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Newspaper
Ismay Journal
Location
Ismay, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1912
Page
7
Residents protest the toppled shaft at Samuel McCracken’s grave in Morrisville Pennsylvania where the inscription mocks politicians and priests. McCracken died in 1862 and had a contract preventing the tombstone’s disturbance as authorities seek a legal path to remove the shaft amid the graveyard’s Revolutionary War veterans.
Tommy Logan owns a remarkable cat in Milwaukee described as a feline wonder with 26 toes and claws. The twelve month old cat has seven toes on each front paw and six on each hind paw, with new claws still forming and expected to grow.
Harold C. Chase a seventeen year old reportedly hid in a garbage wagon at Leavenworth Prison in Kansas and was transported out of the facility, then escaped successfully to safety.
A prisoner in Ayrshire Scotland sang nonstop for two days and nights while in custody. He ignored warnings to stop and endured soundproofing efforts. He collapsed in a swoon after forty eight hours and awoke with no memory of the episode.
A reproduction of a serious modern painting titled Madonna and Child by Wyndham Lewis is described as part of a postimpressionist salon in London. The piece is noted as not representing the extreme edge of this new school.
In a memoir fragment a man recalls sitting in a prison van when he thought he fainted and was surprised to learn he had been singing for two days. The odd episode highlights memory gaps and unusual endurance during confinement.
In Terre Haute city court Judge Batt refused to accept Mrs Mollie Willis testimony alleging Allen Oglesby stole her hen. The judge said no one can identify a hen by its cackle or color when many hens are alike.
C. N. Hershey, a farmer near Mount Joy, Pennsylvania, demonstrated motorized corn shelling. He wired a sheller to a car, lifting the rear wheels and running a belt from a tire to shell corn at about 20 miles per hour, totaling eighty bushels.
The university receives the second specimen of acrotus willoughhli from a trap near Biniie Ward. The six foot fish has a large head but no scales or backbone.
During a West Newton Massachusetts golf tournament at Brae Burn Country Club a ball struck from the tee killed a sparrow then continued on its path. Several golfers witnessed the incident.
Mose, bedraggled with bandages, explains he was assaulted after walking with Saling and encountering Sam Jackson. He details being struck in the left ear and both sides, stomped on while down, and chased with kicks as he tried to flee, expressing fatigue at the beating.
An Ad from 1911 claims Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment cleared a persistent scalp condition on a girl in Muncie Indiana. Mrs Emma Patterson reports itching sores and hair loss stopped after three washes and ointment applications. The advertisement notes free samples and world wide sales.
The Blaine schoolhouse on Mars Hill once honored by James G. Blaine has been moved and converted into a storeroom at a new site. The historic building, a alma mater to many generations, leaves its foundation as residents mourn the change.
An old advertisement promotes Cole s Carboli salve as an effective catarrh cure available at druggists in 25 and 50 cent sizes. The copy stresses quick relief.
A cautionary note on flirtation emphasizes that even small advances can lead to larger social missteps. It suggests awareness and restraint in early social interactions to avoid unintended consequences.
An article stresses keeping blood healthy to fight daily germs and avoid sickness. It cites Mrs. M W McCaslin of Lincoln Nebraska praising Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People as a tonic for long running debility. Pills cost 50 cents a box with six for $2 50 plus a free booklet on blood diseases.
A retirement exchange hints at succession as a son already occupies the speaker’s front row seat, signaling continued presence rather than a formal transition. The dialogue underscores expectation versus reality in family succession.
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