Pope's American Cousin Plans Rome Visit
Rev Don Luigi Sartori pastor of St Joseph’s Midland Maryland, a cousin of Pope Pius XI, will travel to Rome next month to pay respects to the new pontiff. He and the pope are described as strikingly alike and well educated. The article notes Venetian lineage and a family name modification. Also mentioned is a historic map of France, completed over 35 years by French staff and engineers, costing about 10 million francs.
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Don Luigi Sartori
St. Joseph's Church
Midland
Pius XI
Rome
Pope Pius X
Father Sartori
France
Difficulty in securing a jury signals local attitude shifts
A fragmented note questions the link between jury selection challenges and local intelligence. It suggests that securing juries may reflect cultural or procedural factors rather than a simple measure of voter IQ.
Birthday book adds up to 598 in Wilton gathering
Mrs. Helen L. Russell hosted a small party at her Wilton New Hampshire home. Twelve people attended including three inmates, and they used a birthday book to compute ages. The total of all ages came to 598 years, revealing no specific age pattern.
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Helen L. Russell
Wilton
Rothschild Offers Five Thousand Dollars for Arctic Fox Flea
Englander Hon. Charles Rothschild offers 5000 dollars for a flea from the Arctic fox as he seeks to complete a polar insect collection. His whaling expedition is now far north hunting the Arctic flea among other curiosities.
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Charles Rothschild
England
Rothschild
Defiance Starch Ad Signals Quality and Value
A brass era advertisement touts Defiance Starch offering better quality and one third more for the same price as rival brands. It cautions against chrome or cheap premiums and urges women to seek value in household starches.
Nebraska News Highlights From Omaha to York
Regular trains start rolling from Omaha on the Great Western. A five year old girl, Fether, daughter of farmer Fred Grimm, is badly hurt in a mowing machine accident. Elmer Russell faces incest charges in district court with bond set at 2000. Burned wife Mrs. L. F. Dunn dies from injuries. Stokes store in McCook struck by lightning destroying building and contents. Ed Crossman near Invervale arraigned for insanity and sent to Lincoln. Burlington engineers and firemen win wage increases of six to fifteen percent. Beemer merchant William Drusker injures a leg in farm accident. Fire tears through J. A. Ross threshing outfit and grain at Hall County farm. Shelton votes 12500 for waterworks. Morris Norris farmhouse burns near Stella. Mrs. Pollock of Beatrice loses a leg in buggy accident. Fr A Wylie of Falls City badly hurt hauling freight. Blacksmith Al Peterson charged with diamond theft in Randolph. Edholm store break-in targets stamps and goods. Alex Gibson seeks 2500 damages from Neb City bridge fall. Damages suit over arson trials in Nuckolls county. York Congregationalists invite Rev W H Medlar to field. Nebraska teachers show rising female proportion, dropping male teachers. Superintendent Fowler notes teaching becoming female-dominated. fewer men at institutes and normal schools.
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The
Great Western
Omaha
Fether
Fred Grimm
Norfolk
St. Edward
Elmer Russell
Mra
L. F. Dunn
Florence Lumber and Coal Company
James G. Stokes
McCook
Ed Crossman
Inavale
Red Cloud
Board of Insanity
Lincoln
Burlington
William Drusker
Beemer
G. Karlen
Miestep
Wm. Reynolds
Hall County
J. A. Ross
Morris Norris
Stella
John Pollock
Beatrice
Fr. A. Wylie
Falla City
al. Peterson
Randolph
Peterson
Edholm
Saunders County
Sheriff West
Schuyler
Alex Gibson
Nebraska City
Michael Morris
Joseph Keller
District Court of
W. H. Medlar
Alexander
Minn
York County
Circus Cowboy Marries Heiress After Daring Rescue
Arthur L. Roberts of Holland Nebraska and Mise Ethel Gould a Cortland county heiress wed at her home after he heroically saved her from a runaway horse during a Maines circus parade. Roberts lassoed the frenzied horse and prevented injury to Miss Gould, leading to their marriage.
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Binghampton
N. Y
Arthur L. Roberts
Holland
Lancaster County
Neb
Main
Mise Ethel Gould
Cortland County
Mise Gould
Roberts
Miss Gould
Sarpy County Mortgages for August 1903
Papillion notes a summary of Sarpy county mortgage activity for August 1903 including farm mortgages filed and released totals of 16 900 and 17 776 respectively town mortgages filed 2 928 released 1 025 chattel mortgages filed 5 331 released 2 695 all figures in dollars.
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Sarpy County
Papillion
Sarny County
Nebraska Woman Killed by Engine in Oakland
Mrs. Frederick Hillman, a 72 year old Nebraska native, was struck and killed instantly by a local train in Oakland while traveling with her husband from Nebraska to Southern California. The incident involved a German native, and occurred as the couple were en route to California.
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Nebraska
Oakland
Frederick Hillman
Germany
Hillman
California
Fremont Canal Route Survey Progress Report
L D Richards reports a letter from the Kelly Engineering Co of New York stating that plans surveys and estimates for the Fremont canal route progress satisfactorily but slowly and will be completed and submitted to the determining board late this month or early next. several weeks needed for action.
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Fremont
L. D. Richards
Kelly Engineering Company
New York
Fremont Canal
Settlers Will Fight Suit Over Boyd County Lands
Lincoln reports the state will sue to defend ownership of about 2,700 acres in Boyd county valued at $3,000 to $4,000 in rent. A public lands board meeting authorized the commissioner to challenge an injunction dated August 14 preventing the board from leaving the land.
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Lincoln
Boyd County
Board of Education, Lands and Funds
Commissioner of Public Lands and Buildings
Farmer Sues for Libel Over Elopement Story
Nelson J. Machem, a farmer near this place, has hired R. D. Sutherland to file a criminal libel action against papers that published reports he eloped with a neighbor's daughter. He claims he has not left home except brief days helping neighbors with threshing and day-making.
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Nelson J
Walter Craig Rejuvenates In Cadiz After Years of Age
The Cadiz resident Walter Craig, once said to have aged years beyond his years, shows a remarkable return toward youth as his health and appearance improve rapidly after a prolonged decline.
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Walter Craig
Cadiz
Europe’s Useloan Citizens Fourteen Princes Over Seventy
Europe reports fourteen princes over seventy and five above eighty among its Useloan citizens. The tally highlights a notable age distribution in royal ranks across nations, reflecting long lifespans and historic lineages.
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Europe
Extravagant Remarks Provoke Cheap Talk Adage
A proverb notes that talk is cheap while some people indulge in extravagant remarks. It contrasts frugal speech with lavish commentary, reflecting on social habits and communication style.
Beware of Mercury In Catarrh Ointments Warning Ad
Warning notices warn against catarrh remedies containing mercury and advocate safe internal cures. The long advert claims Hall's Catarrh Cure from Foo Chantry & Co Toledo and Mail's products are mercury free and sold by pharmacists.
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Hall
Ty Foo Chantry & Co
Toledo
Conteins
Mermry
Taturtog Mall
Olle
F. J. Chaser & Co
Knox Mansion Bought by Attorney General in Valley Forge Purchase
The Old Knox Mansion at Valley Forge, once Lafayette’s headquarters, is acquired by Attorney General Knox who plans to restore it to its revolutionary era conditions. He paid about $100000 for the estate of 266 acres and aims to make it a near replica of the old days.
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Knox
Pliteburg
President Roosevelt
Philadelphia
Matthews
Valley Forge
Lafayette
Washington
General Knox
Bankers Association Meeting Rates Offer Low Travel Costs
The American Bankers Association meeting in San Francisco from October 20 to 23, 1903 offers very low Santa Fe travel rates to all, with ample ticket limits and inexpensive rides. Full provisions are made for delegates and non delegates alike, with details handled by Geo Nicholson P T M and related railroad offices.
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San Francisco
Santa Fe
Geo
T. Nicholson
Fe Ry
Chicago
Wabash Excursion Rates Advertised for Midwest Cities
Advert for greatly reduced Wabash Railroad excursion and half fare fares to Baltimore Chicago Detroit Little Rock and more with dates selling Sept through Oct. Highlights include home visitors tours to Indiana Ohio Kentucky South and Southeast and special World’s Fair viewing routes. Contains ad copy and scattered proverbs and quips.
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Wabash Railroad
Indiana
Ohio
Kentucky
Baltimore
Little Rock
Ark
Detroit
Mich
Wabash
Farnam Street
Harry E. Moores
Gen
Omaha
Neb
Big 500-Pound Steel Range Offer for Home Trial
An advertisement promises a free three month in home trial of a top steel range and heating stoves. Send a cutout to Saanms, Rornoce & Co. to receive by return mail a large picture of the steel range and other cooking stoves. The offer claims to place the best range in any home regardless of income.
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Saanms
Rornoce & Co
Spleen
Food and Energy and National Power
A London paper reports statistics linking high food expenditure per person to world leadership. It shows no strong link between types of food and national character, comparing per head daily food costs with country exports. The table lists United States Great Britain Germany Prussia Sweden and other nations with per day costs and export values.
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London
United States
Great Britain
Germany
King Edward's Coffee Maker Attends Royal Tours
King Edward travels with Emin Abraham a Mayotian coffee maker who brews fragrant coffee in small cups. The attendant wears Oriental attire and serves the beverage to favored friends, though none praise the deep dark brew.
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Edward
Emin Abraham
Bright side tip for housewives from Defiance Starch
A market appeal invites housewives to try Defiance Cold Water Starch highlighting its 16 ounces per 10 cent package versus 12 ounces in competing brands. The ad claims guaranteed superiority and asserts that quality and quantity win, warning that those who doubt novelty may regret it.
Farmer James Ogle Fights Eagle Near Nashville Indiana
James Ogle, a Nashville Indiana farmer, was attacked twice by a large eagle while inspecting lambs. He and his two sons heard lambs beating and found two lambs killed after the bird first struck him on the head and chest. He fired several shots. the eagle left seemingly unharmed.
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James Ogle
Nashville
Ind
Ogle
Fortune In Old Clock Brings Munich Artisan Wealth
An Munich craftsman, guardian of a family clock, turns down a first offer of 25 dollars after a stranger visits. A second visitor offers 250, prompting a sale to a dealer. The clock, a genuine Peter Henle, is valued near 25 000 dollars, and the artisan, once earning a weekly wage of all dollars, becomes wealthy.
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Munich
Peter Henle
Boy Orbra Young’s Kidney Cure Story in Crossroads
Orbra Young, ten, of Crossroads Tennessee, suffered nightly kidney troubles. After his father bought Dodd's Kidney Pills he recovered, sleeping through nights with no disturbances. The testimonial urges remedies for kidney and urinary issues in children and notes dangers to growing health.
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Dodd
Orbra Young
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