Orangeville Social Flourish Amid Snowbound Week
From Orangeville March 1 1878 lively scene of bustling merchants and busy streets. Musser Brothers do nearly 60000 yearly. Leavitt Bell Ringers and Lutheran Church concerts draw crowds despite heavy snows. Musical Institute delayed. Dakota brass band visits. Ada Hay dazzles. Bolander and Ada Cadwell teach underprivileged conditions. County Superintendent Kleckner visits RAMBLER reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxaxarville
Niter Freeport Journal
Orangeville
Musser Brothers
Ritzman
St. John & Smith
Chicago
Leavitt Bell Ringers
Luthern Church
Musical Institution
Orangeville Union Musical Society
F. K. Hill
Bini
Winslow
Davis
Dakota
Pollock
Freeport
Ada .Hay
Philip Moyer
Miss Hay
Kill
H. W. Bolander
Ada Cadwell
Bolander
Kleckner
Rambler
Refusal of wine at Washington statesman's table
A noble youth, Bhat, declines wine at a statesman's table in Washington, amid efforts by the statesman and his wife to press the glass. He stays firm saying he never drinks wine, but could try a little rye whisky. The letter closes with a note from Balina county about Wild Bill’s death and a Texan’s challenge in a Kansas bar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bhat
Washington
Wirp Brie
Taneo
Balina County
Kansas
Wild Bill
Texas
Wild One
Spirit Land
William
Fie
Pierce
V. Pierce
M. D
Chemical Laboratory
Seneca Street
Buffalo
MW. Y
Religious Benditty and the Sabbath in English Law
The piece extols Sir Matthew Hale as a model of Sabbath keeping and notes a lineage of religiously minded lawyers. It cites a letter about Lord Cairns and Sir Roundell Palmer, highlighting their strict Sabbath observance and moral character, and concludes the British bench remains morally sound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Matthew Hale
England
Guthrie
Scotland
Presbyterian
Lord Cairns
Roundell Palmer
Alabama
Foreign Office
Great Britain
Highlands
Congress Week Before Last in March Fortunes and Adjournments
A lengthy Congressional summary from Mornay March 3 and 4 covers House acts on printed testimony for the Credit Mobilier probe, payment reductions for Chickasaw funds, impeachment reports, conference reports on Sundry and Postal Appropriation Bills, and salary fixes for top officials. It notes Senate actions, adjournments, and a curious Hartford Insane Retreat case where a patient identified as male was revealed to be a Bridget. The piece also records oath ceremonies, congressional adjournments, and notices about contested seats and nominations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee of Conference
House
Senate
Agricultural College
Conference Committee
Supreme Court
Congress
Edmunds
Wilson
Credit Mobilier
Morrill
Court of Claims
Texas Pacific Railway
California
Garfield
Poland
House of the Forty-second Congress
Hartford
Patrick Holden
Bridget
Time of waiting ends in progress and action
A Tribune Home Interest column argues against idle waiting. It advises using every moment to improve oneself and to pursue worthy pursuits, noting promotions come from steady effort. It cites examples like reading, sewing, market reports, and shifting tasks to avoid time wasted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Tribune
Joseph B. Lyman
Richmond Hill
Freeport Mall Post Office Mail Arrival and Hours Notice
Freeport Post Office details mail arrival and closing times for routes via Chicago eastern lines and via Western lines. Arrivals occur Monday Wednesday and Friday for certain towns, with alternate layovers and daily closes at 8 00 pm for most carriers. Office hours listed with holiday and fast day adjustments and manager signature Smith Atkins P.M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
N. W
Orthern
Dubuque and
Monroe
Wis
Cedarville
Orangeville
Derinda
Erereeetuereteseen
Damascus
McConnell's Grove
Edaieas
Buena Vista
Illinois Central Lands at Auction in Jo Daviess County
The Illinois Central Railroad offers unsold lands in Jo Daviess Stephenson and Carroll Counties at auction with minimum values. Dates occur March 24 Hanover Hotel, March 26 Loran Jo Erb’s dwelling, March 28 Thompson’s Mill, and March 29 Galena Court House door. One-quarter cash with six percent interest in advance, or all cash with discount. installments available thereafter. Contact Mr S K Miner for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Central Railroad Company
Jo Daviess
Stephenson
Carroll Counties
Hanover
Loran
Joan Erb
Thompson's Mill
Court House
Galena
Callon
K. Miner
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Orangaville
Taursday
Jones
Nevada
Ferry
Connecticut
Wadleigh
New Hampshire
Morton
Caldwell
Spencer
Newman
McMillan
Louisiana
McEnery
Walting
Oakes Amines
Oakes
Mall Register
Pup
Silver Creek
Carrier Bar
State OF Illinois
Stephonson County
O. Collmann
F. Gunp
German Insurance Company
Illinois
Oscar Taylor
German Insurance Co
Auditor of Public Accounts
U.S
B. V. Sikkema
Stephenson County
Vos
Chicago& North Western
Railway
Detroit
Cleveland
Suspension Bridge
Pittsburg
Baltimore
Philadelphia
New York
Boston
New England
Canadas
Cincinnati
Louisville
St. Louis
New Orleans
Council Bluffs
Omaha
Salt Lake
San Francisco
Western Territories
Miller
Westinghouse
Chicago & North-Western Railway
WM. Hughitt
H. P. Stanwood
Illinois Central Railroad
P. Daggy
Rilley
Atten
Excelsior Manufacturing Co
ST. Louis, Mooo
Robert Douglas & Sons
Waukegan
Livingstone
Africa
Anti Valley Publishing Co
Chisago
Nois
J. Estey & Company
Brattleboro
Estey Cottage
Rochester
J. & P. Coats
Express
MAW & GO
Witherby, Rugg & Richardson Manufacturers OF
Woodworth
Richagon
Central
Cor
Union &T
Worcester
H. I
D.D
Pri
Henry C. Squires
Bewley
Chatham St
City Hall
Neork
Public Library.of
Kentucky
Library Hall
United States
E. Bramlette
Durrepe
Pres't
Ag't
Haldeman
Vviea-Ptey
John
Cain
Secty Public Library
Farmers
Vrovers’ Bank
Re Public Library
Eek
Wng
THOS
Agent Public Library
Altordars
F. I. Dibble &Co
Western Depot
Lasalle St
Wiss
Telegraph
Uudants
Janesville
Maine
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