Horrific child abuse tale leads to guardian rescue
A fourteenth year old girl named Cora Doolittle endured five years of brutal treatment by a band led by McVey, including beatings and near starvation. Recovered in Gettysburg after escape, she is now under guardian Leonard Powell and back with family in Ohio. authorities identified her as Powell's ward and vow to enroll her in school.
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Gettysburg
Darke County
Cora Dobbins
Shelbyville
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
Cora Green
Ohio
Michigan
Leonard Powell
Cora Doolittle
Susan Doolittle
County Asylum
Here
Hugh Dobbins
Cora
Henry E
Grant County
McVey
MeVey
Portland
Jay County
Ind
O’connel
Richman
Ball
Manuel Miller
Julick
Alexander Brown
Caroline Brown
Frank Choate
Clay Choate
Mr. Powell
Graham Frissler
Shelby County
Elliott
Thomas Lickladder
Greenville
Powell
MecVey
John Moberly
Indiana
Green
Ridgeville
Rudolph County
Winchester
Sleeping Cars Brain Safety Hint From Doctor
A physician warns that berths arranged head to engine in sleeping cars harm the sleeper and urges pushing infants in baby carriages feet first. He cites brain health and cites general medical advice against head-first movement on trains. The remark echoes St. Louis Globe reporting on travel safety.
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St. Louis Globe
Absolutely Afraid of Nothing in a Witty Exchange
In a San Franciscan column a young gentleman lauds a friend’s bravery tied to Gen Crook’s command. A companion, a young woman, asserts she is afraid of nothing while noting a mouse as a small, definite fear. The crowd laughs at the exchange.
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San Franciscan
The Over Aoxious Office Seekers
A humorous exchange quoted from the New York Sun. A boy asks about the saying people run for office and the father explains people walk for being in too great a hurry.
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New York Sun
The hangman fate and fortune mix in a proverb
A reflective proverb notes the hangman is luckier than many, rarely stepping into traps he lays for others. It underscores irony in judgment roles and fates within a moral ledger.
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Goodall
Dutch Indian Pranks Endure in 1655 New Amsterdam Raid
In 1655, while Peter Stuyvesant pursued Swedes, Delaware and Mohawk attacks alarmed Long Island and New Jersey farmers. Joris de Caper hosts a thrashing bee with neighbors. a covert night visit by a seduced youth leads to an absurd staged raid involving a gaggle of Dutchmen and a feast. The incident, later viewed humorously, belies the era’s tense frontier mood and neighborly schemes.
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Longsland
New Amsterdam
Long Island
New Jersey
Sound
Hell Gate
Pieter Andriessen de Schoorsteenweger
Annette Jan
Dominies Hook
Pieter Andriessen de Schoorsteenveger
Joris de Caper
Joris
de Caper
Harmen Hendricksen
Tennis Jansen van Commel
Steenveger
Hamdricksen
Schoorsteenveger
Dleman
Feg
India
Mara
Patroon
Wilhelmina
The Wood Rat And Its Storing Habits
A San Francisco Call report describes the wood rat’s acorn hoarding before winter. It details elaborate nests with moss, multiple entrances, and a domed top, noting varied nest placements from ground to eight feet high. The piece discusses hibernation observations by Dr. Abbott and local wildlife behavior in southern California and northern regions.
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Millar's Canyon
Abbott
California
Mary’s River
San Francisco
Art of conversation at table long ago noted
A writer comments on the balance of talk and listening at dinner. He argues a glib tongue is rare and true success comes from selecting guests and timing remarks. Too many talkers spoil the mood. well managed dialogue elevates the event.
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Earth
Osion
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