The One Who Was Lynched
A story of jealousy and murder centers on Frank Knapman who kills Walter Harper after a failed romance with Violet Bennett. A butcher, Sanderson, confesses to the crime, claiming Harper provoked him by a deceitful bill dispute. A separate robber, an Italian navvy, later confesses and is hanged by a mob after Harper’s death, exposing a complex sequence of crimes and misdirections.
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E. C Parcells
Violet Bennett
Frank Knapman
Walter Harper
Knapman
Harper
Ife
Sanderson
Ile
H Harper
Mystery of a Murder Confessions Across Four Accusers
The text reflects on a murder case where four men confess at the same hour and place with similar weapon, dragging the body to the slumber yard. Though three confessions point to guilt, the true offender remains uncertain as to whether Knapman butcher robber or Italian acted alone, posing a puzzling reasoning challenge for readers.
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Knapman
M. Quad
Remarkable cure tale from Winterton man with Electric Bitters
Abraham Brown says doctors misdiagnosed his illness as heart disease kidney trouble blood poison and stomach liver troubles. After one bottle of Electric Bitters his wife urged, he recovered fully. Endorsed by A J White druggist with claims to cure blood poison and related ailments.
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Abraham Brown
Winterton
N. Y
A. J. White
Bear outsmarts trap on Greenland whaler tale
A Greenland whaler tries a rope and meat trap to snare a bear, but the bear outwits the plan thrice and escapes unhurt. The piece notes that cold, deep snow aids tiny forest life like whitefoot mice, offering protection and winter tunnels for food storage.
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Greenland
Philadelphia Ledger
Cheerful hassock challenge game for children
Children split into two groups form a ring around an upsided hassock placed in the center. Players push to force an opponent to touch the hassock and be eliminated. The game continues until two remain, often with boys prolonging the struggle by jumping over the hassock.
Food pairings by occupation headline
A quirky list matches foods to professions from car conductors to dentists. It pairs Jam for car conductors and Mincemeat for autoists, Beets for policemen, and Pi for printers, with other whimsical associations spanning gamblers chiropodists and after dinner speakers Bohemian.
Digestion Boost Promised by Stomach and Liver Tablets
The note touts Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as improving digestion and energy. It claims tablets invigorate the stomach and liver, producing better appetite, increased strength and weight, greater endurance, and a clear head. Samples offered free. price 25 cents. For sale by A J White.
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A.J White
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