Masonic Meeting and Community Notices digest
Local notices list Masonic regualr meetings in the Masonic hall on the first and third Tuesday evenings with visiting members welcome. Church services include preaching on Sabbath at 11 o clock and 7:30 pm with Thursday prayer service at 7 pm. Windsor Band practices each Monday and the Windsor Town Board names J J McKibbin as president with trustees A J Rowe F L Weller Geo E Osterhout A Hahn C H McNeil and J B Sherman.
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A. F
A. M
Masonic Hall
W. M
P' Coox
Ln.e M
Cook
Windsor
J.J. McKibbin
A. J. Rowe
F. L. Weller
Geo. E. Osterhout
A. Hahn
C. H. McNeil
J. B. Sherman
Hillsborough notes include deaths and church work
Correspondence reports a threatening storm and residents aiding Mr. Eugene Kibby. Miss Hattie Stockwell enjoys Colorado scenery while Bert Waite dies from nasal bleeding found after a dance at Mr Smoke’s. Adventists begin church building on Mr Thompson’s farm as others move or recover at Brush farm.
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Hillsbroven
Albert Smoke
Eugene Kibby
Futhey
John Brush
Thompson
Davis
Mr. Brush
Hattie Stockwell
Wesley Brush
Colorado
Bert Waite
Mr. Smoke’s
Alaska lecture closes Highlandlake course
Dr Rankin delivered the final lecture on Alaska with stereoptical views by himself and Mr Converse and wife returning from California. Mrs True and her sons escaped injury when a carriage bolt broke and horses bolted, front wheels only damaged. The choir reherses for a concert and Chas Evans visits Eaton.
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the Tribune
Highlandlake
Rankin
Alaska
Mr. Converse
Mass
L. C. Mead’s
California
Reinks Birth Report for Mr and Mrs John Reinks
To Mr. and Mrs. John Reinks, Sunday February 15, a daughter born. The brief notice confirms a new arrival at the home, noting the parents and date.
Commemorative Services Mark Sherman McCoy Event
Denver observers recount a Sherman McCoy commemorative day with military and Grand Army attendance at First Congregational Church. The event notes a grave consecration in St. Louis and hints at a future head of the Roman Catholic church alongside renewed national heritage reflections. The Sons of America and Warington anniversary observances accompany the day.
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Denver
First Congregational Church
Sharman
St. Louis
Thomas Sherman
Sons of America Commandery
Camps
First Baptist Church
Warington
K. B. Tupper
Washington
Harley McCoy
Denver’s housing and industry woes slow city growth
The article notes 125000 residents with many unemployed, wage stability lacking, and building activity stagnant. It cites surplus vacant houses, weak real estate values, and reliance on eastern wage scales and rail discrimination as causes. It also mentions a mayoral seat shift and a new lodge being instituted amid uncertain prospects.
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Cole
A. Hawley
Greeley
Denver
Rowland Lodge
LO. O. F
Horn
Chicago
St Louis
Free coinage of silver and its global impact, 1891
The Enquirer asks five pointed questions about free coinage of silver, its effects on gold reserves, international balance of trade, and the implications for U S monetary policy, rendering the newspaper’s attempt to explain the issue in accessible terms.
Debating Silver Coinage and Gold Reserves in the U S
An Ep editorial argues that continued silver coinage will not devalue the dollar. It cites gold reserves in the Treasury, silver exports, and legal tender status to claim that coinage policy won’t contract currency and may remonetize silver by making it legal tender.
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Senate
House Committee On Coinage, Weights and Measures
United States
Sherman
Enquirer
Chicago World's Fair Directors Abandon Lake Front Plan
Curiaco Feb 20 The world's fair directors vote 2310 to 210 to abandon the lake front site and concentrate the exposition at Jackson park. Savings of about 1,000,000 in construction and operating costs cited as reasons. A large athletic building for 8000 seats replaces the planned music hall and a decorative arts building is dispensed with.
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Curiaco
Lake Front
Jackson Park
Lake Michigan
Screenings and local chatter in early Utah city
The la grippe returns to our city with several cases noted. The Tribune playfully suggests fence rail rubbing on a dry goods box to drive the epidemic away, while gossip mentions H. E. Churchill and a bicycle case before Judge Thompson. Normal School girls are described as pretty, drawing a crowd at the post office around noon.
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Utah
Moonlit DeForest Mansion Dream Scene Ends With Wedding Refusal
A February night scene unfolds in the DeForest mansion parlors where Mose Jones and Maud DeForest spar over a marriage of wealth and love. Maud rejects the union unless conditions remain luxurious, while Mose declares a future of farming one hundred acres of spuds, sealing the clash with a moonlit, abrupt exit.
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DeForest
Mose Jones
Maud
Mose
Maud DeForest
Jones
Pin Swallowed Ten Years Ago Is Discharged
Agnes Ryan of North Rondout Kingston swallowed a pin a decade ago. After years of pain choking spells and a large neck lump she suddenly coughed and vomited and expelled the pin. She is now recovering.
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Kingston
N. Y
Agnes Ryan
North Rondout
Philadelphia Ledger
Miss Florence Balgarnie Addresses British Cities
Miss Florence Balgarnie spoke at meetings in Burslem York Sheffield Bradford Bingley and London on political cooperation of men and women. She noted public sentiment favored Miss Cobden after the London county council eligibility decision and will speak at the National American W S A convention in Washington.
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Florence Balgarnie
Washington
Burslem
York
Sheffield
Bradford
Bingley
London
Jane Cobden
London County Council
Balgarnie
Queen Liliuokalani Succeeds Kalakaua on Hawaiian Throne
The Hawaiian queen, aged 52, inherits the throne after Kalakaua. Described as amiable and intelligent with a love of poetry and music, she is stately in appearance and dignified in carriage, though lately more hurried and animated in conversation. She speaks English and is well read in current literature.
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Liliuokalani
Kalakaua
A Winter Graduating Dress Description
A February graduation gown described with white wool crepe or silk crepe de chine fabrics. The design features a round half high waist, elbow sleeves, and a demi trained skirt with soft double ruffles at the neck and sleeves. Accessories include white gloves, white kid slippers, and white stockings from Harper's Bazar.
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Harper’s Bazar
Woman's Sphere Grows as Miss Howland Elected Bank Director
Miss Emily Howland has been elected a director of the First National Bank of Aurora New York. The periodical notes that women's usefulness is expanding despite opposition from male critics who claim women belong only to domestic duties.
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Emily Howland
First National Bank of
Aurora
N. Y
Farmers and Lawyers in New Political Era
A Kansas City Times opinion notes the farmers movement challenges law's public influence. It argues education broadens public insight, reducing reliance on lawyers and demanding simpler, common sense governance. The piece warns that excluding lawyers could topple a public power structure or worsen governance.
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Kansas
United States
Kansas City Times
German livestock insurance plan shifts to state control
Salt Lake City merchant and mining engineer Mr. Moliter lauds Germany's emperor for a new state system of livestock insurance. When half of farmers in a commune demand coverage it becomes mandatory for others. Losses are paid at seven tenths of value for dead animals and eight tenths for disease or danger. Premiums are one percent of insured value, with state subsidies and possible premium increases if losses exceed funds. Central bureau in Berlin to manage premiums and payouts.
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Germany
Conried Moliter
Bismarck
Berlin
New York Star
National and State Alliances Grow Across West and Midwest
J H Turner secretary of the Missouri State Farmers Alliance says preparations are underway for February meetings with about thirty state alliances represented. A legislative committee will push Alliance principles into law while the national group stays out of state politics, educating voters instead. By year end California Oregon Idaho Washington and Arizona alliances form, with Ohio and Iowa to follow. a third party is unlikely in 1892.
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J. H. Turner
State Farmers’ Alliance of Missouri
St. Louis Globe- Democrat
Alliance
California
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Arizona
Ohio
Iowa
National Alliance
Rise of the farmer in western politics.
The Kansas City Times argues that farmers educated in business can fill official roles, replacing dependence on charismatic figures. Missouri and Kansas should directly represent farm interests in state councils as the era shifts toward farmer leadership, promising better cooperation across occupations.
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Missouri
Kansas
Western
America
Kansas City Times
We Could Not Spare a Single One Our Farmers
A reflective line from Illustrated American extols the indispensable value of statesmen and farmers, asserting that even losses among leaders would be offset by national gains and praising the essential role of farmers in the nation.
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Illustrated American
Svrap of Figa Promises Gentle Spring Cleansing
An early advertisement extols Svrap of Figa as the world’s perfect laxative and a pleasing, refreshing remedy for cleansing the system. It claims limitless modern facilities and positions the product as increasingly popular.
World Drama at Opera House Delights Danville Audiences
J Z Littles World staged last Saturday at the Opera House to strong praise. The ship wreck scene is noted as the most realistic yet seen in Danville with an Italian moonlight prison escape providing scenic beauty. Performances earn high marks for well-chosen cast and restrained acting.
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J. Z. Little
Opera House
N.Y
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