Local Scene Mixes Luck and Crime in Small Town
A judge won a lottery style box at John Vickery's store and plans to run for office. Ad Deshain was shot in the neck and jaw at Henry Burnel’s drug store, with the muzzle reportedly from Oile Gilliates’s arm causing damage to window panes. Reports mention typhoid illness, state fair visits, and community notices from Eaglesville with local travel, school, and social updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. CG. McFadden
John Vickery
Oile Gilliates
Local Notes and Visits Highlight Weekend Events
Matt Lundergan suffered a facial injury from a baseball during Sunday's game. George Walker returned Friday from Indianapolis after attending the State Fair. Maggie Fignoo and Anna Milly visit from long distance to see relatives. The Wade family hosted visitors and a large crowd attended dances and the Wade school opening. Thomas Filson returned from Montgomery where he worked on gravel roads. Mrs John Mouta is reported much worse with typhoid fever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Walker
Indianapolis
Thomas Filson
Montgomery
Humor and Philosophy By Duncan M Smith
A compact reflection on human nature mixing wit and observations. The piece jokes about compliments poverty honesty fashion and temptation while noting everyday social quirks and the quirks of men and women. It blends old timey philosophy with light humor and social commentary.
All in the Business in the Country Town
A distressed man dreams of leaving the high pace and settling in the woods with his wife and child to sell goods. He imagines water, forests, and distant towns as appealing, hoping to draw customers and escape dull routine by traveling east and courting a hopeful future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ming
What in the world caused that marriage chosen
Fragmentary OCR notes describe someone questioning a marriage and a person named Attie. The text hints at free offerings and social commentary but lacks clear event details or a named location or date. The passage reads like a gossip fragment on relationships and fortunes.
Maligned Spot and The Panama Climate Riddle
Fragmented verse laments a fickle crowd and social discomfort. It blends satire on wise guys and tenderfeet with a cryptic reference to Panama climate and a stray note about rain and fever amid scattered letters and misspelled phrases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Panama
Lucie
Sucacner
Sim
Usxec
The Laziest Man in town described by officers
A humorous exchange about a notoriously lazy man in town. The colonel notes one figure fitting the lazy description, while the captain and major discuss the tale's details and exaggerations about his extreme sloth and timing of rising from bed.
Fragmentary notice about a man seeking better life on Easy Street
A cryptic excerpt describes a person seeking fulfillment on Easy Street but finding hardship and protest or resistance where people were openly facing uncertainty or struggle. The text is fragmented and lacks clear names or places.
Unclear dialogue fragment with directions
A fragmented street dialogue describes locating a lake with directions “down here about two blocks” and mentions watering or watering place. The OCR text is garbled and lacks identifiable people or events.
Eddie Ez Stnsive and Logurice Father of Thirteen Children
A fragment hints at a father of thirteen children and a dismissive attitude toward pain. The quoted lines reference X rays on a pocketbook as a metaphor for hidden costs or truths. The text presents dialogue without clear context or full attribution.
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Logurice
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Andrew McCall
Bogard
Plainville
Vair
McCall
Jay Arterburn
Bickerlla
Ad Deshain
Henrys Bunel
Amobe
Sam Clinton
Chas. Vickery
State Nervel
Terre Haute
Reed W. Giles
Nan Indaw
Mr. and
Mrs
Ed Wright
Eaglesville News
Lottie Mitchell
India
Mro
Peter Wadsworth
East
Plib Drval
AL AY
J. A. Overton
Pate
Levis Dages
Jan Huren
W. E. Teuebloed
Neo 7
Heather
Salem
Sehrum
Omaha
Dove Lamb
Burns City
Albert Wadsworth
Trainor
Matt Lundergan
Maggie Fignoo
Cannerburg
Anna Milly of
Longonteer
George Sovith
Richard
Cecelia Doyle
T. A. Wade
Family
T. M. Wade
Wade
Hurd Moris
Joseph Wade
Epson
Jane Wade
Mra Clara Thieasap- Sotwat Montgomery Cane
St. Mary's
John Mouta
By Duncan M. Smith
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Wmano
Bone
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Clive Minutea
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