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Newspaper
Ismay Journal
Location
Ismay, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1912
Page
7
Henry C. Terry reports how a criminal describes planning the deed and his attempts to block every avenue of knowledge leading to guilt. The detective explains the futility of those efforts and reinforces the old saying murder will out.
A recounting of famed second story robberies, focusing on Pete McCracken and the Rogers wedding caper. The pair scaled a vacant rear building, lowered a rope ladder, and hoisted valuables worth over $100,000 during the New York wedding reception, then fled by cab. The piece notes the era's shift in the juvenile thieves' methods and the police response.
Detective McCloskey recalls a spree of second story robberies linked to the Four Hundred crowd culminating in the raid on Colonel Rogers’s residence during his daughter's marriage. He outlines street fever, elusive thieves, especially in Fifth Avenue, and the hunt for outsiders amid a citywide wave of thefts.
A Kansas City Star note recounts a South Side lawyer's son at kindergarten who, when asked to count the room, declared he could count to a hundred but there were not that many children present. The remark shows naive humor from a young student.
Advertises Castoria as a safe remedy for infants and children. Calls attention to the bottle seal bearing the signature and its long use. Ends with the claim Children cry for Fletcher's Castoria.
A humorous exchange frames a storm as the cause of suffering from broken windows. The retort jokes that breaking windows is a pane-less operation, implying a pun on pain and pane.
Analogue advertisement claims Cole's Carboli salve stops pain instantly and cures burns and cuts. Notes pricing at 25 and 50 cents and directs readers to buy from all druggists. Mentions Nascar.
A quoted exchange notes a visitor described as a “coming man” and contrasts him with a “going one” in a wry line about social motion. The dialogue hints at reputations and courtly manners in conversation.
Pete McCracken tells how he and the young thief known as Kid Kelly conducted a string of second story robberies in New York during September, breaking into 60 houses in 30 days on Madison Avenue and surrounding streets. He recalls the surgeon scene in St Louis and the thrill of evading police as newspapers chronicled their exploits.
A Saskatchewan settler, H Patterson of Nutana, recounts moving from Liverpool in 1907 with limited funds. He homesteaded near Burn, built assets including stock and houses, and by 1910 sold properties for profits while expanding into riverfront land and trackage. He expects a substantial net gain from his initial $187 investment rising to about $50,000 after three years.
A fragment shows a playwright mocking theater managers by planning green paper for a play. The dialogue hints at staging gimmicks like stage snowstorms and the narrator’s plan to fool them with a clever ruse.
Sikeston Missouri and Murrayville Illinois residents describe long standing female troubles. Both women report severe weakness backache and nervousness improving after using the compound avoiding operations and regaining daily activity and health.
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