Sidney Local Directory and Civic Notices
A condensed page lists state and county officers, district representatives, clerks, trustees, and local church and fraternal society activities in Sidney. It includes names such as Silas A. Holcomb and Robert F. Moore for state posts, plus numerous county officers, trustees, teachers, and lodge affiliations with meeting times and locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silas A. Holcomb
Robert F. Moore
Joel A. Piper
Eugene Moore
Joseph S. Bartle
Arthurs Churchill
Menry R. Corbett
Henry O. Russell
Child Culture Department Guides Mothers and Teachers
The Child Culture Department assists mothers and teachers in studying each child's character topics to guide proper development.
Court Etiquette and Courtier Pests Across Europe
Paris Cor notes that etiquette obsessed courts breed pests among courtiers and fundraisers. Queens in Europe back unions for women’s artistic work while Empress Frederick and rulers restrain or patronize differently. Talks of ladies in St Peterburg, princes daughters, and free social liberties amid flirtations and gambles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Frederick
Sweden
Denmark
Russia
Prince of Wales
St. Petersburg
Siberia
Paris
London
Dialect Variations Told by Cleveland Post Reporter
A prominent lawyer describes hearing diverse dialects on big consolidated cars aboard six trips. He notes Canadian and British influences among conductors and shares multiple mispronunciations of the word transfer, suggesting origins from British, Austrian, German speakers with varied accents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Consolidated
Cleveland Post
Canada
Trainsfera
Transfars
Gyratory Causes of Atmospheric Movement Told
Professor Corin explains in a Royal Institute address that atmospheric motion is driven by gyratory influences. Earth’s rotation supplies a small rotational component. solar heating near the surface or clouds lifts heated air, disrupting equilibrium and creating rising gas columns. Once gyration starts, the process sustains and grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corin
British Royal Institute
Cornu
Temperature pattern as early TB indicator per Dr Ingraham
The New York Ledger notes that a daily temperature rise of 0.5 to 1 degree, lasting two weeks with weight loss signals pulmonary or laryngeal tuberculosis before other symptoms appear. Fatigue heightens the reading and absence of cough does not rule out TB if exams are negative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Ingraham
New York Ledger
Washington as Fireman and Friend of Alexandria Fire Company
Youth's Companion recounts George Washington’s ties to the Friendship Fire Company formed in 1774 in Alexandria. He was an honorary member, studied Philadelphia engines in 1774, bought a small engine in 1775, and helped extinguish fires locally. In his final year he urged idle gentlemen to assist at a market fire, then personally helped operate the engine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
George Washington
Friendship Fire Company
Alexandria
Philadelphia
Continental Congress
Gibbs
Boston Heights
Friendship Company
King Street
Malagasy Cookery and a Banker’s Blunder
A London Telegraph piece describes Malagasy cooking with rice manioc coffee and grass fuel, noting earthen hearths and fragrant aroma, while a Scottish American banker in Edinburgh erupts at a clerk over a misread number the clerk corrects as a three. The hot exchange ends without resolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hindoo
England
London Telegraph
Paris inn hosts weekly model hiring in Rochechouart area
In Paris near Place Roche chouart an inn serves as a regular meeting spot for artists seeking models. Models gather each Monday and Tuesday hoping to be hired, earning 15 to 80 francs weekly for about three hours daily. The piece notes varying national traits among models from Spain Ireland England Grecian and Turkish regions and confirms Italian figures are common.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Place Rochechouart
Spain
Ireland
Steel umbrella frame dangers near electrical lines
An umbrella dealer warns the steel frame can conduct electricity if the tip touches a charged wire. He notes several deaths from carelessness and advises keeping the point away from electrical bodies while using modern steel umbrellas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Tribune
Yellow dragon jacket worn by Li Hung Chang noted
The Li Hung Chang wears a yellow satin sleeveless jacket reaching below the waist with side fastenings and royal dragon embroidery. Only five Chinese officials may wear it, reflecting Li Hung Chang's high privilege. Also advice suggests pouring hot water from two feet height onto a sprained ankle several times daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Li Hung Chang
China
Empire of China
New York Times
Pillow fragments for insomnia and odd advice
A fragmentary quotation mocks using old letter fragments as pillows for sleep while suggesting a more practical option to heat a furnace. The line is attributed to Besten Glebe.
Cure for Mange: Old Remedy Recalls Home Brewed Cure
A New England woman recalls a folk cure for dog mange from an old plantation darky. Mix two parts lard with one part kerosene, rub into the dog twice weekly, and dip in salt water between treatments. The method, said to kill parasites, allegedly clears mange in under a month. If salt water is unavailable, tar soap and a dash of sulfur in drinking water are advised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Lucy
New York Tribune
Friese Green’s Rapid Photographic Printing System
London innovator Mr. Friese Green unveils a rapid method using a flexible celluloid negative wrapped around a glass cylinder. A sensitized band contacts the sheet as the cylinder turns, printing each circumference section in sync with a lamp array. The band passes through fixing and developing baths, with an optional second cylinder for printing the band’s reverse side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friese Green
London
New York Sun
Outdoor work linked to greater longevity, says Sargent
The St Louis Republic cites Mr. Sargent showing outdoor occupations and exercise reduce mortality. Rural residents live longer largely due to time spent outdoors, while city workers like scavengers and sewer men also enjoy longer life despite foul odors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sargent
England
St. Louis Republic
Irish Character Seen At Every Irish Funeral
A well known Irishman now deceased was often seen at funerals of acquaintances or prominent Irish people even if he did not know the deceased personally. One morning he joined a funeral procession by ride sharing a carriage and asked a companion whose funeral it was, only to hear the reply that he did not know and that the man was simply out for a ride just like himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edinburgh
Jones
Yersilf
Pearson’s Weekly
Calvins and Red Kings From Prague to Persia
Whittier and Emerson discuss prayer while noting an old Calvinist near a roadside house. The Persian ruler is nicknamed the Red King for his red turban, a royal marker. A Maryland wheat price of 15 dollars and 28 cents per acre is cited for farming costs and shipment timing.
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Whittier
Emerson
Boston
Persia
Maryland
Inber
Capital
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Foln Faker
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Chas Doran
Eevee
Minnie Chase
Whitehead
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McKee
L. F. Shelton
Wright
Methodist Episcopal Church
C.J. Usiuen
Epworth League
Allen Kenworthy
Aaj
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Unre Episcopal Church
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Welch Lodge
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Sec
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Wm, Chowlis
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R.S
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D. F. McKee
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Conrad Garrison
Regular Army and Navy
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Thos. Welleman
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W. Nelson
A. A. Ricker
Henry A. Morrow
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Wm. Ottoman
Wm. V. Sumner
Waahburn
E. P. Ougood
Sidney Camp
M. W. of A
Aa. McMullan
Clark L. Fitch
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Sidney Lodge
L. H. Bordwell
W. M. A. Armstrong
Prent
R. R. Trackmen
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Prest
Jas. McConaughey
H. J. Snyder
R. K
Providence
Masonic Hall
Chas. P. Davis
Ellen Davis
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Second
Myrtle Streets
Mary Griffith
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Fowler & Wells Co., Publishers
Enettet St
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York
Paris Models
Emerson's Prayer
Blackwell’s
Durham
Blackwell
Durham Tobacco
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Chicago Times
Herald
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Times-Herald
Atlantic
Pacific
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Gulf
America
Delly
the Times-Herald
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Exchange Meat Market
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Chas. Vernon
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