National and State Officials Listing in Telegraph Directory
The Telegraph Directory lists national and state officers including U S Senate Jno M Thurston and William V Y Allen, governor A Holcomb, secretary of state Joel Piper, treasurer Eugene Moore, attorney general Arthur S Churchill, superintendent Henry R Corbett, and other officials. Also shown are the U S land office register John M Adams, and various local government posts in North Platte Sidney and other districts with judges clerks sheriffs and commissioners.
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Eer
Holcomb
Robert Moore
Joel A. Piper
Eugene Moore
Joseph S. Bartle
Arthur S. Churchill
Public
Henry R. Corbett
Henry C Russell
Religious and School Noticesl and Local Clergy Schedules
Local church services and Sunday school times listed for Methodist Episcopal, Catholic, and Episcopal congregations. Details include Epworth League, prayer meetings, and pastor names with service hours and locations where applicable. Also lists school staff positions and classroom listings for area schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Episcopal Church
C. J. Osborn
Epworth League
Allen Kenworthy
Episcopal Church
Fraternal Lodge Meetings and Officers Listed
A compiled list of fraternal organizations with meeting nights and officer contacts. Prank Welch Lodge No 75 A F and A M meets first Tuesday monthly. Sidney Lodge No 19 A O O W meets second and fourth Thursday. Providence Chapter O E S meets second and fourth Wednesdays at the Masonic hall with secretaries named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prank Welch Lodge
J. E. Unurt
Sec'y
Geo. E. Taylor
Valiant Lodge
K. of P
F.L. DeCastro
K-R.s. J
Sidney Lodge
L. H. Bordwell
W. M
A. Armstrong
Sidney
H. Bordwell
J. Snyder
R. K
Providence
Masonic Hall
E. R. Breisch
C. 2. Davis
Weather liars and emigrants in Billville post office tale
A humorous Atlanta Constitution fragment describes a Billville post office scene where a weather clerk is mocked for failed forecasts. The postmaster recalls past signal service men who prophesied cold then hot, rain then drought, and ultimately left for the Pacific slope after poor budgets and credit issues. The tale ends as a customer buys notepaper.
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Billvile
Hemistrate
Pacific Slope
Signal Service Bureau
Atlanta Constitution
The Body and the Mind in Rev Parkhurst Essay
Rev Charles H Parkhurst argues in The Ladies Home Journal that physical development underpins personal success and mental clarity. He cites asceticism and debauchery as linked, links intellect to bodily conditions, and notes Christ’s outdoor followers likely had certain temperaments rooted in physiology.
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Charles H. Parkhurst
D. D
Ladies’ Home Journal
Ways of the Moose and the moose call in the wilds
Ambrose explains moose habits from a northern wilderness. Lakes nestle hills of birch and evergreen, lily pads crowd shallow waters, and moose feed on lily roots. Moose calls at dawn and dusk around the harvest moon, with limited response spots, notes Tappan Adney in St Nicholas.
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Ambrose
Tappan Adney
St. Nicholas
Foreign-born naturalization questions reveal ignorance in May's Landing
Citizens seeking naturalization in May's Landing New Jersey demonstrated gaps in basic U S knowledge. A Russian claimed the czar of Russia as president and Atlantic City as the capital, while an Italian said George Washington led the United States and made macaroni.
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May's Landing
N. J
United States
Russia
Atlantic City
George Washington
Buried Hatchets Note in Church Meeting
The Louisville Western Recorder reports a preacher noting several hatchets buried with handles left exposed in a church meeting. The remark implies public reconciliation is easy in word but hard in practice. Brooklyn Life comments on Brown and Jones noting no, the spender’s money is gone.
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Louisville Western Recorder
Brown
Smith
Jonee
Brooklyn
Honey as a Food and Its Digestive Benefits
The Albany Cultivator notes honey stands among the sweetest foods but highlights its superior digestibility. It calls honey a digested nectar and cites its ease of assimilation, suitability for weak digestions, and even kidney issues, while discussing comb wax and its role in aiding digestion and mouthfeel.
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A. J. Cook
Albany
Observations on Sloth and Stage Fashion Features
The piece juxtaposes a Hornaday excerpt describing the sloth’s plight with a New York Timesstyle critique of actresses. It contrasts animal vulnerability and survival with public perceptions of dress and demeanor on the New York stage, naming several prominent actresses and noting street vs stage appearances.
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New York
George Cayvan
Miss Cayvan
Cope Cf
Mrs. Kendal
Isabel Irving
Katherine Florence
Elsie de Wolfe
Miss Behan
Maxine Elliott
Julia Marlowe
Whiffen
Walcot
Gladys Wallis
New York Times
Geo. W. Best
Aooma
Tribune
Pronunciation of deaf and the def mispronunciation claim
The Boston Journal notes J A H Murray’s dictionary reports the word deaf once rhymed with relief in 18th century England and that the modern form def or dif arises in standard English late period and in US dialects, while some northern dialects keep the diphthong deeaf.
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J. W
England
Chaucer
Watts
New English Dictionary
J. A. H. Murray
Prior
United States
Boaton Journal
The Office Seeking Horde and Presidential Trials
General Harrison explains in The Ladies' Home Journal that the quest for offices across states departments and foreign service creates hardship and uncertainty for many seekers. He notes few offices pay enough to save and that private business often offers better returns and advancement.
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Harrison
Washington
Foreign Service
Ladies’ Home Journal
Garfield
Focal
Bargain Cloth Dilemma At The Store
A shopper argues over two rolls of cloth marked down at different rates. The clerk insists the sale price cannot drop below 10 cents per yard while the customer pushes for a deeper discount on the more expensive roll, ultimately choosing ten yards at the bargain price.
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Chicago Post
Women founded six Cambridge colleges for men
Miss Helen Gladstone notes that six Cambridge colleges were founded by women for men. Clare by Elisabeth de Burgh, Pembroke by Marie de St. Paul, Queen's by Queen Margaret of Anjou, Christ's and St. John’s by Lady Margaret countess of Richmond, and Sidney Sussex by Lady Frances Sidney countess of Sussex.
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Helen Gladstone
Cambridge
Cambridge Colleges
Clare
Elisabeth de Burgh
Countess of
Pembroke
Marie de St. Paul
Countess of Pembroke
Queen’s
Queen Margaret of Anjou
Christ's
St. John’s
Lady Margaret
Countess of Richmond
Sidney Sussex
Frances Sidney
Fear in Us as a Guard Against Evil
A Johnson quotation frames fear as a preservative force guiding reason rather than overpowering it. It notes fear or passion should aid judgment while not dominating it.
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Johnson
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Thurston
Omaha
William VY. Allen
Madison
M. Kem
Oken
U.S. Land Office
John M. Adams
Legislature
Hongland
North Platte
Ben Morgan
Chappell
A.M. Grimes
A Pease
Sidney Sherly
Amiel McAlevese
W. Bullo
K Lodge Pole
Neubauer
P Chambers
Colton
Robiue
Camp Clark
Bassett
Leroy “Martin
R Woods
Weyerts
W_ Atkins
Sidney Ad
W. Elarper
Wronson
Villiag - Pease
McDaniels
Ornnnamin A. K. Greenlee Ie AC
KE Trustees
Ulerk Tug Bees
A. Pouse
Griffith
Mawson
Guv. F. Blanchard
John Baker
James J. McIntosh
Chas. Dornan
Minnie Chase
Whitehead
Grimmar
Blanchard
Catholic Church
Sand
Oxnallain
J. McCarthy
O. O F
J . Greenlee
Sec
W.C. Milthorpe
N.G
Rebecca Vegree
Wm, Chowins
Sec’y
Lily Chowins
Pierre Saunders
D. KF. McKee
Joseph S. Conrad Garrison
Regular Army and Navy Union of the U. 4
FR. H. DeCuastro
Thos, Welleman
Adj
E. V. Summer
J. W. Nelson
Ama. Ricker
Henry A. Morrow
P. KR. Borgquist
Wm. Ottoman
E. V. Sumner
Washburn
Secry
E. P. Osgood
Sidney Camp
M. W. of A
Thos
Shmuel
L. Fitch
A.O.11
Dp. F. McKee
P. Sanders
Forrest
Pest
A.P.T.L
The
American Protective Tariff League
FIRGT
F. Wakeman
General Secretar
West 23d Street
New
Billville
Dr. Parkhurst
Hoffman
William T. Hornaday
Nicholas
Blackwell's
Durham Tobacco Company
Durham, N.C
White Star Soap
Blackwell
Durham
Greenlee & Benson
General Merchandise
Chowins & Son
Rock , Springs
Chewins Block
Nebraska
Ritz Ukbach
Oberfelder Block
Rose Street
Sidney, Nebr
Exchange Meat Market
Postoffice
Sidney, Neb
Chas. Vernon
NEW York Weekly Tribune
Agricultural Department
Telegraph
the Telegraph
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