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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1894
Page
3
A retired detective narrates a detective tale where Mrs Jeffries is found dead in her bed. Suspects include a dismissed servant and a quarrelsome nephew. Kitty Peasee aids the investigation by tracing a black cloth fragment and a matching button, linking the nephew to the crime and guiding covert rooftop surveillance.
In a London Tit-Bits long narrative, Kitty exposes Mrs Mull as the killer of old Mrs Jeffries to aid her nephew’s inheritance. The detective narrator, moved by the crime, leaves the field. Kitty and he run a small hotel. A Detroit Free Press joke follows about a flier troupe.
A famed writer complains of a tough beefsteak at a restaurant. The waiting staffer sighs, saying he had hoped for originality from the famed man, but the remark mirrors the ordinary refrain heard from many others.
A March 1882 Boston agreement transfers the body of Henry Bayles Grahame to Robert J. Bedwin for disposal within 24 hours of death for five hundred dollars. Grahame, a once-poor dry goods clerk, later recounts he recovered and prospered, while Bedwin, a medical student with dissection interest, remains fixated on Grahame’s death. Grahame plans to challenge or void the deal, seeking possible cremation instead. The piece ends with an advertisement for Olive Blossom tonic.
H G Prout in Scribner s outlines English passenger car standards. First class has four compartments for six, with comfortable arm rests and ample space. Second and third classes have five or ten compartments with tighter seating and less upholstering. Exceptions exist for short trips. T. F. Anthony touts Mystic Cure for rheumatism sold by Herrick Bros in Indiana Pa. June 10, 1895.
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