Directory from Nordwood District includes officials and churches
Directory lists HOR G. HAUGEN as district head with judges L E Bellows A N Hobson and state senator HOW T Erewin. Also names treasurer N Bchorl trustees Lehmany Graver Capper and others. Schools sections cover graded, grammar, and primary officers. Churches include Episcopal, Missionary, Baptist with pastors and service times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NM. Haugen
Nordwood
O, Lehmany
Wmn. Graver
A. Capper
Tudy
Muederhaler
Theo
Thos. Knudtson
Marshall
Johm Fatt
Wilumv
Richaelpal
Miss. Lyom
Gramimars
Mike Anderson
Mise Anna Baldwin
C.F. Buehar
Proust
Ty Binke
Tahouty
Ene
Soiree
Orst
Ted. Capper
C.L. Fotis
Aug Bensop
Stouhr Churches
MemMonist Episcopal
Sergivas Ench
Altumnate
Union
A. m
Simd Brethren
Kitech
Postonfergiegs Enchalturnite
Geknan Baptist
R. J. Huok
Pnators Saryies Om
Tyro
Banany
Young Rople
Largest Genuine Property Sale Bulletin Issued In Town
A vast bulletin offers farm and business properties for sale with flexible terms including low down payments and easy monthly plans. Includes residences and various assets, with no charge for property viewings and prompt abstracts on short notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa
Thought He Needed It Country Girl's Unwalled for Sympathy
Frank Benson, Montauk Point owner, recalls his father buying the Montauk property for 150000 at auction. The elder Ben son loved the country, selling to fishermen. A maid from The Inn teased about selling ash catches, suggesting he could “bell ’em” and “yell them up” for money, showing sympathy for his need.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Benson
Montauk Point
Montatut
Benson
New York Times
Ocean Speed Costs Money for German Giants
The Kaiser Wilhelm II class 24 knot ships burn 766 tons of coal daily, require 266 more crew than the Cedric, and employ 600 sailors with 48 ordinary seamen. The Shipping World notes the high fuel and labor costs of these speed records, contrasting with White Star Line Cedric’s 17 knots at 14,000 horsepower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaiser Wilhelm II
White Star Line
Real Old Timer Amusing Incident At California Campaign
In a California election meeting the native son issue arose as Dr. George C. Pardee the Republican governor candidate, born in the state, met an elderly voter. The man boasted arriving in 1853 while Pardee claimed 1857, sparking humor as Pardee quipped about clothing and the realization of the native century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
George C. Pardee
A Grand Sweet Song In Barnyard Folklore
A German woman in suburb hosts a guest as hens erupt in cackling and a rooster croons melodrama about a malady rather than melody. The scene blends rustic humor with a strange tale of fuss over eggs and winged aid in a rural tasting of culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
A Child's View of It Heard God Is Extravagant
A mother explains yearly seasons to her three year old son of a prominent public man. The child ponders and finally declares with childlike awe that God is extravagant, highlighting wonder at creation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi River
Drunk test dicta and rare Book of Truth value
An English magistrate comments on drunkenness of a witness, noting that drunkenness depends on awareness. The Duke of Devonshire owns Claude Lorraine's Book of Truth, valued as one of Europe’s rarest books, reportedly worth six times the Mazarin Bible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwich
Moat
Europa
Duke of Devonshire
Claude Lorraine
Europe
British Museum
Finland Fights Russian Language Demand Amid Stamp Boycott
The Finnish reaction to Russia's push for a compulsory language in official use included resignations by young Finnish officials in St Petersburg. Russians seized Finnish postal control, abolished Finnish stamps, and Finns countered with mourning black stamps. Gen Bobrikov faced street avoidance and a hotel boycott after Finnish senators opposed the regime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Finland
Atriady
Ita
Bobrikof
European Wife of Chinaman in New York
A New York note reports Mr Tseng the new Chinese consul and his English wife, married three years with a two year old son, seen as a happy couple. Bishop Ryle’s humor note recounts a Doncaster purse theft joke targeting clerics, calling pickpockets “rectors or vicars.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tseng
New York
Gation
London
Ryle
England
Hixeter
Doncaster
Little Shore
Wagner's Son to Visit Us and Other Notes
Letters from Europé announce Siegfried Wagner to visit the United States for concerts with a missionary purpose to promote Bayreuth. Also noted is George W. Prenter, a Pittsburgh watchman, who owns a rare 140 BC Maccabean coin valued at about 7,000 dollars. Reports mention a coin theft attempt and the coin’s secure storage. The piece touches on iron and steel production as leading industries and includes a health advertisement praising Wine of Cardui for women’s beauty and health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wagner
Europé
Siegfried Wagner
Bayreuth
George W. Prenter
Pittsburg
Hig
Prenter
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United States Commissioner of Education
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