New York troops, cannons, canteens, and a sung shirt-pocket, detailing near-misses and scattered bullets.
The article recounts close calls and injuries from battles at Brandy Station and Pleasant Valley, noting soldiers with dust in eyes, torn stirrups, and tooth loss from bullets. It describes bullets deflected by objects, a sentry’s candle sparing a chest, and a Detroit man wounded five times in ten minutes. It ends with praise for banners, eagles, and the sacred role of colors in German and Allied traditions.
The article recalls how imperial colors are kept in the Kaiser’s ante chamber and only sent to regiments for parade or combat. It tells of Osman Pasha’s forces on Sept 14 1377 seizing the crescent standard at a pivotal moment as Russians retreated, highlighting martial spirit and devotion to victory.
A critique compares English and American humor in Punch and The Roman Daily Battle Axe, praising Punch especially for its cartoons and Du Maurier, while noting Nast’s drawings as strong but limited. The piece discusses cultural tastes, the role of politics in satire, and ends with a vignette about Vienna’s censorship and a newspaper’s response.
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