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Newspaper
Hedrick Journal
Location
Hedrick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1892
Page
2
Fragments from a local column list visits and family news in Martinsburg and nearby towns. Mentions of attendees at gatherings, births, illnesses, and services, plus biting editorial on the Borden murder case and a Wall River crime note. Local figures named include Mrs. Richardson, Miss Mowery, and Schweinfurth.
A young man tried to scare Jim as he walked with a satchel, but a sudden blow failed and two strangers restrained the prankster. Jim proved not a robber, and the assailant was released after the scare. The incident ends with lessons about misjudged jokes in Detroit.
A Globe Democrat note recounts Pocahontas Smith a feared figure in Cheyenne bars who taunted a young Hoosier and taught him to dance by firing at his feet. After injuring the dancer, Pocahontas extorted a $20 gold piece and escaped town with a mule. The piece also explains the origin of the word canard tracing its use to sensational European hoaxes and the famous duck story ever since.
In Glasgow a lecture on marriage drew a joke when a man recounted kissing his wife after years of marriage and hearing her ask what had gone wrong. The tale echoed a Boston Globe-printed quip about seaside friends sharing their happiness from afar.
ADDITION LOCA Mrs and Miss Gillet of Abingdon were in the city yesterday. J M Johnson and James Caldwell of Abingdon were Hedrick visitors Sunday. Jacob Lindsay is building an addition to his residence and putting in a good cellar. J N MeIlvoy and family will occupy Dr Weller s new house on Second and East streets. C E H Payton s new house on Park street will soon be ready for him. J W Betts new house on West Third street is nearly vesty for plasterers. Several strangers have been in Hedrick this week inquiring for land. If you want to sell advertise or put your property in the hands of an agent John Guuden and John Slabach of Amish and P J Miller and J Swartzenbruber of Monitor Kansas were in the city on business this morning.
The Iowa Central Railway announces two harvest excursion dates on Tuesday August 30 and Thursday September 27. Tickets will be sold at stated rates to destinations across Northwestern Iowa Minnesota the Dakotas Montana Arkansas Indian Territory Oklahoma Missouri Kansas Nebraska Colorado Wyoming Utah New Mexico Tennessee Mississippi Alabama Louisiana and Texas as well as Kansas City and St Joseph Missouri. For rates and details contact local agents.
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