Thanksgiving visits and local postings from Madison County
Special correspondence notes Mrs. Clara Burtch visiting her mother Mrs. N L Page in Pageville for Thanksgiving. Other items include teachers' examination attendance, travels to California, church fundraising efforts by the Ladies' Aid, and various residents visiting Dillon, Virginia City, Sheridan, Twin Bridges, and nearby towns.
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the Tribune
Pagrintix
Clara Burtch
Dillon
Grace Baker
Mina
Lizzie Page
Wm. Trestle
Coast
California
W. R. Page
Joe
Will Marshall
Ladies' Aid Society
N. L. Page
Punumi Springs
Bridget Donegan
Butte
John Donegan
W. H. Maloney
Divide
Our Valley
O. W. Purcell
Washington
A. H. Amsden
Laurin
Metzel
Puller Springs
Upper
Canyon
Mas. Williama
Virginia City
Fred Peterson
E. J. Peterson
Sheridan
Wm. Maloney
Isabel Wonderly
Meinel
W. J
Rosella Galahan
Elva Butts
Twin Bridges
Valley
Martin Battle
Sheridan Mo
Julia Donegan
Ethel E. Peterson
Bridge widens near Ruby hotel and local improvements noted
Special Correspondence from Suearpan reports the Mill Creek bridge just north of the Ruby hotel widened to 24 feet with 18 feet road and 6 feet sidewalk, improving safety. The item also lists local notices from residents, including a fall recovery, property sale, illnesses, travel plans, home moves, Thanksgiving plans, a sermon, and a Ladies Aid chicken pie social for Rev. Smith’s salary.
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the Tribune
Suearpan
Mill Creek
Ruby Hotel
Mabel McCaren
D. B. Noble
Dillon
Medicine Lodge
Nobleville
Henry Kallis
Lota
Mill Street
Amos Fisher
W. Raymond
Lileth
Ed. Wright
Butte
Smith
John Hatfield
Ladies’ Aid Society
John Hall
I. O. G. T. Hall
Right to Sell Patent Rights for Lowry’s Patents
Advertises patent rights and bounty claims for Lowry related patents. Mentions terms and sale window with contact for T. J. Mutaxr and associates. Includes references to air tight seal and window for sale.
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Lowry
T. J
Witty quips and quick takes from a broad press view
A compilation of brief snatches from various papers commenting on politics science and society. The items joke about arbitration risks trolley rails and Mars inhabitants while noting ship repairs and foreign rail ideas. Modern irony and public mood are captured in terse lines.
Royals and royalties tumble in public life and exile
The article notes Princess Gisela Bavaria bicycling publicly while Bavarian royal peers ride a trend. Madagascar’s queen is exiled to Reunion. Grand Duchess Sophia of Saxony Weimar leaves 100 million francs and Silesian Hol land estates. Denmark’s King Christian at 70 appears 60, with Queen Louise aging beside him. Princess Helene of Italy crowned Europe’s most beautiful. Montenegro prince’s daughter, rugged life shapes her beauty.
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Gisela
Bavaria
Madagascar
Reunion
Sophia
Saxe-Weimar
Silesia
Holland
Christian
Denmark
Queen Louise
Ceht
Bismarck
Europe
Helene
Italy
Prince of
Montenegro
Your First Camera Do's and Don’ts from the NY Mail
A list of early photography tips warns beginners to draw slides before exposing plates and to number slides. It advises avoiding angled shots, using a swing back, or a rising front, and stresses checking focus against ground glass. Readers are urged to resist overdevelopment and to swab negatives before drying, while sticking to one brand of plates and chemicals.
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Ile Mah
New York Mail and Express
Peril and Caution in Early Rail and Health Warnings
A reflective piece warns of overcaution in daily life from doctors and safety rules. It contrasts strict health guidance with the risks animals face near railways and steam engines, noting oxen on rails, dogs near wheels, and birds nesting in engine houses.
Royal Dogs Among European Sovereigns
European monarchs widely keep pet dogs with varied breeds. Queen Victoria's collies and Princess Beatrice's fox terriers are noted, while Russia's czar and Greece's king favor intelligent Danish hounds. Black the Russian Grand Duke Alexis' mongrel dog saved six people from drowning during a storm at Biarritz.
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Europe
Queen Victoria
Beatrice
Jack
Russia
London
Ortia
Greece
Austria
Black
Alexis
France
Duke Alexis
Biarritz
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Curious Insect Ephemeral Moth and Life Cycle Observed
The article describes an August marvel on European rivers where an insect lives four to five hours after emerging from a three year water dwelling larva. It changes from worm to winged form in air, then dies after laying eggs. Some specimens die earlier due to disease.
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Naturaliats
Marne
Seine
Rhine
Shammerdam
The Gold and Silver Gospels in Upsala Library
A curious metal type printed book, violet vellum with silver letters and gold initials, stored in Upsala Library Sweden. Its printer and production methods remain unknown, intriguing scholars and collectors.
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Upsala
Sweden
Property Value Shift Under Saxon Law for Maidens and Widows
The old Saxon law assigned different values to a maiden and a widow. A widow could be bought for half the amount the maid’s guardian might demand. Thus a man unable to buy a maiden might still be able to purchase a widow.
Decline in Bielowski Forest Bicon Herd Sparks concern
A 19th century report notes the Bielowski Lithuania bicon herd, once 1900 strong in 1856, has dwindled to about 500 now. Officials attribute the drop to inbreeding from confined breeding areas, with no sign of recovery.
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Russia
Bielowski
Lithuania
Hotel Conversation Stirs Guests in Two Hour Exchange
A New York Truth item recounts seven girls and three men listening raptly for two hours to a chaotic talk at a hotel. The animated dialogue spanned flirtation, propriety, and personal boundaries, illustrating a nightlife snapshot from the era.
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Staack
Mitel
New York
A Novel Exploit Inspires Reader About Bicyclist Feat
Washington D C bicyclist coasts from top to bottom a fifty foot gran stairway of a heavy building. The piece extols physical strength and proper nutrition as the path to health citing Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for consumption nervous disorders and chronic ailments with a testimonial from John Brooks of Boylston Worcester Co Mass.
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Washington D. C
Pot Building
Bright
Dr. Pierce
John Brooks
Boylston, Worcester Co
Mass
Sawyers Mills
Pierce
Dr Fierces Common Sense Medical Adviser Free Offer
An advertisement touts Dr Fierce Common Sense Medical Adviser a 1008 page guide with 300 illustrations offered free by sending twenty one one cent stamps to World s Dispensary Medical Association Buffalo NY cloth bound copy thirty one stamps Also promotes Cascarets Candy Cathartic claiming broad health benefits and urging purchase with prices 10 25 50 cents guaranteed to cure by druggists.
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Dr. Fierce
Common Sense
Dispensary Medical Association
Buffalo
N.Y
Poole the English tailor Puts Challenge on Brighton Pier
An elderly tailor named Poole on a Brighton vacation encounters a boastful young man with two ladies. The man complains about a coat from Poole and Poole marks the coat with chalk, slyly inviting the customer to send it to his shop for alterations.
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Poole
Brighton
Actor with bicycle face and hump on back storms stage
The actor with a bicycle face and a hump on his back strides to the foot lights and cries for a horae. A score of men roar in their seats as repairs rain down on the stage. The idea of a punctured tire is suggested.
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New York
Socialists propose common stock among debt-free workers
A dialogue in the Washington Star quotes a socialist asking if many men will pool their wealth and share alike. The reply affirms willingness, noting none has a cent to his name.
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Washington Star
Fiery spirit figures in curio quotes from old papers
Excerpt cites a Cincinnati Enquirer remark on a woman's marriage to a whipped man and a New York Journal line about Colonel Bourbons bold whisky toast, reflecting period attitudes. The dialogue mirrors sensational mid nineteenth century reporting and rhetorical flourishes.
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Colonel Bourbon
New York Journal
Free Offer From Eminent New York Chemist
Readers of this paper may obtain three free bottles of a New Scientific Treatment for consumption and chest troubles from T A Slocum M D 98 Pine Street New York by writing with address. The doctor cites thousands cured in America and Europe and urges prompt action. Tell the Dillon Tribune saw this notice.
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I. A. Slocum
New York City
Science Daily
T. A. Slocum
M. D
Pine Street
New York
Dillon Tribune
Fly's Cream Basin cure for catarrh marketed
Fly's Cream Basin is advertised as an acknowledged cure for catarrh that contains no cocaine mercury or injurious drug. The price is 50 cents and it is available at druggists or by mail.
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Fly
Typewriter girl sharpens pencils with five clerks
A Detroit Free Press item notes a clever typewriter girl who can sharpen lead pencils. witty banter claims five clerks in the office are eager to sharpen them for her.
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Onre
Detroit Free Press
Woman Marries for Reform, Finds New Occupation
A Somerville Journal note observes a woman who marries to reform a man often gains a new role after the marriage, implying social change and personal reinvention as a consequence of such unions.
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Somerville Journal
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Detroit Tribune
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New England
Denver Post
Kansas City Times
Mars
Hira
Urihine
5. K. Hatnh
Japan
New York Herald
Nob Limited
Cincinnati Enquirer
Science
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ELY Bros
Warren St
N. Y
Oscar Ostrum
Warren Ave
Chicago, Ill
Missouri
Pacific Railway
Kansas City, ST. Louis
Colorado
Union Station
St. Louis
H. B. Kooszn
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Uran
EJ. Fury
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Sarr Tax
J. TownseEnn
T. A
Br. Louis, Mo
L. Hansen
TriBuxEros. Co. Dillon
U. B
Spon Bemstt Journal
Tribune Pub CO
Drutoy
Montana
Trieuxe Pusnianime Co
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