Local lore and busy town notes fill Falls City pages
A long column covers poultry sales at Hecks feed store Swift & Co headlines and visits from residents including J M Whitaker M B Chas Stewart and many others. It notes meetings of the new board of supervisors and a lively slate of social events at the Gehling theater and Christian church with updates on sickness sales and upcoming acts.
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Swift & Co
Hecks Feed Store
Swift & Co., Hecks Feed Store
Western view on tall building signs in New York
A western visitor walks downtown and notes New York firms paint their names on high windows
Franks of Invitations and Early Formal Phrases
The article traces invitation etiquette from the 18th century noting phrases like An answer is particularly desired and A polite answer requested. It highlights rare use of RLS V P initials until 1781 and the later adoption of the French form in Britain.
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Spencer
RLS. V. P
Lord and Lady Kerry
Windsor Magazine
Horse Counts Fire Strokes In Chicago Engine House
A gray veteran fire horse in a Chicago engine house listens to the alarm strokes and seems to count them. If the stroke number calls him out he lines up for action, else he nudges his mate as if to say no call. Firemen insist the horse counts with human accuracy and never errs.
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Chicago
Marriage license invokes tears on eve of happiness
A man and a woman applied for a marriage license. While it was prepared the bride cried, saying she mourns her first husband who died just last Friday. The clerk asked what troubled her, and she explained her sorrow amid the momentous news.
Railways Readiness Question Sparks Alarm
A whispered debate features an alarmist asking if railways can handle the public. Sirius Barker counters with a wry remark about pockets and throats, illustrating a skeptical tone on transportation readiness.
New News Stand Opens with Full Stock on Hand
Announcement states the News Stand has been purchased by new owners and invites the public to visit their place of business where a full stock will be maintained at all times.
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Matthews
John Bruhn
Ladies Trade Focused Bookshop Specials
Our shop invites women shoppers to browse a curated stock and place special orders for any book not on hand. John Bruhn's Old Stand seeks to capture a larger share of the ladies' trade.
Local social notes and upcoming performances in the city
Miss Lora McCool visits from Dawson and stays with friends while Miss Avis Wadhams returns to Lincoln after a week here with Judge Wilhite. Miss Sallie Schoenheit will visit Lincoln briefly. "We Are King" at Gehling is expected to draw crowds. E. L. Sandusky returns from St. Joe and will rest at home. Rev. Neide delivers a strong sermon at St. Thomas with Miss Jessie Paxton's solo impressing listeners. Miss Paxton to sing again next Sunday and perform "Shepherd Divine" for offertory.
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Avis Wadhams
Lincoln
Wilhite
E. l
Sandusky
St. Joe
Mr. Sandusky
St. Thomas Church
Neide
Jessie Paxton
Miss Paxton
Jerome
Public Farm Auction By Samuel Hays In Morrill Area
Samuel Hays advertises a large public sale Monday February 3 on the P. B. Weaver farm 6 miles north of Morrill 5 miles southeast of Salem and ½ mile southwest of Falls City. The sale includes 8 horses 60 cattle 16 Chester White hogs farm machinery grain and all farm supplies. Attend if you need farm goods.
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Samuel Hays
P. B. Weaver
Morrill
Salem
Falls City
Store fixtures for sale by Kerr's Pharmacy
In March we offer for sale all store fixtures including safe store gas plant show cases and more from Great Western SAL Company. The ad claims Foley's Honey and Tar cures lingering coughs and urges customers to choose the genuine yellow package over unknown preparations. Kerr's Pharmacy.
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Ing
Great Western Sal Company
Foley
Kerr's Pharmacy
Sealed bids sought for church basement and foundation work
Contractors are invited to submit sealed bids for the basement and foundation contract of a new Catholic church in town. Bids will be received at the bidder's residence from today until January 20, 1908 at 7:30 p.m. Faturr Bex.
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Faturr Bex
Local developments and library notes from the district
Sam Bucher returns from Diller after aiding a school building project. A six month public library board report ending December 31 1907 is featured in a separate column detailing receipts and expenditures. Scott Stump and Jim McKeiver toured Rule earlier in the week possibly securing a Missouri river dam contract. Max Werner returns from the Old Kentucky Home company and will stay awhile.
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Public Library Board
Scott Stump
Jim McKeiver
Missouri River
Max Werner
Old Kentucky
Max
Card of Thanks for Our Beloved Mother
We extend sincere thanks to friends and neighbors for acts of kindness during illness and at the death and burial of our beloved mother Mrs. FexNanpe Kui Lovis GODrIRNON.
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Stella
Our City
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Alice Jaquet
Roscoe Anderson
Humboldt
Chas. Stewart
Roy Daggett
Frank Veach
Verdon
Buster Brown
Gehling
J. R. Wilhite
Congressional Committee
Harry Thomas
the Gehling
Zetta Camblin
Auburn
J. L. Gandy
W. D. Easley
This City
Bruce Dixon
Rosalia Bas
Dick Downs
The
Tribune
Doll Whitaker
DeMers & Rule
Bert Baker
St. Joseph
Bert
Candy
Bert Moody
Deborah Mower
Jas. Tangley of
Rule
Herbert Hedges
Sam Bayne
Dawson
Will Jay
State Journal Fame
J. B. Ramell
Glen Bronson
Wm. Albright
George Albright
Geo. Hansell
City
Eugene Boyle
Pawnee City
Roy Waller
Dorchester, Neb
Stella Wheeler
University Place
E. F. Shorts
Steve Miles
Battle Creek
Mich
the Tribune
Mossman
Effie Lambert
Seneca Castle
N. Y
Benj. Nicholson
Maryland
Edmund Carroll
Falls City Journal
Shubert Citizen
Father Bex
J. D. Shranger of
John W. Holt
Joe Norris
Mrs. Irve Maust
Paul Weaver
Sarge
Plymouth Rock Young Roosters
John Rieschick
Roy Heacock
Lloyd
Levi Zubrick
Mabel Lyford
C. Hershey
Tarkio, Mo
W. M. Harding
Myrtle Ramel
Harry Jenne
Forest City
Katherine Hoppe
W. S. Moore
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S. M. Philpot
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Maude Graham
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O. J. Hall
Humboldt Standard
August Mitchell
Wymore
Pete Lohr
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J.C. Schulenberg
Shubert
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Frank McDermott
J. W. Powell
N. B. Judd
Alia Powell
T. H. Sanders
M. P
Grandy
New Mexico
Mrs. Patterson
Denver
Leavenworth
Mr. Sanders
New York
United States
New Yorker
Jacky
Sirius Barker
Woodward
W. B. Burris & CO
Lora McCool
Sam Bucher
Diller
FexNanpe Kui
Lovis Godrirnon
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