Fraternal Lodges Meet in Woodman Hall Structures
Local lodge notices list meetings for multiple unconnected societies. Austin Homestead No 443 meets on the second and fourth Saturdays in Woodman Hall with officers Mayer Foreman F Peck Cor respondent. Fidelity Lodge No 9, A F and AM, holds communications in Woodman Hall on the third Wednesday. John Robertson WM, Anthony N Secretary. Von Dusko Camp DM No 248 meets first and third Wednesday in Woodman Hall with Ed Carter VC Ed Sterling C. Cedar Camp No 265, RNA, meets on the second and fourth Mondays in Woodman Hall. Mattie Fairbanks Oracle Anna B Robie Recorder. C E S No 2 meets on the first and fourth Mondays in Masonic Hall. WM Beane and Jane Todd, Secretary.
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Woodman Ball
Mayer Foreman
F Peck
Woodman Hall
Mattiec Fairbanks
Oracle
Anna B Robie
Recorder
Modern Samaritans Austin Council Meeting Note
Modern Samaritans Austin Council No. 53 meets on the second and each month at 8 p m in Woodman Hall. Visiting neighbors welcome. Herbert St Ledger Samaritan J Scovell Scribe.
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Austin Council No. 53
Woodman J
Herbert St Ledger
Samaritan
J.& Scovell
Knights of Pythias Meeting Notice in Elks Hall
Austin Lodge No 55 Knights of Pythias meets every Monday evening in Elks Hall. Visiting Knights welcomed. Signed J C Snyder, C C, and W J Urbsten.
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Elks Hall
J C Snyder
C C
W J Urbsten
Local Masonic and Ladies Social Notices Update
Lady Maccabees meet Wednesdays and Saturdays evenings in Miller, with Mrs McIntyre and Commander Cr eepe. Court of Honor No 414 meets on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays in Hikes i Miller. Visiting comrades cordially invited by John Robertson, Commander. Austin Lodge No 32 A O A W meets on fourth Thursdays at Ellis’ ball Main street. Ball, Sarris recorder.
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Court OF Honor No
Miller
W C
Sarah
McIntyre
Meene
John Robertson Rtson
Austin Lodge
Oan Ellis
Main Street
C. M Ball
Wik Oo
JH Sarris
Austin Lodge and Royal Arch Chapter Notice Update
Austin Lodge No 414 B P O Elks meets on the second and fourth evenings each month at the new Main Street hall. Exalted Ruler L. D. Simmons and Secretary O J Simmons listed, with contact. Royal Arch Chapter No 16 states communications in Masonic Austin Mann on the second and fourth weeks each month. Secretaries Parke Goodwin and Geo Bey P listed.
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Main St
Y End
L. D
O J. Simmons
Masonic Austin
Mann
R Geo. Ao Bey P
Parke Goodwin
Not Guilty Verdict in De Lartigue Murder Trial
Spokane jury acquits Aranda de Lartigue of murder after she confessed to killing her husband Henry de Larigue last September His body was found in a potato field near their home and he had disappeared last year The verdict follows testimony about an alleged attack on the defendant and a confrontation with him later in September
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Spokane
Bakken T. Ty
Homeseekers Excursions Offer Low Return Fares
The Minneapolis and St. Louis R R reestablishes Homeseekers Rates to Minnesota North Dakota Montana Idaho Washington Oregon and other western areas. Valid on the first and third Tuesdays of April May and June 1903 at one fare plus 2.00 for the round trip, tickets valid 21 days from sale. Inquiries to any M and St L ticket agent or A B Currs G P and T A Minneapolis Minn.
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Minneapolis & St. Louis R. R
Minnesota
North Lakota
Montana
Idaho
Washington
Oregon
Minneapols
Iowa Central Railway Reinstates Homeseekers Rates
The Iowa Central Bay reestablishes Homeseekers Rates to Minnesota North Dakota Montana Idaho Washington Oregon and western regions. Applies on the first and third Tuesdays of April May June 1903. Fare is one fare plus 2.00 for round trip, limited 21 days from sale. Inquiries at any Iowa Central ticket agent or GP&TA Minneapolis.
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Minnesota
North Dakota
Montana
Idaho
Washington
Oregon
Iowa Central
AB OvutTtTs
Gp&ta
Minneapolis
Minn
Great Western Rail Round Trips to Minnesota and Southwest
The Chicago Great Western Railway offers round trips to St Paul Minneapolis Superior Ashland Duluth and Minnesota resorts with sale June 1 to Sept 30 and return by Oct 31 Stopover privileges apply for Colorado Utah Black Hills New Mexico and Texas points. Inquiries to Great Western agents or J P Eimer GPA Chicago Ill. June 12 26 1903 $13 round trip via CGW Tickets on sale June 13 and 14 return June 26 or July 25 with 50 cent extra.
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Superior
Ashland
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Minnesota
Colorado
Utah
Black Hills
New Mexico
Texas
Great Western
J. P. Elmer
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Ill
Tudarauclis
Ind
Chcago Great Western Railway
J. P. Eimer
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Indianapolis
G.P
Six Men Shot in Richmond Streetcar Clash
Six men were wounded last night near Richmond as street railway detectives opened fire on strike sympathizers. Two were seriously hit in the back. West Side and East End scenes showed cars operated under military protection with Gatling gun support. Militia from Norfolk and Newport News arrived. sheriff requested troops. women and children urged to stay off streets.
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Street Railway Company
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East End
Seventy-first Regiment
Norfolk
Newport News
Solomons
Row Over Cards Leaves Three Injured at Courtney
A card game in Courtney, Monongahela City, ended in violence when Joseph Bruno refused to pay a wager. Bruno returned with a shotgun and shot Rosario Roano fatally wounding him. Roano then killed Bruno with a shotgun blast and struck Roano's wife, who was hit and bleeding as the assault concluded.
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Courtney
Monongahela City
Joseph Bruno
Rosario Roano
Bruno
Roano
Newfoundland wreckers and the half hand salvage rule
The article recalls Newfoundland coast salvage practices where recoverers claim half the goods, while temptations to keep valuable items persist. It cites episodes from 1882 Herder to 1898 Abbeymore, including burned whale bone, trampled glassware, a piano sold for whisky, German concertinas, bicycles sold island wide, and English rarities adorning cottages as described by P. T. McGrath in McClure's.
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Newfoundland
Orion
Baltimore
Copenhagen
Cape Race
St. John’s
Abbeymore
United fraternal rail fare notices from 1903
Notices for Modern Woodman and Grand Lodge Rebekah I O C F announce rail fares and sale dates for trips to Indianapolis St Louis Kansas City and Chicago or Minneapolis with return options and extra charges. Tickets available June 12 13 23 24 25 26 27 1903. Information via Great Western agents J P Elmer G P A and A B Cutts G P A Minneapolis.
Great Western Airway Sale Through Sept 1903
On sale via Chicago Great Western airway on the first and third Tuesdays of each month to points west and southwest. For Great Western agent or J P Elmer, G PAhicago, I.
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Chicago
Great Western Airway
Great Western
J P Elmer
G Pahicago
Boston Excursions by Nickel Plate Railways
Nickel Plate Road offers city tickets for trips to Boston from June 25 to 27 and July 1 to 5 at popular rates. Tickets available through City Ticket Office at 111 Adams St and Union Ticket Office at Auditorium Annex, Chicago.
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Nickel Plate Road
Adams St
Union
Auditorium Annex
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City
Union Ticket
Would Give It Away Doctor Jiggs Cold Pills
A humorous Harvard Lampoon panel depicts a doctor offering cold pills to Mr Jiggs free of charge. The exchange ends with Jiggs reacting to the unsolicited gift. The sketch relies on verbal banter and caricature to lampoon medical generosity.
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Mr. Jiggs
Harvard Lampoon
Train Fare Sale Announced for June and July Travel
Nickel Plate Road unveils a travel offer running June 25 to 27 and July 1 to 5 with especially low rates and liberal return limits. Details and particulars follow at indicated offices.
Flattery Quotes as Reflections on Compliment
The Philadelphia Ledger notes that flatterers please though they may not be believed, while the Atchison Globe contrasts a friend traveling fifty miles to a wedding with five miles to a funeral as a true tribute. The passages frame praise versus farewells in a concise moral tone.
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Atchison Globe
New Coaches Boost Comfort on Milwaukee Line
New coaches placed in service between here and St Paul and Minneapolis by the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railway have greatly increased comfort in travel and boosted the line's popularity.
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Here
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Chicago, Milwaukee & St
Not One But Choice of Three Through Tourist Cars to California
Chicago Great Western Railway offers travelers a choice of three through tourist cars to California. Agent RP should be contacted for details and reservations.
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California
Chicago
Great Western Ry
Abou
Politics In Epitaphs On Lincoln and Democrat Legacies
In a Susquehanna river area cemetery a marble slab reads Chas. Lewis, He Voted for Lincoln. A Baton Rouge gravestone proclaims Here lies the body of David Jones, I die a Christian and a Democrat, reflecting party loyalties etched on memorials.
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Susquehanna River
Chas. Lewis
Lincoln
Baton Rouge
David Jones
Not What She Expected Dance Plea in Conversation
Clara presses for praise as she jokes about dancing with Charlie who admits his skill is poor and prefers not to ask other girls. The dialogue reveals awkward humor and social tension over acceptance.
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Clara
Charlie
Gold cannon balls from ancient jungles and empires
A Chicago Chronicle report recounts a peasant discovering an eight pound lump of solid gold in a jungle near Ahmadnagar India. It describes gold cannon balls melted by Princess Cande to thwart Akbar, concealing treasure and a Persian shah treasury with two thirty one pound gold globes of unknown origin.
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Hindustan
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Chicago Chronicle
The Shank of the Shoe
In a New York brokerage house a head clerk audits employees by inspecting the shanks of their shoes. He cites bar-glaze marks as proof of drinking. Several men resign and others clean out their desks after the confrontation.
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New York
New York Herald
Care of Books Etiquette Emphasized by Gentle Readers
A thoughtful guide explains how a true lover of books treats volumes with care. They avoid gripping by covers, never fold leaves, and never lay books open face down or on their backs. They turn pages slowly, prevent soil or tears, and handle any book gently regardless of price or wear.
Favorite Dishes Question in Cook’s Interview
A Washington Post snippet records Mrs Hiram Offen questioning a cook about favorite dishes. The applicant replies that all dishes are the same to him, saying he cooks without judging cost or value as he breaks bread.
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Hiram Offen
Washington Post
Big Corner House Resident Cited In Witty Local Quip
A Kansas City Journal item cites a quip about the Widdy O Malley residing in a large corner house. The exchange notes she is dead and jokes that if she lived until next Sunday she would have died a year ago.
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Dennis
See here young man fee for marrying you stated
A minister scolds a groom in London Tit-Bits overheard quip about unpaid marriage fees. The exchange hints at potential lawsuits for damages if the fee is not settled. The brief jest captures Victorian era wit and social norms surrounding nuptial payments.
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London
Still More Autocratic Knickerhead Returns to Civil Life
A brief joke notes the challenge of any former army commander adjusting to peacetime. The punchline asserts the subject did not struggle, instead securing work as a janitor, reflecting a satirical view of postwar public figures.
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Bocker
Schoolmaster Quote About A Beautiful Woman Smiling
A schoolmaster notes that when a beautiful woman smiles some pocketbooks weep, hinting at a wry reflection on charm and value. The remark contrasts beauty with monetary concern, suggesting social commentary in a terse aphorism.
Where were they married according to a boy's joke
The Chicago Post reports a joke where a small boy guesses the wedding occurred in the steeple. The boy wonders where the couple married, says they left him home, and notes some say it was a high church wedding.
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Lhbeard
Chicago Post
Two kinds of unhappy people in the world
A reflective line contrasts two types of misery. Some feel sad for not being known, while others are miserable because they are too well known, a commentary on fame and anonymity.
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