Engineer Entwistle, the Rocket’s Master, Reaches 92
Des Moines resident Edward Entwistle, who operated Stephenson’s first engine the Rocket, celebrated his ninety second birthday. He declined offers to travel to St Louis for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition due to age and fatigue. Entwistle’s memory recalls the early Liverpool to Manchester railway, urged by the Duke of Bridgewater, and his role as a young mechanic guiding the trial run.
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George Stephenson
Des Moines
Edward Entwiatle
Transportation Department
Mr Entwiatle
St. Louis
Entwistle
Stephenson
Liverpool
Manchester
The Dereai He Bonds and Dreams of Faith
A reflective verse marks the Weekly Bouquet with lines on resolve and faith. The text compares strength in weakness, truth in dreams, and guiding beliefs as it hints at fate and resilience.
Glidden and a Bus Ride to a Political Bet
In a quiet library scene Mabel teases her stern father about a quarrel over the 1896 election between Bryan and McKinley. The elder Glidden recounts schoolyard marble betting and lingering pride in his political judgments, while family ties and a charitable invitation from Bert Glidden link to future hopes.
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Mabel
Mabel Toom
Papa
Politica
Bryan
Glidden
McKinley
MecKlekey
Time by the Ferelock and a Falarel Marriage
Fragmentary OCR records a note on a marriage, with garbled phrasing and spelling. The readable portions mention a marriage, a separation before a "heme" and a line by Jedyn, plus a reference to humiliation and a downed item. The text is highly unclear and lacks concrete names or dates.
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Jedyn
European Migration Trends From 1800 to 1880 and Beyond
The New York Sun reports long term European migration rising from 300 000 to 850 000 annually between 1800 and 1880 as many seek better conditions in the United States. Italian Austrian Russian and Portuguese outflows rise. Germany declines from over 100 000 yearly in 1870 1890 to about 25 000 today. emigration from Switzerland drops from 18 500 in 1883 to 5 000 6 000 recently.
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Europe
Atlantic
New York Sun
United States
Italy
Austria-Hungary
Russia
Boern
Portugal
America
Germany
Switzerland
How to Display the Flag and Related Protocols
Circular details flag display rules on various holidays and events including Lincoln and Washington birthdays, Memorial Day, Flag Day, and Independence Day. Instructions cover half staff timing, stand at attention, uncover in parades, and lifting from half staff after mourning.
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Sons of the Revolution
Battle of Lexington
Bunker Hill
Saratoga
Yorktown
Mingled Till Seven Dentley Mixes Up Address
Fragmentary OCR notes hint at a local confusion over seven Dentley houses. The brief mentions the Houses Chronicle and a mingling of addresses, with no clear outcome or official action described.
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Neva
Houses Chronicle
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Bagleyville
El-E
Bill Somes
Bill
Poe
Chicago
Bert
Bert Glidden
Elasion
Wickler
Eho
Mr. Meuleher
Pete Hse
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