U.S. Senate and State Officers Listing in Telegraph Directory
The Telegraph Directory lists U.S. Senate members Jno M Hurston and William V Allen, along with state officers Governor Lieut Governor Secretary of State Auditor Attorney General and Superintendent of Public Instruction. Also shown are U.S. Land Office officials and local commissioners.
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Public Instruction
James E. Harris Wim
F. Portte
John F.cowell
Messerve
Smythe OW
R Jackson
Missioner Pubic Lands
Village Officials and Staff Lists for Sidney
A scanned roster lists village treasurer, sheriff, clerk, coroner, attorney, and board trustees in Sidney. It includes names for district officials, moderator, treasurer, directors, teachers, principals, and primary staff roles across public institutions in Sidney.
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Ccs Eee
A. Feuse
Sidney
Aintaniel Medic
Sidney Clerk
Jl Wee
Builo kLdge Pole Juake
Wee
A. Vehse
B.A. Griffith
Ty. K. Dawson
J. Neubauer Beri
John Baker Wee
Whiteherd
Manchard
Multec
L. F. Shelton
Wright
Parish Services And Schedules From Local Churches
Methodist Episcopal Church offers Sunday morning and evening services with Sunday school at 9 45, Epworth League at 6 4 p m, and prayer meeting Thursdays. Rev. Allen Kenworthy presides. Catholic Church holds Sunday Mass at 104 am and Masset Oxallala on the third Sunday. Episcopal Church lists services each Sunday with morning prayer and sermon morning and 7 30 pm evening prayer.
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Methodist Episcopal Church
C.J. Osboro
Epworth League
Allen Kenworthy
Catholic Chunch
M. Masset
Oxallala
McCarthy
Episcopal Church
Fraternal lodge and auxiliary meeting schedules
A compiled list of monthly meeting dates and officers for Frank Welch Lodge No. 75 A F and A M and numerous affiliated orders including Stuwitts Sidney Lodge No. 911, Rebecca Degree, Valiant Lodge No. 98 K of P, Sidney Division No. 31 UR BK FP, Col. Conrad Garrison No. 33 ARMNU, G A R No. 12, Henry Morrow Camp No. 17, Sumner No. 6 W B C, Camp No. 1091 M W of A, Sidney Lodge No. 196 A O U W, Order R R Trackmen No. 88, Sidney Tent No. 29 K OT M, Providence Chapter C E S, and Degree of Honor No. 122. Details include meeting days (primaries and alternates), locations (K of P hall), and designated officers.
Burning Women Punished by Burning in Saxon to 18th Century England
The article traces historic punishments of women in England from Saxon times to 1790, noting burning for killing a husband and other crimes, with public and private whippings continuing into the 19th century. It references judge Jeffreys and cautions on sensationalized cruelty in past legal practices.
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England
Cleveland
Jeffreys
Indy
Dunn
Lincoln
Staunton
Grant
Sherma
George FE. Waring
New York
Mark Twain
India
South Africa
A . BP
Peter Newell
Andree
Mr. Strinberg
Adree
Tun Enmiiursines
Lander
Jackson
Far North
Muraon
North Pole
Picteras
McCulune
C. 22
Gibson
Howaca Fa Keungon Cov
Coll Linson
Wd, Stevens
Alfred Brenan Wink
Riington
Peoria
Chicago
J. Joseph
Kansas City
St. Louis
Yeca
Ghostly visitation on board shows sister's face
In 1876 a St Joseph commercial traveler recalls seeing his deceased sister during work hours. He describes her expression dress and a bright red scratch on her face. His mother reveals she accidentally scratched the corpse with a pin and hid it with powder.
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Miss G
St. Louis
F. G
St Joseph
Mr G
Andrew Lang
Advances in Gilding Methods Highlight Electrical Bath Use
The St Louis Globe Democrat reports gilding has shifted from hazardous mercury amalgams to electrical baths with quick readiness for the polisher. Gold leaf and powder gilding persist but demand long practice. amateurs cannot match skilled hands.
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St. Louis Globe- Democrat
Woman’s Cake Bet Sparks Secret Appetite
A wife notes her husband James devours cake with gusto while she worries about her own baking. He admits eagerness to please yet reveals a wager with Brown: to prove he is heavier by eating as much cake as possible that evening.
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James
Brown
Pearson’s Weekly
Sunday School Teacher Tracks Urchins Along Canal
A Strand Magazine anecdote describes a Sunday school teacher observing many children bathing on a Sunday. She asks where boys go to bathe and learns from a dark skinned Arab boy that they must go farther up the canal side, noting that girls are not allowed.
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Strand Magazine
English palmistry expert notes American clients in London
A London based English palmistry expert, highly regarded in the city, says Americans are among her best customers. She does not view Americana as more superstitious than others, attributing the appeal to American vanity.
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London
Forgiveness on a City Street
An evening street scene shows a rough boy and his gentle sister quarrel over a struck cheek. The sister pleads Let me forgive you dear and the moment passes. A whispered line from a divine heart heals the rift as they resume playing, marked by a kinder gaze.
The Old Office Devil and Prohibition in Print
A tale from Chicago printers and editors shows a crafty old devil pushing printing tricks and gasoline scams while a reformer editor recalls his mentor Jack Hillstown. Prohibition history with a drunken visit to the office ends as a cautionary note on past looseness. A second item recalls a peril aboard the ironclad Ironsides off Morris Island where a diver risks the tides to inspect a hull damage.
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Chicago
Jack Hill
Jack
Saimothin
Jack Hillstown
Chicago Times- Herald
Ironsides
Dahlgren
Morris Island
South Carolina
Captains recount March 2 locust cloud tales
Two American captains described March 2 encounters with locust clouds at sea. One reported a cloud the size of a man’s hand that settled on sails stripping all canvas. The other said a cloud of locusts passed the reel ship leaving every man wearing no 11 canvas trousers.
A Distant View From Quotations and Maritime Note
A collage of quoted observations on stagnation revolution change and governance contrasts with a maritime fact that New York to Newfoundland banks spans 96 knots. The passages reflect caution about extreme politics and leadership while noting a measured preference for comfort over torture.
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New York
Newfoundland Banks
Manners in Trade Across Oceans and Classes
A reflective critique contrasts English shopkeepers with American clerks, praising politeness yet noting social biases. The piece argues Western manners fade among mass and class, and that refined speech often earns disdain and labels like stiff or bored. It cites Edgar Fawcett on gentlemanly demeanor and social reactions.
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West
New York
America
Edgar Fawcett
Moore's Apology Letter From Thomas Moore 1816
Senator George F. Hoar shows an original 1816 letter by Thomas Moore to the Philadelphia Portfolio editor. Moore expresses regret for early attacks on Americans and says his views have changed toward liberty and a better order, noting a contrast between republican Europe and royalist tendencies. The letter ends with a call for freedom versus slavery.
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George F. Hoar
Thomas Moore
Philadelphia
America
Europe
New York Tribune
Two Hundred Guinea Fee Reduction Proposal
A history note recalls that metropolitan physicians and surgeons advocated lowering travel fees with rail expansion. After talks between Dr Paris and Sir Benjamin Brodie representing the colleges, a one third cut was proposed to equalize costs for long journeys, such as an 800 mile medical trip.
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Paris
Benjamin Brodie
College of Physicians
College of Surgeons
Sir Henry Halford
Cook’s Superstition Belief Spars in Boston Transcript
A brief glimpse from the Boston Transcript shows dialogue about a cook who dismisses common superstitions. The exchange notes she breaks one dish and immediately breaks two more, a sign she believes in practical rather than magical explanations.
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Base
Aia
Bostos Transcript
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the Telegraph Directory
U.S. Senate
Jno
U.S. Land Office
Joan M. Adams
Griffith
Legislature
Q. Feltz
L. Stebbins
North
DI Thicy
H.M. Grimes
North Platte
Officer
Weods
Weyerts
Harper
Bronson
Villiage ‘Trustees
Jed McIntosh
J. OB. Ware
H. T. Doran
Bassett J. Manteburg
H.E. Wapen
P. Sanders Ciurn ‘Treiulettes
Frank Welch Lodge
Leslie Neubauer
Sec
A.D. Stuwitts
Sidney Lodge
A. K. Greenlee
Richard Kreughr
Rebecca Degree
W. Neubauer
Seecy J. Neubauer
Nets
Valiant Lodge
K of P
H. E. Gapen
WK. R
Pp. Sanders
D. C
Sidney Division
Pierre Sanders
D. F. McKee
Col. Joseph
Conrad Garrison
Army and Navy Union of the
U. S
H. DeCastro
Thos. Weileman
E. V
FE. P. Osgood
C.P. Days
Adj
Henry A. Morrow
No. 17
Borgquist
A.J. Davison
E. V. Sumner
W. BR. C
Maneks
Aturdiy
A. J. Haskell
Miss Maggies
Herman Schroeder
W. M
F. G. Griffith
B. Geet Eery
Sanders
R. R
RR. Forrest
Sidney Tent No
Wm W. Chowins
H. J. Snyder
R. K
Providence
C. E
Masonic Hall
Chas. P. Davis
Ellen Davin
Sidney Lodge No
P. Ball
Second
Myrtle Streets
Carrie Peterson
H. Bresir Brennan
Poothers
Cents
The
Cents Journal
Fowler & Wells Co., Publishers
York
Secon
Johnny
Tale of
Tennyson
Washington
Moore
McClure’s Magazine
Chas. A. Danna
Rudyard Kipling
Anthony Hope
Rupert of
Hentzau
Zenda
Mr. Kippling
Rudyard Wipling
Robert Barr
William Aten White
Dan Machiren
Ortuve Thanet
Stephen Crane
McCopants
Anpine
Edison
Reenerea Edison
Ubor
Kela
Wiwan
Vin
Selene
Herbert Hi
Hamblin
Ian
Nansen
Beatre
Lana
Batson
S. S. McClure CO
East 25Th
the Telegraph
Colegiate
Institute
Harry N. Russell
Kearney
Neb
McCalls Magazine
Brightest
McCall Company
West 34Th Street
Fifth Avenue
Omaha Neb
Ami
Fairbank
Breware
Fairbanks, Morse & CO
Farnam St
Omaha
Ola Sealea
Saarsates
Eldredge
Belvidere
Breadway
Belvidere, Mis
Art Amateur
Rice Square
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