Kinzer's Orchestra at City Hall Saturday Night
The text notes Kinzer's Orchestra performing at City Hall Saturday night with Brassfield's Quartette and Billy Gilbert the Concordia banjo specialist. It mentions a heavy holiday mail period and local events at Pleasant Grove and with the Scandinavian Quartette. Community notes include post office hours and city warrants.
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Kinzer’s
City Hall
Billy Gilbert
Crack Concordia
Brassfield
Unnamed Package Found at Post Office With Local Dances
A parcel containing Io la Daily Registers Cambridge Herald and two pocket handkerchiefs lacks an address and is to be returned to owner on proof. Over sixty couples danced at the hall Christmas night. Mrs Adolph Larsen won a silver cake stand as best looking lady. Ray Gaylord of Byron won a smoking set for homeliest fan. Miss Jennie Gunter of Courtland visited the JOURNAL office Thursday.
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Iola Daily Registers
Cambridge (Ohio
Adolph Larsen
Ray Gaylord
Byron
Brassfield reaches Concordia during Thursday visit
B. R. Brassfield traveled from Concordia on Thursday, continuing his local engagement tour.
Cousins Refused Marriage License in Joliet Case
In Joliet Illinois a clerk blocked Elsie Richey and her first cousin William Richey from marrying. A prior warning letter from Elsie M. Richey of Galion Ohio claimed they would seek a license. The couple fled to Chicago after failing to prove eligibility.
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Joliet
Cor
Chicago
Hutchinson
Elsie M. Richey
Galion
Ohio
Elsie
William Richey
Richey
Illinois
Miss Richey
Mummies and Museum Frauds Stir Global Alarm
The remark recalls a century old hoax in Berlin where seventeen Egyptian mummies were claimed to be real bodies. It notes that many museums worldwide have faced similar frauds, undermining public trust in antiquities.
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Berlin
Empire
William
A Disappearing River in East Africa
A strange river in East Africa flows toward the sea but never reaches it. It runs just north of the equator, near the Indian Ocean, and then vanishes into an apparent desert, leaving no stream to the ocean.
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East Africa
Equator
Indian Ocean
Lesert
Nichols Barrett wedding at bride's parents home
Miss Mary Nichols and Mr Joseph Barrett were married at the bride’s parents home in Seatdin Kansas on December 27 Rev Ketchum officiated A number of friends and relatives attended The couple, well known in the county, plan to live on a Jewell county farm near White Rock The Journal extends best wishes for a happy future.
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Jewell County
Old White Rock
Roll of Honor Primary and Intermediate Names
The list honors students across primary and intermediate groups with names including Mabel Wallin Violet Churchill Virgil Herrick Stella Ramsey Delia Herrick Hildred Williams Victor Johnson Roy Davis Jesse Kershner Edna Anderson Geniveve Brotchie Ernest Beck Nellie Christensen John Happer Vera Herrick Floyd Heintzelman Albert Jackson Bertha Vandevere Melvin Williams George White and others. High School honors Lavinia Garman Addie Lela Hyatt Walter Preble dd Thornburgh Certrude Cull s-6.
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Mabel Wallin
Violet Churchill
Virgil Herrick
Stella Ramsey
Delia Herrick
Hildred Williams
Victor Johnson
Roy Davis
Jesse Kershner
Edna — Anderson
Geniveve Brotchie
Ernest Beck
Nellie Christensen
John Happer
Vera Herrick Floyd Heintzelman
Albert Jackson
Bertha Vandevere
Melvin Williams
George White
High Scheon
Lavinia Garman
Addie Les Lela Hyatt
Walter Preble
Thornburgh
Certrude Culls
Clair voyants at Brunswick offer palmistry and phrenology
Prof and Madame Francis Clair voyants advertise palmists and phrenologists at the Brunswick offering guidance on past rehearsals and future revelations. They promise certainty, lessons on faults and troubles, and claim to remain for one week with hours 9 A M to P M.
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Francis Clairvoyant
Brunswick
Brassfield's Malé Quartette At Wheeler's Saturday
Brassfield's Male Quartette with Oscar Seyster the funny Elocutionist will entertain you royally Saturday night. Tickets available at Wheeler's and sold for a lively show.
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Brassfield
Concordia
Kans
Wheeler’s
Oscar Seyster
Wheeler
Presbyterians Hold Christmas Sunday Schools and Supper
The Presbyterians held Christmas Sunday schools with a supper at five o'clock Thursday evening. The children declared the event a grand success.
Waterman Visits Courtland on Nebraska Return
Harry Waterman, visiting Courtland this week, passed through the city Thursday on his way back to Nebraska.
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Harry Waterman
Courtland
Our City
Nebraska
Notice of Suit by Publication in Kansas District Court
First publication December 22. Service by publication to Frank M Hastings. Henry Falcomer sues Hastings in Republic County Kansas for real estate in the NE ¼ of Sec 35 T3S R4W. If Hastings fails to answer by February 2, 1900, a judgment will grant Falcomer full ownership and annul the trust deed.
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Frank M. Hastings
Republic County
Founsas
Henry Fulcomer
Sid Phnnntiff
Frank MM. Hastings
State of
Kansas
Register of Deeds
Republicans Call to Down Leland and Back State Senator Nomination
A Topeka Capital column prints interviews from county officers and Republicans urging displacing boss influence, supporting a state convention for United States Senate, and electing strong delegates. Several officials back ousting Cy Leland and favoring a state convention to choose the Senate candidate.
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Topeka
Leland
Republic
Tavo
Republic County
United States
Baker
J. R. Burton
Burton
Capital
B.D. Woods
Regoster of
Deeds
Bhatt
Bop
Bullenw Counnty
Cy Leland
Tlndson
Daily Capital
J.T. Patterson
B.C. Ware
Frank M. Brown
B. OB. McCall
W. T. Dillon
Aes
Island
Senator Ward Calls For Change In National Committeeman
Senator R. B. Ward believes a change in the national committeeman is best for the party citing Leland’s outlived usefulness and concerns about his manners and methods, though he bears no personal ill will.
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R. B. Ward
Leland
The Scandia Journal Sees Strong Winter Business
The Scandia Journal reports robust winter business as it remains well managed, reflecting steady circulation and advertising demand amid cold season conditions. The piece highlights prudent management and community ties sustaining its success.
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Scandia Journal
Hardy Herald
Calamity editors chase shifting money mood
A rough summary notes editors reacting to finance volatility as funds shift from county and state assets to New York and Wall Street. The piece highlights panic over lack of money for speculation and the evolving county money outlook.
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New York
Wall Street
Honolulu Belles and Funorous Beauty Description
A vivid colonial-era portrait extols native Honolulu belles with flowing gowns and telltale eyes. The piece highlights dark features and graceful carriage, praising purity and innocence while noting tropical attire and flower wreaths as hat adornments.
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Honolulu
Large volcanic eruptions and vast ejecta in history
The text cites historic eruptions and volumes of material expelled. Tomboro in 1815 emitted 37 cubic miles of ash and cinders, with darkness 300 miles away. Vesuvius 1737 and 1794 eruptions released millions of cubic yards of rock. Aetna in 1660 ejected twenty times the mountain’s volume. Kilauea 1840 lava would cover a square mile to 800 feet deep.
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Tomboro
Sumbawa
Vesugius
Kilauea
Dana
Prairie dogs bury a rattlesnake alive in western story
A traveler in western Indian territory watched prairie dogs repeatedly seal a rattlesnake in its burrow. The dogs covered each hole with dirt then pressed it flat with their noses, trapping the snake inside. The account appears in Forest and Stream as a curious natural anecdote.
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Indian Territory
Pope Inspects Vatican Electric Plant Named After Volta
The pope shows keen interest in the Vatican electric plant named Officina Electrica Vaticana Messindre Volta. He recently conducted a cordial inspection of the units with Vatican garden employees present under the supervision of the chief.
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Officina Electrica Vaticana
Messindre Volta
Volta
Vatican
London
Chronicle
Mechanical horseshoe value proven by Cavalry tests
Report says Morte Shoes from Finland show superior repair value and condition after six weeks of use by Cavalry troops. Tests indicate better performance than rival shoes across common wear conditions.
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Finland
Ceeidh
Women in England Fight For Rights Fail to Pass Seats Bill
The London session saw a push for women to sit on local district councils and boards of guardians but the Lords rejected the measure. Debate highlighted by Augustine Birrell and Leonard Courtney, with opposition to women’s inclusion and sympathy for shop clerk seating proposals.
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England
London
Better Government of
London County Council
House of Commona
Boards of Aldermen
Lords
Commons
Leonard H. Courtney
Augustine Birréll
Boards of Guardians
Ves‘ries
County Council
House of Lords
Earl of Wemyss
Snopgirly
Cats In Cold Storage Show Rapid Adaptation
A New York warehouse cats experiment reveals how cold storage affects fur, size, and whiskers. The resident queen and her litter thrived in cold quarters while out in warmth grew weak, and kittens developed shaggy coats and unusually long whiskers within three months.
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New York
Jane Street
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Pleasant Grove
Jennie Gunter
Journal
B. R. Brassfield
John R. Bowersox
HS Ames
Eva Hall
John Landreth
Hans Iverson
Taylor Hammond
John Aspegren
C. J. Webber
Gx. A. Peterson
C . Hal
Maurice ‘Nichols
May Gribble
Roll of Honor
Scandia School
Henry Falcomer
McGann
The
Said
District Court
Belles
France
Pont -Vabbes Frontyterme
Iranes
Morestor
Varus Industries
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