Personal notices from Shoals to Vincennes and beyond
A crowded batch of notices lists many residents and visitors: Jon Herris back from Shoals, Lewis Brooks returning to Loo fcotes, Robert Mulligag and Mrs. Amos Musselman visiting, Miss Josie Calhoun returning to Greencastle, and others traveling or staying in Vincennes, Greencastle, and nearby towns. The column mixes local movements with brief society updates and a few unrelated digressions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos Musselman
Elnoras
Josie Calhoun
Greencastle
Hedrick
Reeve Township
W. R. Smith
Odon
Loogoocee
Tir
August Heinckamp
Vincannes
Fraok Walker
Birmingham
Ala
D. M. Killion
Sandborn
J. C. Wart
Joseph B. Tomey
Sam Tomey
Bogard Township
Anna Tharp
Vincentes
John Bishop
Writ of Habeas Corpus Sought by Charles Terry
Charles Terry an Al en county convict at Jeffersonville reformatory seeks immediate release through a supreme court writ of habeas corpus alleging cruel treatment by the board of managers and superintendent He claims model prison conduct and ignored requests for hearings He was sentenced from Allen county in January 1891 for larceny to an indeterminate term of one to fourteen years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Charles Terry
Reformatory
Jeffersonville
Board of Managers
Supreme Court
Terry
Allen County
Byers
Early American Peerage Tales and Coal Weights
An 18th century history notes Mante the Indian chief becoming a baron and Lord of Roanoke in 1587, James I granting Lord Delaware in 1009, and Charles I bestowing Viscount Canada on Sir William Alexander in 1633. It also gives coal weights: anthracite about 93 pounds per cubic foot, broken coal around 54 pounds for anthracite and 50 for bituminous, with bin volume rules to estimate pounds and tons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Mante
Roanoke
Delaware
James I
Virginia
Charles I
Canada
William Alexander
Popular Mechanics
Three Dutch Languages in South Africa Revealed
The article explains from Scotsman vantage that South Africa hosts three Dutch languages. Cape Dutch evolved from frontier slang shaped by slaves and servants. The second, ecclesiastical Dutch or Afrikaans, shapes Boer religion and daily life though rarely written by Afrikanders. The third, modern High Dutch, reflects current educated Dutch speech and is more complex and florid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Africa
Cape
Amsterdam
Rotterdam
Netherlands
Tleau Bute
Ving
Glaeboreh
Ancient Greek Tale Of A Bridge Hebrime Souls And A Devil
An ancient Greek legend tells of a clever architect who prays to the devil to assist in building a dangerous bridge. The devil agrees only if the first creature to cross loses its soul. The architect’s plan backfires as a cat crosses, and the devil seizes the creature’s soul while the architect’s own eyes are plucked out in vengeance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munele
Ind
Misdeeds and Love Tested in a Serial Tale Excerpt
In a melodramatic exchange a distressed heroine denounces treachery by a lover. She cites a handwritten letter to Blanche and a photo found among his effects as proof of double dealing. He vows the truth will be disclosed in the next chapter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reuswariing
Darold
Mattern
Blanche
Everley
Cago Tribune
Marriage and crime statistics noted in London Tatler
The piece cites figures claiming 38 criminals per 1000 bachelors and 18 per 1000 unmarried men. It suggests this implies modern coy and hard to please women may deter mischief and temper old reputations for women in society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leighteen
Mother Hoe
London Tatler
Ready For Sacrifice in Brooklyn Life Dialogue
A children’s dialogue from Brooklyn Life shows a child pleading for stay at home as the father explains he must go out to earn bread and butter. The exchange highlights family sacrifice and maternal care in a domestic scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. V
Brooklyn
Chinese Festivals and Their Many Traditional Observances
The article lists Chinese festival days and customs including Day of the Deceased Chen-Yat, Yaong-Yat Shepp’ Yat, New-Yuth Gain day for the cow’s fortune, and Ma-Vitoor Laree. It notes workers who polish offerings and a shepherd in leaves during Shepp’ Yahy, reflecting historical cultural practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New State
Sardinia
Notable Fresco Details At Venice Exhibition
Descriptions describe Etlaegemy death a painting by Eintoretto titled Darna displayed in Venice. The article compares the fresco to Michel Angelo’s Sistine ceiling noting its vast dimensions 139 feet long and 43 feet wide. It mentions the work depicts creation fall and early history of the world with themes of redemption and salvation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Etlaegemy
Os Pet
Eintoretto
Venice
Michasl iAngelo
Sistine
Vatican
Vain Peacock Radioed as Glitzy Yet Harsh in Verse
The passage describes a peacock as glittering with jewel like eyes and a harsh cry. It notes the bird perches high and its tail folds within a narrow space, while calling it vain and dramatic unless the sun shines.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Macdougal
Jon Herris
Shoals
Jams Claments
Loogcoter
Lewis Brooks
Loofcotes
Robert Mulligag
Vincennes
William Kuhn
Vincenne Tuesany
John Cannon
Colnettsville
Saxtony Mo
Dredse
Bara Neal
J. T. Neal
E. G. Owen
Pana, Il
Xevera Dasa
Frog
Millard
Washington
Gregory
the. Helton Shugort
Holden J. Uearing
McKittrick
Plainville
L. P. Beithhad
Denver
Mr. Beithan
Cuvier
Abbott
South Amer
Elane
Darwin
Ito Janeiro
Lomdon
Edgar
Ethel
Edgar—Tin J
Detroit
Iree Press
Washington Star
J. Beitman
Convict
Supreme Court of the State
Decatur
Bérne
Geneva
Deccatur
Noblesville
Goff
Elmer Bean
Sheridan
William Reagan
Reagan
Revern
Goff and
Pean
Terre Haute
Joint Seale
Drosser
Warren County
Illinoia
South Carbondals
Arey
Magnesia
Frootins
The
Hatfield & Palmer Co
Farmers’ Drug Store
J.B. Slater
Aetna Life Ins
Goodang
Jeb
Washi
Pe Ue
Irs
Robert WW. Braun
Testgenen Air
Mata
S. BE. 2d St
ST. Louis
C. P. McCarty
Generg
Bates
Isformatio
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