Notable grave robber Rufus Cantrell sparks historic puzzle
A mixed editorial blurbs Rufus Cantrell as a famed but troubling figure in crime history. Everyday items note Louisville and Fort Wayne directories rely on multipliers to estimate populations, while Indiana officials and local ministers discuss public life and social behavior amid scattered anecdotes. A cro wf hodgepodge of city notes and biographical curiosities appears from Chicago to St. Louis.
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Rufus Cantrell
Lafayette Journ
Chicago
Fort Wayne
Fort Weayne
Gilbert
Exposition Commission of
Indiana
Commission
St. Louis
Logansport Journal
Indianapolis
Christ
Richmond
Rockport Journal
WHAT THEY SAY Jim Cleary and Friends Quotations
A collection of quoted voices from figures such as Judge E C Field Rev James Funkhauser and Mayor Bookwaiter. The remarks cover politics law and daily life with playful mishearings and light social satire. Readers note various views on local events weather beer and vacations reflecting early 20th century community life.
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Jim Cleary
E. C. Field
James Funkhauser
Dallas Thorton
Collegeave
George Langudate
Mayor Bookwaiter
K_ of Plodge
C. E. Jeiler
Grand Thia Mornng
Parallel Notes on Waterloo and Gettysburg in Civil War Echoes
A collection of reflections compares the battles of Waterloo and Gettysburg, noting strategic positions at Mont Saint Jean and Cemetery Ridge and the concealment tactics of both sides. The piece links naval influence at Waterloo to Confederate outcomes at Gettysburg, then flows into a sequence of quotes from readers and observers.
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Wellington
Waterloo
Meade
Gettysburg
Mont-Sain-Jean
Cemetery
Cemetery Heights
Mont-Saint-Jean
Napolleon
Soignes
Mephes
Lee
Napoleon
Tha! Navailante
Waterlow
France
England
Europe
Get
Misnomer a pompous woman halted by conductor
A pompous woman tried to alight from a moving car and was detained by the conductor who replied with the usual Stop when the car stops. He retorted to being called a lady and apologized for making mistakes. Lipplacott's, 1
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Eaid
Lipplacott’s
Neighboring chatter on baby name sparks town talk
Local residents joke about a baby whose name remains undecided amid neighborly quips. The Sater family keeps playful silence as voices echo through the block, highlighting small town humor about parenthood and identity.
A Corner for the Women Business Women of Today
Observers note advancing age standards for business women with a shift to 30s and beyond. Women over 30 gain credibility in management, sales, and administration as education and professional roles expand. The piece cites real estate, insurance, retail, and clerical fields embracing mature, independent women.
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Har
New York
Acroman
Nto
Humorous Clergyman Prays Amid Odd House Visit
A Brooklyn Eagle note sketches a Yorkshire minister in a Hearton parish who kneels to pray for a gravely ill patient as a kneeling family offers a bottle. The tale quotes a London dinner reminiscence about jury cross examination with a dental twist and a North Carolina bishop recounting a New York joke about a cat fight.
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Bishop Cheshire
North Carolina
New York
Seryat Variee
Une Dishey
Vance
Mysterious Rock Inscription Draws River Walk Puzzle
While traveling upriver we found a large smooth rock bearing a single message. The line reads Whit are yew going to io after death and continues with a misfit vertikement style phrase about work. The carved text ends with a garbled line suggesting the artist’s intent. Local readers puzzled by the odd inscription.
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Vane Alunge
Deane
Midnight Trade Gone Wrong at Carter's Store
In Chicago News the report recounts two men who swindle a mule owner, stealing a mule and watches during a midnight trade. The owner protests as the thieves repeat their ruse and flee, leaving a dead mule and missing watches amid a tense confrontation.
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Wien
MIUA
Fiat
Ali
Etrand
Mte
Williams
Bork Dud
Jege
Weil
Dharna
Shooting Incident During Hunt Stuns Aurorm Man
A Kansas City Star report recalls a hunting mishap in Aurorm where RB Minor was shot in the face by a fellow hunter. Minor, bleeding and frightened, received a mouthful of chewing tobacco from his assailant as he prepared to fall. The attacker, unfazed, offered his own plug while discussing the event.
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RB Minor
Aurorm
Alsmay
Joan
Amin
Minor
Mioop
Pear
Jancas Hettt
Kansas
Bars of Sunshine Honor Worthington Fountain Event
The Worthington Times reports a band stand dedication in Fountain square with brass and eloquence to honor mineral waters. Paoli News notes Mr and Mrs W E Patterson of Florence Alabama visiting the Mineral Springs Hotel for the benefit of the waters. Additional items mention an epidemic among draymen and councilman Henry DeGracie's knee injury in Shawneetown.
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Worthington
Fountain Square
Worthington Times
W. E. Patterson
Florence
Ala
Mineral Springs
Paoli News
Kissing Customs Across Courts and Colleges
A London Mail item recalls kissing traditions in English court functions and at Prague University. It notes the lord lieutenant kissing debuts in Dublin, royal couples exchanging kisses, and a rector kissing graduates in Prague, including a modern clash when a degree recipient refused a kiss prompting a senate session.
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Vicaregal
Dublin
Houtenant
Sparta
Sophia
University of Prague
London Mall
Newfound Jinna's Sealing Doctor Story Fragments
Fragmentary dialogue describes a ship voyage near Owens and Voinguire seeking medicine aboard a vessel with a ship's doctor. Witnesses debate health, authority, and the supply of medicine as the crew discusses who provides aid.
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Owens
Tran
Trapmcott
Indignation Over Boarding House Rule in Atchison
In Atchison a boarding house keeper refused to take in a man and his wife because they had a baby while accepting another couple and their dog, the dog dining at the table. The incident drew sharp public ire from local women cited by the Atchison Globe.
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Atchison
Atchison Globe
One Hundred Dollar Reward for Catarrh Cure Claim
An ad claims a fifty year old cure for catarrh by Cheney and Co. of Toledo offering a reward for proof of failure to cure. It asserts personal reliability of P J Cheney and lists Toledo druggists Watsoom Kinzan and Anavin as wholesale distributors. The copy touts Catarrh Cure as a blood and mucous system tonic with testimonials and free Halle Family Pills.
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D. Cheney & CO
Toledo
P. J. Cheney
Var
Waolaale Drurgiets
Watoom
KinXan & Aanvin
Prine
Halle
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Bilson
Foreign Advertising Department
Tribune
New York Tribune
Cascage
Bookwalter
Indigna-ave
SUN
Indianaave
Carrie Nation
Vigo County
Terre Haute
Carrie
Henry N. Spaan
McCullough
Effiott
Royal Center
Dun Town
Fogarty le
Spirit OF the State Press
Amy Clemens
Suva
Ufe Weil
Hearin
R Bou
Jong
Tim
Clemens
Attp
Nea
United States
Mississippi
Chicago Tribune
Willem ‘Trou
Robert Scott
George Lockwood
Elliott
Harmon Hutson
World’s Fair Commission
West Baden
Wiliam O'Leary
Engilah
Lewis Colemar
John Holtzman
Ed Bourbler
J C. Tester
Garfield Park
John Isaacs
W. D. Allison
Dave Sherrick
TLE
W. C. Phipps
Gustave Mueller
Denny Sullivan
John Geis
George Burkett
Gepson
Alfred Mathey
SUN Over
Amerigan Waterloo
Margaret Schroeder
Rey Jones
Charles Stewart
Stewart Nationals
Pilcher
Jobn W. Keating
Gertrude Oakes
Albert Hitzelberger
Judge Leathers
Sixteenth St
Edward Griffith
Kentucky
Frank Frayne
Plainfield
Brown
Broad Ripple
Jesu Han
F. G. Heaton
Delight Sweetser Prentiss
Marion
Walter Wilcox
Becuse
Thado
Jonkers | Statesman
Varinng
Goddie
Snes
Chambermall
Manague
Inex
Yorkshire
Eng
Pau
Ant
Flere
Brooklyn Eagle
London
Hare
Urough
Arthur Conan Woyle
Abe
Brooklsn
Lahigh River
Amey
Crossroads Trading
Carter
Kimmesaceyun
Rehy
Mike
Tate
Preas
Wiliam Warriner
Bizzant
Dick Magee
Nowardays
Greensburg
Henry DeGracie
Jatus
3Ttshawaka Enterprise
Butterick
Patera
Pettis Dry Goods CO
Indiana Trust
Washington Street
Virginia Avenue
Meyer & Kiser Bankers
Indianapolis Fire Insurance Company
Ind
Ewrotas
Vonnegut
Aubington
Buss Coty Ek
Phomear
M.D. Portes
Hood
TRE Sun
Staal
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