Bank Receiver’s Flight Traced by Detectives
A bank failed and its dishonest receiver absconded with funds. Detectives tracked him to a mountain town, captured him, and returned him to the scene. Mr Means, the principal depositor, received multiple late night calls celebrating the capture before finally resting. Later items recount Mark Twain and his daughter’s concert career talks and Twain’s quip about a “thankless child.”
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Means
Mr. Means
Sheriff Jones
Mark Twain
Serpent’s Tooth
Miss Clara
Clemens
Miss Clemens
Saturday Evening Post
Did They Execute Him In Africa Or London
In a London drawing room a conversation turns to capital punishment. A returned African explorer recalls being condemned to death in Africa and is asked if he was executed, prompting a brief exchange about fate and perception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Africa
How to Make Corks Float Upright in Water
A curious method explains how to arrange corks on a table, bind them, and plunge them under water. When released they rise upright as the soaked pieces cling together due to water penetration, appearing to support one another.
Railroading In Ireland Report Sparks British Traveler Note
A cautious English tourist vouched for an Irish incident about a delayed express. At a small station the engine driver asked Tim the station master if the express had gone by. Tim replied no, prompting the driver to mutter a cheerful “we must chance it” and proceed on the single line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
Tim
London
Boiled Water Customs in Ancient Times
Herodotus notes Cyrus had drinking water boiled and carried in silver vessels while Pliny the Elder says Nero had water boiled then cooled in glass flasks surrounded by snow. The article recalls early methods of purifying drinking water to guard against disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herodotus
Cyrus
Pliny the Elder
Nero
Greatest women in the world riddle by Tennyson
At Burlington House Tennyson posed a conundrum asking who are the greatest women. The humorous answer given was Miss Ourl, the Misses Ipp, and Sara Goose in a playful wordplay.
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Tennyson
Burlington House
Miss Ourl
Ipp
Sara Goose
Very Grave Twiddle Wisecrack Faces Burial Tale
The Ohio State Journal quotes a grim line about a man buried alive to feel the sensation, calling it a very grave thing while debating the macabre stunt and its chilling ethics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio State Journal
Sidney Notes Show Busy Local Scene and Upcoming Events
Court adjourned last week and a light week of news follows. A Friday night show, local school job openings, and several residents noted as ill or recovering are listed along with sales, marriages, and new business plans in Sidney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
Charles Havens
Sunny Side Notes Show Busy Week At Local Homes
House cleaning in progress with no illnesses reported. Mrs Asa Mann hosted a gathering, Reeves visited relatives in town, Emma Spiegel visiting kin. School attendance strong despite muddy roads. Watson delivered hogs to Hamburg market. McCracken and Cook families visited Hamburg relatives. Mrs Watson and Jessie visited Nebraska City. Wm Brown returns from Omaha college to help on farm before fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheriff Dixon
Geo. Dixon
Riverton
Guy Vyse
Hamburg
Samuel Reeves
Abbey
Depot Street
O. S. Wing
John Fasnacht
Randolph
Pension Board
Wm. Neeley
Nebraska City
B. P. Reeves
Emma Spiegel
Wm. Watson
Jessie
Farragut Notes and Society Items Chronicle Local Visits
Farragut society page records visits and illnesses including Vermer Scott improvement Effie Simmerman sick list and Mild weather after rain and frost. It notes guests from Lincoln Riverton Logan Waterloo Shenandoah Nodaway and Hot Springs plus a pink eye outbreak and a cancelled penny social rescheduled at Mr Snider’s. The piece also covers entertainments at the Christian church high school and Fin de Siecle club banquet with Mrs Replogle and Mr Reynolds hosting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Moore
Riverton
Farragut
M. C. Montgomery
J. C. Jones
Egbert White
Logan
Towa
John Rush
Waterloo
Frank
Ellsworth Craft
Villisca
Will Jarman
Nodaway
Gee
Cutler
Mr. Smith
Hot Springs
Ark
Fin de Seide Club
Elmer Replogle
Thomas Reynolds
Lizzie Replogle
Mrs. Replogle
Real Estate Transfers in Fremont County Week Ending April 13 1901
A summary of transfers recorded by James H. McDonald Abstracter for Fremont County Iowa including Mitchell to Abbey for lot 11 and part of 12 OL 18 Sidney price 1080 and other deeds: Abbey to Reeves. McKean to Hopkins. Harrigan to Harrigan. French to Perkins. Lindsay and hush to Shaffer. Smothers to Knapp. and multiple transfers in Hamburg Sidney Riverton Tabor and other townships with prices ranging from 75 to 7200 dollars.
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James H. McDonald
Fremont County
Sidney
Lowa
K Mitchell
J Abbey
H Hopkins
Qeed
Hamburg
Harrigan
Perkins
Farragut
Lindsay
Hush
Shaffer
P Smothers
Knapp
Riverton
Eeseeesewenveeeeens
Clark
Mauk
Tabor
Veatsenes
HD Myers Et al
Eprvest
Rees
Sanee
Fe Eetty
E Ebaugh
A "Fletcher
Saeed
MI Bently
R J Bently
G Weech
J W Shunick
D Graham
J Graham
LH Howard
T P Story
Mitchell
C F Estes
Percival News Highlights Local Business and Civic Plans
The Percival area reports ongoing business activity and civic projects. Hogs sent to South Omaha, a glucose factory stock company planned, a new bank anticipated May 1, and discussion to consolidate churches into a high school edifice. Residents push for better railroad service and stop requests, plus community growth notes.
Ugly tooth prompts painless extraction offer
An Islay farmer visits a Bruichladdich dentist who suggests a painless extraction with gas and a shilling extra. The farmer, warned it will make him sleep for a minute, but fears paying now, vows to count his money fast as he decides to proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruichladdich
Islay
N. B
Broad sows Raven Food claims and cure benefits
For brood sows Raven Food has no equal. It cures scours in pigs and lambs and removes worms from hogs. It cures colds and fevers and helps prevent pneumonia and disease. Try dollar box no cure no pay with money refunded. For sale by Bartlett & Doyle New Drug Store Ham burg Ia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bartlett & Doyle
New Drug Store
Hamburg
Local notes and social items from Our City
Mrs. Graves improves slowly and many neighbors visit. Mrs. Wheeler and others visit Omaha Hamburg and Council Bluffs while Miss Hough makes business trips. Several residents were in Shenandoah and Omaha for repairs and visits. An infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cummings died last Friday of lung fever. The E L Pres officers were elected. Lyceum Players praised for Shakespearean scenes. Epworth League circle meets Monday at Miss Brewer's. all invite. Employment ad seeks trustworthy travelers with $780 yearly pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B, Samuels
A. T. Wheeler
Omaha
Marie Hough
Hamburg
Council Bluffs
Dr. Cowger
R. J. Mawder
Effie
Walter Williams
Chas. Adams
J. H. Snyder
Shenandoah
Our City
Sarah Jenks
North Dakota
D. L. Wilson
Nellie Lorin
W. F. Louie
Lyceum Players
Epworth League
Miss Maud Brewer’s
Miss Noble Party Honors Gold Medal Winner
Corinne and Belle Noble hosted a Saturday night party at their Argyle Street home for Frank Travis, winner of the state oratorical contest, with about forty high school pupils in attendance enjoying games music and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sausage
Leslie
Corinne
Belle Noble
Argyle Street
Frank Travis
Brown Visits Rockport on Business
R. L. Brown of Cottage Home made a business visit to Rockport on Wednesday. The advertisement promotes Rusa Bleaching Blue and warns against fraudulent imitations. A bachelor comments that the weeds worn by a young widow are not green.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Brown
Rockport
North Western Rail Schedule Fragments
A torn OCR listing describes multiple passenger trains with daily or Sunday exceptions and times such as 4 308 p.m and 9 52 a.m, plus a freight line No 92 and references to C B and Q R R. The readability is limited but shows a historic railroad timetable fragment with several train numbers and service notes.
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Booth
Gany
C. B. and
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Dr. Cole
Thurman
Chas
Jobe
H. H. Stich
Jas, Young
L. D. Schafer & Son
Jim
Loveland & Stephens
E. L. Warner
Warner
Shannon
Curran
A. W. Penn
P. H
Hoop Albert Mattess
Mabel Bently
Washington Township
James
Falls City
Neb
Lawrence Snyder
Ase Mann
W. F. Hendrickson
Melvin Pierce
Spokane
Wash
Mel
L. D. Schafer
Joe Wilkens
Glenwood
St. Joe
Joe
A. N. Travis
Travis Bros
Talt DeFreece
Deacon
Mr. DeFreece
Hatten
Lorn C. Kleckner
Gay Tyes
Sarah Roy
Pep Sales
Earl Livingston
Dollie Lightfoot
Curtis Rhode
Galen Sedge
Jennie Brown
Mabel Bentley
MS Sunny Side
Asa Mann
Mrs. C. F. McCracken
W. Brown
Vermer Scott
Effie Simmerman
George Greedy
Lincoln
Miss Alma Turnbull
Blanche Weston
Georgia
John Thornton
Clara
Nellie
Mr. Thornton
Mr. McIvor
Clyde Klekner
Roy
Snider
Harry Franks
Crucie Muller
Burlington
Clara Fagerstrom
Christian Church
Percival
Keyser & Smith
South Omaha
Chan Brown
B. I. Cavender
Democrat
C. W. Mitchell
Joseph Samuels
Charles Kidd
Austin Beachout
Joseph Rawlings
William Suffe
England
Pella Bell
William Humphrey
W. E. Mitchell
T.E. Stevens
Reed
Mark Morrow
Des Moines
Edmonds
A. H. Parkison
Elmer Webber
E. W. Sheldon & Co
J. B. Otto
Charlotte
Michigan
Nellie Reed
Silas Hampton
Ada Bradford
Grace Lewis
Guthrie Center
Iowa
Park House
K. C. Railroad Company
K. C
James Birmingham
Reed Building
McPaul
Walt Chandler
Caxton Bldg
Chicago
Monticello
Ill
Atock
C. Stoner & Co
Cae Besta
K. G
St. J
OC. B
R. R
WrEer
Shenandoah, Iowa
Quincy
St. Louis
C. B. Mail
Omaha Express
Board
W. T. Davis
C. B. Hatten
J. D. McKean
P. Lindsay
H. E. Hawley
I. P. Dixon
Lee Notson
W. H. Norcutt
R. C. Campbell
Rae ‘Millard
Cooley
Wade Sperry
G. W. Brown
S. D. Thompson
Wm. Bammer
Feeley Evingen I
O. Braman
W. M. Boyer
Stevens
August Wagner
Jerusalem Lodge No
A. F
A. M
Masonic Temple
Brethers
C. Reus
Stoney Fower
W. M
Hebron
Pauyt Dean
L. N. Smalley
Sec'y
Eastern Star
Sunshine Chapter No
M. F., Cooney
Lillie Brower
Sec’y
I. O. O. F. Hall
Augustus Waaner
C. P. W. L. Aten
T. O, Braman
N. G
James Yowwell
Zermatt Lodge No
J. Es Priveiaro
Catxins
Jerusalem
Rebecca Lodge No
I. O. Q. T. Hall
C. M. Ross
Rolla Parkhurst
Aberdeen Castle
F. Hall
C. T. Haten
A. le Holmes
First Presbyterian Church
C. W. Davey
Christian Endeavor
Mae McAdoo
Junior Endeavor
Edna E. Clark
Allen Enveers
M. E. Church
J.C. King
E. L
Dr. Wanamaker
E. H. Fixisner
M. E. Church South
M. F. Brower
Morley
O. Stoner & Co
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