Local items and moves in Audubon in April 1902
Four hog cars shipped from the station Tuesday evening. E Waits now occupies J J Dimich property in The Heights, moved last Tuesday. Will Woodward moved into Ralph Hawks house opposite Green Bay Lumber on Jefferson street. Congregational Aid Society served a lap supper at J B Rendleman home on Carthage street. Park Hotel attracting more traveling men. Will Littlefield and Rodney Martin near Delta Colorado, then to San Francisco, Flagstaff Arizona, now at a lower altitude. Charles Johnson, Chicago railway postal clerk, visiting mother on North Park Street and sister on Depot Street. Rev W A Sunday and party received ovation leaving for Chicago. tabernacle full, a thousand plus at train, depot jammed, express and baggage trucks hindered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Waits
J. J. Dimich
The
Heights
Will Woodward
Ralph Hawks
Green Bay Lumber Company
Jefferson Street
Congregational Aid Society
J. B. Rendleman
Carthage Street
Park Hotel
Our City
Will Litlefield
Rodney Martin
Delta
Colorado
San Francisco
Golden Gate
Arizona
Will
Charles Johnson
Chicago
Matilda C. Johnson
North Park Street
Thos
Dustin
Depot Street
W. A
Tabernacle
Express
Bag RR
Atlantic Telegraph
Albert Aston
Aston
Sunday
Stunday
Fischer
Larimer
Shuter
Cary
Day
Misa Don Carlos
Christ
Sreconp
Eiween the
Atlantic
Hiva
Atlantic Daily Telgraph
Local Farm Sales Highlight North Au Dubon Hogs and Farm
Jacob Grant and W F Hocamp sold fine hogs to dealers at a premium. Alfred Miller sold his southeast town farm to Chris Wolf for 62.50 per acre, clearing 1500 on the investment. Also noted are Cosmopolitan April features and a brisk city election with votes tallied for mayor council clerks and treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Grant
W. F. Hocamp
North Audubon Township
Alfred Miller
W. E. Davis
Chris Wolf
Two Books Two Cents from the Burlington Route
The Burlington Route issues two publications for homeseekers. Nebraska is a 48 page agricultural resource guide with farm scenes and a sectional map. Big Horn Basin is an illustrated folder on Northwestern Wyoming offering government land openings for settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Nebraska
Big Horn Basin
Wyoming
J. Francis
Omaha
Local Market Ads and Community Notes Collide
A mix of old market notices and social items. E D Carron ad for seeds and eggs. Walnut flour and groceries offered near Gates building. April Mind magazine notice from Alliance Company. wedding gift list from Susie Huyek and H A Nelson. church meeting summaries with Rev Sunday's evangelistic work and church responses. illness and obituaries notes. reviews and notices on publications and local affairs. farm sale ad and contact details.
Peruvian Oroya Railway Described by Ernest Hamilton
In Teursou's Magazine, Ernest Hamilton recounts a perilous descent on the Oroya railway from 15,606 feet above sea level toward Callao. He notes the thrill of controlling the train during the run and the transformative mix of fear and exhilaration as passengers pass under eternal snows to the Pacific coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oroya
Pern
Ernest
Hamilton
Inez
Peru
Pacific
Olympus
Paso de Galera
Callao
Teursou's
Old Gems Becomes Rich History of Jewels and Lore
A Gentleman's Magazine article traces ancient ideas about gems from dew drops and unripe diamonds to myths of Amethyst and Amber. It notes early beliefs that Indians produced the first diamonds and cites Pliny and Nero in relation to emeralds and spectacles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Pliny
Nero
Bacchus
Diana
Gentleman's Magazine
GPS Sore lungs Pneumonia Stop there by airing Br Milew
Fragmentary OCR notes mention sore lungs and pneumonia with references to Br Milew Nervine and airing may relate to treatment. Names and details are unclear but imply a medical or home remedy note in a historical column.
Sprinkling Singapore Watering Cart Intrigue
Poultney Bigelow recounts Singapore’s watering cart in Ernold English tone. Malay handlers guide white bullocks, a topman governs the flow, a turbanned native roosts on the pole, a solemn functionary acts as rear scout, and a foreloper clears the way. The scene, dull yet ceremonious, showcases a peculiar municipal ritual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poultney Bigelow
Singapore
Kbabe
Malaya
Flo
Ter
Germany
Alarm Clock Prank Wakes Uptown Messenger Office
A well dressed man, after dining out, asks for a 7 o'clock wake up at an uptown messenger office. A uniformed boy raps the door while the man, groggy from the night, protests. The clock sounds, the man minds the train schedule, and the wake up proceeds with comic insistence. The scene ends as the man realizes he is truly awake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mennenier Noyn
New York
O'Clork
Messenger No 43 wakes wary sleeper in bold order
In a brisk scene from New York Tribune lore a messenger asserts he has roused a man to sign and not return to bed. The man protests asking if it is a joke while the courier insists the wakeup is real with a stark warning of real consequences if he resists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert
Anbey
Bates
Saint Nicholas
New York Tribune
England's fish cooking warms flesh with hot fat
An Washington Star report extols English methods for cooking seafood, arguing thorough heating in hot boiling fat preserves juiciness and flavor. It warns against underdone or overcooked fish, advising gentle boil timing and cheesecloth-wrung handling to keep cod and halibut tender and flavorful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joly Bull
England
Promaines
Washington Star
Fragmented Poetic Exchange On Oxford Chimes and Maud
A dusty reminiscence cites a contemporary of Aubrey de Vere reacting to Newman as Oxford chimes ring for “young men keeping themselves warm.” Tennyson offers puzzled replies while a young lady over Maud is pressed to name the birds. The exact vocative remains debated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aubrey de Vere
Newman
Oxford
Tennyson
Maud
Also Mentioned on This Page
Audubon County Journal
C.A. Marlin
Cabinet and Wagon Shop
Peterman & Voss
Exira
Radford Pike
Cosmopolitan
Prince Henry
F. Hopkinson Smith
Larael Zangwill
Bret Harte
Maarten Maartens
Irvington-on-the-Hudson
George F. Kapp
W. R. Copeland
Frank Hennley
N. P. Christensen
J. P. Tait
H. L. Wiesler
Cade Robert
Birat
D. E. Shrauger
Sioux City
Bardeen
E. D. Carron
Rf, Gack & Co
Gates
W. H. Bowman
A. Rix Militz
Patterson
Alliance Company
Fifth Avenue
New York City
Susie Huyek
H. A. Nelson
George Huyek
Mra
Charles McCord
Roxie Huyck
L. Nelson
N.S. Deerfield
David Buros
Tiane Smith
Chas. Hockenberry
Agnes Nelson
John
Wille
Christena
Emma Nelson
A. N. Horton
Rose Ernst
Murphy
Uneti
A. M. Sheakley
Anna
Smith
N.V. Petersen
Family
Isaac Hunt
Nels Johnson
Don Pkink
Sam Huen
Brady Roscoe Griffith
Chas
Jensen
Myrtle Ito
Art Smont
Della
Ohio
Sugar Shell
Eliza Meek
Amber Kelsey
Francia Parker
New
United States Senate
Samuel Armstrongamilton
Timex
Asiel
McLean
Extra
S. D. May & Co
Hensley Bros. & Hamler
Iowa
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