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Newspaper

Ismay Journal

Location

Ismay, Montana, United States of America

Date

Sep 13, 1912

Page

7

Criminal case shows futile efforts to hide guilt

The detective reveals how the suspect planned the deed and sought to close every avenue of knowledge leading to guilt. The old adage murder will out is held to be true as the investigation progresses.

Sas

Great Gold Coin Counterfeiting Case Retired Crooks

The tale recounts a United States Secret Service lead in New York tracing a major counterfeit rings. It details Andy Bliss and Warry McGee, Frenchy Kline, and Wells & Co. connections, plus the Ravenswood raid where Frenchy Kline died.

Amerca William J. Flynn United States Secret Service New York Andy Bliss Boscobel Coiners Chief Flynn Far West Secret Service

I Was a Thief for Forty Years in Washington Scam

The speaker recounts a long life of crime including forgery and bank robberies. He details a Washington plot with Tom Cannon to rob a paymaster’s safe, Cannon killed, he wounded, and the escape through Newark and Ravenswood while faking a fishing club.

Andy Washington Tom Cannon White House Cannon Hoffman Uncle Sam Big Jim Farrell Jim Louise Jordan Farrell Chicago Jordan House Darby Jones Billy Wallace Frenchy Kline George Keene Warry McGee Frenchy Billy Godtivaiaatikiaerkman

Detective Adams Reveals Gold Coin Swindle in Wall Street

The story recalls a $200,000 fake gold coin scam aimed at expert money dealers on Wall Street. Wells & Co. handled the gold in New York, with Frink & Beaman of London as the supposed bankers. Nathaniel Storms disappeared after collecting the money, triggering the investigation.

Billy Frenchy Kline Kline Ravenswood England Wells & Co Nathaniel Storms Adams Wall Street Frink & Beaman London Storms Europe Wells* & Co Astor House Wells

Talk of exchanging children astonishes two men

A Sewickley man and a Wilkinsburg man discuss a scheme of international child exchange. They describe English and German families swapping children for years to learn languages and become acquainted with other countries. One man praises it as elegant while the other expresses curiosity about broader possibilities.

Sewickley Wilkinsburg Siberia

How He Left and The Staircase Silence

Servants report a domestic row between master and mistress last night with the master leaving in a huff. The butler recalls the incident while the parlor maid condemns the scandal as overheard chatter from the house.

London

Cure for Child’s Face Using Cuticura Ointment

Mrs Arthur Haworth from Terre Haute Indiana reports her four year old nephew’s severe facial breakout. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment the blisters dried and the skin cleared within about ten to eleven days with no scarring. The ad notes Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold worldwide and offers a sample with the Skin Book.

6Th St. Terre Haute Ind Arthur Haworth Cuticura Dept. L Boston

Case of mistaken identity with Taft and Humpty Dumpty

A flaxen-haired girl stops President Taft during a Washington walk declaring she knows who he is. He asks for the answer and she teases him by naming him Humpty Dumpty in this lighthearted anecdote from Popular Magazine.

Taft Washington Popular

Fitting Crime Dialogue Sparks Social Obligation Quip

A terse exchange centers on who egged whom into action with both sides trading taunts about social obligations over debts and a sly jab from a character called the old hen. The dialogue hints at broader social pressures in a small community.

Gronce the Serious Man and His Six Daughters

Gronce is described as a serious man with six daughters who refuses to permit any marriage. The Joker is puzzled by his stance, suggesting he might not want to break the set.

Gronce

Oscar Wilds and American Antiquities and Curiosities

Oscar Wilds complained that America had no antiquities and no curiosities. The American Girl replied that antiquities would come in time and that curiosities are already being imported, countering his critique with wry innocence.

Oscar Wilds United States Gilbert and Sullivan America

Births In the Air and Geneva Aviation Law Proposal

The International Congress on Aerial Legislation in Geneva develops a detailed code of laws. A proposed paragraph states that if a birth occurs on an aircraft the pilot must log the event and notify authorities at the first descent location.

International Congress On Geneva Switzerland

First Dance Whisper Sparks Light Handling Hope

A poetic exchange unfolds during a dance with a devotee’s plea for spoken words to prove presence in a slow embrace. The lines evoke tenderness and uncertainty as the speaker seeks acknowledgment in the moment.

Princeton

History repeats itself in Pater Familias tale

A terse note hints at recurring family dynamics with echoes of lessons learned. The phrase Smart Child contrasts with a parent’s assertion that the lesson will not repeat itself, implying generational tension without explicit detail.

Pater

Free Paxtine Antiseptic Trial Box Offered to Women

Paxton Toilet Co of Boston offers a large trial box of Paxtine Antiseptic a cleansing germicidal toilet preparation to any woman free upon request. The notice presents humorous imagery of a fat woman on a small piano stool as it introduces the offer.

Paxton Toilet Co Boston Mass

Reservations and Accident Note From Baltimore American

Fragmentary note recalls a first aid gesture after an injury in a Baltimore American item. The dialogue hints at cautious care and a drink postponement, reflecting a casual reading in a historical clipping. No clear event, date, or named individuals are confirmed in the readable text.

Cole's Carbolisalvea Stops Burns and Pain Quickly

A historical ad notes Cole's Carbolisalvea for instant relief from burns and cuts. It claims rapid healing with Noscar and lists pricing at 25 and 60 cents, available at all druggists.

Cole Noscar

Phrase on self forgiveness and inner struggle

A concise reflection notes that even a person who sees himself as his own foe remains prepared to forgive himself. It emphasizes self compassion and personal accountability without blaming others or external factors.

Mrs Winslows Soothing Syrup Teething Ad

An old advertisement promotes Mrs Winslows Soothing Syrup for teething pain and inflamed gums claiming several reliefs and a price of 260 a bottle. The line ends with a wry quip about catching a husband.

Lydia E Pinkham Woman's Remedy Promotes Health on Farm

Mrs J G Johnson of Scottville Michigan describes how Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash kept her strong while raising thirteen children on a farm. She credits the remedies with preventing backache and bearing down pains and recommends them for young girls and for painful periods and irregularity. The ad touts the remedy as made from native roots and herbs with no narcotics and claims it is the most successful remedy for women's ills.

Scottville Mich Lydia E. Pinkham J.G. Johnson Scottville, Mich R.F.D

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