Governor Irwin Entertained Three Weeks in Idaho
A Washington correspondent recalls Governor Irwin of Idaho, briefly appointed during a territorial era. He toured Shoshone and other towns, staying in tents and attending banquets, while local violence echoed in the crowd. After duties were deemed none, Irwin left for Keokuk and returned to his grocery business, later returning a treasury warrant as the conscience fund.
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John N. Brewin
Tinho Territory
Dubois
Bolee
Waa
United States Mardhal
Theodore FF. Stinieter
Trein
Aleepy
Ibattad
Belie
Gelie
Tnt
Dante
Wovertion
Idaho
Trwin
Irwin
Ihn
Irwit
Tidaho
Keokuk
Iowa
Treasury Department
Uuethe
Department
Drainage convention opens in Grand Forks with experts
The drainage and irrigation issues are the focus of a two day convention in Grand Forks Dakota. Representatives from the US Department of Agriculture division of irrigation and drainage will attend and share advice. James J. M. of the Great Northern Railway is expected to address the gathering. State and Minnesota drainage officials will present economic and technical perspectives.
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Ut Werth Colls
Grand Forks
SN. D
Department of Agriculture
United States
Weretpenrts
James J. M
Great Northern Ridhway
Modern Miracle Reported in Local Recovery Story
A claim from Woodford describes Mrs Mollie Het of this place nearly dying after a severe cough and lung issue. Upon Dr Kings New Discovery being given, she rapidly improved and completely recovered, becoming healthy again. Trial bottle offered free by Tallman Co and Brock & McComas with standard sizes available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mollie Het
J. D. Th. Hooper
Woodford
Tallman i Co
Brock & McComas
Tobacco belt claim for Clearwater tobacco region in Idaho
The article notes Clearwater country pressing to be known as a tobacco belt with premium tobaccos winning top honors in St. Louis and Portland, highlighting a shift from the traditional banana belt to a recognized tobacco growing area.
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Tremont County
Idaho
Clearwater
St. Louie
Portland
United States
Botke Capital News
Forty Years Active Service Celebrated by Hook and Ladder Co
New London Conn Jan 16 PF Ta Allen Hook and Ladder Co No 1 marks its 40th anniversary with a banquet tonight. Organized under the city charter on Jan 10 1866 only three original members remain and Goots Ba is one survivor.
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New London
Conn
Ta Allen Hook and Ladder Co
Goots Ba
Local resident to attend city banquet
A city resident named Robert, who lives in the area, will be able to attend the upcoming banquet, according to organizers.
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Obert
Iiven
Lions Fearless in Encounter Reports from Blackwood Magazine
In a narrative from Blackwood Magazine, Mrs. 8, 1. M. Winde recounts meeting a caravan of lions near a Mok village. She notes the lions showed no fear or meanness, stalking game and even attacking a single person from a distance, yet the caravan avoided confrontation. The story details how the lions moved calmly among people with a pursuing patrol unable to prevent their approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pommeson
Theo
Paul
Blackwood" Magazine
Washing Clock Faces In the City and Old Country Traditions
A veteran clock face washer and repairer recalls a forty year career across the United States and Ireland. He describes working from a large cradle to clean city and church faces up to 180 feet high, noting pay by the job and seasons. He mentions earning around $2,000 last year and traveling to Chicago and Boston for work while lamenting modern building activity reducing demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ielty
Tve
Ben
Westminster
Chicago
Boston
New York
The Word Derrick and its grim origin in London
A historical note traces the word derrick used for lifting heavy weights to a London hangman named Theoderic mentioned in The Bellman of London in 1610. The name was corrupted through gossip to apply first to gallows and later to any lifting frame or contrivance.
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London
Theoderic
Derrick
Shige
Ink splashed walls tell of Johnson visit at Throles house
Canon Nicholl recalls visiting Dr. Samuel Johnson at a London suburb, noting the doctor’s two rooms were sparsely used and a remarkable ink spill covered the floor and walls. Johnson’s habit of dipping a pen and then shaking it left ink splashes as a vivid memento of the visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canon Nicholl
Throles
London
Dr. Johnson
Doubled Alimony and Odd Natural Selection Note
The fragment discusses Mabel and Molly happiness linked to marital status and alimony, noting a husband’s payment of 18 weekly instead of 90. It also mentions an idea of natural selection illustrated by a celery glass after passing around a table, from Kansas City independent.
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Mabel
Molly
Kansas City
Missionary Ridge Story and Its Civil War Fame
A historical sketch recounts Missionary Ridge known for Civil War battles and its missionary origins. It details early EMS efforts by Cyrus Eliogary, Alnaworth Flint, and John Wall, the failed mission contracts, the Chickamauga creek mill, and the Brainard mission’s impact with teacherbing and a large Indian pupil population before fading after 1848. The excerpt notes a visit by James Monroe and General Gaines and mentions the old mission cemetery with Samuel Worcester’s grave. Chattanooga Times.
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Missionary Ridge
Maine
Florida
Gulf
Cyrus Eliogalury
Alnaworth Flint
John Wall
Armerian Board of
Cornlaelo
Sane
Chickamauga
L'Hilamon Bird
United Flutes
James Monroe
Apywinedd
Gaines
Lili
Brainard
Samuel Worcester
D. D
Taternacle Church
Salem
Mass
Americcan Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
Horn
Chattanooga
Visier's Little Joke From a French Visitor Tale
A French envoy seeks a letter of apology from the Moroccans. The visier delays, the envoy is refused refreshment, and on the third day the letter is finally produced from a feather wallet. The visier quips that it has been read for five days with no need for sugar.
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Si-Peddin Garait
Viaier
Fee
Si-Faddin-Garnit
The Silken Easet Explains Nir Van Belief in Burma
In The Silken Easet, author Vic Beott OConnor discusses Nir Van or velkban as viewed by Burmese Buddhists. The text frames eternal extinction as a state of conscious peace and a resting place where the believer securely enjoys undisturbed truth, reflecting a strong faith in final enlightenment.
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Vic. Beott O'Connor
Burma
The Origin of the Word Bummer and Market Tricks
A quirky etymology notes that bummer may descend from Eug Hah Dummiaree, once used for fish peddlers outside markets. It suggests such fish sellers were favored by dealers inside markets and cites the term hbumnin rees as accusing cheats who sold worthless wares.
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Hummpares
Bummer
But you provoked the fight say judge and prisoner
A Philadelphia Press excerpt presents a courtroom exchange amid a brawl. The judge claims provocation while the prisoner insists the other party struck first. The prisoner contends restraint or retaliation followed a taunt and the judge’s alleged release instruction is cited.
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Philadelphia Press
Too Polite Line From A Jestful Exchange In New Yorker
The quote depicts a gag about a father praised for politeness as he feigns cure from dyspepsia to spare his doctor. It illustrates social restraint and considerate phrasing in informal dialogue. The exchange highlights tact in family dynamics and humor in everyday speech.
Uncertain Reunion Hint From Domestic Dialog
A brief domestic exchange recalls a past visit by Uncle John. The wife notes it was several years since his last stay, remarking he visited the week after she acquired her latest bonnet.
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John
Colfax Man Loses License For Selling to Minors
At Colfax Washington Frank Dehm a moonkeeper had his license revoked and fined 75 dollars for selling liquor to minors. He pleaded guilty to avoid jail time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colfax
Wash
Frank Dehm
Stockholm Sketches by a Visitor from Sweden
An enthusiastic visitor describes Stockholm from the harbor to the palace, opera, and bridges. He notes narrow streets, red and gray facades, waterways crowded with slips, and a broad square. Islands in Lake Malaren offer endless excursions and outdoor dining amid a cool climate.
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Sweden
Aseast
Lolind Wiel
Stockholm
Malaron
Pointed Paragraphs About Apology And Perception
A reflective note argues people overvalue apologies while others ignore grievances. It muses on compliments awakening, women's invisibility to the moon, and alternating social fooling. The piece comments on gender dynamics and generational schooling with a wry tone.
Fading Portraits of Fight Styles and Nationality
A New York Press piece describes varied fighting postures and nerves displayed by English Irish Scottish German and American men. It uses vivid stereotypes to contrast bluffing haste with careful restraint as gloves come off in a public brawl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geroano
New York Press
London Metropolis Police opposed in 1820 scheme
An editorial in the Standard denounced the plan to establish a metropolitan police for London as repugnant to English law and free government. It warned that a system of clandestine intelligence would force constables to pry into every household, undermining privacy and liberty.
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London Police
London
Metropolitan Police
Morlonville Free Press advice on courting in mischief
A humorous caution from Morlonville Missouri advises against late night marriage proposals. It suggests leaving a glove for a Retrieval and notes comical reactions like a man arriving in odd footwear or a woman in curl papers. The piece ends with a warning to avoid the woods if she wears a neat dress and a rose.
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Tna
Morlonville
Winning Wars in the Inmost Recesses of Hearts
A reflection from Woman's Life praising those who win others by sympathy and patience, not mere brilliance, stressing self forgetfulness and an indefinable talent for drawing out the better nature.
Epitaph in Derbyshire Churchyard Honors Honest Man
A Derbyshire churchyard epitaph offers cautious wording after listing births and deaths, noting that the deceased "was an honest man" in understated terms. The muted tribute reflects restraint in memorial phrasing.
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Derbyshire
Veahappiness and Prosperity Reflections
A brief, archaic moral snippet cites Emile Zola on happiness and loss, noting that memory of past joys sharpens pain, while a wry line attributes more mischief to the devil for idle funds, suggesting caution and irony in fortune.
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Emile Zola
The Fabulous Rise and Fall of Tom Lawson
A portrait of Thomas William Lawson born Charlestown Massachusetts a famed stock promoter whose meteoric career built fortunes then collapsed amid crashes and court battles. From early hustles to dream farms and passes with Rogers and Standard Oil figures his wealth eroded by bold schemes injuries to reputation and a combustible public persona.
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Thomas William Lawsiy
Charlestown
Mass
Lawson
Thurlee
Po Richer Helehts
Echoe
Uge Toecome
Lali
Walter
Selu- Ate
Mase
Soimadal
Newt
Weetinghouse Electric Co
General Electric Co
Ucar
Kentucky
Butte & Boston Copper Mining Company
Boston & Montenk Company
Henry WH. Rogers
Amalgamated Copier Company
Detroit
Frank C. Andrews
Rogers
New York
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Chickerine
Weber
Kimball
Hobart M. Cable Lester
Schumann
Sievek
Haddortt
Pendleton House
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