Public Meeting Debates Funding Switch Project
A Friday meeting led by J C Hodson discussed funding the proposed switch project. Attendees split on city involvement versus private subscriptions with legal limits cited. The vote favored private subscriptions and the surveyors will provide cost estimates. The gathering also touched on public notices and local social updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Hodson
Hex
Howard Williams
Christenson
Wal Improvements
S. M. Calkins
Newberg
C. J. Edwards
G. C. Carl
C. C. Wilson
Salem Statesman
Newburg
Sleep Well My Child Across the Stormy Sea
A devotional poem in tender tones speaks of hearing the Lord's voice amid storm and night. The speaker finds comfort in divine whispers that urge rest and protection. Reassuring lines promise guardian angels and heavenly cheer at the final night.
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Alfright
Wynken Blynken and Nod Sail in a Wooden Shoe
A nursery verse recounts Wynken Blynken and Nod sailing a wooden shoe across a misty sea to fish for herring in a dreamlike voyage. The moon and stars guide their journey and return, ending with the mother’s lullaby and the three fishermen resting in a child’s trundle bed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wynken
Blynken
Nod
Mother
General Turner to Attend National G A R Encampment
Gen D H Turner state department commander of the G A R leaves for San Francisco to attest the national encampment. He travels from Portland with his staff aboard a chartered train heading south for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. H. Turner
San Francisco
Portland
Two physicians fight a stubborn lung health tale
A fragmented ad claims a medicine from Caldwell Co guarantees cold and throat relief. It promises digestion aid and stronger blood, with trial bottles offered free. The text includes stray dialogue about a witness and a judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Co
DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve Credited Worldwide
Advertising copy touts DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve as the best for cuts burns and skin ailments. It warns of numerous counterfeit imitations and urges buyers to look for the DEWITT name on every box. Sold by Cif dwell & Co. in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewitt
Gece
E. C. DeWitt & Co
Chicago
Cif
What is a Baby Defines a Child With Quirky Verse
The text circulating defines a baby in whimsical terms. It calls a baby the prince of wails and a stranger with unspeakable cheek who enters homes with open arms. It notes Charley-Young Biddley and Flo-Well as people tied to gossip about the baby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lapland
Morning Caller
Meare
Charley
Biddley
Flo
Berazy
Marriage Licenses and a Witty Exchange From Cincinnati
Ida Monte 21 and William R Osborn 21 appear on marriage licenses. A humorous exchange follows with a Quip about a father’s whip. Swipsty remarks that his father never says a harsher line to him than to his son. Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
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Ida Monte
Wm. R. Osborn
Muggsy
Swipsty
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Dysentery Cured Without the Aid of a Doctor
An advertisement claims Drummond Tenn merchant T A Pinner was cured of dysentery with one bottle of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy without a doctor. It praises the product as best for bowels and children. Also promotes Kodol for digestion and mentions Caldwell Co. Nashville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. A. Pinner
Drummond Tenn
C. ¥. Méble & Cat
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C. J. Bright
Wasco
Sherman Cowfty
Eugene Field
Field
Aleep
Pigéln
Tide Pigeon
Darling
Billa Steve
Wynken, Bynken
Caldwell.& Co
J. P
Hudson Bros
Aif
Henry Carter
Central Street
Nashville
Caldwell & Co
Miss Taylor
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