Hamburg item notes local people and events
Hamburg citizens and visitors are listed with brief notes including health, travel, and social duties. Mentions include Mrs A B Noble confined at home, visits by W T Davis and BG Tiller in Sidney, Dr Hoover called to Farragut, Runyon from Sidney passing through Hamburg, Sheriff Geo Million in town, local church events and presbyterian Easter social, and a spring tonic advertisement for Rocky Mountain Tea at Hamburg Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bgs Tiller
Sidney
G. E. ‘Hoover
Farragut
E. Walter Runyon
Hamburg
Rocky Mountain
Cts
Hamburg Drug Co
Grandma
Grandpa
Rocky Mountain Tea
Steady Atmosphere Key to Planetary Observation
WW H Pickering notes in Century that planetary astronomy hinges on a steady atmosphere. Even small telescopes reveal planetary details in optimal locations, while tremulous air ruins images. He cites personal observations from favored sites where five and four inch lenses beat larger telescopes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
WW. H. Pickering
Century
Science Liftings and a Bismarck Court Story
The piece notes lightning clouds rarely exceed 700 yards above earth and that Jupiter, while much larger, is far heavier. It describes heart blood circulation every two minutes, star motion, lightning reach, microscopy gains, and electrostatic rules. It then recalls Bismarck as a Berlin student briefly serving as court officer and a judge quelling a disruptive witness with humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jupiter
Earth
Bismarck
Berlin
Cannel Coal and Jet Describe Uses and Origins
Cannel coal, a free burning compact bituminous coal, was known as candle coal in England for its bright flame. It served as a candle substitute and remains called cannel. A York shire variety yields jet jewelry, a crafted lightweight black stone used in adornments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yorkshire
England
Still a Victim. Featherly and His Wife Spark Banter
A Kansas City Journal snippet recalls Featherly joking about his wife with drooping eyelashes before marriage and now being the victim of her sharp tongue. The brief quip highlights domestic humor and relationship dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Featherly
Kansas City Journal
Clothes and the Man Quote Sparks Local Debate
The Chicago Record-Herald notes a self made icon in town who dresses with as much taste as clerks at a local shop. The remark, about not judging men by clothes, reflects urban attitudes toward appearance and success in the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Record-Herald
Lost Heart Reward Offered in Town and Country
A brief society notice hints that May has misplaced her heart and a handsome reward awaits the man who recovers it. The item appears in Town and Country with light cryptic intrigue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May
Thurman notes include measles illness snow and visits
Local items report Al Webber's wife and children with measles, Frank Bobbitt ill with appendicitis, four inches of snow last Sunday, and numerous visitors and events. Residents travel to Omaha, Hamburg, Sidney, and South Dakota for business, land prospects, and social functions. The Married Ladies' club hosted a long program with a meal and social activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Bobbitt
Masons
Mark Leeka
Oklahoma
Asa Mann
Omaha
Grant Breeze
Missouri Valley
Thurman
Pool Savage
McPaul
Cecil Johnson
R. Baylor
Sidney
C. W. Evans
Glenwood
Thomas Johnson
David Forney
Or. W. Edwards
Glenwood Insurance Nan
Ola Barrett
Nebraska City
Rev. Cable
Gifford
Herman McCartney
Seymour Bronson
Benj. F. Baker
Hamburg
J. H. Irons
Fred Rector
Scott Township
Mr. Hummel
Percival
Eastern Star
George Maxwell
Thomas Mustard
South Dakota
R. B. Tucker
B. W. Jones
Wm. Briley
Mann
Maude Johnson
Towne Finnell
Finnell Bros
David
John Leela
Kansas
M. A. Stephenson
M. B. Ambler
James Lucas
O. O. Baldwin
Ron Baylor
Frank Forney
J. K. Lyons
Leavenworth
Kan
Forney Lake
James A. Gray
Lizzie Spittler
Eastern Star Meeting
BE. C. McCandless
W.M. Hall
Jack Cupp
O. L. Hubbard
Stephenson
Wheeler County
Halh
Baylor
Dressmaking Parlors Moved Near LDS Church
Rose Gamelin states she has relocated her dressmaking parlors to the first door north of the Latter Day Saints church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Latter Day Saints Church
Rose Gamelin
Kentucky Mammoth Jacks For Sale At Hamburg Area
A horse breeders notice lists two Kentucky Mammoth Jacks for the 1903 season near Hamburg and Riverton. The first is a six year old black Percheron stallion 1414 hands high, sired by Liberty Jr. and Blue Bird, with a $10 colt insurance option. The second is a six year old 1634 hands high Studar Percheron with detailed lineage and similar terms. Both ads give farm locations and seller names THAD McKEAN and P. C. Wingate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bird
Kentucky Mammoth
My Place
Hamburg
Riverton
Liberty Jr
Blue Bird
Sampson Jr
P. C. Wingate
Thad McKean
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Griggs
A. B. Nobl Noble
CG. G. Fisher
Mabel
Lincoln
W. E. Fugitt
Mrs. Boyer
A. B. Noble
Henry Toedt
Northwest
Missouri
His Brother
Fred Toedt
Andrew Cox
Mrs
Geo. Million
Atchison County, Mo
Jessie
Daisy Wood
Rev. Geo. Wood
Mike Gordon
Mr. Gordon
A. P. Stafford
Wilcox
J. W. Elliott
Plattsmouth
This Place
Mis. Sweeney
St. Joseph
DR. Hagerton
Shenandoah
The
Presbyterian Aid Society
John Gottsche
Alta Fisher
Boone
Iowa
Jennie Mumphrey
Jas. Maxstead
W. H. Beach
St. Louis
B. L. Slack
John Christian
Chase & Sanborns
Seal
Mabel Radda
Lon Boyd
Miss Radda
Fremont County
Hamburg Circuit Free Methodists
W. H. Wilson
Per Bolt
Patton
Bartlett & Doyle
Lamoussee Shoe Re Hyomen
H. G. Butterfield & CO
al Webber
McFarland
Sheldon Reading
Ceeseee
Cindy
Holloway
Loose
Irons Parbalea
Hall of Fame
S—E
Saratoga
Messrs
Mesdames Geisler
Cable
Adamson
Irons
Brown
McCluskey
Sheldon
Tucker
Savage
Misses Adamson
Geisler
Nugent
Farmers National Bank
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