Former Elnora Man Charged with Murder
Dan Spurgeon formerly of Elnora faces trial in Dubois circuit court on a charge of murdering his son in law Ellsworth Mack on July 22. The hearing, previously set for Monday, was postponed to Wednesday. a witness from Hannah, Elnora, was intercepted en route to Jaspir by telegram. Spurgeon, about sixty six, moved to Dubois county from Elnora four years ago.
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Dan Spurgeon
Elnora
Dubois
Ellsworth Mack
Hannah
Jaspir
Spurgeon
Dubois County
Social event at Uackler school draws large crowd
A large crowd attended a pre social at the Uackler school Friday night. Mrs. Sarah Hamerickhouse and daughters Susie and one visited Uncle John Williams of Eaglesville in poor health Monday afternoon. Orville Overton and John Chestnut Clark Lamb and Wim. Chestnut left Monday for Springfield Ohio for a week's visit with relatives. Jas. Overton made a business trip to Blankenship Monday. Mrs. Bauserman and son Roy spent Sunday at Emanuel Hamerickhouse's. Walter Callahan and wife of Odon spent Sunday at Sollie Atchleys. Amy Overton spent Monday at Eaglesville.
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Uackler
Sarah Hamerickhouse
Susie
John Williams
Eaglesville
Clark Lamb
Wim
Chestnut
Springfield
Ohio
Win Fast Game At South Side Park 2–1 Victory
High School team beat Loogootee High 2 to 1 at South Side park in a weather strained game. Cooper pitcher for the locals allowed three hits while the locals had seven. Morrison and Crooke doubled for offense as Bramble fanned four for Loogootee.
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South Side Park
Loogootee High School
Cooper
Martin Counts
Bramble
Loogootee
Morrison
Crooke
Fragmentary tale of a famous opal and its fabled owner
A garbled ancient note recounts a famous opal found in a certain era. It mentions figures like Pugelius and Nonius and a reluctance to part with the gem. The text hints at a lost record of its travels and ownership, with faded references to guardianship and value.
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Aia
Pugelius
Dilettanti
Lorne
Vosion
Foldsmiths Aid
Adrameeis
Nonius
Cueopatral
Bart the Sondter
Quarrel at Tiidal Party Ends With Public Toast
After a quarrel at a Tiidal party a host called for three toasts while guests, some drinking, behaved wildly. Sneeler allegedly arose and a scene of disruption followed as attendees stood for several minutes. The incident wraps with a remark about the host’s new hat.
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Faust
London
Russia's Early History Under Peter the Great Catherine
A fragmented account notes Russia did not begin unified government until a Varenscian chief established rule around 162, with rulers enduring many ups and downs until 1563. It claims Peter the Great era marked unmatched progress in global history, with the United States as the sole exception.
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Russia
Secon
Rurie
United States of America
Peter the Great
Catherine Tr
Baldheaded Man Sparks Quip in Yonkers Statesman
The Yonkers Statesman quotes a baldheaded man remarking on his own head and his wife replying with a witty line about bringing the average down. The brief exchange captures a local humor moment in a Sunday edition.
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Yonkers
A Cruel Companion
A brief Buffalo Express item notes a sharp witticism about a woman's face likened to Brownine's poems due to its hard lines.
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Brownine
Buffalo Express
How Eggs Are Hatched In China
Detroit Free Press reports a curious Chinese egg hatching method. Eyes are layered in a tiered basket twice the size of a barrel, lined with hay and air‑sealed with twisted straw. After three days the eggs are reordered, surface eggs moved to the bottom, repeated every three days for two weeks, then set on a bran‑covered shelf to hatch.
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China
Detroit Free Press
Thought Once Was Enough Sunday Lesson Tale
Johnny answers from a Sunday school moment about turning the other cheek rejecting retaliation. The superintendent asks how many times one should endure a strike before striking back and Johnny replies Just about once, in a playful courtroom-like moment.
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Johnny
Crocodile Tears and Old World Beliefs in Weeping Prey
An excerpt discusses the myth that crocodiles cry over their victims and traces mentions through Elizabethan writers. It cites Mendeville, Sir Thomas Browne, and Shakespearean allusions that the crocodile's tears are a deceitful ploy rather than genuine weeping.
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Tate
Aoe
Sirfelin
Tfnawkins
Yieges
Anor Viebonen
Silfron Crawedy Shakespeare
Srenser
Dreden
Lovely Lucerne A Jewel Of Switzerland For Tourists
The tourist heart of Switzerland centers on Lucerne known as the Playground of Europe. Distant alpine panoramas from Pilatus and Rigi frame Lake Lucerne with lists of nearby peaks and fourteen visible lakes including Sempach where Swiss freedom was won.
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Lucerne
Switzerland
Urope
London
Pilatus
Bernina
Gothard
Unterswalden
Bernese Alps
Fragmented Text Sketches a Blurred Debate on Tax and Power
The passage mashes terms about a tithe and the wit of a cabinet minister. It hints at political confusion and disapproving parental reactions to a public outburst, with critics noting impractical consequences and a lack of proper counsel. It reads like a historical correspondence or commentary.
Hearing Sound Through Surfaces At Varying Altitudes
A study notes how sounds from a surface, such as horse hooves on reed, ducks in a pond, dogs barking, and roosters crowing can be detected through a white floor at increasing altitudes. The analysis records footsteps as ropes stretch and silk yields as a balloon expands, revealing acoustic transmission details.
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Eta
Trarpor
Printer's sign proposal raises patron relations issue
A hotel proprietor discusses signage to attract patrons while a printer weighs wording. The exchange explores how a sign should invite customers without misrepresenting services. The Philadelphia Ledger records the dialogue amid concerns over phrasing and patron appeal.
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Ifr
Hotel Proepridteur
Philadelphia Ledger
Feo
Lucky One Way
A brief Chicago News note remarks on a daughter who plays seven instruments. The line hints at the father’s pride and the many instruments in use.
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Jackson
Cheushe
Chicago News
Quotations on Marriage and Ambition from Lippincott’s and Landor
A quip on newly married men called Fenedidts for renouncing bad habits as decreed by Lippincott’s. A separate line notes Ambition as avarice on stilts and masked, attributed to Landor.
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Fenedidts
Lippincott’s
Landor
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