Quiet railroad town and community notices in 1908
Pacific Junction reports a quiet railroad season with local visits from Creston and Malvern, a large Wm Wortman sale, hay baling halted by wet snow, and a new semaphore at the depot. Trains No 5 and 12 now don’t run solid between Chicago and McCook. Lincoln is a transfer point. Smallpox quarantine on Win Moore prompts local concern. A new daughter born to James W Malcolm family. blue collar life and church announcements accompany daily life in Mills County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BR H McCartney
Mercury
Chicago
McCook
Neb
Lincoln
Pacific Junction
Win Moore
John Chandler
District Court of the State of
Glenwood
A. D
Charley Grassman Home After Nebraska Visit
Local notes report Charley Grassman is back from Nebraska. Reverend Bentley’s meetings closed. A missionary from Council Bluffs is to preach at Hareka Nol next Sunday at 3 PM. Mrs Harnish improving after grip. Otis Allis and Will Wall were in Council Bluffs last Saturday. Frank James and family from Shenandoah visit with relatives this week. A reunion occurred last Sunday at Mr Anderson’s north of Henton. Steve Pierce visits friends. Trene Bailey visiting at Council Bluffs and attending school as a visitor.
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Charley Grassman
Nebraska
Bentley
Council Blufis
Hareka Nol
Harnish
Otis Allis
Will Wall
Council Bluffs
Frank James
Shenandoah
Anderson
Henton
Steve Pierce
Trene
H A Bailey
Simple Remedy For The Grip
Coughs from la grippe are dangerous and can lead to pneumonia. Foley's Honey and Tar stops the cough and helps heal and strengthen the lungs so serious outcomes are less likely. The genuine product has no harmful drugs and comes in a yellow package. Refuse substitutes. A. J. Howe, Glenwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Howe
Glenwood
Tribune R R Time Table Tabor and Northern
The Tribune presents the R R timetable for the Tabor and Northern line with arrival and departure times at Malvern and Tabor. The schedule shows morning and evening slots as listed, indicating service windows and halts on the route.
When They Are Not Wanted
A melancholy speaker laments certain people who intrude when unwelcome. He illustrates with a brother in law who always drops in at dinner, interrupts quiet hours, and overstays visits, showing how such guests lack subtlety and fail to take a hint. The piece ends with mixed pity and frustration.
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Gorrow
Lion Show Scam Ends With Irishman in Tiger Cage
A wild animal show manager, after losing his only lion, hired an Irishman to perform in the lion’s skin. The act fooled crowds until the lion and tiger cages intersected. In fear, the Irishman crawled into the tiger enclosure and whispered his disguise. The tiger retorted, exposing the ruse.
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Pat
Harper's Weskly
A Matter of High Politics and Fashion
A witty peer Lord Longford known for sharp tongue and poor dress reveals his breeches and boots clash are due to high politics. In Ireland he joked a tailor Orange Man and Fenian cobbler made parts that will not meet. Rats Plague Carriers of India warning of rat mortality linked to plague. Public urged to cooperate with health dept to destroy rats as breeding season begins after the rains.
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Lord Longford
Life Guards
Ireland
Tommy
India
Health Department
Bombay Gazette
Old-Time Revival Satire and a Wedding Postponement
An old-time revivalist uses gentle satire in a Maine camp meeting tale about a rude prayer. A Detroit Free Press item quotes a couple discussing a postponed wedding after the father's market losses, revealing careless financial strain.
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Maine
George
Darling
Mabel
Detroit Free Press
Setting Himself Right in the Courtroom Grain Theft Tale
A courtroom scene centers on a man accused of stealing a hog. The prisoner protests the accusation, claiming the act occurred in a foncze commer where he was allegedly etched. The exchange highlights the clash between sworn testimony and perceived truth in a rural setting.
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Pacific Junction Department
Pearl Scott
Creston
Henry Baughman
Junction
Iowa
Malvern
Frank Pippitt
Wm Wortmansale
Benton
Wallace
KP Hall
James W Malcolm
Lincoln Settlement
L C Adams
Chas Wilson
Earl Goodrich
S D Fitchhorn
K C
Bartlett
Dave Foster
Chas Kroon
Hulda Dorf
St Bernard Hospital
Rev E Goodrich
Omaha
E. Starbuck
C. V. Starr
Wright School House
Heaven
A.R. Jones
Chas
F. Davis
Chas. Kroon
A. Lincoln
Claude F. Anderson
K. D. DeLashmatt
State Savings Bank
Emma McDonald
John Olson
Templeton
A. Foster
Chas. T. Neal
Adolph Olson
A. Lincoln Sr
B. E. Lincoln
B. Lincoln
W.L. Kenney
Andrew Graham
E. D. DeLashmatt
W. C. DeLashmatt
B. D. Daulton
Mia
E. J. Evans
Lizzie A. Anderson
S. A. Foster Lumber Company
L. O. Zornes
Walter Breen
The
Mills County Abstract Company
Glenwood, Iowa
Mills County
Folsom
the Tribune
R. R
Burlington
Kansas City
Tabor & Northern
Tabor
East Bound
Siba Bata Nee Ta Nipsam
Thee
Balfour Asee
Hastings
Air
Emerson
Red Oak
Waees
Hasting
Bad Malvern
Pacific Janation
Conneil Biaffe
West Bound
Pao
Denver
Omaha West Bound
Plattemouth
Omaha Ons
Pacific Jonction
North
OB Pao. Junction
South
Bidney
Randolph
Henderson
Macedonia
Carson
Trac
Alo
al Nes
Seme Sane Wees
Council Binés
Mineola
Silver City
Cree
Tiger
Chinatown
Robinson's
Robinson
al Miller
T. G. Byers, Auctioneer
Bailey
E. L. Carson
Tribune
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