Local Announcements List for County Officials
The Graham Leader presents announcements for Tax Assessor candidates R. L. Tankersley R. K. Brown A. O. Norris and County Judge contenders J. K. Simpson Jo W. Akin. District Clerk Geo H. McLaren Sheriff candidates John B. Crain J J Gray Sam Dowdle M A Wallace. County Treasurer W R Jordan described as of hopeless character despite two thirds of employment since arriving in Fresno and the family’s prosperity.
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John B. Crain
J. J. Gray
Sam Dowdle
M. A. Wallace
W. R. Jordan
Fresno
Hearst Boomers Weigh on Democratic Convention Choice
The daily press claims the Democratic National Committee favored Chicago or New York for the convention but chose St. Louis to avoid Hearst boomers. The piece urges Hearst and Harrison as the only leaders who could unite New York and Illinois voters for the November election.
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Daily Press
Democratic National Committee
Chicago
New York
St. Louis
Hearst
Harrison
Illinois
Harmony
Arnica Salve Heals Runaway Injury for J. B. Orner
A runaway explosion or mishap nearly cost J. B. Orner his life in Franklin Grove Illinois. A four year leg ulcer resisted doctors until Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured it. It also treats burns bruises skin eruptions and piles. 25 cents at T. J. Matthews & Co. Drug Store.
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J. B. Orner
Franklin Grove
Bucklen
T. J. Matthews & Co
Fresno man Beard in distress claims contradicted
W. S. Patterson, son-in-law of Beard, offers to Fresno's Democrat to counter claims the Beard family suffered want. He asserts the family is fairly well off and that Beard’s mental decline drove his writings of supposed hardship after returning from Texas, ending in his death.
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Fresno
Beard
Lesder
W. 5
Patterson
Texas
Democrat
Escape by stovepipe hole at county jail
Yesterday afternoon Tom Canty escaped from the county jail by climbing out through a stovepipe hole. He had been confined for theft and was on exercise. John Martin lost his barn by fire yesterday morning with harness, feed, and a fine horse burned. origin unknown. Resolutions praising Longstreet and Gordon adopted at Young County Camp meeting, urging study of their lives and memory.
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Tom Canty
John Martin
South
James Longstreet
John B. Gordon
Robert
Young County
United Confederate Veterans
A. T. Gay
United Sons of Confederate Veterans
Longstreet
Gordon
Mysterious Circumstance Ends With Health Boost Sale
An advertised health claim promotes Dr. King's New Life Pills as a tonic to improve digestion and prevent constipation. The copy appeals to readers with contrast between pale and rosy appearances and urges purchase by T. E. Matthews & Co. Druggist for 25 cents.
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Dr. King
T. E. Matthews & Co. Druggist
The Apple in Diet and Poetry Across Ages
The article discusses apples as food and symbol, praising their role in meals and fruit substitutes while recounting literary references from John Wesley Charles Lamb Dr Johnson and others. It notes varieties like Spitzenburg Macintosh Red and Northern Spy and celebrates apple blossoms as a timeless beauty.
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John Wesley
England
Charles Lamb
Dr. Johnson
Lamb
Animals behavior in fires and escape responses
The text describes how animals react to fire with fear and curiosity. It notes horses panic in burning stables while dogs stay calmer, using the floor’s clean air to guide escape. Fires cause cries from cringing birds and parrots go silent, cows and dogs often exit on their own without biting or scratching.
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Crisin
Aids to Memory Echoes Local Past Names Bilover and Skimbridge
In a recollection from the west, two former locals, Bilover who ran a lunch counter in 1897 and Skimbridge who ran a nearby hardware store, are mentioned. Bilover allegedly owes $5 to a speaker, while Skimbridge is linked as a former business neighbor.
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Bilover
Billover
Skimbridge
Chicago Record-Herald
On Good Terms in a Small Irish Parish
In a southern Ireland parish the Episcopal church served a congregation of six. The bishop announced a visit and the worried parson told the parish post his fear. Father replies with humor that after mass, he will send the boys to the church.
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Ireland
Episcopal Church
Begorra
Pall Mall Gaseite
Destiny of human souls and animal hosts in satire
A Portland Oregonian humor piece posits that wicked souls inhabit animals after death, turning cattle to mischief and fish to deception. It jokes that beasts influence human behavior, with goats and horses illustrating vice, and ends claiming the theory would elevate the world.
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Portland Oregonian
Infant Baptism Sermon Draws Fire in Virginia Church
A Virginia preacher, long held to task for infant baptism, delivers a rambling sermon titled Adam, where art thou, splitting his message into four heads. He wanders through mispronounced dialect and a call to skip the prior topics, insisting on immediate focus on infant baptism.
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Virginia
Adam
Ness
New York Tribune
Wren and the King at Newmarket Lodging
Sir Christopher Wren and Charles II share a witty exchange at the Newmarket hunting lodge about room height. The king jokes he could be two Wrens, bending to fit the low ceilings as he muses on wisdom and folly.
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Christopher Wren
Charles II
Newmarket Hunting Lodge
Christopher
Warning Quarrel Sparks Threat of Gun After Fight
The Atchison Globe notes a quarrel between two prominent fighters ending with one warning that breaking his false teeth would trigger a gun later. The exchange shows intent to retaliate if provoked in the mouth during a fight. A second item from Whiledelphia Press features Count Nottapenni seeking marriage, recounting a humorous exchange about nerve food.
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Atchison Globe
Nottapenni
Roxley
Whiledelphia Press
Simple Home Mending for Granite and Wooden Ware
The article explains repairing leaking granite utensils with copper rivets, costing about five cents per package, and repairing wooden fiber items with putty then reinforced with paint and cloth. It stresses mending early to avoid peeling and offers practical, low cost home fixes.
Platter Rests Offer neat China Staging
A new wooden platter rest system promises organized display and safer handling of a full china service. Each platter has its own size appropriate rest from front to back, keeping plates compact on the pantry shelf and reducing mishaps during retrieval.
Kept His Word
A man named Jones and his friend Smith discuss a loan of ten dollars. Smith recalls the promise of debt in exchange for the loan and acknowledges Jones now keeps his word. The exchange reflects a code of honor and reciprocity between the two men.
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Jones
Friend Smith
Humorous Note Sparks Club Manager Rebuff
A washerwoman sought aid from a gentleman who handed a note to a club manager. The note read “Dear Mr X This woman wants washing.” The reply: “Dear Sir I dare say she does, but I don’t fancy the job.” London Tit-Bits report.
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London
Hartford Boy Blows Harmonicon In Church Amen
A Hartford youth amid prayers surprised his mother by producing a harmonicon and blowing a blast where the amen ended the parson's prayer. He commented that "That’s the way we do in church" as quoted by the Hartford Poet.
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Hartford
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A. Martin
Eprror
Graham
R. L. Tankersley
R. K. Brown
A. 0. Norris
J. K. Simpson
Jo. W. Akin
Geo. H. McLaren
Graban, Trx
U.C. V. and Sons and Daughters of Veterans
Court House
Éed
P. A. Martin
A. O. Norris
W. M. Marruews
Wren
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