Local notices recount school hires and marriages across towns
Across DG Bayern and nearby towns on September 7, readers learn of weather shifts, teacher appointments for the coming year, and the marriage of Thomas Austin in Blendon. Other notes cover mail routes, homestead tasks, travel to expositions, school openings, and local incidents from Ethan Beulah Plano and surrounding communities.
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DG Bayern
Season
Michigan
Logan
W.C.T. U
Beddoes
Beulah
Miss Kipp
Miss Seward
Miss Grace
Miss Tyler
Thomas Austin
Blendon
Jobo Hall
Spencer
J. E. Watkins
E. D. Watkins
C. C. Swartout
Clare
Ethan
Cole
Misa Bessie
Mra. Porteus
Iowa
Elzinga Vegas
Jos, Craig
Maggie Sexton
Mitchell
Gertie Koch
Tralle
Yankton
Mattie Craig
Sheldon
Georgie Daily
Parkston
Cutman
Sheeder
Cincinnatii
Ohio
G. A. Rt
Gayville
Asa Dodd
Ethel
Lambert Lowrie
Missouri
The Winter Palace Attic of Catherine II Chronicle
The winter palace on the Neva is described as Europe’s finest, built by Empress Catherine II. It details the four story, brown edifice and famed rooms like Nicholas hall and St. George's hall. The piece notes the room where Nicholas I died, its small size, iron bed, sparse furnishings, and grim theory of self administered poison after Crimea.
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Lm Mecperer
Europe
Neva
Catherine II
Nicholas Hall
St. George's Hall
Nicholas I
The Bellboy And The Champagne Water Prank
A party of gentlemen returning from a city stay at a large hotel tries a new bell push device to summon drinks. After failing to get ice water, one member triggers champagne, and the bellboy answers with ordinary water and ice. The group laughs at the ruse as the chamber awaits service.
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Galveston
An Arizona Hair Cut and a Barbers Quip
This fragmentary item sketches a barber anecdote from a saloon next door where a shooting begins. A tenderfoot asks about disturbance, the barber dismisses it, and the scene ends with brisk hair trimming as events unfold nearby. The text includes stray jokes and a misfit dialogue about knowledge and diet.
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Arizona
Tenderfoot
Red Mike
Chicaso Tribune
Holy Weer In Serville Dances Stir Pacifist Echoes
In The Century Stephen Roma discusses Sevillian dancers in archaic style, praising graceful Flamenco women with brown skin and soft cheeks. The piece recalls ancient poets, compares modern performances to classical verse, and notes patrons being led to garden settings before leaving with subdued, mournful songs.
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Serville
Stephen Roma
Martial Penthelusa
Pompey
Martial
Seville
Garden
Houris
Mamada
Actean
Laugh Over Grave Warning at Ocean Grove Sermon
Dr O Hanlon warned that grass would cover his grave during a Monday sermon at Ocean Grove. A Methodist hearer shouted Glory and the moment sparked a lighthearted joke that broke the tension and the sermon continued with his usual strength.
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O’hanlon
Pennington
N. J
Oceant Grove
B& Good Methodist Brother
Jo’Hanlomb
Ocean Grove
New York Tribune
Americans In Egypt and Their Christian Missions
The North American Review notes Americans hold influential roles in Egypt, forming a large portion of visitors and scholars while advancing prosperity. The American Presbyterian mission runs 100 stations, 20 churches, and 97 schools, shaping English education for Egyptian children and aiding sick onboard with an American physician.
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Egypt
Assiut
Dickens Satirizes Boffin as Dustman in London Paper
The passage recalls Mr Boffin being snubbed by Dickens and Webster over funds for a Royal Dramatic college project. Dickens mocks him as Boffin the Golden Dustman while Webster shelves him. the donor’s motives and sources are questioned, with warnings against aristocratic bias.
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Mr.Boffin
Dickens
Dodd
Royal Dramatic College
Benjamin Webster
Charles Dickens
Webster
Boffin
London
Mail
Will Cure Him Eventually Blusher Smokes Cough Clue
Report quotes a Chicago Tribune item about a man nicknamed Blusher who smoked heavily and had a worsening cough. The speaker is encouraged he may yet be cured despite prior claims of incurability and ongoing tobacco use.
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Chicago _ Tribune
Davison County Democrats call mass convention Sept 17 1898
Davison County South Dakota Democrats sign a call for a mass convention at the cort palace in Mitchell to nominate a county ticket for the November 1898 election. Signers include J M Adams L W Lewis Sr Evans B C Greene S D Presba and many others. Fusion is not planned.
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Davison County
J.D. Wool
Eec
Democratic Central Committee
Democratic Party
South Dakota
Cort Palace
Mitchell
J. M. Adams
L W. Lewis
Sr. Evans
B.C. Greene
S. D. Presba
G. W. Greene
5. Willison
A. M. Crogsett J
K. Smith
J. Michels
FE. V. Jonez
PP. Wedebase
Er L. Geiger
John Koben
James Sandidge
Edward Foley
John Maier
P. T. McGovern
L. E. Oliver
Chas. Hoon
Marble Decline Prompts Shift to Granite in U S
The Philadelphia Record notes marble imports to the United States have nearly halted with few cargos arriving. Years ago Italian Cararra quarries sent many ships to Philadelphia, but marble is fading from buildings and tombstones as granite replaces it for cleanliness, durability, and polish.
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United States
Italy
Philadelphia
The Brooklyn Bridge’s Record Setting Reach
The Brooklyn Bridge claims the title of the world’s greatest suspension bridge and leads in daily passenger traffic. It spans 5,989 feet with 980 feet between towers, weighs 6,470 tons, and cost over 15 million dollars. Cars carry about 5 million people annually.
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Brooklyn Bridge
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