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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1912
Page
4
A pithy miscellany mocks sunstroke, rain forecasts, and public fuss. It jokes about vacations and poker, notes airships and engines of death, and recalls a London suffragette in male attire amid light jests about fashion and law delays.
A collage of light notes including a summer cruise to hunt icebergs, a graduated tax proposal for fat residents, a rise in Indianapolis post office business, an Austrian count’s bankruptcy, an American heiress bargain edge, a young boy’s minimal attire contrast, alimony auction in New York, crowded New York lawyers, street revolver settlements, and a Pennsylvania farmer claiming hens that sing the scales.
A jumble of notes covers absurd fines for breeding mosquitoes and bedbugs, a mock scare at Chicago public etiquette, girl scout tasks versus scouting, heat records from a volatile season, and fashion and beauty advice for children and women.
Fashion notes celebrate a wide color range for eighteen-year-olds offering shades from peony pinks to azaleas and ambers. Satin cloaks with Mechlin lace collars, blue and rose linings, and plaited or hooded draperies are highlighted with vivid contrasts and romantic silhouettes.
A narrative on Capt Edward Unger who murdered August Bohles in a famed trunk crime and how police tracked him. An Inspector narrator outlines step by step the evidence leading to the arrest. The text also includes fashion notes describing a woman in white percale and a blouse with a straight skirt and boots.
In 1887 Captain Edward Unger narrator reveals a brutal murder of his partner August Bohles in New York. He describes the frenzied killing with hammer and knife, dismemberment, head disposed overboard, trunk sent to Brooklyn, and a plan to loot Bohles’ bank funds before arrest for murder.
Police followed a trunk from Baltimore marked John A Wilson to a headless mutilated body found with limbs severed. Inspector Byrnes traced clues through Westcott Express and a Brooklyn liquor store to Capt Unger, who confessed after being shown the bloody tools and trunk at headquarters. He claimed self defense and received a twenty year sentence to Sing Sing.
Henry C. Terry presents the criminal's own account detailing how he planned the deed and tried to close every avenue of knowledge to hide his guilt. The piece argues that murder will out, proving the old adage true.
The piece notes percale’s popularity among trained nurses for lightweight launderable uniforms and its cooler, lighter qualities compared with linen, making it well suited for morning beachwear. The passage emphasizes ease of laundering and practical use.
The bedroom should be a quiet simple space designed for rest. Keep floors matte or oiled with minimal rugs, walls plain, and curtains minimal. Avoid garish furniture and unnecessary items. Ensure ample sunshine daily and plenty of fresh air.
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