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07 October 2014
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03 October 2014
Heartless Husband - 1914 Style
For today's Newspaper Nugget we have a candidate for Husband of the Year!
Joseph LaBombard, who has spend much of his time during the past few years in the county jail for public intoxication and whose recent acts have stamped him as absolutely heartless, was yesterday sentenced by City Judge Barnard to the Albany Penitentiary for a period of sixty days.
LaBombard is an able-bodied man, fit to perform any kind of labor, yet spends all of his time drinking booze, which he pays for with money begged from persons on the streets. A few days ago he sold what little furniture there was in his home, and his wife, who is an invalid, was obliged to go to a neighbor's for a place to sleep. This matter was brought to the attention of Commissioner of Charities Utting and he made a thorough investigation of the case. The commissioner and Humane Officer Hennessey then brought the matter before the city court and the same day LaBombard was picked up by a police officer on a charge of begging.
When brought into court yesterday forenoon, LaBombard made a number of excuses for his conduct and offered any number of promises for the future in his effort to escape the ride to Albany, but Judge Barnard had heard the same excuses and promises on several previous occasions and paid no attention to them but imposed the sentence of two months in the "pen" and the worthless specimen of manhood was led back to jail to prepare for his unwilling trip down the road.
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I laughed when I first read this! The last part "and the worthless specimen of manhood was led back to jail to prepare for his unwilling trip down the road" had me rolling! In today's politically correct media this would never fly but it is so fun to read!!
The city in question is Plattsburgh, Clinton County, New York. I did a quick search to see what happened to Joseph but unfortunately it is a common name in the northern New York area and without knowing a few more details, I was unable to narrow him down.
I hope he learned his lesson and straightened out his life!!
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| Plattsburgh Daily Press October 3, 1914 |
HEARTLESS HUSBAND
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Sold Furniture and Allowed Wife to go to Poor House
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ABLE TO WORK YET BEGGED ON STREETS
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JOSEPH LABOMBARD SENTENCED TO THE ALBANY PENITENTIARY FOR THIS ACTS
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Joseph LaBombard, who has spend much of his time during the past few years in the county jail for public intoxication and whose recent acts have stamped him as absolutely heartless, was yesterday sentenced by City Judge Barnard to the Albany Penitentiary for a period of sixty days.
LaBombard is an able-bodied man, fit to perform any kind of labor, yet spends all of his time drinking booze, which he pays for with money begged from persons on the streets. A few days ago he sold what little furniture there was in his home, and his wife, who is an invalid, was obliged to go to a neighbor's for a place to sleep. This matter was brought to the attention of Commissioner of Charities Utting and he made a thorough investigation of the case. The commissioner and Humane Officer Hennessey then brought the matter before the city court and the same day LaBombard was picked up by a police officer on a charge of begging.
When brought into court yesterday forenoon, LaBombard made a number of excuses for his conduct and offered any number of promises for the future in his effort to escape the ride to Albany, but Judge Barnard had heard the same excuses and promises on several previous occasions and paid no attention to them but imposed the sentence of two months in the "pen" and the worthless specimen of manhood was led back to jail to prepare for his unwilling trip down the road.
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I laughed when I first read this! The last part "and the worthless specimen of manhood was led back to jail to prepare for his unwilling trip down the road" had me rolling! In today's politically correct media this would never fly but it is so fun to read!!
The city in question is Plattsburgh, Clinton County, New York. I did a quick search to see what happened to Joseph but unfortunately it is a common name in the northern New York area and without knowing a few more details, I was unable to narrow him down.
I hope he learned his lesson and straightened out his life!!
02 October 2014
Name Your Car Day
Today, October 2nd, is Name Your Car Day. As a family, we have had many cars over the years. I don't remember any names per se given to those cars. It was always "the Packard" or "the Charger". For me, my first beloved car was "the Cuda". A 1966 Plymouth Barracuda with a glass back window. I LOVED that car!! I wrote briefly about her in Cars - 52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy & History. Here's a photo:
My current car is a 1997 Nissan Sentra. Not the same mystique as my Cuda but it's MINE! I have nicknamed her "Lily" since it is supposedly a white car. Right now she's "Dirty Lily". I like to say that it's not dirt on her but a "protective coating"!! I guess before it gets cold here I should give her a bath! Here's a photo of the car during one of our lovely snow falls. Can you see her?
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| 1966 Plymouth Barracuda |
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| 1997 Nissan Sentra |
01 October 2014
The 4th Quarter Begins
Well today is the start of the 4th and last quarter
of 2014. I cannot believe how fast this year as gone by. I had so many plans
for this year. Most are still waiting to either get started or finished. So far
I have taken 3 trips home to Charleston to see my sister, nephew and niece (and
brother-n-law). Normally I get down 1-2 times a year but when the airlines have
sales I can’t pass up then I HAVE to go right? J I also
got to see my godson get married. Talk about time flying! But I was so glad I
was able to share the joy of his special day with my best friends and friends I
had not seen in years.
So what are my goals for the last quarter of 2014? I have
one more trip to see my sister and her family. This time we meet up in my
brother-in-law’s hometown in southwest Virginia for a quick visit. Still any
visit is a good visit when you can’t get home as often as you want!
I also have to finish a project I started LAST year for my
local genealogical society. Our membership roster and surname list have not
been updated in years. I ran into more problems than I anticipated so I am
basically starting over. Going to use Access to reenter all that information.
Had hoped to this project finished by now but life happens.....
One of the things that has delayed this project is my moving
of apartments. Had been thinking about moving but nothing serious until a
conversation with the old apartment manager. My father always liked to say
“What are you willing to put up with?” Well after a conversation I had with the
old manager….not much. So I moved. I have always wanted to move to the
Frederick Maryland area but didn’t want to do the commute. But I decided why
not, you only live once and if it becomes too much I can always move again J
I can’t believe how much STUFF I have! I had it hidden well in
my old smaller apartment. But this move is forcing me to go thru things I should
have done years ago. I have found some things that I knew I had seen but was
beginning to think I dreamed them! Like a picture of my one of my elementary
group pictures. I found another box of photos too. Once my computer/office area
is set up I have lots of scanning to do!
The theme of this quarter will be fall clean up. I broke down
and got a laptop computer for my longer commute. My reasoning is that with the
extra time I can work on my blog and my genealogy. I am writing this blog post
from the commuter bus. I have to figure out which are the better seats so I can
see the computer more clearly. But live and learn….bets the alternative!
So what are your goals for the final quarter of 2014? Here’s
hoping we ALL make our goals!
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