To Be a Soldier Like His Grandfather Grant's Grandson
Ulysses S Grant Jr's son James Duke Grant seeks admission to West Point at 16 turning 17 on July 4. His grandfather left a 1896 letter urging military academy entry. Described as tall, studious, multilingual, with early military interest and even an army of 3,000 lead toy soldiers. Also a brief advertisement for One Minute Cough Cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ulysses S Grant
Fred Grant
A. & Grant
Grant
Garfield
Divsses Grant
Grants
Damesuke
United States
West Point
Hash cooking tips from the Pittsburg Dispatch
The article advises making the sauce first when preparing hash from cold meat, then adding minced meat to simmer briefly. It notes fresher meat yields richer, more tender hash when cooked slowly in the oven, and suggests serving with poached eggs, toasted bread, and chopped parsley for garnish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg Dispatch
Light of the World or Our Savior in Art book ad
The Light of the World or Our Savior in Art is a grand illustrated work costing over 101000 to publish with nearly 200 full page engravings. It claims immediate strong sales, currently in its twenty fifth edition and advertised to agents taking 3 to 20 orders daily. A. P. T. Elder publisher Chicago Illinois invites inquiries for distribution and managerial positions.
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Christ
Europe
Hermitage
Prado
Uffizi
Pitti
Louvre
Vatican
National of London
National of Berlin
Belvidere
A. P.T. Elder
Michigan Avenue
Chicago
Singing School Seeks County Convention Organizers
A letter from Antuor H. Cumres of Rocky Ark urges every singing class in the county to meet at a central place to form a county singing school convention this summer. He asks each class to send a delegate and directs readers to the Mena Star to share the initiative and spark interest in the singing school cause.
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Mena Star
Antuor H. Cumres
Rocky
Ark
Labor Day Train Ticket Sale From Mena To Shreveport
The Kansas City Pittsburg and Gulf railroad offers round trip tickets from Mena to Shreveport on May 1 and 2 with return allowed by May 3 1898 at seven dollars twenty cents. A grand holiday celebration awaits in Shreveport. D J Caverr ticket agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City, Pittsburg & Gulf Railroad
Mena
Shreveport
D. J. Caverr
Potter item notes family news and local scenes
Local column reports several updates: Garr and Pille on a fishing spree, county surveyor Wilsons on a hunt in Indian Territory, Ella Watt missing from her sister's home and ill, Murphy and child on sick lists, Mrs. Jack Foster ill with pneumonia, D Whisenhant dies in the Nation, Jeff Richards and Julia Nix wed, war memories and prayers for returning soldiers, Aunt Polly’s verses hint at poet laureate longing, Uncle Riley’s time extension anecdote.
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Tommy
Henry Caudle
Jack Foster
Jones
D. Whisenhant
L. G. Cole
Mena
Jeff Richards
Julia Nix
Potter
Polly
Old
Mexico
Uncle Riley
John Wilson
Potvy
Corn Coming Up And War Talk In Rocky
Corn is coming up nicely as farmers prepare to plant cotton. Manuel Hamby is very sick but recovering. Gobbler hunting and a camp hunt are under way. A Sabbath school was organized at Jackson's school house last Sunday. Patriotism, votes, and caution toward corporations are urged as the community debates the nation’s future and liberty.
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Jackson
Pie-hunters
Rip van Winkle
Frisco Line Through Service Advertised
The St. Louis and San Francisco rail road promotes direct through cars to Southwest Missouri Southern Kansas Arkansas Indian Territory and Texas with double daily vestibuled trains free reclining chair cars observation and drawing room sleepers Harvey dining halls and invites travelers to ask ticket agents for details or write General Passenger Agent Gro T Nicholson St Louis Missouri.
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Frisco
St. Louis
San Francisco
Missouri
Kansas
Arkansas
Indian Territory
Texas
East
Harvey
Gro. T. Nicholson
Gen'l Pass. Agt
500 Tie Men Wanted For Railroad Construction
Help wanted for railroad tie making on the C. O. U. line. Monthly inspection with payment ten days after. Wages at the stump for tie production ten and a half cents. Good timber. Apply Osage Trapina No. 16-41 Wister, I. T. Callon L. W. Welch. Examine the line of ladies' oxfords and low quarter shoes.
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Osage
Wister
I.T
Callon L. W. Welch
Rates and Contact for D J Caverre Agent
Fragmentary notice lists noes and numbers with a rate inquiry. It mentions D J Caverre as agent and provides ambiguous times and identifiers 5206 PIR 4205 Ain 9 06 ans 4 26 an 7200 pm. Likely a terse property or service rate contact snippet from a local ad or registry.
Church Services in Fresubing and Nearby Churches
Presbyterian church at Amsterdam and Zwolle streets conducts services at 11 a.m. and 7 30 p.m. Sunday school at 9 30 a.m. Y P S C E at 6 30 p.m. R Schimerhorn, pastor. M E church South preaches at 11 a.m. and 7 40 p.m. Sunday school at 10 a.m. League 7 30 p.m. Wednesday prayer meeting. C O J Greene, pastor. Baptist church holds services Sundays at 11 a.m. and 7 30 p.m. Sunday school at 9 45 a.m. Thursday prayer meeting. W L Compras, pastor.
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Presbyterian Church
New Church
Amsterdam
Zwolle
R. Schimerhorn
M. E. Church South
J. Greene
Baptist Church
W. L. Compras
Local Meetings and Church Notices Highlight May Activities
City council regular meetings set for the first Tuesday each month with Mayor Thad M. Carder and Recorder W. W. Whitley named. Hook and Ladder Co. No. 1 holds monthly meetings the same evening, Chief F. C. Savage listed. Odd Fellows and Masons announce lodges and a Baptist district meeting at Hickory Creek Church on the Saturday before the fifth Sunday in May at 10 a.m., with sermons by Elders Ridling Cannon and Lem Ridling and questions on church and kingdom relations.
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Clty Council
Council Chamber
Thad M. Carder
W. W. Whitley
Ouachita Association of the Baptist Church
Hickory Creek
Eld. H
Ridling
Elds
B. F. Cannon
Lem Ridling
King‘dom
J. J. Hoskins
Seed Potatoes For Sale By E Willman Near Depot
Seed potatoes for sale by E Willman located one half block northeast of the freight depot. Advertiser notes early and late potato varieties available for purchase.
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E. Willman
New York Advertiser Directory Excerpt 1897 Catalogue
An 1897 publication offers a two hundred page book listing about six thousand newspapers credited by the American Newspaper Directory with 1000 copies or more. It includes state maps showing towns with 1000 plus circulation and is advertised for one dollar postage paid to any address.
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U. S
American Newspaper Directory
American Union
Geo. P. Rowell Advertising Co
Spruce St
New York
Price List from R. S. Owen Supply House
A catalog of bargains listing goods and weights with prices including coffee beans sugar nails cloth yardage and hardware items. Items include 9 pounds Arbuckle coffee for 1.00 30 pounds navy beans for 1.00 100 pounds flour for 2.40 and assorted tools and fabrics.
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R. S. Owen
Y. C
Humbolt Jeans
Lippencott Keen Iutter
Kelly
Prompt seed orders from James Vick’s Sons
Seedmen James Vick's Sons of Rochester N Y promote prompt delivery of seeds and plants. An order sent by express arrived in short time, well packed and in excellent order with roses and plants arriving fresh and nice.
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James Vick
Rochester
N. Y
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Pipkin & Hanes
Manuel Hamby
GM Express
Ae Kati
Revepor
Hornbeck
Port Arthur
Bocal
Banda
Ieee
D.J. Caverre
G.P. A
Mena Lodge
P. No
Castle Hall
Blocksom
W. A. Disbrow
C. C
Boyer
Woodmen of the World
Cossession
J.A. Byers
D.C
W. Tyan Matheny
A.M. Seten
Ae M. Carder
W.M
V. Dertel
Serene
Hardware and Stores
Lloyd's Hardware Store
J. W. Cary
The
Jackson Drug Company
J. G Jackson
Mena Street
Honett and
Ceboret Piace al Pans
Nesturtions
Tuberes Begonias
Hay Laly
Chorus
I Asters
Vick's Seeds
Novey
James Vick’s Sons
Vick Msi
Uspgate
Harry
Winn
Wm, M. Penning
Mena Call
Electric Studio
Wisn
Pennington
Moters
Polk County
Southwest
Arkansaw Store
de Queens Street
J. B. Littlejohn & CO
Building “Associa
North Mena Street
S. T. Jackson
Jos. Heidrick
N. B. Barden
B. W
Tracting Board
R. H. James
Mgte
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