Township Tickety for Justices and Local Officials
A historical list names DAN'L CARPENTER and JOHN BOLEYN for Justices of the Pence, JOHN FALB and RALPH PENDLETON for Constables, GEORGE WANDER and SCHORI for Trustees, MELCHOIR LUCHSINGER for Clerk, and OJ HARRINGTON for Assessor, indicating a municipal election slate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Township Tickety
Dan’l Carpenter
John Boleyn
John Falb
Ralph Pendleton
George Wander
Schori
Melchoir Luchsinger
OJ Harrington
Elgin Band Reorganizes For Stronger Local Reed Music
Elgin’s brass and reed musicians plan to reorganize the Domino Band and grow to sixteen to eighteen players. They seek partial backing from Elgin business men, repayable from earnings, to cover the outlay for instruments and setup for a stronger, spring-ready military band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Fayette County
Hallucinations and spectral visions in Victorian accounts
The Westminster Review recounts cases of perceived reality bending into visions where individuals see and hear objects or people not present. Dr Abercromby, Goethe, Wilkie Collins, Sir Walter Scott, and Sir David Brewster are cited, including a wife who mistook her husband for a ghost and a test that dissolved the illusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abercromby
Goethe
Wilkie Collins
Walter Scott
Lord Byron
Sir David Brewster
Itmaband
Sir David
Specter Hand Haunts Hampton Court Tapestry Visit
Artist Mr. Hayes of Surbiton reports a white jeweled specter hand intruding on a Flemish tapestry in the guard watching chamber at Hampton Court Palace. He captured a rough outline of the outstretched hand with a thirquise ring, unnerving him as he suspends his work amid claims of a historic link to Queen Catherine Howard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ghouta
Hampton Court Palace
Mr. Haynes
Surbiton
Hayes
Catherine Howard
Henry VIII
The Five Clawed Dragon Emblem of Chinese Royal Power
A fragmented note explains the five claw dragon as the royal emblem in China. It describes the dragon rising from the sea toward the sun signifying universal dominion, the emperor’s throne, and the dragon’s face as his image. It notes Lung as the Chinese name and mentions public belief and sensational descriptions by writers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chine
China
King of Sweden’s High Opinion Of Queen Victoria
Fragmented extracts from King of Sweden’s notebook praise Queen Victoria. The notes express admiration for the British queen, with fanciful self references and odd spellings, reflecting a curious, period voice about royal respect and sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweden
Queen Victoria
Gem of
London
Great Britain
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rochester
Clermont Brick Works
Clermont
Iowa
Clermont Brick CO
C. Miller & Son, Props
Clermont, Iowa
Elgin Roller Mills
Proprietors
Union Bee
Emma Abbott
Bangs Spay
Mu 'Ea
Wf F Sa stoeHi, We. Pir
Rigg Euch Étekin’s Pharmacy
North
Y— Lestar Ainsworth
Tigret
National
W J Bryan
Nebraska
Adlai E Stevenson
Illinois
John Foley
Chickasaw’ County
Hom Rulfilson
Windsor Township
Anson
Rubyor
Union Township
Albert Paul
Smithfield
Oelwein
Theo Perry
Auburn
F Little
Specter
HOUG
Rowland
Elgin. Itowv
Anstaatties
I. B. Jenkins
West Union IO DW Fe
Grouns
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