Mixed early 20th century notices include auctions and ads
A dense column lists livestock sales, household goods, and a Henry County Telephone Company share offering with credit terms. Included are auctions near Geneseo and Palmar Zearleg, plus assorted farm tools, buggies, harness, and a large array of items for sale and sale dates noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L -Wa
Pitzgerald
Aukissoma
Henry County Telephone Company
Janes Nowers
Cleri
Palmar & Zearleg
Wood Farm
Geneseo
Erie
Hillsdale
Unfamiliar Facts in Victorian Era News Items
Victorian railway authorities received 5000 applications for 700 jobs. The Bishop of Durham has led 100,009,000 souls for over twenty five years with fourteen of his family in mission work abroad. Alaska winter tolls milder than the cold. the North’s challenge is the mow. Berlin Royal Mint chimneys yield about 1000 dollars in gold when cleaned. A sewer project near Seneca Falls, New York uncovered a five foot skeleton with fourteen inch legs. the head resembles a four horse likeness. Rome rice shortages affect prisoners. Japanese jails face immediate cessation of beri beri cases. Hanley town’s sewage plant, costing 70,000, aims to dispose 9,000,000 gallons of effluent. Ash will inhabit the remaining Gebulte period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham
Alaska
Royal Mints
Berlin
Seneca
Falla
N. Y
Rome
World News Briefs and Economic Notes From the Era
The report cites tropical imports reaching at least 600000 dollars this year and notes Arctic explorers rarely fall ill until returning home. Canada’s population grows amid a six year 21 percent rise, while Oklahoma and Oklahoma City show sharp growth. Eugene Zimmerman in Cincinnati ridicules William Waldorf Astor as he eyes large British castles including Kylmore Kimbolton and Tanderagee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
The
Missionaries Literature Association_of
England
Now
Gar
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Eugene Zimmerman
Cincinnati
William Waldorf Astor
Tecoming
Historic Castle i
Great Britain
Kylmore
Kimbolton
Tanderagee Castle
Brampton House
Manchester
Proverb and Phrase Fragments and a Nevada Bank Robbery Tale
A collage of quotes on learning and perseverance followed by a long, rough anecdote about a Nevada bank robbery in Winnemucca. The tale centers on a highwayman threatening Nixon and demanding the bank’s safe combination, with the future senator briefly aiding the hold up before a dramatic escape with $82,000 in gold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nixon
Nevada
Winnemucca
Conversation About Mrs Parsons and Marriage
A dialogue notes a woman formerly described as pert and lively and asks if she remains so after marriage. Jack argues she is tamed and now an expert, while Tom counters that she is no longer pert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Parsons
Tom
The Majesty of Law Inspires A Police Hero Tale
A Brooklyn Eagle excerpt recalls a New York police officer’s quiet courage during a Mercer Street murder. An onlooker compares officerly duty to army heroism, noting a veteran’s restraint and readiness. The piece highlights dignity in law over battlefield fame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hackais -Bis-Anysman
Hsiats
J “Jule
Brooklyn—Eagle
Mia Ma
Binghan
New- York
Bingham
West Point
Mercer Street
Rone
Arim
Napoleon
Lodi
Saix
Marengo
Jews Pray for Running Water on Monongahela
Orthodox Jews gathered on the Monongahela River banks from dawn to night for a waterside prayer as part of their Jewish New Year observance. They read the Talmud and believed sins were washed away by the waters, drawing large crowds and a wave of curiosity from pedestrians on nearby bridges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pyetsbute
Pas
Monongahela
Lome
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Tes
Annawan
Spain
Ross Sells
Anawan
Illinois
Spencer
H .H. Obasest
Yriclan
G.b. Gilbert, M. D
Vriclan
overJohn Dedpfick Co
Unitarianarch
Chambers
Inoia
Sfedical Board
Collins
Chas. 8. Young, M. D
Olice of Weat
Realdance
Reat. Office
W. Carman
Ill
Atkinson
Luinoib
Tonexus
Arthuer Parson
M. D.ysician
J. W. Seids
Webster
Lianois
Ornebed
Corrmay
Davenport
Henry Waterman
raverButlain Geneseo
Harry &.Brown
Geneseo Illinois
Central Trust & ~ Savings Bank
J. E. West
D.D
Geneseo House
G&l Wood
M. B. Ayres
Likce State
DE. Mell M. Everett
Atkinson, Illinois
Mutual
Dre
Cutty Y Yurgeon
First Street
Clinton F. Luther
Justice of Peace
Central Trust & Savings Bank
Guwusto
Justice _of the Peace
Bir Dreeme
Kor-Salerth
Col
Nolene Avenue
No. 68
Matilda Galbraith
Galdraith
P. 8
Sohnabele Bogdah ‘and Fragd'Clothing Co
Geneséo
UTAS P_8
Sohnabele Clothing CO
Geneseo, Ll
M. Summers-Box
P. Notre Dame
Ind
William Sand
Rail
Atlantic Monthly
Fagan
Mauretania
Stewartstown
N. J
Massissoplara
Tendes
California
Texas
Utah
Oregon
Union Pacific
Central California
East
Hanley
Pittacus
Syrus
Vittain-Al-At-Onee
Juvenal
Sweet
Keystone
Imperial
J.J. Hadley
Osco, Allinois
Tate ‘Nordling
Peter and Son
Graves
North Main Street
Kewanee
Illinoibe
Boleen
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