Directory listing of churches and services at local streets
Directory notes Methodist Episcopal corner Jefferson Avenue and Broadway Street with Sabbath services at 10 am and 7 pm and evening gathering about 8 pm led by L M Hancock pastor Baptiat on Sycamore Street holds Sabbath at 10 and 7 pm prayer meeting Thursday and arch meeting at 2 pm on the Saturday before the first Sabbath each month Sabbath School at noon M M D Gaus pastor Presbyterian at Madison Avenue and Western Street holds services 10 am and 7 pm Sunday School at noon Bible class and social during Sabbath at 10 am Monthly preaching every third Sabbath at 11? am
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Jefferson Avenue
Broadway Street
L. M. Hancock
Sycamore Street
Presbyterian
Corper
Madison Avenue
Wastern Street
H.W. Sirprattus
Ennie Tia S
Local Official and Court List of Names
A fragmentary roll lists numerous officials including Goodin as district judge Paxson probate judge Thrasher treasurer Needham county clerk and Murray county attorney Also shows sheriff deputy clerk of court surveyor mayor and other municipal and county roles with garbled spellings and incomplete names.
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J. B. Goodin
John Paxson
Wm. Thrasher
WM. A. Needham
Stepheneon
J.C. Murray
MS Bimpson
Dinhi
G. DeWitt
Pab. Schutte
B.C. Amaden
D. P. Green
Eherith G. DeWitt
K. Horville
A. W. Howland
Paul Pisher
A. W. Apple
H.S. Danis
A. F. Culborn
Dervis
Renerel Bowlus
Lockard
M. Simpson
J. Cowan
N. Woollames
Hi. Bancroft
Iola and Allen County Kansas Prospects and Services
The city of Iola in Allen County sits at Elm Creek and Neosho River, eighty miles south of Lawrence and one hundred miles southwest of Kansas City. It shows steady growth to about 1600 people with a strong railroad link by the Leavenworth Lawrence and Galveston line. Churches, lodges, businesses, and trades thrive, including dry goods, furniture, bakeries, tailors, jewelers, real estate, banks, and mills. Allen County boasts about twelve thousand residents, healthy locations for homes, fertile farming lands, and abundant fruit growing potential. The article touts health as a key factor, notes rich bottom soils and upland loams, and highlights ample land for sale at reasonable prices now, with future value rising.
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Toa
Allen County
Elm Creek
Lawrence
Kansas City
Leavenworth, Lawrence & Galveston Railroad
Winter and Summer Dwellings of Animals and Insects
The article compares animal and insect wintering strategies from warm to cold climates. Squirrels house summer nests high in trees and heavy winter dens underground. Kama tchatan yurts and other peoples show similar dual dwellings. It explains hibernation patterns, worm and mollusk behavior, and how insects like wasps survive winter underground and in water, noting cold tolerance and the warmth of water versus air.
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Asia
Scandinavia
Samana Bay Company outlined as bold colonial venture
Harper's Weekly notes the Samana Bay Company proposal offering San Domingo lands, a vast bay, and a coaling station for 150000 dollars rent. It cites strategic value for shipping and trade, potential American ascendancy, and questions of climate and immigration, while warning against annexation and foreign influence.
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Samana Bay Company
Old East India
San Domingo
West Indies
Comerce
Bay of Samana
C and Domingo Commission
la Vega Real
Santiago
Howe
Thawans
Cirees Isle
Loese
Ita
Cobadite
Samana
America
Union
New England
Samana Bay
Wsorld
Bay Domingo
Harper's iWeekly
Oil Well Discovers Crude Petroleum Near Hays Kansas
Alina news reports a well on Mr. John Winkler’s property near Hays reached thirty five feet when water surged ten feet and carried a strong coal oil scent. Black sludge, refined to carbon oil, indicates an inexhaustible supply. Pennsylvania experts foresee a flowing well with heavy daily yields as the site attracts crowds.
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Alina
Hays
John Winkler
Alo
Zenner
Venango County
Pennsylvania
Merce
California Code Grants Equal Status in Marriage
California enacts a new code of laws altering marriage by recognizing wife and husband as separate entities who can contract and sue each other. It also raises minor spouses to adult status for marital matters, marking a major shift in the nation’s marriage law and sparking interest in its practical effects.
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California
Bitten by a Mad Dog on Alonzo Road Ride
Mr. Alonzo Hindman was bitten by a mad dog last Thursday night while riding along Alonzo road. A sudden dog attack caused the saddle to break and rider and saddle fell, the dog continuing the assault as Hindman moved to drive it off. Hindman bled from the bite on his hands despite wearing a glove. Witness W. W. Asher reports Hindman appeared deeply depressed. He traveled to Liberty, Missouri, to seek a remedy at a Wade Stone nearby, where he plans to test its efficacy.
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Alonzo Hindman
Alonzo
Mr.Hindman
Mr. Hindman
Syndicate Advances in New Loan. Minor Details Unfixed
Reports indicate no figures on syndicate operations for the 2300,000,000 loan. Books closed in New York and Europe for city subscriptions. at least 100,400 of the five per cent loan placed. Of 3100,009,009 called in, 10,000,000 are registered, largely held in the United States. the rest are coupon issues, mainly in Europe, especially Germany. Much of German funds expected to reinvest in American bonds. Also notes that Miss Mary Miller attended George W. Rew’s funeral in Mount Airy, aged ninety-two.
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Europe
Wall-st
Routwell
Germany
Mary Miller
Exeter
Pottstown
George W.rew
Ugh
Mount Airy
Barks County
New York Tribune
Congress
Washington
Georgia
Borax as Household Cleaner and Exterminator
An old notice extols borax for roach extermination noting a half-pound cost of 50 cents and remarkable effectiveness in large houses. It praises borax as safe for humans, useful in laundry, dentifrice, hair cleansing, and even cooling drinks in hot climates, with practical recipes and cautions.
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Belgium
Holland
Horace Greeley Mistaken for Prisoner on Street
Early risers in New York saw Horace Greeley, editor of the Tribune, mistaken for a prisoner as he walked toward downtown. An officer ordered him into line, and a reporter later disclosed the blunder. Greeley then wrote a spirited piece on prison reform.
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New York
Blackwell’s Island
Mr. Greeley
Forth Avenue
Greeley
Horace
Horace Greeley
the Triibune
Vlanca
Death of Luther Tucker and related items in 19th century press
Obituary notes Luther Tucker aged 71 renowned agricultural publisher editor of the Country Gentleman and founder of Genesee Farmer and Gardener's Journal with son Luther H. Tucker now managing. The Army Register of 1878 lists US army officers and strength. House votes again on president and congressional salaries. Exeter Jail smallpox case perplexing doctors as disease appears without local transmission.
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Luther Tucker
Agricultural Press
Country Gentleman
Albany
Tucker
Genesee Farmer and Gardener's Journal
Rochester
Asa
Albany Cultivator
Luther H. Tucker
A. J. Downing
Oddities and anecdotes fill a 19th century column
A miscellany of curious tales and light satire: bedside medical cure for croup misquoted, a green sponge garden experiment, a dog recovering a broken vessel by clever substitution, political barbs from Randolph and the New York Tribune, domestic mishaps, grand phrases about Congress, and a missing person notice. The quips reflect period humor, social snippets, and early mass media bravado.
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the Register
Louis Walker
Lola
Kansas
Trout
Iola Lodge
ALP
A. Masons
Oreete
Fullet Te Meyn
Seach
Avery Zere
Traphren Mic Gans
John Francis
A. L. Duwsue
Iola L
Patlow
Port Osies
Good St Gate Ing
J.C. C. Murray
Roteis
Neosho Valley
Locust Grove House
Iola
Kane
J. N. White
Nelson F. Acers
Tola
Kans
D. L. Worthington
Jola
Allen Co
Kann
I. W. WY
Geo. A. Bowlus
Tola, Kansas
General Land Agency
Davis & Vannuys
White
Undertaker
Worhington
Ila
Meare
Casey Curniahedua Etorlan
Accust Grove
Tuzer
Dental
Reeddence
Qehtistry
New Gainerrady Statel
Cipro Hotta
Sriaetts
Toray
aFiewua Deena
Bernal
Lapleen
Plaisset
Marutecs
Tin Jones
Alen County
Sutter
Kallets
Allen
Tom
Seul
Orberatarvs
Gale
Reid
Biock
Nivety
Ula
Namber
Loli
A. D
Reac
Attys
Beras.ieaap
L. Northrup
Europa
United States
Senoon Bonosa Wanrend
D. C. Brubaker
West Site
Public Square
Curreass
The
Baptist Society
Presbyterian Church
Methodist Episcopal Society
Mayonle Lodge
Odd Fellows
Business Outsis
Manufactorica
Prof
Satan
Ars
Arven
Iefelons
Fants Foray Wien
Diane Toma
Todd
Inchenkiy
Atest
Neos
Gaution
Wie
Leagy
el Dorado
Comptrol'er Green
New Court House
Boston
New-York E
Paris
Paria
Woman
Syndicate Operations
Missouri
John Rutledge
Diantha Rutledge
Commercial
Weston
Weston Commercial
Borax
Horsee Greeley
United States Army
House of Representatives
William B. Astor
King York City
India
Clinton
Mass
Reading
John Henry
Credit Mobilier
Havi
Mary
Mia
Yale College
Henry Clay
John Randolph
Randolph
St. Louis
Lenny
Hoe
Jennie Morris
Charleston
Ole County
Nic
Har Y
Wichi
Gopper Falls
Bennie Ratug
Lewia Martin
Rostan
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