Mobile woman charged with murder in pond body found
Mrs Mary Goday, her son Willie Green and daughter Theresa Wasserleben are jailed in Mobile County awaiting trial for the murder of Fred Wasserleben, a former Mobile police officer. Police say the husband was killed years earlier, with two other relatives involved in prior deaths and insurance payouts totaling thousands.
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Tien
Ezdy
Mobile
Ala
Mary T. Goday
Willie Green
Theresa Virginia Wasserleben
Fred Waskerleben
Mobile Police Department
The Rush of Business
A stressed stenographer vents on busy men and pointless letters in a crowded office. She mocks male pretensions, cites a luncheon delay as a sign of genuine busyness, and notes the clockwork ritual of formal apologies and pretend productivity. The piece ends with a sharp jab at salary and labor in the clerical world.
FongkLe Reported Food Adulteration Warning
Dr Harvey W Wildy warned about food adulteration and risky mushrooms seen near a meadow. He recalled a boy gathering mushrooms and noting the toadstools were poisonous though the boy claimed they were for safety.
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Harvey W. Wildy
Good Sense and Horse Sense In The Old Parade
A compact reflection on discernment, contrasting fine sense with coarse sense. The speaker notes that true judgment comes from practical understanding, likening it to horse sense that knows when to neigh and act.
The Unexpected Artist in New York
A motorist stops at a cottage and notices a penciled sketch on the table. The woman explains the drawing was by their son, a magazine illustrator living in New York for ten years. The stranger shows praise and asks to meet the boy, learning he is away at school.
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New York
Mrs Blithers Embraces Horse Racing After Reading About It
In a humorous exchange Mrs Blithers admits she now approves of horse racing after reading about it and noting horse welfare. She observes race owners scrapping underperforming horses rather than whipping them, sparking Blithers’ astonishment at the shift in opinion.
Desperate Woman Ends Tragic String With Dramatic Escape
A distraught woman, her hair in disorder and face flush, delivers a violent monologue as she dismisses her lover and declares they part forever. After emotional torment and social injury she performs a final act, removing her new shoe in a fatal gesture, ending the scene with a sense of tragic finality.
Banquet Speaker Sniffs Time Limit Breaks Note
At the banquet last night Sniggsley spoke for an hour and three quarters. The crowd wondered how he found enough to fill that time. He did not say much, but with his wife absent, some thought he would waste the chance if he stopped early.
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Sniggsley
Always a Victim Scoop in News Lingo
A dialogue explains the meaning of being scooped in news. Willie asks about the phrase while noting their janitor is often scooped when the weather turns cold. Papa clarifies that scooped means missing or hearing news after others.
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Papa
Willie
Wild Silk Worms Across the World in History and Marvels
Harper's Weekly notes the Chinese discovery of silk and its spread worldwide. It mentions wild silk worms in Central America with two foot nests, and a Central American silk spider, arana de soda, carrying silk on its back. It cites Tegucigalpa sending six pounds of silk to England years ago and handkerchiefs rivaling silk in strength and texture.
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Rome
Julius Caesar
Aurelian
Central America
Tegucigalpa
England
Harper’s Weekly
Saving Money and a Daughter’s Elopement Plan
A father reflects on his daughter’s elopement plans and the frugal approach to a wedding. He accepts the situation with tired hope, noting the affair would be a inexpensive ceremony.
Housewarming Plans Mentioned in Casual Exchange
In a brief exchange, residents discuss moving into a new home and planning a housewarming. One speaker suggests asking the landlord to speak with the janitor, signaling practical steps toward settling in.
Awful Moment Reveals Lion Hunter Exchange
A quirky dialogue captures a tense moment as a hunter recalls facing a lion. The scientist responds with a dry remark about the creature appearing to inspect him for a pure food label, highlighting dark humor amid danger.
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Hin
Bucking Horses of the West Show raw horseman’s art
An Ameri can Magazine piece describes western horses and their riders with vivid detail. It explains how a bucking horse signals the start with spur or quirt and how the horse leaps, spins, and lands, sending the rider high and backward before switching direction and returning to earth in a westward orientation.
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Mr. Jacobs
Equivocal exchange on betting past and present intensities
A brief dialogue shows uncertainty about continuing to gamble on raves. One speaker admits a shift from past betting habits to a perceived improvement or restraint indicating a changed attitude toward future betting behavior.
Foley's Honey and Tac Compound Cures in Every Case
Mr. Jas MecCrery manager of the iSchlitz Hotel in Omaha Nebraska endorses Foley's Honey and Tac Compound claiming it cures in every case. He says he has used it and recommended it to many others who report great relief for throat and lung diseases. Effective for all coughs and colds, for sale by all druggists.
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Jas. MecCrery
Mgr
iSchlitz Hotel
Omaha
Neb
Foley
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J.C. Wallace & Son, Proprietors
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Indiana, Pa
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