Nute Renominated for U S Marshal in New Hampshire
The President sent to the Senate the nomination of Eugene P. Nute of Farmington to be United States marshal for New Hampshire. Rep Clark says Speaker Henderson offered him the committee chair but he declined. The elections committee in the Senate is contentious and he must choose between foreign affairs or interstate commerce. Rep Sulloway is favored to chair the invalid pensioners committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aecate
Eugene P. Nute
Farmington
United States
New Hampshire
Clark
Henderson
Committee On Elections
Elections Committee
Senate
Committee On Foreign Affairs
Sulloway
Invalid Pensionars’ Committee
Vital Statistics of Portsmouth November 1899
Vital statistics for November 1899 recorded by City Clerk George D. Marcy list births with parent names and offspring, and multiple marriage entries across Portsmouth and surrounding towns. Burial permits issued during the month for residents including Olive A. Tuckerman, Hannah Cox, Lizzie Nowell, and others with ages and dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George D. Marcy
Mos
Olive A. Tuckerman
Hannah Cox
Lizzie H. Nowell
Guerius T. Kennedy
William J. Gorman
Anos
FB. Pitts
B. Jane Anderson
James Newell Catts
Paso
Texas
Charles W Joner
Catherine
Fernald
Mary J. Wain
Avoie T. Moran
Almira E. Freeman
Grafford Club Lecture Rescheduled to December 12
Professor Edward Moree will lecture on Wonders of Growth in Animals with blackboard drawings at Peirce Hall on Tuesday evening December 12 at eight. The Grafford club asks members to present membership tickets at the door. Also a laxative advertisement appears with Grove’s signature on each box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Moree
Peirce Ball
Graffort Club
Kittery News Roundup Details Local Happenings
Kittery Me December reports detail George Gibson injured at the navy yard while handling pig iron in the smith shop. He was treated at the navy yard hospital and sent home. Oren Moore visits from Massachusetts, rivalry games between Kittery and York, and plans for an oyster supper. Local events include a theatre opening, skating pond attendance, and upcoming productions by the Wentworth hall and Rebekahs. School news notes the Kittery High school winter vacation start and community meetings across churches and clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kittery
George Gibson
Department of Construction and Repair
Navy Yard
Navy Yard Hospital
Navy “Yard Station
Oren Moore
Massachusetts
Lyman Moore
Kittery Point
York
Jun
James Ft. Davidson Hag Alaranteed
Jessie Tarcourt Company
Portsmouth
Clarkson's Grove
Wentworth Hall
Rebekahs
Kittery High School
Stewart
Christian Endeavor Society
J. E. Huggey
Edward C. Hall
Rockingham
Stratham
J. Wilson Hobbs
Rollinsford
N. B
Second Christian Church
Mark Paul
Siveeney
Alliance
Boston
Eliot
Bradford Hutchins
HeraLp
Kennebunk
Rye Events Offer Dances Lectures Classes and a Lost Horse
Dec 11 notices announce an old folks dance at the town hall on Tuesday the 12th, with musical entertainments and refreshments. Wednesday features the Mother Goose safe, A Straw Man, and piano solos by the Ladies Aid Society. Thursday sees Charles M Rand’s singing class meet, and Friday Prof. George N Cross will present The Splendors of the Alps. Saturday holds Misa Julia Moses’ dancing class. A valuable horse was lost the previous week. Rock maples are being moved to the Norman Williams estate grounds at Little Boar’s Head. East Rye forms a new ten‑member literary club, and the Ladies’ Aid met at the Vestry Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Social Union of the Christian Church
Rand
Town Hall
Rye Grange
Charles A. Walker
Robert O. Fess
Sylvanus Foss
Edgar J. Rand
C. O. Philbuck
F. P. Rand
Thetown Hall
Golos
Ladies’ Aid
Congregational Society
Charles M. Rand
George N. Cross
Exeter
Misa Julia Moses
Daniel J. Parsons
George PD. Cotton
Alvin Brown
North Hampton
Alfred V. Seavey
Norman Williams
Little Boar's Head
Arkenland notices warm spell or rain after ice rise
Dec 12 reports Frank Jones had teams hauling grain from Portsmouth to the stable in town. Weather signs show ice rising inches. Visitors include William C. Packer. Local socials feature Mrs. Durrell Gordon Newman of Newfields and Mrs. Daniels napgood with Portsmouth visits. Masonic and Grange meetings planned next week. twelve will take first and second degrees. William F. Bennetks illness recovery noted. Masons repair a chimney on North Hampton road.
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Frank Jones
Portsmouth
William C. Packer
Arthur Durrell
Song
Gordon and Newman
Newfields
Charles Brackett
The
Grange
William F. Ben
John A. Chapman
Hampton Road
Universalist sociable in Newfields raises spirits
The Y P C U of the Universalist society held a sociable in the church vestry with vocal and instrumental music. George H. Tarlton and Mrs. Dantel Langlands performed piano and violin solos while John A. Conner managed the gramophone which drew attendees. Two fancy tables run by Emma Conner and Eva Stillson contributed to the proceeds. the event was deemed a success. Mrs. Lugan Hill is critically ill. Rev. D W Downs preached at the local Methodist church. Rev. C J Fowler is an itinerant Methodist preacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y. P.c.u
Universalist Society
Gramophone
George H. Tarlton
Dantel Langlands
Bartlett
New Hamgablre College
John A. Conner
Misaes
Emma Conner
Eva Stillson
Local Notes from Plaistow Pastime and Work Shifts
Plaitow December 11 updates show Grange officers elected Monday evening and members urged to attend. Lee Hill joins Keight Fund Co. Mrs. Brew recovering and Dr Noyes busy visiting Atkinson. Searer brothers push shoe factory with late shifts. Ned Sleeper opens meat market and bakery. Hiliare Gilbert buys new driving horses. Nf George starts with New York firm and will move soon. Ri Tang of Portsmouth visited town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peiaistow
The
Grange
Lee Hill
Keight Fund Co
Hiliare Gilbert
Nf. L. George
New York
Ri. Tang
Portsmouth
Milking Machine Demonstrated On Farm In Sycamore
A foot powered milking device uses eight rubber suction bulbs to milk two cows in about three minutes, claiming a 40 cows per hour rate. Inventor Nehring demonstrates the machine amid praise for cleanliness and gentle rubber fittings, reducing teat soreness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sycamore
Nehring
Queen Victoria as a Proofreader Rediscovered
Report notes delays in the memoirs of Mary Adelaide Duchess of Teck due to Victoria insisting on proofreading and revisions. Duchess of York updated proofs with a blue pencil. reference recalls Emperor William I as a former proofreader whose wife’s book faced his advice not to print and was suppressed.
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Queen Victoria
Mary Adlaide
Duchess of
Teck
London
Duchess of York
William of
Germany
Chinese Armies and Failing Warrior Spirit Observed
Major Cavendish in the Army and Navy Journal argues Chinese troops lack true fighting qualities due to poor training and discipline. He cites widespread neglect of musketry and artillery, saying soldiers fight for pay and lose nerve quickly, with officers often unprepared for modern warfare. He notes native customs and government policy hinder military progress, yet warns progress could come with reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States’ Service Institution
A. W'S Cavendish
China
Cavendish
Isktish Army
Army and Navy Journal
Deafness Cured Only by Constitutional Remedies
An old medical notice claims deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and rejects local cures. It offers Hall's Catarrh Cure with a $100 promise for any catarrh deafness not cured, plus Dean's Ointment for itching piles sold by druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Dean
Pressure in Milk A New Shipments Method
Government tests apply hydraulic pressure to milk samples in collapsible tin tubes within steel cylinders. Pressures from 10 to 15 tons delay souring days at ordinary temperatures. 30 tons delays souring about 24 hours. 70 to 90 tons keep milk sweet for 2 to 7 days. Higher temperatures change results. bacteria not fully destroyed. Findings show promise for keeping milk sweet during transport.
Women of the Transvaal described in brows of Boer society
The piece notes Boer men as sturdy and wholesome but not handsome and portrays Transvaal women as generally pale, avoid sun exposure, and rarely attractive in dress. It mentions a few Dutch girls may be handsome and observes poke bonnets and cheap prints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Transvaal
Europe
Fragmented tale of Ruth and John on a night drive
An unclear scene shows Ruth, John Baker, and a yellow coach as they move along a road. A tense moment on the route ends with Ruth distressed, John injured, and a promise of a walk or return home amid disjointed dialogue and fading memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
iPoor
Farrington
Ruth
Jerry
John Baker
Ruth Kenya
Jay
Jobi
Johan
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Cusic
Irtford
Jessie Harcourt Co
Repienntoirn
Vening
Lavinee
Myrtle Ferns
Alderman Fair Play
Wallace
Vers
P. Wendell & CO
Ed Ware
Tilton
Moorcroits
Ning OF
Market Square
Tsmouth’s Swell Wailor
E. FP
Nute
George &., Jr
William M. McIntosh
Vivena H. Ist
Frank
Jessie W. Moore
Doris Estella
Alexander
Hweye Green
Albert WW
Mabel L. Verity
Wiliam J
Mary E. Shuttleworth
William E
Clara B. Allen
Torthes E
Wiliam It
Avenath Weston
Weack J
Susan Q. Perry
Frank and
Hlannih Reardon
John F. Ith
Frank EK
Alec M. Shepacd
Thomas E. Wd
Weilham F
Mary Micott
Alartin
Margaret A. White
Web
Hauy Ik
Na Her.or
Maldiaghs
John Leary
Nethe Stack
Alfred M. Burton
Carrie M. Rutledge
Walter Langley
Apna
Rotherly
Patrick McCarthy
Gertrude J. Har_ing
Ernest E.,soule
Harriet A. Davis
Portland
Cora Alice Randall
Winfield H. Chick
Meda A Schurmat
Goth
Frank R. Pickering
Eifie G. Otia
John G. Sweetser
Mabel E. Jones
John EK
Graham
Joanna M. Broderick
E.W. Grove
Youn
York Village
S. NK
Peixing
U.C. Whidden
T . Moses
Anna Sargent Hunt
Granville O. Berry
Christian Church
South Berwick
Huh
James McIntire
Owio Shaw
Mary Reagan
RYE
Lterary
East Rye
Oun
Arkenland
Land
Mrs. E. ©. Daniels
Miss Dellanapgood
James Perking
Miss Nettie Wiggin
Daniel Prescott
Hampton
Plaistow
Franklin, Shor
Boyne
Pean Ale
Youu Cn
Rapa
Inhive
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