Various Entangled News Bits Across Regions
A mosaic of short items notes Ty something about 500 seats in Germany, Texas wool yields 160000 pounds, and Oswego morphine trade. Philadelphia polices, Scotland stag with four antlers, Pittsburgh glass shop in Mexico, a Kentucky dog’s night bell, Oregon sorghum results, and Pennsylvania locomotive works delaying engines to 1883. Also mentions Uncle Remus author Harris. a Kentucky ex-legislator fined. witty social exchanges. a tar and feathers incident in Oregon. a Tennessee couple’s synchronized baptism and marriage. sun light value. potato growing method in Canada. Brazilian beetle earrings. and Niagara Falls steel works expansion with 200 workers and $25,009 in orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montto P.whipple
America
Tennessee
Nueces County
Texas
Hoston Herald
Scotland
Pittsburgh
Apam
Idalgo
Mexico
Oregon
Pennsylvania Locomotive Works
Osego
Joe Chandler Harris
Remus
J. A. Belt
Kentucky
Little Dunce
James I
Rockland
Milton
Rinearson
Trousdale County
Morristown Herald
Adam Boyle
Battleford
Canada
New York
Norristown Llord
San Antonio Times
Niagara Falls
Onvida
Wallinford
Vonn
Starvation Bet Sparks Fight After Race
A man claims to outfast the famous Tanner and bets on twenty days of fasting. Travis arranges a wager with Shaughnessy and Walker for $1,000 that the faster can endure twenty days. The man proposes half as long as Tanner, but is knocked down by Travis when pressed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Travis
Shaughnessy
Sharp Walker
Toom
Walker
Divershin Tale Stirs English Traveler in Ireland
An English traveler lands in Dublin filled with fear of Irish rebels. On a train he overhears locals joke about towns starting with Kil and Kilmore. Startled by the talk of assassinations he decides to leave the carriage at Kilumalle with a chill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat
Dublin
Kilmartin
Kilpatrick
Kilmary
Assassin No
Kilmore
Kilumalle
Needle's Eye metaphor in camel passage explained
In a letter from Cairo Lady Duff Gordon describes narrow gates in Oriental cities called needles eyes. A camel must kneel and unload to pass, illustrating the need for humility for the rich to enter heaven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duff Gordon
Cairo
Mr Nye Remains Basic in Grand Island Travel Oddity
In Grand Island a passenger identified as Mr Nye complained about a fly count at an eating-house. He argued he travels second-class with no baggage and challenged service terms, joking about entitlement to flies in tea and absurd kitchen requests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Nye
Grand Island
Instea
New Disinfectant and Counterfeit Coin Methods
A discussion of a newly used English disinfectant produced from Russian turpentine and water via long air exposure, yielding a safe smelling light brown powder that prevents decay. Treasury reports describe a coin counterfeiting method using three-piece coins joined by solder with edge drilling and metal replacement. A workforce of sixteen to eighteen hundred men is employed on the Salt Lake segment of the Denver and Salt Lake railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Treasury Department
Salt Lake
Denver and Salt Lake
Justice Wandell Encounters Flirtation Plot on Broadway
Police Justice Wandell, strolling near Broadway and Tenth Street, is approached by a well dressed man who pretends friendship then slips away. Wandell notes repeated confidence games targeting him, while a stray cartoon verse about Sioux and Yankees appears in the same column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Wandell
Broadway
Tenth Street
Wandell
Tama
New York
Rail Road Time Table Trains Going West
Train times listed for westbound routes with departures at 9 00 am 1 00 pm 6 20 pm and 9 15 am 5 00 pm 6 00 pm. Schedule shows agent holder for inquiries and travel times.
Local church notices and city officials from an old town page
A list of church services for Evangelical and German congregations with service times, Sunday school, and pastors. Also includes names and offices of city officials such as mayor, city clerk, treasurer, attorney, marshal, street commissioner, surveyor, and aldermen by ward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evangelical
St. John’s—Union St. Cor State Road
C Hoffmeister
Williams St
Corner Union
Wernley
ITA
James McNamara
McNamaree’s
Stephenson St
Warren
Clark
Cornell Rooms
Kry’s
D. B. Breed
Journal
J C Kean
Fry's Block
Chamberlin
W Kmpsehild
F Josel
Court House
TL Waddell
J Hartman
J Brown Taylor
Louis Stoskopf
HJ Porter
Wm H Wugnher
County Officials and Office Locations Listed
Clerk I F Kleckner Treasurer W W Hutchison Recorder Dan Brewster Sheriff Capt Wim Stewart Surveyor Hiram Shons All county offices are in the Court House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiram Shons
Orangeville
I. F. Kleckner
A.T. Green
I F Kleckner
W W_ Hutchison
Dan’ Brewster
Wim Stewart
Board of Education Office Hours Text
The Board of Education led by President William C Wright and members W G Barnes Jr J Porter superintendent Chis O Snyder hold office in the High School building with hours from 7 80 to 0 o clock a m.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Phioux
Ptaves
Frazier
M. Martin
Cleveland
Henry & CO
BANKS
First National Bank
United States
Gro. F. Deforest
O. B. Bip Wel
Second National Bank OF Freeport
A. Reifsnider
Michael Sawyer
Alfred H. Wie
John Kenegy
Micha
John .B. Taylor
Thompson Wilcoxton
Jacob Kroen
F. W. Hance
Abram Bower
W.H. Taggart
Munn
Freeport
Ill
Kingsley & Mills
Dentists
Finois
Elson’s Ever Store
Natonal Bank
F. C. Winslow
M. D
Emmert & Burrell’s
Stallam
Cor. Washington and Mechanic
Streets
J.C. Burbank
Munn’s
Cor. van Buren
Washington Sts
Western Star
1.C.C.F
Odd-Fellow’s
W. W.krape
O. P
Geo. Lowis
Berbe
D. B. Schulte
Stephenson Street
Ilinois
Sanford & Rowell
Brewster House
OF Freeport, Ili
M. Hettinger
F. Gund
la Salle
Chicago & Northwestern
Tra
Chicago
Milwaukee
Belvidere
Milwau
Holder
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Ry
Lanark Junction
E. C. West
Oix
Emmert & Burrell
Til
West
John C. West & CO
Madison St
City Directory
Methodist Episcopal
Embury
Williams
H D Jenkins
Presbyterian
Galena Ave
Pleasant St
N. Crissman
Presbyterian—Third—German—Exchange
Secor Pleasant
A .Flield
Bx Ghaness
CL Kalvelage
St Mary’s
Cherry
Cooley
Free Methodist
Pleasant At
West of Walnut
Ferris
Public Schools
Journal Book
Hodder
Journal Printing CO
Freeport, Ill
Illinois, Wis
Belro
Minneapolis
Abel
Aurdy
Pierce
Omarr
Élaware
Abbottafora
Tenay Wallav
Bine
McNally & Co
Rogte
Chice
Northwest
Union
Madison, Canal and
Adams Streets
Merrill
W.C. van Horne
A.W. H. Carpenter
J. H. Page
JAS
A. Cotton Agent
Freeport Il
Fordway
Ter
A ‘al
Dili
Algona
Anta
Quinnoses Spaldi
Kearney
Chizinc
Chicago & North-Western Railway
Council Bluffs
Denver & California
Winona
Milnnesota
Central Dakota
Sioux City
Nor
Gen
R. I. Tiolder
Uniters
Scoland
Ireland
P. Oden
Freeport Post Office
Eastern
G & Nwr
Rascessonseseee
G & NW
Southern
1Oo RR
Dubuque
I ‘ Eastern
W Urk Western
WUT
Monroe
Wis
Cedarville
Queco
Shuey’s Mills
Elizabeth
Waterman's
Damascus
McConnell’s Grove
Smith D
Atelns
Stimson & Co
Portland
Maine
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