Sheldon to Run Topeka Paper for a Week
Rev Charles M Sheldon begins a seven day control of the Topeka Daily Capital in Portsmouth to test a Christian newspaper model. He governs editorial and financial policy and will judge the effect of absolute rule on merit rather than time. The experiment draws curiosity, potential ad boost, and ethical questions, with the paper available for public inspection at the YMCA reading room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles M. Sheldon
Topeka
Portsmouth
Pla
Sheldon
Jesus
State News Buoyed by Obituaries and Local Affairs
Prominent Sancook merchant Capt Almon A Blodgatt dies after a week long illness. Gov Rolling returns from a southern trip and a council meeting is set for Friday evening. Navy yard workers at Portsmouth stay home for election day. Exeter hosts social democrats rally and discusses a state fair incorporating a new stock company. An Irish actor Daniel Sally gains acclaim in The Parish Priest, with a strong cast and dramatic scenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Almon A. Blodgatt
Sancook
F. W. Rolling
Executive Council
Social Democrats of
Exeter
James F. Corey
Haverill
Manfred Tibbetts
Charles A. Stewart
Concord
Daniel Sally
America
Daniel Sully
Frue S. James
Jos. L. Tracy
Fred Eckhart
Geo. D. Davis
Chrystie Miller
Nellie Yala Nelson
Marton Shirley
Mildred Lawrence
McAuliffe Stock Company at Music Hall This Week
The McAuliffe Big Stock troupe returns to Music Hall presenting The New Fire Patrol and The Man o War's Man with a large, pleased audience. Featured players include Burt McCann James J. Ryan Jessie Merritt Eugenie Bower and Dolly Tample. Incidental acts by McAuliffe Scott and Alex Wilson supplement the repertoire with illustrated songs. Matinees Wednesday and Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sesson
Meon
Music Hall
McAuliffe
New Fire Patrol
Niobe
Lawrence Cratian
Burt McCann
James J. Ryen
Jessie Merritt
Eugenie Bower
Yandie Scott
Dolly Tampte
Fire Patrol
Reception of Grand Warden Page
A reception committee has been named for Grand Warden Samuel Page’s official visit to the Odd Fellows lodge this city on Thursday evening. Noble Grand Charles H. Kehoe, Howard Anderson, and Charles L. Bust of Osgood lodge. John Wood and A. Milton Gardner of Lisca tqua lodge. Meshach H. Bell, Edwin Underhill, and Charles E. Senter of New Hampshire lodge. The third degree will be worked by Osgood lodge. Cartier & Dunbar will cater the occasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Page
Odd Fellows Lodge
Noble
Charles H. Kehoe
Howard Anderson
Charles L. Bust
Osgood Lodge
John Wood
A. Milton Gardner
Liscataqua Lodge
Meshach H. Bell
Edwin Underhill
Charles E. Senter
New Hampshire Lodge
Cartier & Dunbar
New Steamer Company Formed by Fire Engineers Board
The board of fire engineers selected No. 1 at the new west end station on Monday evening, naming Tasha Whitehouse, Thomas Moran, John Murphy, Frank Olrey, C.J. Keele, Tra Newick, George BE, Kay, Edward Pendergast, Joho Moulton, and Michael McCarthy. Officers to be chosen Wednesday evening. Membership certificates to be issued today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New West End
Board of Fire Engineers
Tasha Whitehouse
Thomas Moran
John Murphy
Frank Olrey
C.J. Keele
Tra Newick
George BE
Kay
Edward Pendergast
Joho
Moulton
Michael McCarthy
Jouk
Election of Officers at Chase Home for Children Meeting
At the twenty third annual meeting trustees chose Rev Henry J Hovey as president and Tabor Rand as treasurer and secretary. Elizabeth W Freeman was named treasurer of current expenses. A board of managers was elected including Mrs John Lise Ann W Peirce Mrs D H Montgomery and others. Louise M Davis was re elected matron. Catch the opportunity Tloods Sarsaparilia ad finishes with health note.
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The
Chase Home For Children
Henry J. Hovey
Tabor. Rand
Elizabeth W. Freeman
Indy
Mra. Jotn Lise
Ann W. Peirce
D. H. Montgomery
Wm. D. Junkins
Winnie D. Goodrich
L. V
Scarcity of Clams Impacts Local Market and Firemen
Concord fish dealers report a severe clam shortage driven by frozen beaches and heavy snow. Prices have collapsed from 210 to 2 per barrel, with dealers forced to rely on shocked clams and Boston mud clams arriving from Maine and New Hampshire beaches. As conditions improve, clam supply is expected to rebound for steaming and chowder use.
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Concord
Boston
Maine
New Hampshire
Ogunquit church session and local notices in March
The March York and Cumberland Christian conference met at York with no gerries at the Christian church. FP Littlefield has the contract to build an annex to the Misses Pickering house at High Pasture. Mrs. Payne died at Arthur Littlefield’s home, funeral at the Christian church. Mrs. Stearns and daughter Mabel from Cincinnati visited Mr and Mrs J H Littlefield. Mrs. Adams returned from Milo after three weeks for her mother’s illness.
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WJ. FP. Littlefield
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertised with testimonials
One hundred dollar reward offered for any case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F J Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio pledge honesty and financial reliability. Wist & Troay Kiswan & Mannix, wholesale druggists Toledo endorse the firm. Internal remedy claims to act on blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials free. Price one dollar per bottle. Hall's Family Pills praised as the best.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
J. Cheney & Co
Props
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Wist & Troay
Kiswan & Mannix
Franklin's Tolerance and Solovetsk Fortress Features
A discussion of Benjamin Franklin's religious tolerance notes his broad acceptance of diverse beliefs among friends and sects, with Franklin defending Puritan intolerance in Massachusetts context. The article then describes the Solovetsk monastery in Archangel Russia, a fortified complex with granite walls, towers, and guns, visited by pilgrims under monk-led escort.
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Frankliaus
Reed
Franklin
Paul L. Ford
Drs. Cooper
Boston
St. Asaph
Abbes de la Rocha
Moreller
Hume
Lord le Despenser
Thomas Paine
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Great Britain
France
America
Cle
Solovetsk
Archangel
Russia
Ammunastery
Panthousavik
A Curler's Judgment on a Pastor at Ice Game
The London Chronicle recalls James Baird of Garthsherrie who funded a church in 1873 with £400,000 and loved curling. He advised a minister on the final shot, but the minister cut the stone mid course. Baird quips the minister would not play at the ice in this world and perhaps not in the next.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Baird
Garthsherrie
Tand
Baird
London Chronicle
Naval Yard Briefs and Personnel Movements
At the NavVy Yard new rifle practice area and golf prospects are discussed. Raleighs empire pipes and a mannes range location are noted. Commander W P Swinburne U S N returns from Boston to see family, while Naval Constructor John G Tawresey U S N returns from Washington and is delayed in Philadelphia by illness. Shea McAuliffe company visits yard to invite officers to a presentation titled A Man On War's Man at Music hall tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Swinburne
Boston
John G Tawresey
U.S. N
Washington
Philadelphia
Shea-McAuliffe Company
Music Hall
Kittery Beats Portsmouth In Close Pool Match
The Portamouth and Kittery pool players clashed Monday with Kittery winning by a narrow margin. Table scores show Kittery 198 to Portsmouth 196 with bouts won by Robbins, Titun, Bowden, Chickering, and Bickford for Kittery while Bar rus, Trueman, Pan, Banker, Lord, Frost, Harrison, Leslie, Tathrop, and Goodrich represented Portsmouth. The teams adjourned to Manhattan cafe for a Caterer Lamb turkey supper, cost borne by the Portsmouth boys. The decisive third game is set for next Monday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portamouth
Kittery
Robbins
Titun
Barrus
Curing a Cold in One Day Claim Refuted by Ad
An old newspaper blurb warns that a sensational claim for “TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY” with fake Taxative Bromo Quinine tablets exists. The ad promises refunds if it fails, bearing H W Grove’s signature and the imprint on the box, cautioning readers about fraudulent medicine.
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H.W. Grove
Life Insurance Demand Shifts From Agents to Individuals
An 1880s style analysis notes that most life insurance is purchased due to agents and persuasion, not by individuals seeking policies. The piece observes the oddity that people insure warehouses but hesitate to insure their lives, and estimates only about five percent of new policies are self-requested, with the rest driven by agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Sarance
Fu-T
Senator Vest and the Stolen Plym Tale
Senator Vest recounts a dramatic ISGE campaign against A S Walker amid near war, with charges and countercharges flying over six pivotal votes. On the eve of election Walker accused Vest of stealing pigs. Vest admitted possession with a wry joke about his boys and pigs, turning the trap with a laugh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Vest
Isge
A.S. Walker
Walker
West
St. Louis Republic
The Playwrights Wail on Creating Roles in Theater
A writer laments that actors often claim credit for character creation while the playwright creates roles to fit performers. She argues writers toil to craft parts that suit players, yet audiences praise the actors as if they created the characters.
And They Lived Happily Ever After Chestnut Tale
A comic exchange between Miss Willing and Mr. Woodhy from a paper fragment. They discuss a familiar tale and insist on hearing it anew. The text shifts to a note on how water depth alters steamer speed, and a cultural remark about Ottoman burial practices with headstones.
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Miss Willing
Mr. Woodhy
Fair Maid
Clara
Bug
Chicago News
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