Paper Jails and Politics in Indiana State Prisons
A satirical look at Indiana jails and escapes highlights 46 prison breaks in a year. The piece mocks “paper jail” imagery, notes famous escapes from Michigan City, Crown Point, and Noblesville, and questions political influence over prison security and brick strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Michigan City
Dillinger
Ohio
Crown Point
Oll
Hamilton County
Noblesville
Johnson County
Franklin
Seward's Folly vindicated as Alaska grows asset
Secretary of State Seward faced harsh criticism for the 1867 Alaska purchase at 7.2 million dollars, termed Seward's folly. Yet gold since 1880, copper, salmon pack values, and lumber output show Alaska becoming a major national asset and ongoing growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seward
Alaska
Russia
A Southern Putsch and Huey Long’s Power Play
The piece argues Huey Long’s rise in Louisiana is no ordinary political program but a coup d etat. It warns that new laws grant him a secret police, control of the national guard, and unlimited deputy policing of elections, enabling long term dominance of state power and courts, with potential bloodshed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huey Long
Louisiana
Long
New Orleans
The Lost Cracker Barrell A town mourns a postmaster change
In a Connecticut village residents lament the removal of the general store post office and its social role. The new postmaster shifts mail to a private house, ending long cracker barrel sessions and checkers games tied to community life. Various quips reflect on culture, humor, and change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connecticut
Arthur
The Silent Observer and Oddities of Everyday Naming
A playful column riffs on misperceptions and hidden truths about people and products. It notes how a program may mask an actress identity while joking about origins of Irish potatoes and common sense advice from a grocer about haddock appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazil
Buckwheat's origins and a Texas ranch riddle reveal tales
Buckwheat, linked to smartweed, native to Tibet 2900 years ago, traveled to China, Manchuria, Europe, then America where U S yields nearly 9 900 000 bushels yearly. A Wink Texas dry land tale questions how a ranch prospers as a hired hand stands to gain all in two years. It Always seems As Though A Fellow's Best Friends Are Broke Too.
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Chicago
Tibet
China
Manchuria
Europe
America
United States
Texas
Wink
Anniversaries and a classroom romance headline a busy day
The page mixes feisty social commentary with a classroom scene where Miss Penchinski endures a math quiz while Mr Gosulich visits. their later engagement is noted. A long list of notable anniversaries follows, highlighting figures from Goethe to Peter Cooper and a 1993 tornado tragedy on the Southern Atlantic coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gosulich
Elberta Peachinski
James
Miss Penchinski
Eloise Browell
Littia Eloise
St Augustine
Society Aims to Avert Premature Burials in London
London readers are urged to join the new Society for Prevention of Premature Burial. Its ad warns of the deadly risk of being buried alive, a danger many overlook. A note also mentions a forthcoming book titled Firewater by a self-styled King of the Bootleggers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Premature Burial Society
London
Birthdays and Horoscope for Today
Today marks birthdays of notable figures including Dr Elmer E Brown of New York University born in Chautauqua County New York one72 years ago and J Will Taylor long serving Tennessee congressman born in Union County Tennessee four years ago The day also offers a horoscope predicting a useful life and a well rounded existence with a capable mind and directed aspirations.
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Elmer E. Brown
New York University
Chautauqua Co
N. Y
Mark A. DeWolfe
Howe
Boston
Bristol
J. Will Taylor
Tennessee
Congress
Union Co
Tenn
Charles §. Whitman
New York
Hanover
Conn
Edison Marshall
Georgia
Rennsslaer
Ind
George H. Whipple
Univ. of
Rochester
Ashland
N. H
Fragmented Bible Study and Sports Note Across Papers
A garbled snippet references Golden Legion Bible Study and a sermon on Esther with calls for patience and divine deliverance. It shifts to boxing coach Patysburgie and Joe Orsini testimony, then reports a Cincinnati boxing heat record and a milestone on the Mergenthaler linotype pattern anniversary noted for August 26th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shricker
Patysburgie
Pal P
Boty Shitker
Mlereallegaive Boys
Abiaenpien
Capers
Prsburgh
Joe Orsini
Clanton
Shrider
Blaze at Silo Vierrogan home drains water efforts
Firefighters in North Adams face a small blaze at Silo Vierrogan residence. A wreathable police incident blocks traffic for 1,000 automobiles. In Palestine campaigns, Harry Gosney seeks Democratic sheriff nomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trappeic
North Adams
Mass
Mthoushjit
Silo Vierrogan
Palestine
Harry Gosney
Campaign Scene Amid Red Gosney Banners
An old buggy draped in vivid red colors carries a muted campaign scene. Columbiana is depicted amid Gosney banners, suggesting a local political display from a past era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbiana Goutty
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J. Clare George
Hudnutt
Nea Salics
Fifth Ave
Detroit
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Seward's
Johnson
Italy
Max Baer
Hood
Dr. Ditmars
Bronx Zoo
North Carolina
Scott’s
R. J. Scott
Charlies
Tower OF London
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Leing George
Haddock
Grocer
Mones
Papa
Mama
Cupid
Johhann Wolfgang van Goethe
Germany
Eliza Ann Seton
Order of Sisters of Charity of Saint Vincent le Paul
Maryland
Leo Tolstoi
Patrick A. Feehan
Chcago
Ireland
Edward Burne-Jones
Porn
Bernhard Listemann
Philharmone Orchestra
Chicagoteneter
Henry R. Towne
Connernicut
Philadelphia
Frederic N. G. Starr
Orn
Ontario
Toronto
Sallys
Golden Legion Bible Study
Haman
Fay
God
Verdecar
Esther
Pass Books
Ist Savings & Loan Co
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AL Mason
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