Nebraska Notes A Miscellany of Local Events and Inquiries
Marriage news from Arlington Norfolk reports Amy FE Krajicek wed Cortie W Cook. State firemen tourney to be held July 1 2 3 in Arlington. Warder Beemer offered guard post at state penitentiary to B L Fletcher of Tecumseh who accepted. Burlington eyeing new depot at Beatice. officials silent. Gottlieb Jacobs of Arlington dies post appendicitis after Fremont hospital admission. Broken Bow Business College passes to local businessmen corporation. February farm mortgages total 59550 with 12 filings, 41424.50 mortgages released. Burlington extension to Sioux City via Fremont rumored as ten surveyors work along the line. State Superintendent Fowler rumored applicant for Lincoln schools job paying 2500. Chadron Academy closed due to measles outbreak. five cases in ladies dormitory. Charles M Warren of Gage county dies in Barneston from Brights disease. former Union Pacific agent now banker and merchant. Search for Jesse Roate continues after ice dynamiting. sighting reported in Humbolt county. John Humberger declared insane and sent to Lincoln hospital. A F Jarvis drowns crossing Loup river at destroyed bridge site to serve public. boat overturned by ice.
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Amy FE. Krajicek
Cortie W. Cook
Arlington
Norfolk
Warder Beemer
State Penitentiary
B.L. Fletcher
Tecumseh
Fletcher
Burlington
Beat‘Tice
Gotlieb Jacobs
Fremont Hospital
Broken Bow
Burlingtons
Sioux City
Fremont
Fowler
Lincoln Schools
Emporia News Bits and Local Quips Across Kansas
A collage of Kansas notes reports on Emporia building progress, a superintendent of construction named. humorous farm anecdote about a sick boy. General Funston wounded reports. Lawrence World feuds over Atchison contest ruling. Chanute Iola rail rivalry jabs. McPherson mission college fund nearing goal. Baker man injured by rock in Lawrence. legislative prayer debate and former senator Marsh Murdock comment. a Dickinson county divorce case over funds and travel. Beloit professor Franzmathes song money owed. Salina hackmen hit by bad roads. hypothetical candy law surge and anti-frat quiet student activity at Emporia College.
Topics of the Times Happenings and Hints
Editorial segment reflecting on daily events historical notes and current observations. The piece muses on cashing credit from constant giving happiness within reach and forecasts brighter prospects for wireless telegraphy in 1903 compared with wireless politics. It concludes that only age remains incurable.
Conspiracy Alleged Overcharges in Necessary Goods Sales
A claim asserts that certain vendors conspire to raise prices on essential goods to burden consumers. The statement implies deliberate manipulation to maximize profit at the expense of shoppers.
Count Longay Responds To Desertion Report With Humor
The report claims Count Longay deserted his countess, but he laughs at the claim. Some men are quick to see humor in such gossip and treat it as a trivial jibe.
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Count Longay
Crown Princess of Saxony Elopes with 23-Year-Old
A rumor claims the Crown Princess of Saxony, age over 40, ran away with a 23 year old. The tale stirs court gossip as reactions from nobles and the public are awaited.
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Saxony
Humble Duty Earns True Dignity Through Steady Service
The passage extols lasting fidelity to duty as the core source of real dignity, praising how consistent, modest work upholds character. It emphasizes that dignity comes not from rank but from faithful, long term fulfillment of responsibilities.
Sage denies paying for shoe shines and borrows
Russell Sage asserts he has never paid for shoe shines and he does not reveal whose blacking and brush he borrowed, leaving ambiguity about the source of the items.
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Russell Sage
Berlin professor accuses Moses of plagiarism
Professor Delitzsch of Berlin claims Moses plagiarized works. He laments the lack of such biting critique today.
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Delitzsch
Berlin
Moses
Wireless messages confirm Roosevelt Edwards exchange
Reports say definite messages have passed between President Roosevelt and King Edward by wireless. Word arrives that Marconis have delivered clear signals and a link appears between leaders and Britain.
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President Roosevelt
King Edward
Marconi
Weather Bureau Costs Too High for Gratis Local Insight
An editorial quips that the weather bureau costs the government 1,250,000 dollars annually to run, while all necessary information is freely supplied by locals, claiming there is too much wind in the system.
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Uncle Sam
Weather Bureau
Dr. Lyman Abbott Questions Truth in Newspapers
Dr. Lyman Abbott argues it is too demanding to require newspapers to always tell the truth as they do not always know the facts. He suggests that asking papers to tell the truth would be a wasted effort and breath.
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Lyman Abbott
Abbott
France Faces Burden as Military Spending Rises
France is warned that armed peace strains taxpayers as 54 percent of national resources go to the army and navy. The republic may cut this burden, while Russia shows no near relief.
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France
Russia
Grant and Julia Grant in eternal union epitaph
The narrative recalls General Grant visiting the tombs of Ferdinand and Isabella, urging his wife Julia to be as united in death as in life. Arrangements were made for their remains to lie side by side in a granite sarcophagus on the Hudson, symbolizing an everlasting bond beyond life.
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General Grant
Ferdinand and Isabella
Julia
Bank of the Hudson
Prize for a safe lamp at Grocers Exhibition in London
A fifty pound prize was offered for a kerosene lamp that safely extinguishes itself if thrown by a drunken man. The lamp would cost one shilling and three pence wholesale. The trade review praised the sensible and salutary specifications aimed at protecting drunkards’ families and homes from fire.
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Grocers
London
Max Nordau Predicts Blood Moon and Global War
The Vienna writer Max Nordau foresees a grim future once the Isthmian canal opens a Pacific conflict. He envisions Anglo Saxons vs Germans and French, then battles across Asia with Russia for regional control. Yet the article argues civilization is steering away from war as education for peace spreads.
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Max Nordau
Vienna
Isthmian Canal
Pacific
Mr. Nordau
Asia
Russia
Europe
America
Dr Arthur McDonald Blames Luxuries for Crime and Death
Dr Arthur McDonald of St Louis argues that cars electric vehicles telephones and other conveniences cause crime insanity and self harm. He warns civilization carries perils and that luxuries do not necessarily add to life despite their status as modern adjuncts.
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Arthur McDonald
St. Louis
Back to Nature and Strength in Civilization
The text argues that modern conveniences weaken mind and body by reducing natural struggles. It cites Dr McDonald on abnormal nervous strain from comforts, urges muscular development, and notes primal man’s strength came from self-reliance. Civilization can elevate but risks physical and mental decline if misused.
Galusha Grow's Long Career in the U S House
The article profiles Galusha A Grow of Pennsylvania nearing 80 and ending his bid for re election. It notes his start at 28 as the youngest member, later Speaker, and five consecutive terms as Congressman at large after a 1893 special election. It highlights his Free Soil Democrat origin, shift to Republican, homestead bill support, and annual set speech on major issues.
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National House of Representatives
Galusha A. Grow
Pennsylvania
Grow
Congress
House
Wilmot
Mr. Grow
David Wilmot
Salt Cooled Coffee Trick Taught in a Daring Breakfast Scheme
A young clerk, late for the office, seeks relief from hot coffee. An elderly man demonstrates a salt cooling trick, placing salt in the cup to chill the beverage rapidly, then urges the clerk to drink as he hurries away. The tale appears in the New York Mail and Express.
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Mexico
New York Mail and Express
Careful Training Belief Cited By Horseman Mr Whitney
The Cleveland Plain Dealer quotes Mr Whitney as a thorough believer that horse training can be carried too far and notes he always has a trained nurse attend when a horse is sick. The remark underscores his disciplined, clinical approach to equine care.
Charcoal Eph's Daily Thought Quips on Defiance
Charcoal Eph muses on the line between a cat’s mewl and a man’s defiance. He notes how even a cat’s ears twitch when confronted, as Mistah Jackson listens in a Baltimore news chronique style.
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Charcoal Eph
Mistah Jackson
Quiet Remark Sparks Speculation At Local Gathering
A brief, uneasy remark about someone being “busy with all of us” circulates among attendees, prompting cautious chatter while avoiding direct accusations or named individuals. The exchange highlights tension and a desire for discretion in the community conversation.
Curious theories and scientific notes from the era
The piece surveys a range of topics from Paris Academy experiments on gland control of height to Roentgen ray demonstrations in Vienna. It reports on Alaska's vast resources, mutual aid in evolution per Prince Kropotkin, and a Hanover naturalist’s notes on small remarkable animals and defensive traits. It also mentions the Devil's Island exile and Charles Dreyfus in Paris.
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Paris Academy of Sciences
Hofrath Moselig
Vienna Medical Society
Prince Kropotkin
Hanover
Cape Colony
Getje
Cronwright Schreiner
How Captain Dreyfus Lives A Quiet Parisian Home
The article portrays Capt Alfred Dreyfus living under amnesty in a Paris suburb. He moves openly in Paris and at the Louvre without recognition, maintains a reserve remembered by friends, and says his society borders on lack of friendship until meeting his wife. Zola is noted as a regular visitor to his home.
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Devil’s Island
Paris
Dreyfus
Alfred Dreyfus
Louvre
Rennes
Devil's Island
Zola
Debt Owed to the Nurse
A nurse asks a physician what she owes for his care and he replies that he charges per prescription, but explains the nurse's vital role in supporting his work. He recalls late nights and interrupted rest and credits the trained nurse with sharing responsibility and enabling his efficient service.
Witty Man Save His Leg In Manila Siege
Memphis visitor says Wred Heiskell’s dry wit helped him survive a Manila siege after a blood infection threatened amputation. When warned surgery was needed, he joked asking the doctor to cut the leg off just under the ear, a remark that reportedly helped him keep both legs and life.
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Memphis
Fred
Manila
Mr. Heiskell
Heiskell
Wright
Fred Heiskell
New Orleans
Wash the Bank Notes Soap and water clean dirty currency
A treasury official advocates cleaning bank notes with soap and water after observing dirty oily money in circulation. He demonstrates scrubbing notes on a marble slab and argues for a bank or treasury employee to oversee the process to reduce germs and improve public trust.
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Treasury
New York Mailana Express
Ideal Woman's Never in the History of Demand for a Dart
An advertisement extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for female complaints. It claims widespread success and invites women to write for free health advice from Massachusetts.
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Lydia
Perfumed Moir Delicate Scented Hair Feature
A fragment describes a feminine stage feature with perfume and carnations. It mentions scented hair and a strong essence used just before a performance, aiming to attract attention and leave a memorable odor for the evening.
Newton Finds Relief With Kidney Pills
New Berlin Illinois resident Marsh Frank Newton endured two years of back pains illness and weakness. A friend advised Dodd's Kidney Pills and Newton began taking two pills three times daily. Soon he reported pain relief better appetite and improved health saying he felt like a new man.
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New Berlin
Ill
Marsh Frank Newton
Newton Rose
Dodd
Tillis
Vague Cuba Soil Note Describes Unusual Climate Effects
Fragmentary lines describe Cuba soil as extreme and cabbage crops as sweating. The text notes heavy weights and mentions vegetables in a puzzling, incomplete context with no clear event or outcome.
Ely's Liquid Cream used for sufferers of diseased membranes
Ely's Liquid Cream, prepared for sufferers plagued by diseased membranes, retains soothing properties of tr. and does not dry up secretions. The product is associated with Ely Bros., New York, offering mailing details for purchase.
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Ely’s
Ely Bros
New York
Mai
Radishes and Lettuce Growth Timelines Mentioned
A fragment notes radishes may be eaten fifteen to eighteen days after planting and lettuce in five weeks. It references short growth timelines for these vegetables without specifying locale or source.
Local oddities and household quirks weave through spring
A fragment hints at oddities from an Vienna electrician to fashion inkwell autographs. It mentions springlike mild weather prompting moves, porch-clime growth, and patchwork jewelry, then a comic tale of James Hart in Danville Virginia who retaliates with a snuff and pepper mixture in whiskey.
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James Hart
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Osceola Record
H. J. Campbell
Osceola
Nebraska
Chadron Academy
Western Nebraska Congregational Institution
Chadron
Charles M. Warren
Gage County
Barnetson
Bright
Union Pacific
Fairbury
Nemaha
Jesse Roate
Humbolt
John Humberger
Jansen
Commissioners of
Lincoln
A. F. Jarvis
Fullerton
Loup River
Kansas
Emporia
Hoxie Sentinel
Funston
Lawrence World
Atchison
Lawrence
Iola
Chanute
McPherson
Marsh Murdock
Dickinson County
Abilene
Junction City
Beloit
A. H. Franzmathes
Kansas City
Salina
Emporia College
Madison County
National Medical Company
Sheldon
Iowa
York
Ane
Chas. Lodge
Nebr
J. E. McIntosh
Emerick, Nebr
Mr. T. Homan
Thomas P Wade
Battle Creek
Win. Hawkins
Meadow Grove
F P Homen
Newman Grove
National Medical Co
rLork
Waita
Rufus S%yarzy
Bee
Nebr Chris
Schali
Staplehurst
H.ary
F. C. Meyer
Geo
Mille
Ringeberger
Seward
Wm" Pinghaupt
Ringeberger, Sr
Germantown
Texas
Sheldon, Iowa
Topics OF the Times
P. M. Tasker
Alaska
A. H. Brooks
United States Geographical Survey
United States
Lake Superior
Minnesota
Canada
Capt. Dreyfus
New York Herald
Mrs
Josie
College St. Nash Tenn
Moir
He Means
Cuba
É Brity
A.J. Tower Co
I Boston
Mass
A. Sicn
Tower Canadian Co
Toronto
Dr. K Urenee Sa
H. Eline. Ltd
Gtaren St
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