Civil Service Offers Six Service Jobs in January Examinations
The Civil Service Commission announces January exams for six positions including expert freight rate clerk in Washington and topographic draftsman in the post office. Other roles cover boilers inspector in New Orleans, a steamboat inspector in Evansville, a canal service clerk, and a multilingual clerk in the War Department. The notices also mention exams in Laramie and Baltimore.
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The
Civil Service Commission
Quartermaster's Department
Washington, D. C
Postonce Department
Steamboat Inspection Service
New Orleans
Evanaville
Ind
War Department
Laramie
EX-THIEF TURNS MISSIONARY
John H Page a Williamsburg carpenter now reformed by religion plans a missionary trip to India and asks Sheriff Frank P Grace of Sonoma County California to locate victims he robbed in Mendocino County in 1896 for restitution. The sheriff reports none of the victims has been found.
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New York
India
John H. Page
Whilamsburg
Frank P. Grace
Sonoma County
Cal
Per-Ony
Page
Mendocino
South Texas Doctors Open Convention Endorsing Health Officer
Bea'imont Texas December 13 The South Texas District Medical Association opened its annual convention with several hundred members from southern and southwestern Texas in attendance. The gathering will discuss major medical matters including a key topic on prevention of yellow fever epidemics.
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Bea
Water Cure for Constipation and Stomach Tablets Ad
Water cure for constipation recommends a pint of hot water before breakfast to stimulate bowels. Mentions Chamber Stomach and Liver Tablets as mild and gentle aid. Note references to B Roedel as leader and a 60 cent mouth delivery phrase.
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B. Roedel
The Belted Plaid of the Highlander
An 18th or 19th century description from the London Mall outlines the belted plaid worn by highlanders. It explains the belt buckled waist, left shoulder plaid, and brooch fastenings, noting its practical use for weather, rivers, and mountains by warrior hunter and shepherd in the Highlands.
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Highlands
London Mall
Prairie Dogs Cross from Oklahoma to Texas in 1874 Migration
The Kansas City Times reports a six day prairie dog migration from Oklahoma to southwestern Texas in July 1874. Cowboys along the Red River observed large swarms halting cattle drinking and blocking the stream, with dogs finally dispersing as they reached the plains of Texas.
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Oklahoma
Texas
Red River
Kansas City Times
The Pin In England Through Early History
The article traces pin manufacture from 1404 wage practices to mid 1500s laws protecting pins and limiting imports. It notes how Pins became valued, affecting dress fasteners and avoiding costly foreign items, with references to London Globe reporting on the topic.
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England
London Globe
Wild Flowers of Alaska and Curiosities From Arctic Notes
Fragmented excerpts describe Alaska flora blue wild geraniums near dalales and forget me nots near Plover Bay, noting ultramarine blue and a foot high bloom. Additional text mentions fish gill membranes drying, a lay reading about rice at a wedding, and a child’s schoolyard quip.
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Alaska
John Burroughs
Plover Bay
Biberian
Acarcely
Wild Dog Pack Threatens Miners Livestock at Ferris-Haggerty Shaft
The Dillon Doublejack reports a ferocious pack of about fifteen wild dogs near the abandoned Ferris-Haggerty shaft on the Continental divide. Offsprings of abandoned domesticated dogs they attack livestock in daylight. An organized extermination effort is planned to prevent interbreeding with wolves and a hybrid threat.
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Ferris-Haggerty Shaft
Continental Divide
Old Camp Settlement
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Baltimore
Solomon's Inland
Spesapeake Bay
Manila
J. D. Wood
Norfolk
Navy Department
Wooel Je
Suez Canal
Elah
Wanature
Chicago News
Geneelany
Gmal
Mies Simpson
Saya
de Arene
Mother Az Noverdly
Fe Alde
Elarper
Dillon Camp
C. H. Garwood
OSE Electric Light
Cheyenne Light, Fuel and Power Co
Depot Exchange Cafe
Kabis
Gruff, Prope
Union Pacific
F. W. Roedel
N. E. Cor
Cheyenne
Clyde M. Watts
Capitol Avenue
Wyoming
Hugo Donzelmann
Attorney-At-Law
Idelman Block
William Dubois
Eddy Streets
R. N. Matson
T. B. KenneDy Matson & Kennedy
LAW
Carey Block
John W. Lacey
Union Mercantile Block
Cheyenne, Fy
T. F. Burke
E. T. Clark
Burke & Clarke
Walter R. Stoll
Atlas Block
Kerrigan & Leslie
Charles W. Burdick
Attorney AT Law
Kent
D. W. Gill
Pollard & Roberts
Insurance
Opera House
Cheyenne, Wye
Thos. Longhurst
W. 16Th St
Logan’s Book and Curio Store
West Strteenth Street
Wisse Wit
Mia Ito
P. J. Black
van Lennan Streets
Manewal
L. Manewal
P. Bergersen
Alert Hose House
West Sixteenth Street
Home Ranch
W. 17Th Street
Williams & Myers, Prop's
I. W. Hammond, Jr
Eddy Street
Evan Inga
Gilmore & Russell
Lem H. Ellis
Opera Hoyne Block
Chas. Becker
Becker
Dronkenness
Gleabon Mercantile CO
Emgalmer
Burlington Block
E. Brossard
Eddy St
Lakeview Ice CO
Edity Street
Houck & Cook
Sloan & Bell
W. Sixteenth St
the Sutherland Engraving CO
Denver
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