Church Services and Meetings Across Local Congregations
Wotes Presbyterian Church holds services second and fourth Lord's day at 1 a.m. and 7 p.m. Sabbath school Sundays at 10 a.m. Pastor W. A. Willison. Friends Church meets Sundays at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. and Thursday at 10 a.m. Sabbath school Sundays at 9 a.m. Monthly meeting at 104 mi with recon in February May August November. Evangelical Church posts regular services first and third Sundays at 9 a.m. and second and fourth Sundays at 7 p.m. Sabbath school Sundays at 9 a.m.
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Friends Church
Community Religious and Social Society Notices
Devotional services every Sunday evening inviting young men to attend. Sessions held Saturday evening in rooms over Moore's Drug Store. Business meeting of the association on the second Saturday each month. G A R sessions on the flat and third Thursday evening monthly. W C T U business meeting on the third Saturday afternoon each month.
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Moore
U.— Busnes
G. A. It
W.C.T. U
Swiss Artist Aimee Rapin Sculpts Life Without Hands
The piece profiles Aimee Rapin, a Swiss painter born without arms who learned to draw using her feet. After early dexterity, she studied at Geneva's School of Art and now lives in Paris as a renowned portrait artist.
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Aimee Rapin
Lessing
Raphael
Aimee
School of Art
Geneva
Miss Rapin
Paris
Troubesome Journey to a Friend
Two Charlotte women meet a crippled girl and two other travelers on a road trip from Illinois bound for Lincoln County North Carolina. The trio beg for money and plan to stay with Black residents, claiming better treatment, then continue walking six to ten miles daily toward home.
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Charlotte
Illinois
Lincoln Country
N. C
Lincoln
Ilinois
Norfolk
Utica
Castle Garden
Russia
Duluth
Minn
New World
America
Central Depot
Leonard Pruey
John Unser
Rome
Watertown
Ogdensburg
A Mountain's Reflection and Other Local Notes
A San Francisco Argonaut item explains how Teneriffe’s dawn shadow appears vertical on fog as heat lifts vapor from the sea. Terre Haute’s Imes says Axtell will recoup $50,000 from exhibitions and breeding rights, paying for itself in year one. Detroit streetcar talk frames electric lines as a modern experiment and hints at expansion beyond 1,000 miles nationwide.
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Teneriffe
San Francisco
Pacific Coast News Roundup From Icebergs to Usury Talks
A Glacier Bay iceberg collision hammers the steamship George W. Elder. a San Francisco quake. Oregon seeks repeal of usury and mortgage tax laws. Helena population estimates rise to about 15 000. Mount Baker plume reports lava and smoke. Spokane Falls property value surges to 18 700 000 with a 10 000 000 year over increase. Portland and Seattle records note major finance moves and mining incidents.
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Spokane Falls
Nanaimo
Departure Bay
Wellington
Helena
Mont
Hugh Boyle
Ferguson
Miles City
W. B. Taylor
United States District Court
San Francisco
Hoffman
Alameda County
Alanson Ford
St. Paul
Metropolitan Hall
California
Allo
George W. Elder
Popeinn
Glacier Bay
Alaska
Victoria
San Diego
California Athletic Club
Sidney Mantington
Charley Rochette
Huntington
Bluo
Rochette
Foye
Board of Equalization of
Lake County
Ame
Mehama
Oregon Pacific
North Fork
Santiam
Clarencetown
Marion County
Niagara
Audacious Kidnap Plot Revealed in Kansas City
A bold plan to kidnap children of wealthy families was disclosed in Kansas City. The scheme aimed to take youths to a distant state and hold them for ransom, prompting the grand jury to indict the operators.
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Kansas City
Boston Express
Danbury
Norwalk
Housatonic Road
Boston
Brooklyn Board of Education
Henry CC. Wilson
W. F. Manlock
Boston and Maine Railway
Lynn
Emperors Plans and World News From Europe
A crowded U headlines list includes Emperor William to publish a personal newspaper after October, exile for Barrundia’s daughter over Mizner shooting, Central European floods receding, and Erskine’s death. Reports note Austro-German naval strength, Seine navigation talk, and sugar export impact from beet crop damage.
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Europe
Kharkov Cathedral
Portland Market Prices Across Goods and Produce
Market notes show varied quotes across vegetables fruits dairy and staples. Prices include cabbage 1.75 per cwt to per cental, oranges 4.26 per box, grapes 1.25 to 1.50 per box, potatoes .75 to .85 per cental, and butter creamery 35 cents per pound with dairy and meats quoted across Oregon and California markets.
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Valley
Walla Walla
Fioca
California
Oregon
Tomattoes
Abe
Tahiti
Sicily
Eye
Columbia Plains
Iadshaw
Bartlett
Foberts
Brazila
Market quotes and prices for dried fruits grains and meat byproducts
A fragmented market report lists firm or weak quotes across product lines including Golden 47 4c dry granulated sugar, beans prices, dried plums and peaches, table fruits and berries with per pound and per dozen figures, and weak dry hides and wool materials. Receipts for the week are noted for several items.
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California
Oregon
Valley
Meat market prices stay firm with varied live and dressed meats
The market for beef live and dressed, mutton, veal, and spring lamb remains firm with prices listed. Smoked meats and lard quotations include Eastern hams, breakfast bacon, sides and lard per pound, reflecting stable demand.
The Only Way column on how to eat
A Detroit Free Press note quotes a New York paper devoting a full column to eating tips. It promises three lines are enough and playfully urges readers to dine in the old fashioned and only way.
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New York
Detroit Free Press
A Doctor Explains Seven Teen Distinct Headache Causes
Detroit Free Press notes Dr. Agnew outlines seven teen possible reasons for headaches. The piece observes the allure of many remedies as the afflicted seek relief.
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Agnew
Detroit Free Press
Cooking and its role in food preparation
A science perspective notes cooking makes animal food more palatable but unnecessary, while vegetables rich in starch such as grain and potatoes require cooking to fit for use.
Buffalo Bill Buys Naples Historic Home
Buffalo Bill has purchased a Naples house linked to continental life and historic ties. The property once belonged to King Bomba and came at an unusually low price, signaling Cody's growing European interest.
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Cody
Buffalo Bill
Naples
King Bomba
Philadelphia Times
Spatula Best Tool to Prevent Waste in Mixing Bowls
A spatula or palette knife is the best device for scraping batter and porridge from bowl sides. It is affordable and quickly pays for itself by reducing waste.
Sleep of Death Described as African Sleep Disease
An article cites the Journal of an African Cruiser describing a “sleepy disease” in Africa. The illness targets sedentary, plant-based eaters, linked to cassava, and progresses to three months of deep lethargy ending in death. A royal Luakaka queen aged 14 is noted as a stark example.
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Africa
Luakaka
Maumice
Snakes Halt Wagon and Cart Tourists in Infested Swamp
Near Scrapeskillet Indiana, swamp lands swarm with snakes making travel dangerous. A farmer and wife blocked by three large snakes in the road fight them off with mules, while a physician from Yankeetown, aided by passersby, narrowly escapes a fatal bite. The neighborhood organizes to exterminate the reptiles.
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Scrapeskillet
Ind
Fanner
Yankeetown
Polis
New Convertible Baby Carriage Becomes Cradle and Go Cart
The latest baby carriage design converts into a cradle and a go cart using a spiral spring and adjustable fittings. The device hangs from the ceiling by the spring and adjusts to provide shade and comfort as the child’s needs change.
Sir Provo Wallis Reaches Century in Naval Lifespan
The New York Times cor expresses that Sir Provo Wallis, aged 100, joined the British navy as a middy 86 years ago and retired as a post captain before steam ships. He remains the sole survivor of Nelson era naval life and commanded the Shannon at Boston during the Chesapeake fight, later delivering Lawrence's body to Halifax.
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Sir Provo Wallis
Nelson
Nova Scotia
Boston Harbor
Chesapeake
Lawrence
Halifax
New York Times
Two Juvenile Murderers Executed Before La Roquette Gate
In daylight on Rue Bonaparte a 17 year old and a 21 year old strangled an elderly concierge to rob her. Despite opposition to sparing youths, Carnot allowed the death sentence to stand after a 59 day delay, hoping for mercy. They faced the guillotine with courage.
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la Roquette
Bonaparte
Carnot
Cor
London Telegraph
Assault at Culpeper seminary anger over theft accusation
In Culpeper Virginia a dispute at the young ladies seminary over a theft accusation led to a nighttime raid. The accused girl, aided by friends, gagged whipped and coated the offender with shoe polish. All participants are said to be daughters of respectable families.
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Young Ladies’ Seminary
Culpeper
Charleston
The Latest Hair Cut
An interview in the Chicago Tribune quotes a man predicting a fashion shift back to an old style. He recalls a pompadour change and describes a revival of a straight across back cut with thick hair over the temples. He notes uncertainty about the source of the idea.
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Chicago Tribune
Tulips Bloom Early in City Hall Park Bed
The New York Sun notes two red tulips and one yellow tulip opened on April 15 while by April 20 thousands of red and yellow tulips fully bloomed, transforming the bed into a blaze of color and defying local beliefs that tulips flower on or after June.
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City Hall Park
New York Sun
Dudley Buck to Sing In Opera
Dudley Buck Jr a longtime soloist at Holy Trinity Church Brooklyn resigns from the choir to pursue operatic work. He plans to study abroad in a few weeks before debuting on the stage.
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Dudley Buck
Dudley Buck, Jr
Holy Trinity Church
Brooklyn
N. Y
Brooklyn Eagle
An Odd Prince Clubman Bismarck Shows He Ta Prince by Appointment
Companion inquires how he became a prince by appointment rather than birth. Before leaving Berlin he settled all his outstanding bills, a scrupulous act noted by the Chicago Times.
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Bismarck
Berlin
Chicago Times
Market price jokes about supply and demand
A Chicago Times remark humorously notes that pork price at 12 o’clock on April 12 would be four units higher than at 11 o’clock the same day, suggesting the nebular hypothesis has more influence on market pricing than supply and demand.
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Chicago Times
Cane presented to President Harrison from Independence Hall yoke
A cane given to President Harrison is fashioned from the yoke that once held the bell at Independence Hall in 1776. The cane’s tip bears a brief inscribed history detailing its origin and significance.
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Harrison
A. L. Snowden
Greece
Independence Hall
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Ste. This
Ulig
Society Notices
City of
Newberg
Janadaamecoee
A. Morris Kicarder
F. H. Howard
Moses Votan Marshall
A. M. Hoskine
D. J. Stratton
N.C
Maria B.C. Miles J A. W. Nees
Calvin Stanley
Carter Geo. Girayson Corneiltion
Detroit
Pacific Coast
The
Masonic Grand Lange of
Idaho
Boise City
Helena, Mont
Mount Baker
Baker River
Seattle
Northern Pacific
Assinaboine, Mont
Puget Sound
Washington
Elgin
Josephine County
Grant
Bradstreet
Mercantile Agency
King’s River
James H. Barry
United States
Madam Baratsky
John K. Foster
Indiana
Mexico
Powderly
Knights of Labor
State of
Vermont
Census Bureau
Galena
Ill
General Grant
Postal Telegraph Company of
New Jersey
Orange
Winnipeg
Dakota
Cincinnati Board of Public Improvements
Des Moines
Edward Bellamy
Mounted Park
Whitman
Clara Belle McDonald
Atlantic
Philadelphia
British Iron and Steel Institute
Chicago Dispatch
J. F. Goodand
Richard Gray
Southern Pacific
Crocker
Gray
Ben Baker
Actors’ Fund
Atlanta
Bank of
Eng
Canada
Northern Pacific Company
Foreign News
Emperor William
Barrundia
Mizner
Francis Robert St. Clair Erskine
Earl of
Rosslyn
Spain
Austria
Havana
Ferrea
Italy
Hallifax
Seine
William
William O'Brien
Tonquin
Kesub
London
Brussels
Bordeaux
Marseilles
Kreus Zeitung
Emin Pasha
Germany
Moitke
Stanley
Berne
British West India Regiment
Jamaica
White
Lord Sackville
Stratford-on-Avon
Manchester Guardian
Mount Blane
Upper Burmah
Henry Muirhead
Glasgow Philosophical Society
Government of
India
Aeme Ae
Graarda
Thames
Boate
France
Y Government
Portland Market
Hoxry
Nais
Board of Health
Boston Herald
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