Announcing candidates for office in Bellevue
The Bellevue Gazette lists candidates for upcoming public offices with schedules and column widths noted. The item records the publication's layout details and announces who is running for various posts.
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Newspaper
Bellevue Gazette
Location
Bellevue, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1857
Page
3
The Bellevue Gazette lists candidates for upcoming public offices with schedules and column widths noted. The item records the publication's layout details and announces who is running for various posts.
The notice asks correspondents to hand in their communications by Tuesday morning to avoid postponement to the following week. It emphasizes timely submission and warns of potential delays if not received.
At a meeting of the Bellevue and Platte Valley Claima claims Reservan members were urged to prepare plots of their claims showing connections with the Governiert Survey and streams and roads for a map. Plots to be handed to the Secretary as soon as possible. Joseph Dyson president. W N Coon secretary.
A third number of a Bellevue Nebraska Territory paper highlights a Counting-House Almanac and reports Colonel May of the British army testing a Volcanic Repeating Pistol. It notes remarkable long-range shots and a humorous aside on mice used to spin yarn in Kirkaldy Scotland, with penny-pinched wages for the "mouse mills."
The Washington correspondent reports dimensions of the new Hall of Representatives at 137 feet by 92 feet by 30 feet with a side gallery for 1200, 300 desks outside the railing, and an iron finished ceiling. Nearby Hamble oysters are described with live handling, parks near Southampton, and odd ghost rumors. United States surveys note progress in Utah and Maj. Chase resigns to lead Pensacola and Montgomery Railroad.
The article details ventilation using a blowing engine and water-filled pipes, gaslit ceiling glare, and air exchange to maintain atmosphere in a new Capitol hall. It outlines entry from corridors, private stairs to basement, reporters gallery, speaker rooms, and altered rotunda access for crowds and visitors.
The Evtron of the Prederichsbury News prints an odd notice offering a wife to himself. Applicants must be under twenty two and need no more than one thousand dollars in cash. The editor jokes this is the cheapest time to offer a wife as ministers hunt no one.
A correspondent notes Turkish soldiers marching to death with calm faces and belief in Paradise. He observes that their acceptance of fate, willingness to die under artillery, and trust in Providence shape their courage even in hospitals.
Belgian city women form a weekly committee to curb extravagance in dress. They publish personal retrenchments in household expenses and report early successes. They plan to expand the movement to nearby towns as marriages decline due to heavy bills.
An advertisement for Godeys Lady's Book detailing annual subscription prices for single and club orders, including bundles with Harper's and Arthur's Home Magazine. It promotes cost advantages, directs money by draft or cash in advance, and provides mailing address in Philadelphia.
A nineteenth century prospectus declares the Weekly American will become a first class family newspaper with popular fiction writers, science and arts features, foreign intelligence, and extensive market reports. It highlights nationwide and local news, European journal excerpts, and farmer information, aiming for wide readership and lower price.
A wide catalog lists groceries, spices, tea, coffee, soaps, candles, vinegar, pickles, and sundries for farm and household use. It notes flour, corn meal, bacon, fruit, woodware, leather goods, saddlery, harness parts, and medicines. Gustav Seeger offers surveying drawing and civil engineering on Gregory Street in St Mary, Mills County, Iowa.
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