Lincoln Ledger Reports School Funding and Prison Cell Dispute
In Lincoln Nebraska on February 15 1904 reports detail the Pern Normal chapel project delays and a fight between Treasurer Mortensen and educators over state warrants. The state board discusses resignations, bids for an engine and pump at the penitentiary, and a dispute over steel cell contracts and related costs.
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Lincoln
Nebo
Pern Normal
Clark
Mortensen
State Board of Education
State Board of Public Lands and Buildings
Weston
Practical shopping lesson from a Brooklyn Eagle anecdote
A quiet shopper learns to attract attention in a store by casually engaging with items on display while an experienced shopper explains that interest in nearby goods, not force, often prompts clerks to assist. The lesson ends with the quiet woman recognizing a new skill in practical shopping.
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oPry Ft
Brooklyn Eagle
Thirty Second Birthday Keepsakes From New York
An elderly New Yorker recalls a thirty second birthday twenty years past. A young nun questions the joy of the event as the man reveals his wife bought two gifts, both twins to remain cherished reminders.
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New York
New York Times
Ralph Edward Baptism Ordeal and Confusion
A mother and father name their son Ralph Edward after a long wait for a name. At baptism the minister anoints him, and the child wins a sense of self, but fears his forehead will wash away his name during supper time. The boy protests, crying that washing will erase his name.
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Ralph Edward
Ralph
Autograph Woes Stirred by a London Clerk
In a London bookstore an English clerk asked Mark Twain for his autograph. Twain joked that his handwriting was growing less distinct and might force him to hire someone else to sign. The clerk quipped that no one would want it then.
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Mark ‘Wain
London
Omaha
Golden Gate
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
California
Overland Limited
Gossip and tongues among the sexes debated
Quotes from Kansas City Journal and Chicago Post compare men and women on control of speech, noting women may gossip yet keep control while men lose it. dialogue hints at who influenced a father in a domestic dispute.
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Alen
Kansas City Journal
Lincoln’s witty reply to rival hatmakers over hats
Abraham Lincoln faced two hatmakers who both claimed to supply him. He held both hats and declared that each hat mutually surpassed the other, delivering a clever, deadpan compliment that avoided favoritism. The anecdote showcases Lincoln’s humor and tact in an awkward situation.
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Abraham Gincoln
Lincoln
Bank of England Museum Displays Noted Bills and Forgeries
The Bank of England houses a curious collection of notes including a penny issued by mistake and bought back for 25 dollars, a 1 000 000 pound note, a codfish found note, and a flaw note circulated for a century. The collection also features forged notes worth millions and divers recovered notes from the sunken Eurydice wreck.
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Bank of England
Newfoundland
The Chicago Record Herald Promises Complete Daily Coverage
Profile notes former praise for The Chicago Record and The Chicago Times Herald now merged into The Chicago Record Herald. It touts unprecedented world news coverage and the combined strengths of both papers in Sunday issues and daily reports.
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Chicago Record
America
Chicago Times-Herald
Chicago Record-Herald
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Oberfelders
A. Pease & Sons
Sidney
Nebraska
Che
Tobin & Wasem, Proprietors
Schlitz Beer
T. B. Dawson
Rose Street
Sidney, Neb
B. F. Mitchell
Prop
Kruse Bros
Schlitz
Milwaukee
Zang
Front
Lan
Tfe
Lime
Chicago Post
Manewm
W. D. Clifton
Palace Livery Barn
M. E. Washburn
Inside Informawon
Dbe
Fred Kauffmann
Chicago
U.S.A
Bergmans, Sidney
Nebr
Taligg
Fred Kauffman
Sparkie
Catarra
Hayfever
Ely
ELY Brothers
Warren St
Ieee
Pasto
Tally Notts
Sager
Wim. Gates
Ralston & Fonda
Union Stock
South Omaha
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