What the Others Say Daylight Mrs Jo Baird and Mrs Lena
Daylight Mrs Jo Baird and Mrs Lena Causay drove to Belleville Sunday to visit their sister Mrs W J Harbour. John Brown and Dave Carlson measured the distance from Belleville to Cuba a step at a time with a tie pass. The Lola Lyle company was here last week and the Scandia crowd didn’t impress the town. Jamestown Optimist runs a Christmas ad and touts changing ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jo. Baird
Lena Causey
Belleville
W. J. Harbour
John Brown
Dave Carlson
Cuba
Scand
Lola Lyle Company
Scandia
Jamestown Optimist
Local notices from the Ledger: visits, sales, and hog cholera warning
Agenda items list residents visiting from Johnson County and Wayne, lumber yard orders, car loads of hogs and coal, a cholera alert near the neighborhood, a move to Lynn Kansas, and subscription cash receipts with a call to report errors. Also mentions readers to check lists and note if names are missing.
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Charlie Cleveland
Kk. CU
Learned lecture on heredity by Prof Ed Amherst Ott
Ed Amherst Ott of Drake University Des Moines Iowa delivered a practical Belleville lecture at the M E church Monday night on Sour Grapes. The talk offered familiar ideas clearly and convincingly, with thorough understanding and duty in presenting sometimes unpleasant facts. It is unlikely the town will hear such a lecture again soon.
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Belleville
M. E
Shurch
Amherst Ott
Drake University
Des Moines
Iowa
Belleville Youth Wins State Oratorical Contest
A. C. Northrup, Belleville born, won the Kansas state oratorical contest with the speech The Changing Policy of the United States and will represent Kansas in the inter state contest. Belleville friends express pride as Northrup joins prior district achievements by B. B. McCall and Pearl Decker, signaling a growing regional note of distinction in oratorical success.
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A. C. Northrup
Kansas
Belleville
Northrup
United States
Republic County
B. B. McCall
Missouri
Nebraska
Pearl Decker
Concordia
Chamberlains Cough Remedy for La Grippe Endorsement
Thomas Whitfield and Company at 240 Wabash and Jackson Street, Chicago, promote Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for la grippe. They claim prompt relief and help prevent pneumonia, with Armstrong and Co as sellers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Whitfield & Co
Wabashaw
Jackson St
Chicago
Armstrong & Co
Real Estate Transfers in Republic County Reported by Baker & Co
Transfers of real estate in Republic County for two weeks ending February 27 report numerous deeds. Adam Reynolds to Crummer lot 1 block 3 and other lots in Belleville. Emma Hunt to Frazee. James Elliott to Lachidler and others. Edward Gossett to C F Carstensen. Weightman to Stephenson lot 2 block 20 in Belleville. John Munden to Anton Stransky. Mary Leary to The Nazareth Convent and Academy. M Clack to Nehemiah Luky. James Templeton to J E Houdek. Stover heirs to W W Stover. Kouba to M Phillipsy. James D Carson to Elizabeth Johnson. Bulkley to Elizabeth Johnson. J W Sandian to Charles Reed. Wm Nichol to Frank Nichol. Henry Andrews to Martin Preble. Kobes to L Kobers. Larabee to J E Arnold. Brenneman to Wm G Arnold. Jennie Griffith to JC Dale. Milton Haxcock to G McDowell. Morehead and related transfers. various tracts in Belleville, Narka, Scandia, Cuba, Republic City, and surrounding areas. Totals include multiple hundreds to thousands of dollars per property.
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Republic County
D. ©. Baker & Co
Belleville
Kas
Adam Reynolds
Hto AE Crummer
Hallowells Ad
Emma E Hunt
P Frazee
James Elliott Kwitu Lachidler
Edward P Gossett Witd
F Carstensen
RH Weightman
Stover
Kouba
M Phillipsy
James D Carson
Charles E Reed
Nichol
Wfto
Frank P
Henry C Andrews
Martin
Scandia
J i Kobes
Kober
Reeder
Narka
Larabee & Wfto
E Arnold
Brenneman
Wmg
Arnold
Jennie Grifith
Hto
JC Dale
Con
Milton Haxcock
G McDowell
Morehead
G L. Morehead
Merrie Bell Comic Opera Company to Present La Mascotte
The opera house hosts twenty performers in Audrain's La Mascotte with two quartettes. The Merrie Bell company is praised by Topeka Capital for strong singing, refined entertainment, and a standout cast led by Ada Palmer Walker and Lottie Kendall. Tickets cost 25 35 and 50 cents with refunds offered if unsatisfied.
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Merrie Bell Comic Opera Company
Audrain
Opera
Topeka
Atchison
St. Joseph
West
Merrie Bell Opera Company
Crawford
Merrie Bell
Ada Palmer Walker
Bettina
Lottie Kendall
Fiametta Teewen
Prince Lorenzo
Roccn
Pippo
Qartette
Cuba
Georgia
Honest Medicine for La Grippe Praised by Gardiner Man
George W. Waitt of South Gardiner Maine reports relief from cough cold chills and grip after using one 50 cent bottle of Chamberlains Cough Remedy praising it as the only medicine that helped and congratulating its makers for an honest product sold by Armstrong & Co.
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George W. Waitt
South Gardiner
Chamberlain
Armstrong & Co
Cut Shavings from Cast Iron in Buffalo Plant
A Buffalo facility operates a machine that cuts shavings twelve inches wide from solid cast iron. The knife used is between twelve and thirteen inches wide, producing a precise single-width shaving with each pass.
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Buffalo
Sky-colored vest of Charles I fetches 200 guineas at sale
A London Standard report notes a bid of 200 guineas for the sky colored vest worn by King Charles I on the scaffold. The relic, preserved by royalist owners, draws morbid curiosity and evokes questions of history, memory, and human fascination with bloodshed. The piece comments on public appetite for grisly artifacts and the enduring pull of royal tragedy.
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London Standard
Charles I
Charles Stuart
England
Mary Queen
Charles
Nuremberg
Mr. Rider Haggard
List of maiden names of presidential mothers
Buffalo Commercial compiles a complete list of mothers’ maiden names for U S presidents. It includes Washington Mary Ball Jol ism Susanna Boylston Jeffer Jane Randolph Madison Nellie Conway Monroe Eliza Jones J Q Adams Abigail Smith Andrew Jackson Elizabeth Hutchison Van Buren Maria Hoes Harrison Elizabeth Bassett Tyler Mary Armistead Polk Jane Knox Taylor Sarah Strother Fillmore Phoebe Millard Pierce Anna Kendrick Buchanan Elizabeth Speer Lincoln Nancy Hanks Johnson Mary McDonough Grant Hannah Simpson Hayes Sophia Birchard Garfield Eliza Ballou Arthur Malvina Stone Cleveland Annie Neal Harrison Elizabeth Irwin McKinley Nancy Campbell Allison.
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The
United States
Washington
Mary Ball
Jol
Isms
Susanna Boylston
Jeffer
Jane Randolph
Madison
Nellie Conway
Monroe
Eliza Jones
J. Q. Adams
Abigail Smith
Andrew Jackson
Elizabeth Hutchison
van Buren
Maria Hoes
Harrison
Elizabeth Bassett
Tyler
Mary Armistead
Polk
Jane Knox
Taylor
Sarah Strother
Fillmore
Phoebe Millard
Pierce
Anna
The Seates of Justice and a Johnson anecdote
A quotation recounts Dr. Johnson advising on turpitude in a son's orchard robbery. He notes weight of the offender matters, citing a small boy who robs many orchards and his own fall from a tree as a moral judgment, linking to the symbol of justice with scales.
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Johnson
Davy Garrick
Something In the Water Creek Divorce Case
A Fort Worth correspondent recalls a case where a man sought divorce on the statutory ground after a second failed marriage, both from a creekside residence. The judge granting the decree urged the plaintiff to move away from that creek, suggesting something in the water.
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Forth Worth
Texas
First Insane Patient Card in Puck Cartoon Sketch
A brief dialogue from Puck features two patients in a satirical exchange. The first mocks the other as having wheels in his head. The second brags that his wheels are chainless, underscoring comic vanity.
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Puck
Potatoes Grow Small Over There in Greenland
A brief note reports Greenland harvests yielding potatoes that remain tiny, never reaching marble size, suggesting climate or soil factors limit tuber growth and production. No additional context provided.
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Greenland
Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy Featured by South Side Druggists
HeSgen Bros of Chicago corner 69th street and Wentworth avenue report strong sales of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy praised for children’s coughs and croup. Available at A & Co.
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Hisgen Bros
South Side
69Th St
Wentworth
Vladivostok Hotel life in Fortnightly Review sketch
A Fortnightly Review writer portrays Vladivostok’s Zolotee Bog hotel scene with Corean porters, Chinese staff, and Russian patrons. The log house offers strong local color as Coreans and Chinese mingle with soldiers, discussing garrison life while waiters and guests debate timing and meals amid vodka, zakuska, and social banter.
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Corea
Sampan
Zolotee Bog
Golden Horn Hotel
Vladivostokian
Garrison
Montana
Vladivostok
Shantung
China
Seichass
Brass Band Practice Sparks Earplug Quip in Country Town
In a Cleveland Leader excerpt a traveler asks about a supposed epidemic as locals explain their ears are stuffed with cotton for brass band practice, clarifying it is their regular band rehearsal night.
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Children’s Department
Castoria
Cleveland
Ordinary Course of Events confirms fatal self-harm dream
In a pointed editorial tone the New York Journal critiques the desire for wealth and the folly of chasing money. It questions whether limitless money would truly satisfy, suggesting people may ruin themselves in pursuit. The piece reflects concerns about materialism and personal wellbeing.
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Pip
New York Journal
A Celestial Chestnut Moon Encounter
A brief exchange unfolds with Auntie calling Freddy to view a new moon. Freddy responds with familiarity, noting he has seen many moons like it before, while Truth is invoked as a contrasting voice.
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Freddy
Pick-Me-Up Exchange Sparks Attitude Moment
A brief line from Pick-Me-Up features a mother pleading about two pence and a child affirming he would not drink alcohol. The exchange captures a taunting, candid snapshot of family dialogue and youthful defiance in a plainspoken tone.
Giant Atlas Moth Roams Chinese Woods
The largest known moth is the Giant Atlas, a Chinese native. Its wingspan reaches nine inches, making it remarkable among moth species and drawing attention from naturalists and collectors alike.
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Atlas
Chine
English poster designer avoids opinion on US rival
The Pall Mall Gazette quotes A Morrow, an English poster designer, who declines to compare English and American poster art. He recalls designing the Palmer’s theater New Woman poster later credited to Robert Joste, noting his own design predates the magazine’s praise and describing the personal stake in the misattribution.
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A. Morrow
England
Pall Mall Gazette
America
Palmer’s Theater
New York
Robert Joste
Comyns Carr
Comedy Theater
London
A Good Trader in Clover Bottom's Market Move
Clover Bottom correspondent reports Charles H. Baxter bought a horse for 80 cents and traded it for a yearling heifer six shoots four barrels of corn and half a gallon of molasses. He sold the heifer the next day for 10 dollars and keeps the other articles planning a neat profit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Versailles
Charles H. Baxter
Instrument Measures Sea Wave Blow for Japan Voyage
An English device to gauge sea wave impact is shipped to Japan. A prior version recorded waves off Skerryvore Rock in Scotland, where summer forces exceeded 600 pounds per square foot and winter forces reached ten pounds per square foot, illustrating the harsh conditions ships and lighthouses face.
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England
Japan
Scotland
Atlantic
Klondike Widows Society Formed in Seattle
The women of Seattle Washington have formed a Klondike widows society. Membership is exclusive and restricted to those whose claims to Klondike widowhood are indisputable. Only the wives and widows of men who went to the goldfields are eligible, and no others may apply.
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Seattle
Wash
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Ee. Kobes
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Koles
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Charley Hardin
Courtland Register
Wic Barrett
1St Territorial Regiment
Mankato
Advocate
Republic City News
Eddy
Superior
Joe Workman
Manila
Dave
Scandra
L. G. Paulin
John Henderson
Will Pentice
Johnson Co
Alvin Campbell
Wayne Friday
H. Harbaugh
C. c. B. Moore
Aioe
Dan Weaver
C. J. Costelo
Tom Ryman
Manning School
Sally
Fred Eliott
J.C. McPherson
H. J. Parker
Chas. Hobson
J. Kautz
W. P. Weeks
Chas. Larson
D. C. Deal
Fred Barton
W. W. Evans
L. D. Speenburg
Wm Moore
A. Beal
la Grippe
Filloger
Kidsmore
Jane FE Hartwel
Winfield M Neil
R Kindt
Personetti
Hogins
Kolar
Perry
Smith &H
Page
J Schenk Myer
J Jensick
E Jensick
Bailey &H
Webster's International Dictionary
J. Brewer
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Gov't Printing Office
Supreme Courts
G.&c. Merriam Co., Publishers
Springfield
Mass
Webster’s Dictionaries
Ihwarts and Children
Nalle
Denen
Lda
the Seates of Justice
Samuel Pitcher
G. C. Oscoop
Lowell, Mass
J. F. Kincheloe
Conway, Ark
H. A. Archer
M. D
Oxford St
Brooklyn
United Honorral and Dispensary
Boston
Mase
Allen C. Smith
Pres
Pitcher’s Castoria
TWE Centaur Company
TY Murray Street
New Yor City
MR. Bunner
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