HOOSIER CHALLENGES AND LOCAL NOTES IN INDIANA
A collage of rural humor and small town oddities from Indiana. Uncle Andy McGuffy of Lynnville faces rumors of new marriage and family concerns while Elizabeth King of Cumberland reports poultry and egg sales. Shelby County notes capons sold and weights. A Waterloo Press column laments wrinkles in business and fashion while strange church service mishaps at Ebenceer eghel in Crawford County spark an indignation meeting. Indianapolis hosts tales of two homes and a wife unaware of a second relationship, and Crawfordsville reports a barber adding snacks to his trade. Muncie notes a woman with eight years of marriage and five divorces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ebenceerehegel
Crawford County
Syniay
Ceul
Louisville
Thera
Indianapolis
Poses County
Crawfordville Star
Poor Abused Woman In Theater Scene Sparks Gossip
A long dialogue scene describes a distraught theatergoer nagging her husband about fashion, gossip, and other patrons as they search for a seat. The couple's bickering and the surrounding observers reveal local social tensions and curious comments on partners, money, and appearance.
Marquis of France seeks dowry wife amid Chicago dinner intrigue
A Parisian marquis in Chicago seeks a financially secure bride, offering a $400,000 estate as dowry. The tale unfolds at a dinner party where a hat theft and a staged duel nearly spark a fatal confrontation before a calm valet averts violence and the matter ends in an apology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decago
Marquis de Frrriore
France
Frenes
Paul Builis Waa
Nim
Hla Vulet
Attorney Waite to pay for Grace Waite’s almshouse care
In New York a lawyer Robert N Waite will pay 100 per year for Grace E Waite known as the stowaway girl. The Department of Charities reports an agreement dated January 25 between Waite and the department to support Waite as a public charge and not prosecute. The case recalls Waite’s earlier denial of paternity and her brief boarding house stay in Providence in 1902.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waite
New York
Grace E. Waite
Blackwolf
Robert N. Wate
Mae
Walte
Department of Charities
Robert N. Waite
City of New York
City of
Avobert N. Walte
Department of Public Churfea
Grace EB. Walte
Department of Public Charities
Mise Walte
Charities Commissioners
Misa Walte
Jacksons
Providence
Europe Watches Balkan Political Strife and Ottoman Rule
Dispatches describe renewed turmoil in the Balkan peninsula as oppression under the Ottoman sultan fuels protests among Bulgarians Romanians and Greeks. Russian influence and competing great powers threaten to draw all Europe into conflict over Macedonia and Christian and Muslim rivalries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Balkan Peninsula
Multan
Turkey
Dhytstlana
Din Redoninis
Imernis
Europa
Osnube River
Aloe
Balkan Mountains
Black Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Pericles
Balkans
Russia
England
Germany
Ivan
Ruasiz
Nurkes
Bulgaria
Stumbuloff
Milplmer
Nacedonia
Macedonia
Turkeys
Rugaia
Peninsula
Mohammed
Pentanile
Aendes
Othello and the Crow Stir Quiet Garden Hearts
In a village garden Jack adores Isabel while his pet crow Othello steals trinkets and peeks at Isabel through the hedges. A tense romance unfolds as Othello’s mischief reveals Jack’s yearning and the lovers’ fragile hopes under calm shrubbery. The crow’s perch becomes a key witness as a postscript from Isabel closes with a playful raven reply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twobel
Jack
Thello
Jaabel
Othelio
Isobel
Jack Mandel
Isobel Fay
Jaubel
Childran
Rapeat
Tsobel
Wadel
Isabel
Nck
Jaobel
Othello
Dumcastreite
Tom Tmancock
Ralph Turtles
Innense
Worden
Rick
Othelle
Dutk
Threm
Rinker
Myers
Gilead
Fall
Girl Returned to Almshouse After Nesting in Refuge
A weak, hungry girl was repeatedly returned and confined before being sent to Howard almshouse. R J Richard N Waite Jr, son of a lawyer, initially said she was not a relative but later it was revealed she was the dead brother’s daughter who ran away at 14. Friends say Waite agreed to city maintenance out of sympathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saga the
Washington Star
Osher
Ste
Mercy‘s Oaks
Bludy
Sho Enid
Sha
Maude Bradface
Goodten
Declara
Sally Walthope
Sally
Willin
Poy
Goodness
ShAy Mister
Atlante City
Acousell
Washington
Ahe
Agsin Te
Ahe Wen
Howard
R. J. Richard N. Waite, Jr
Waite
W. Fifty-eighth Vt
Brooklyn
Tiwaa
Vince
Elders Use Physical Discipline To Suppress Church Dissent
Three months ago elders in a poor church faced removal after attempts to control members through physical chastisement. Mrs Jennie Mennell, a former congress member, complained to her husband about the incident. Mennell was beaten by a missionary who visited the home, prompting elders to withdraw but also to disrupt the church's unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wetil
Tle
Jennie Menel
Congression
Wes
Hitler Eikes
Mennell
Mormons Break Up Port Mars Congregation
In Port Mars New York a Congregational church faction dissolved after Mormon elders established headquarters in the Bronx and spread literature. Converts among women caused a split, driving many families from the neighborhood amid claims of persistent missionary activity and hostility toward dissent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Port Mars
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hale
Pike
Willard
Willard Mosby
Andy
Andy McGuffy
Lynnville
Serena
I. Fils
Dunilee
Ainea
Waterloo Press
Bridgeport
Mancie
Crawfordsville
Muncie
Doctor Pierce
America
Chicago
M. Dodin
Bodin
Bodia
T.sars
Uy Oad
Mer
Asc
UBC
Gaia
BIOL
Werard Bolta
Bolt
A. B. Meyer & Company
Mr. A. Ruppert
New York City
Euplexa
Soszo
Henry J. Huder
Washington and
Pennsylvania Streets
National Furniture Co
Washington Street
Mme Marid Leon
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!