Gazette and Herald lists and coroner inquest notes show locals
An itemized ledger from Gazette and Herald covers jurors and officials in a coroner’s inquest and day to day public notices. It names Union H Holder P A Hastings and many local tradesmen, stores, and servants with district roles, costs, and road district references.
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BJ. Burris
Joseph M. Stotts
Sorrall Brothers
Hoftrail Brothers
Gasette' & Herald
Gazette & Herald
Weeeweeee Gazette & Herald
Jas. W. Gilley
B. J. Burris
Jos
M. Brotta
Joan Stites
Weoes
Union H. Holder
P. A. Hastings
Fred Wolven
Susanna Abel
Annae Bohmert
H. Gers
U. H
Holder Pie Bevayesy
Theodore Wallace Poesenes
O'Brien
Ernest O'Brian
William Kermode
Ray Bollenbacher
Feseeees
Herman Kempf
William Kennedy
W. B. Deffendall
Fielding Colbert
Eph Donaldson
Thos. B. Donaldson
James Blackwell
Mattingly & Myers Fenach Ys
Atates
the Democrat
Cassie Clements
M. J. Tyeetehorpe
J. A. Gill
Eveeiows G. L. Parr
C. H. Yemne
Setter Allen
Sam Lucag
seddowneheWee
Robert Burton
Charles ‘Winston
Mary
Fish
Hugh McKernan
Wi Barnet
Indianapolis
George Faith
Grant Faith
Er Gazette
Hera Gazette
Hera Gazette & Herald
George Godwin
Charles Winstons
Ralph Wadsworth
Grant Raita i Fei
George Faith Aie
Denton
Albion Horrail
Charles Wimston
Sam Lucas
Hugh Steieraaal
Mary Fish
Wes
Eales
Barnett
Steegia and News
Harry van
Shanks
Grant
Faith
Eeres Heffernan
Beanele - Gaeztte & Herald
Sui Gazette & Herald
Robert Borbonie
Charles Winston
Mary Fadiyerteergee
Barnettiy
Hepesparoan
Aig NT
Sentinel
Wiese Shaw
Democrat
Itn
Harry van Trees
Grantalta
George Fo
Aekee
Hetternan
Gazette
Ale Abe
Herald
Wm. D. Shanks
M. H. Wilson
George Godwins
George Fi Bilis
Ralph ‘Wadsworth
Walter Edmondson
W. W. Barnett
Horrall
Lee
City
Harry
Heffernan & Mattingly
Hera Sige
Indianapolis News
The
J. Graber
Otis Roberts
W. Barnett
William Sobnks
Sue
Hastings
Allen
the Democrat Eeis
S. Diene
Pub! Co
Harry Vani -Tre
As Morrison
Ern Borrall
Winklepleck
J. M
U. W. B. Myers
EM Hauserman ii
W. H. Bonth
W. W. Harnett
Charles Bassett
Robert. Helton
John Woods
John Stilwell
Royjarac
Health board reports higher deaths and disease spread
Health officers tabulated for the monthly bulletin show 3 212 deaths and a 14.3 rate, up about eight percent from last year, with about ten percent more diseases. Infant deaths reached 424 and 1 044 deaths were over sixty five. Consumption and pneumonia led the toll and typhoid, diphtheria, and meningitis are noted. Blomington and San Francisco briefs follow.
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State Board of Health
Indiana
Flexner
Noah Bogard Cement Works Contractor Portrait
Noah Bogard operates as a general contractor and manufacturer of cement walks steps and cellar floors providing edgestones and decorative cement finishes with documented guarantees for workmanship and materials.
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Noah Bogard
Guaren
Stingy Parson Outwitted by Nine Cheeses in New England Tale
A century old stingy parson in a New England village is outwitted when every hostess offers him a full cheese instead of a little piece. After a misstep with the sleigh, nine cheeses spill from his robe and are publicly returned to him by grateful families, leaving the parish to laugh at him for generations.
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New England
Jone
Andar
Nature's Cunning in Shark Eggs
The article explains protective mimicry in fish eggs, noting Gyropleu rodus francisch, a California shark, hides among kelp as a leaf-like egg. The egg clings to seaweed by spiraled edges and releases the young shark when hatched. A Pacific coast shark egg is said to have tentacles that clasp seaweed and mimic its look.
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Pacific Coast
Mozart and Bretzner clash over Belmonte opera text
Christoph Friedrich Bretzner protests in Leipziger Zeitung that Mozart used his drama Belmont und Konstanze to create the opera The Abduction From the Seraglio. He declares the work an invasion of his rights and warns of further action signed as the drama's author.
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Mozart
Bretzner
the Seraglio
Joseph II
Leipziger Zeitung
Christoph Friedrich Bretzner
Long Necked Belles
In Malacca standards of beauty favor a long neck over a small waist or velvet eyes. Girls are fitted with a metal neck collar from a young age to enforce an erect head position, with the collar gradually enlarged as they grow to elongate the neck.
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Malacca
Quote on fooling people from Lincoln misquoted
A Philadelphia Press quote contrasts cautious doubt with a sharper boast about fooling enough of the people enough of the time. The exchange highlights a cynical view of political persuasion and public gullibility.
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Lincoln
Philadelphia
Press
Suffragette Lecturer Denounces Male Tyranny
The Kansas City Independent reports a Suffragette lecture where a speaker condemns male domination and oppression of women, while an audience member complains that men never marry.
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Kansas City
People waste money and claim no chance to get rich
An observation from the Atchigon Globe notes many individuals squander dollars and then lament they lack opportunity to improve financially. The quote highlights a cycle of spending followed by blame.
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Atchigon Globe
Trials of Animals Across Centuries From Beastly Prosecutions
A historical note details cases where animals faced legal proceedings for injuries to humans. Examples include a bull executed for killing a man in 1314, a sow and a horse condemned later, and a cock charged with laying an egg in Basel. Beetles in 1445 and 1487 sparked village disputes over vineyard damage, ending in odd settlements.
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Quilty
France
Vilage
Duchy of
Valois
Fajaine
Biiehld
Dijon
Laveguy
Thadow
Basel
Sea of Galilee
St. Julian
Maurienne
F. C. Evans
New York
Post
Early modern lotteries origins traced to Genoa and Florence
The piece notes that modern prize lotteries began with Bene detto Gentile of Genoa who set up a lottery in 1620. It also mentions ancient forms with tickets each carrying a fixed sum and cites a Florence lottery from 1530 as an earlier precedent, per the New York American.
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Benedetto Gentile
Genoa
Florence
York
Ladylike Doubts in Court Over Rock Attack
A Houston Post excerpt quotes a woman declaring she acted as a perfect lady until a stranger tipped his hat and she struck, hitting him with a rock in the face. The remark appears amid a courtroom discussion of the incident.
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Houston Post
Habit as Second Nature in Daily Life
A concise reflection on habit linked to daily practice and repetition. It cites Lyman Abbott on being today what we did yesterday and warns against evil spoken into existence through talk, echoing an Irish proverb about habit forming character.
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Lyman Abbott
Historical printer blunders spark laughs on early typesetting
St Louis Republic recalls days before typesetting machines when errors in copy produced odd phrases. A proofreader’s collection shows misread lines, such as brides becoming blushing brides and Confederate army turning to destruction, with other comic substitutions and swapped words in captions and reports.
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St Louis Republic
Enoch
Shin
The
Shamrock
First District Court
Frank Gecks
Doarfed
Haggard
Red Cross Society
Wil Fight Corbett
Honest Artist Refuses To Paint A Lie In Alma Battle Portrait
An English socialite recalls Prince Napoleon pressuring an artist to include himself on a white charger in the Alma painting. The artist refused to place a rider, saying he never paints a lie. The prince then ordered the horse erased from the canvas.
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Napeolson
Louis Napoleon
Prince Napoleon
Napoleon
The
Alma
Remaik
Pearl-Finding In Oyster Operation Sparks Hallmark Tale
A court recounts a tale where Cook-Taylor reflects on a man who swallowed a pearl during a meal. The pearl proved valuable enough to cover both the medical operation and the funeral costs, as noted by the judge.
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Cook—Taylor
Raleigh
Cook
A Favored Fowl
Miss Miami Brown says the parrot is one of the longest lived birds. Mr. Erasmus Pinkley calls the claim strictly ornithological. The joke notes the parrot’s longevity may be because it is not good to eat. Washington Star.
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J-b
Miami Brown
Erasmus Pinkley
Washington
Giving Money Sparks Debate on Philanthropy in America
The Chicago Tribune notes the challenge in philanthropy is not locating donors but finding wise avenues to give. It argues money exists, yet opportunities to direct funds effectively are scarce and sought after.
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America
Chicago
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Horrall Brothers
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George Hunter
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Martin Woods
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