What the Others Say Republic County Notes and Oddities
A local column reports on sparse political activity in Republic County with Sam Patton noting a creek near his farm stood higher last Thursday than in twenty-one years. Claude Black observes a storm split with a dry calm spell and hot air. A pig tail mud ball record weighs eight pounds from A W Edwards. George Moon and his mother visit Haworth. corn height blinds stalk tops. Stephen Opocensky injures hand pumping air into a bicycle tire. Tom Northup moves from Chicago Lumber Co yards to Rexford Kans. John Ayres to run Valley House. Ed Christian survives a Rock Island wreck with stock derailment of twelve cars.
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Sam Patton
Claude Black
A. W. Edwards
George Moon
I. F. Moon
Haworth
George
Stephen Opocensky
Thomas Northup
Chicago Lumber Co
Rexford
Kans
Tom
Cuba
John Ayres
Valley House
Journal
John
Ed Christian
Rock Island
McFarland
Resignations and appointments mix in Republic County
Rev F W Bergquist resigns the Lutheran pastorate and plans to return to Galesburg Sl his old home. Capt Edward L Glasgow of the Twentieth Kansas is appointed Captain in the new Thirty sixth U S Volunteers, one of eight from his regiment reap pointed. Local notes cover harvesting, a badly wounded finger, court action sentencing a forgery case, a tombstone gift, a store furnace update, and a charity response after a July rocket incident. Real estate transfers for week ending July 15 1899 list parcels in Belleville and surrounding areas.
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F. W. Bergquist
Lutheran Church
Galesburg Sl
Bergquist
Edward L. Glasgow
Kansas
Courtland Register
John Walters
Walter Jennings
Sturges
Belleville
Republic County
D. C. Baker & Co
Kas
John Marsiek
Joseph Bouska
Con
John F Reeder
Abraham Reeder
Lincoln Land Co
J. Mortort
Wayne
New Through Pullman Service Denver to St Louis
The Great Rock Island Route starts through Pullman Sleepers between Denver and St Louis via Kansas City and the Missouri Pacific Bay. Eastbound departs Denver 2 35 P M daily on the Colorado Flyer, arrives St Louis 6 15 P M next day. Westbound leaves Kansas City daily 6 80 P M on the Colorado Flyer, arrives Denver 11 00 A M next day.
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Great Rock Island
Denver
St. Louis
Kansas City
Missouri Pacific Bay
E. W. Trompson
Topéka
Ballet Dancers Rehearsing in Simple Costumes and Star’s Quiet Joy
A Harper's Bazaar inspired glimpse shows nondescript white trousers and fluffy tarlatan skirts on ballet rehearsals. The premiere danseuse, a 17 year old Italian girl supporting her mother, moves with quiet grace, while other dancers in boxes knit and chat. The star, a French dancer with blond curls, began training at 11 and debuted in Florence at 15, dancing happiest when she smiles and loves her art.
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Harper’s Bazar
Nuremberg
Danseuse
Lfa
Mme. Lacour
Coryphees
Don Juan
Mosleena Kenwigs
Florence
A Vanine Crusade Against The Canine Race
A distorted report claims a crusade to wipe out unlicensed dogs in Paris. It predicts ruin for industry as many dogs lack licenses, noting numerous canine businesses and services that would suffer if slaughter proceeds.
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Paris
Hagena
Cost of Sables and Silk Road Trade Tales
Article describes sable skin trade from Siberia to Europe, detailing barter with Mongolian aborigines, price rises westward, and the high end values in Moscow Paris and London. It contrasts real sable prices with cheap imitations and notes tax levels in ancient Hebrew society under Solomon.
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London Mail
Siberia
Mongolia
Altai Range
Siberian
England
Tomsk
Omsk
Moscow
St. Peter
Paris
London
Solomon
Adoram
Fragmentary query on medical condition and identity of doctor
The text is garbled and incomplete but appears to seek a doctor’s description of condition or identity. It references a doctor named Seqnever and mentions sheep imagery, with unclear intent and missing context.
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Stekly
Seqnever
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Yours
South Side Square
W. W. Evans
The
Belleville Freeman
the Freeman Publishing CO
Orm C. Emery
William J. Bryan
Nebraska
Plaform
Narka News
Peandia Journal
Republic City News
Baldwin
Dr. Jones
Rockhold
R. G. Cossart
Charles D Cossart
John Fulcomer
Arbuthnot
Bessie Lofy
Lottie Hall
Eureka
Populist Weekly
the Freeman
State Record
Freeman
Ada the Freeman
Belovile, Kes
Hoop’ S Kandy Kitchen
Biberia
Atta
Taylor
Bellgnville, Kansas
Huntsinger’s Grocery
Armstrong’s
Ss. Henry
Ingham
Crescent Cottage
A. Ingham
Algx
James
Northeast Corner Public Square
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