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Newspaper
Sheridan News
Location
Sheridan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1908
Page
6
Chauncey Wardwell recalls a rookie detective assignment gone wrong. A naive plan to trap a fictitious Wetmore burglary leads to an elopement ruse and a mistaken arrest, with hidden confederates and a train escape. Jewelry worth 20000 dollars is recovered and the trio is imprisoned.
The Countess of Blumenstein tells her daughter a tale from 1905 about Bertha a lady in waiting to the empress who loses the empress jewels to a theft. Maximilian uses radium to alter crystals into fake gems and later helps recover the issue while selling the originals to an American museum. The couple later becomes the Count and Countess of Blumenstein.
A bank cashier posts The bill committee meets at 10 o'clock every morning. Directors argue the verb should be meet since the committee has multiple people. A linguist confirms meets as correct when the committee acts as a body.
A private setup uses two waxed coins and two cards. One waxed coin is glued to a card then tied to another coin under a second card. By bending a card you force the coin to appear under one card while the other remains attached by wax, amusing spectators with a simple sleight of hand.
A quirky collection of puns and half formed phrases about dress alterations tea war palaces and wordplay questions. It ends with a humorous riddle about a skating rink containing more feet in winter than in summer.
The piece corrects common mispronunciations of the flowers gladiolus and clematis. It states the proper stress is on the second syllable for gladiolus and on the first for clematis, suggesting asking a teacher in class to confirm.
Timber and cast iron strength data are used by builders to guide construction. The article notes that testing figures form a record of material performance and influence practical use in structural work.
The text provides breaking weights for various woods when seasoned and one inch square, measured in pounds. White pine 135, yellow pine 150, chestnut 170, ash 175, white oak 240, hickory 270, and iron 5 781 pounds.
A waterspout is a whirlwind over the sea, not a body being sucked up. It raises spray only, appearing as a pillar of cloud from sea to sky. It spins on its axis and moves forward like a dust whirlwind, violently agitating the water at its base.
A home project shows how to make a clothes hanger from a barrel hoop by cutting the hoop to size inserting a screw eye in the center, wrapping with cotton batting and a fine fabric, looping ribbon through the eye, and hanging the hanger on two hooks.
The passage lists letter counts for various alphabets: English German Dutch twenty six Italian twenty one Hebrew twenty two Turkish twenty five Spanish twenty seven Russian thirty three Persian forty five Latin twenty three Greek twenty four, noting New York American at the end.
The piece muses on whispering as a social tool to curb bores tattlers and gossipers. It uses playful lines about whispers and old exclamations to suggest a subtle, polite warning against intrusion. La Touche Hancock is named within the New York Press context.
In the Cleveland Leader a neighbor complains that chickens wander into another garden and fail to return. The exchange suggests ongoing poultry incursions and concerns about property boundaries.
A fragment recalls Shirley Brooks of Punch famed for whimsy and a remark about rude door thresholds. The text notes his delight in mild revenge after a maid shut the door in his face and interrupts with stray phrases about weather and a doorbell.
In a Detroit Tribune excerpt a child named Lacey protests practicing scales. Her father redirects her to help in the kitchen by scaling fish, turning a music lesson into domestic chores as the mother prepares dinner.
A humorous exchange notes three daughters marriages. The French chauffeur marriage is called romantic, the Indian descendant of a chieftain is termed aboriginal, while the American business man marriage is dismissed as eccentric.
A domestic tale describes Mrs J reproaching maid Mary for keeping her mouth open while serving at table. The maid's habit irks the mistress, who bluntly comments on the visible lapse in manners.
In a humorous exchange Wrounds teases Ascum about a wife’s quick talking, noting the two weeks vacation as a joke. Ascum counters that he won’t have time to listen, sparking light banter between the men.
A brief exchange from the Chicago Record Herald shows a woman asking a man if he has ever kissed a girl and the man replying that she seeks to understand whether his awkward approach stems from inexperience.
A Washington Star quip portrays a suburban dispute described as a pretty quarrel. One neighbor jokes about quiet by contrasting late piano playing with lawn mower noises, highlighting family friction and neighborly tensions in a humorous, everyday scene.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quip features a speaker noting a father’s sore throat kept him from speaking. The punchline reveals the man redirected his energy into his feet, delivering humor through a misunderstanding. The exchange highlights comic wordplay and family banter.
A fragmented note mentions Mrs Noseigh Jane and Jane No addressing front windows unused for a week. The text references Bohemian Magazine and a neighbor across the street moving away, implying a house or window etiquette context without clear action.
A young husband asks Darhne what she would do if he died. She replies she cannot bear the idea of a stepfather for their little boy. The exchange reveals cautious, fate filled domestic tension in a domestic vignette.
Dialog shows a playful exchange about gifts and generosity with a humorous contrast between a self sacrificing man and a friend focused on saving treats for others. The tone is light and domestic.
A compact antique saying from the Kansas City Star notes that trouble borrowed by a man devours the principal.
Thomas W. Lawson, a noted broker and writer, recalled a small profit from an early deal. He contrasted his tiny share with the powerful partners who took most of the profits, then explained that the lion's share is always all the lion can get.
In the Hamilton Circuit Court Noblesville Indiana the complaint of Minnie M Thistlethwaite against Hannah and James McClain John A Thistlethwaite and Harriet Thistlethwaite is filed with an affidavit that the defendants are nonresidents. They must appear at the next term on the first Monday in October 1908 at Noblesville Court House or answer the complaint. Clerk Leroy J. Patty seals the document. Attorneys W S Christian and Chas W Griffin represent the plaintiff.
Plaintiffs Abe Cline and others file a case against Clarence Griffin in Hamilton Circuit Court Indiana. Griffin is alleged nonresident. he is ordered to appear at the next term beginning October 1908 or face default. ClerK Leroy J. Patty signs and seals the document.
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