The Telegraph Directory U S Senate and State Officials
The directory lists U S Senate members Jno M Thurston and William V Allen and state officers including Governor Stas A Holcomb Lieut Governor James E Herds Secretary of State Wm F Porter Auditor Cowell Treasurer H H Mexerve Attorney General Smythe Superintendent Public Instruction WR Jackson Commissioner Public Lands and Ballybee John M Adams U S Land Office Griffith Kuewiver and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stas
Holcomb
James Ee
F. Porter
Cowell Treassurer
Laces
Smythe
Jackson
Public Lands
Ballybee Ie
Local Political Districts and Judges Listed
A terse record lists senatorial district SUTH FELTZ and REPRESENTATIVE district LYSETBINNS along with JUDICIAL DISTRICT H M GRIMES and judge North Platte. The note references locations in North Platte.
Local Officials and Officials Noted in Fragmentary Ledger
Fragmentary OCR lists names and titles such as treasurer sheriff clerk supt public instruction surveyor and attorney across districts. Readers encounter partial entries for individuals including Sidney, Colton, Bassett, Gaupen, and others with roles unclear due to damaged text.
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A Pease
Sidnes
Daniel McAeese
Sidnedy Ve Pols
Sherif
Ballo le Tudge
Neuluner
CP Chambers
Colton Surveyor
Botts
Willj
Tamp Clark Cooner
Bassett
Sidney E. Gaupen
Local School Board Minutes Record Committee and Staff Names
The fragment lists the school district leadership and staff: Griffith as director, T. Dawson as treasurer, J. Neubauer as director, July Baker as member, James J McIlvugh as member, and teachers Chas Doran, Minnie Chase, Miss Willisheld, Blanchard as Mixes, Miss McKee, Mrs. L F Shelton, Miss Wright, with notes on grammar, intermediate, primary, and kindergarten departments.
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A. Pohse
Griffith
Dawson
J. Neubauer
Julho Baker
James J Mclutoh
Chas. Doran
Minnie Chase
Wwileheld
Blanchard
McKee Res
L. F .Shelton
Wiight
Saith
Religious and fraternal service notices and meeting lists
Church service times for Methodist and Catholic services, Epworth League, and Thursday prayer meetings. Numerous fraternal and benevolent organization notices list meetings for Masons, O in G, K of P, G A R, A O H, U W, and other groups with dates, officers, and halls at various local locations.
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Methodist Episcopal Church
Asboro
Epworth League
Allen Kenworthy
Child Culture Department Aids Mothers and Teachers
The Child Culture Department assists mothers and teachers in studying each child's characteristics to guide proper development. It serves as a practical resource for nurturing Illinois children.
Sherman Was Kind In Savannah Helping a Sick Father
Georgia poet Frank L. Stanton recalls General Sherman visiting his family in Savannah during the siege. Sherman sent medicine and food, arranged medical care, and ensured comfort for Stanton and his ailing father, leaving a lasting impression of kindness amid war.
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Frank L. Stanton
General Sherman
Stanton
Savannah
Georgia
Sherman
Seach
Washington
Carolinas
Chicago Times-Herald
Amusing Compliments and Ethnologists Note
A Westminster Gazette snippet recalls humble jests about clergy with lines like hearsay praise for a rector and a bishop stating he is not a gentleman. It also cites ethnologists recounting a Chinook woman found by Father Huk wandering in interior Asia last century.
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America
Father Huk
Asia
Emperor Wilhelm's Defeat by a Girl Recalls Childhood Incident
A New York Tribune note recounts a young Kaiser Wilhelm being bested by a French girl named Helena von D. during a Cassel playtime. She defended another child from a pine cone assault by Wilhelm, who later tongued her from behind a tutor as they watched from the gate. The scene, recounted in later London talk, ended without a meeting.
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Kaiser
Prince Wilhelm
Prince Heinrich
Cassel
Sedan
Helena von D
Sreuwal
Faust
Wilhelm
Helena
London
New York Tribune
Cleveland School's Hiawatha Lesson Provokes Criticism
A Cleveland public school teacher used Longfellow's Hiawatha in a first grade class. When children struggled with a phrase, she drew pictures of a wigwam and Hiawatha. A girl misread the line as muddy turtle and the class echoed the error, prompting the teacher to rethink her approach.
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Cleveland
Longfellow
Hiawatha
Ays the
Plain Dealer
Stylish Evening Bodice Fashion Guide
A New York fashion authority praises a full blouse shape in chiffon over silk lining for evening wear. The edge features a square or rounded top, tulle ruche, fur band, lace or beaded revers, and short full puff sleeves. Flower trims, pink roves, maidenhair fern, and lilac sprays decorate satin ribbons as the season’s emphasis.
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New York
Perspective Faults Noted in Chicago Gallery Display
A Chicago Tribune critique observes a faulty perspective in a local art gallery exhibit. The reviewer remarks the perspective seems off and the frame quality is poor, noting a frame priced six dollars per dozen as an example of subpar presentation.
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Chicago Tribune
A Bad Bargain in Cleveland Dealer Ad
The Cleveland Dealer notes a buyer fooled on a plate sale. The buyer admits it broke after multiple drops, marking a weeklong wait for a fix or replacement.
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Jane
Cleveland
Strange tale of Irene and the San Francisco card game
In 1867 a grisly incident unfolds at an old house near a graveyard in San Francisco. Irene, a strikingly pretty French girl, becomes entangled with Louis Le Marronais and Kentuckian Tom Monroe in a high stakes gamble that ends with Monroe dead, the old man vanished, and Irene's fate unclear. The tale highlights old time California gambling lore.
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San Francisco
Presentation Convent
Dogo
Alsace
Smail
California
Trevo
France
Wous Officier
Buseau
Louis le Marronais
Charles the Bold
Brittany
Irene
Lescant
el Dorrido
Ircus
Monroe
Louis
Hussar
One More Idiot Tobacconist Scheme
A Boston Transcript excerpt shows a tobacconist boasting a money making ploy by selling the cheapest cigar to every customer. A customer feigns ignorance and praises the con, calling patrons idiots for falling for it. The exchange ends with the shopkeeper whispering a “confidential” tip to the man.
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Boston ‘Transcript
Edmund Burke A Portrait of a Multitalented Statesman
J. O'Connor Power in North American Review lauds Edmund Burke as a versatile statesman capable of any cabinet post. The piece praises his practical wisdom, broad knowledge, moral energy, and deep commitment to liberty. It highlights Burke on Foxs East India bill conciliation with America and economical reform as emblematic of his prowess.
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Burke
Fox
America
J. O’connor Power
North American Review
Smoking and breeding canaries in a cobbler shop tale
A New York Sun piece recounts a cobbler who claims tobacco smoke improves canaries. He explains birds in a busy shop gain color and vitality from strong pipe and cigar smoke, noting past success with two workers and an apprentice, now working alone with birds.
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Canaries
New York Sun
The Battle of White Plains in Naval and Army Tales
A critic dismantles the Navy and Army Illustrated account of the 1776 White Plains actions. The piece argues the British version overstates the Slashers role and that Washington’s effective defense and retreat were misrepresented.
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Battle of
White Plains
Braggy
White Philus
Washington
Bronx
Connecticut
McDougal
Chatterton Hill
Navy
Ilowe
Dobbs Ferry
Hudson
New Jersey
Army
New York
Swiss Pay Demand Moves King To Speed Arrears
Pierre Stuppa the Swiss envoy pressed for long overdue pay for Swiss officers in French service. King Louis XIV, prompted by War Minister Louvois and the envoy, ordered full payment without delay after firm exchanges about money and blood.
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Pierre Stuppa
Swisa
M. de Lonvois
Louis XIV
Paris
Basel
Stuppa
France
M. de Louvois
Fragmented dialogue and aphorisms from London Tit Bits
A garbled collage of quotes and jokes including Mrs Nubbons about a beard shaved from a baby and a remark on Chinese telegraphing. The passage also contains fragmented religious musings and a stray greeting about grace in burdens, with odd misspellings and punctuation.
Shadowing a Footballer Exposes Amateur Rules Breach
A rival college hires a spy to probe a star running back and drop kicker known as D- for suspected paid play. The farmer confirms the player is kicking for cash at college, signaling a potential amateur status violation and possible debarment from competition.
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Waal
Tyes
Harper’s
Bagar
Faroean Travel and the Diminishing European Allure
The piece argues that sending children abroad early robs Europe of its wonder for them. It notes Americans return home unmoved, as faster steamers erase some glamour. The author laments that newer travel speeds lessen the lifetime awe once felt by parents on their own tours.
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Europe
Long Eared and Freshman Kiss Incident Recounted
Miss Sharpleigh chides a young man for stealing a kiss and jokes about boxed ears while reflecting on human figures and a remark on New England manufacturing compared to Europe. The passage blends social quips with odd scientific notes about limbs and feet.
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RY Viarper
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Piutesburg
Gapeo
Paunders
Catholic Church
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Spircopal
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Frank Welch Lodge
Leslie Neubauer
Sec'y. A
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O. F
A. EK. Greenlee
Sec'y
N.G
Rebecca Dgree
Yy. Neubauer
A. Grunneman N.G
Valiant Lodge
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H. E. Gapen
Pp. Sanders
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Kidney Division
Pierre Sanders
D. F. McKee
Joseph S. Conrad Garrison
Hugesalar Army and ‘Navy Union of the U
Osgood
O.P. Davs, Adj
Henry A. Morrow
V.r. Borgquist
A.J. Davison
V. Sumner
W. BR. C
A.J. Tinskell
Maggie Sny' Hehhey
M. W
A. Migets
Jas. McMullan
Allen Kenworthy V.C
Sidney Lodge
Herman Schroeder
W.M
F.G. Griffith
Recorder
A.O.H
B.S. P. Sanders
Prest
R. R. Trackmien No
R. Forrest
Sidney
Wm. W. Chowins
Snyder
R K
Providence
O. E
Masonic Hall
P. Davis
Ellen Davis
Sidney Lodge No
P. Hall
Second
Myrtle Streets
Crrrle Peterson
H. Bessie Brennan
Phrenological
Fowler & Wells Co., Publishers
East 21St St
Sadowa
Chicago
Ecarte
Edmund Burke
New England
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