Acquittal in Hewitt murder case shocks Chetek
In Chetek a man Albert Hewitt was acquitted by a jury in the district court at Thurron after a fatal shooting following an attempt to force a woman, Miss Anny, back into his home. The woman shot Hewitt in the knee as he climbed stairs, an act that severed an artery and caused his death minutes later. The slain man was 20 year old Jiva Ader, living with her grandmother near Chetek. Public opinion favored the girl, viewing the shooting as justified.
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Cumberland
Wis
Albert Hewitt
Chetek
Chedit Court
Thurron
Howitt
Miss Anny
Ste
Pallin
Jiva Ader
Hayner
Ariz
Cal
Idaho
Man
W. Mag
Oregon
Bist
Troy
Oho
Nearkot
Hayner Distilling Company
ST. Pau, Minn
Dayton
Ohio
ST. Louis
Death by Own Action Among Rewards County Cases
Fred B. Foster of San Francisco shot himself in Kenosha on Sept 28 and left a note asking the jury view his death as suicide due to despondency and to accept his watch as a fee for the coroner’s trouble. He also left trinkets for the coroner’s jury and a letter to a San Francisco contact.
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Kenosha
Wis
Fred BR. Foster
San Fran As
Hineek
Foster
Fis
Stef
San Brancisco
Poster
San Francisco
Tie
Te Rorover
Mussels Repair Historic Bridge at Riddeford Devon
A bridge over the Torridge near Riddeford uses mussels to seal its twenty arches when mortar fails due to tides. Workers retrieve mussels and thread them into the stonework, a practice protected by corporate trustees who restrict removal.
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Riddeford
Devonshire
Torridge
The Ruling Prasion and the Mourner’s Comic Exchange
A compact tale of theater life with a leading man in mourning and a juvenile actor. misread sympathy turns to laughter as a funeral crowd is turned away. plus a note on Hall Columbia and Hopkinson composing a patriotic encore to save a failing benefit.
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Prasion
Tnis
New York News
Columbia
Joseph Hopkinson
Congress
Philladelphia
France
England
Hopkinson
One Side of the Mouth A Habit From Prison Life
In a New York Press observation the piece notes a peculiar talking habit learned in prison where inmates must talk from one side of the mouth to avoid arousing a keeper. The habit lingers long after release, signaling a convict’s past.
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New York Press
One of a Time Women Do Not Mass Well
A Life magazine quote notes that women do not mass as well as men do and that large groups of women are objectionable. The passage contrasts individual charm with group behavior, suggesting men form regiments while women would be disturbing in groups.
Two Parties and Witty Remarks at Informal Gatherings
Lady Dalle amused as she plays the violin at Sir John Millais’s party when a spectator quips about a world playing the fiddle. In contrast a nobleman in another scene mocks a gentleman at a plane chair, wondering if the creature can sew.
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John Millais
Dalle
Lecture Visit Leads to Confused Exchange on Street
A man named Jaggsby asks a policeman for directions to 411 while heading to a lecture, claiming he is married. The officer questions the timing and intent as Jaggsby repeats his request amid a hiccuping dialogue about intellectual sympathy with Dolly Smart, a kindergarten teacher.
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Jaggsby
Shay, Offisher
Blank Street
Chicago News
Cholly Nowitt
Miss Smart
Dolly Smart
Mas ter Willy’s Morning Sleep or Sixteenth Symphony
A nurse named Amawer Farr speaks to a fond mother about whether Mas ter Willy should start his day or continue sleeping before his Sixteenth Symphony event. The exchange captures a tender moment between caregiver and parent amid musical anticipation.
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Amawer Farr
Willy
Ponch
Faint in adversity thy strength is small proverb
A short proverb from Proverbs warns that weakness appears in moments of trial. The line emphasizes that endurance and strength wane when faced with hardship, urging steadfastness.
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A university course on advertising covers value and principles of local mail order and financial ads, use of periodicals and billboards, training for advisers and agents, and filing. It features thousands of ads collected for study and lantern slides to illustrate key points before classes. The related salesmanship study begins with buying and selling analysis and core principles. Have you seen souvenir postal card albums from 25c to $1 at Sexton’s?
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State University At
Madison
Sexton’s
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Uneeda Biscuit
National Biscuit Company
AVING
Upham
Maple City
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Monmouth
Iinots
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Oficlal
Great Northern Mallway
Ki ‘Ie
United States Court For
Western District of Wisconsin
Superior
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Presenson
Milwaukee
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Samuel
Lawrence University
Trewin W. Church
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John Schroeder
Aircuit
Riinelander
John Boyer
Soo
Minneapolis
Henry Susswan
Hanson
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Earl Chapin
National Soldiers
Russell Sage
Chapin
Minnesota
Dakotas
Royalty Patent
Marshfield
Upham Manufacturing Co
Sexton Brothers
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