Telegraph Directory entry for legislative districts
The page lists numerous offices and officials including SENATU Jno M Thurston U Y and Omalhn Williams Ve-Allen, CONGRESSIONAL-SIXTN DISTRICT U Grouene, U.S. LAND OFFICE John W Adams, REGISTR A Griffith, UT SENATORIAL DISTRICTS F Q Feltz, REPRESENTSTLY DISTRICT L Stebbins, JUDICIAR DISTRICT H M Grimes Judge in North Platte and North Platte area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Senatu
Jno
M. Thurston
Omalhn
Wiliam Ve-Allen
Wee
Madison
U. Grouene
Keaney
F. Q. Feltz
L. Stebbins
North Platts
H. M- Grimes
Nee
North Katte
Treasurer and Officials Named in Public Notice
Fragmentary OCR lists titled positions and names including treasurer and clerk with references to public institutions and a GOP committee. It references surveyor and authorities while mentioning a Neutwauer and a Clark Gooner in unclear context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cee Eves A. Pease
Sidnes Sheen
Sidsies
Gate “Ow
Hullo
Neutwauer
Sidnes Save ‘Public Inst
GOP Chanters
Colter Surveyor
Clark Gooner
Bassettaidnes Autorpey
Methodit Episcopal Church and Local Fraternal Lodges Notices
Church services listed for Methodit Episcopal Church Catholic Church and Epworth League with times and pastors. Numerous fraternal groups including Frank Welvs Lodge No.75 A F & A M and various orders meet monthly or biweekly. officers named and meeting days noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodit Episcopal Church
Frank Welvs Lodge
A. F &Aam
Leslie Neubauer
Sec'y
D. Stuwitts
Little Sister in a Poem by Harry Romaine
The piece portrays a narrator describing his sister with sly and keen eye and a dreamy gaze that unsettles him as he wonders if she approves of his affection for a Darling Though she shows airs and watches his moves the poem hints at complex feelings and a looming death motif in Lawes Rome Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Romaine
Lawes
Rome Journal
Home Claims and Struggles in Goethe Inspired Row
A married couple argues over home life and loyalty in a domestic dispute sparked by Goethe quotes. The wife defends her effort to keep peace, while the husband wanders, prompting the wife to lament the mismatch between ideal home life and reality.
Shaving Jesse James in Kentucky
An old gray haired traveler recalls shaving Jesse James in a Red River country store in late December while a posse hunted him for a bank robbery in Russellville. The outlaw rode off after the shave, and the next day rumors spread that he was spotted nearby, marking his last Kentucky shave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessa James
Kentucky
Jesse
Red River
Wade & Butcher
Pouse
Russellville
James
Jesse James
Louisville Post
Duty and Distant Dreams Across Time
A reflective quote on choosing present duty over distant plans and the difficulty of action. The text then notes Elizabethan fashion with excessively long shoes adorned with bells and a Russian drink distilled from watermelon juice.
Virginia Laws of Old Time Stand Against Social Excess
The article cites Virginia assembly enactments showing strict penalties for drinkers and dress vanity. It notes public rebukes for offendersons, irons for repeat offenses, fines, and governor discretion. It mentions ministers policing speech about marriage, pillory for political criticism, and tobacco tax toward ministers’ salaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Virginia Assembly
John Fiske
Old Virginia
Ebnarch
Spilt Lunch On Train Sets Scene At Small Station
A stylish young woman boards a morning train and clashes with a good looking man as her Boston bag spill reveals a working girl's lunch and a coffee spill on his new coat. Passengers react with laughter while she apologizes and cleans the seat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Brockton Enterprise
Georgia man plans costly funeral with life policy
A Georgia man insured his life for 3000 dollars and told his wife Maria to allocate 1000 for funeral expenses. He planned to hire funeral attendants at his funeral if no one attended, but returned defeated and offered his wife the whole 2000 dollars to take care of the arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Maria
Gratis
Atlanta Constitution
Hawkins nails New Chicago News in sale sign gag
Miles jokes that Hawkins missed his calling as a campaign manager as he keeps putting up a sale sign on his store front while Giles notes he is constantly nailing New Chicago News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles
Hawkins
Giles
New Chicago News
Stampede Gully Memoir of a 1876 Texas cattle run
An eye witness recites a dramatic 1876 cattle stampede near McCregor Texas. Fifteen thousand cattle and twenty five cowboys fought to control a panic sparked by an intoxicated Mexican rider. About 2700 head disappeared and 2700 horse hides were later recovered as the herd halted in a improvised defense. The event left a lasting name Stampede Gully in local memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.B. Crantill
Waco
Tex
McCregor
Jax. Crantill
Independent
Howe
Vilsun
Wilson
Alwest
Waterloo
Keats Life and Associations Highlight Hampstead Legacy
John Keats born 1795 in Moorsfield London enters early poetry. joins Leigh Hunt circle with Shelley and Haydon. He travels to Isle of Wight, completes Endymion, grows ill, dies in Rome 1821 at 25 after brief poetic life with lasting fame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keats
Hampstead
Highgate
Leigh Hunt
Shelley
Coleridge
Charles Limb
John Keats
Moorsfield
London
Edmonton
Spenser
Goodwin
Haydon
Hunt
Wordsworth
Isle of Wight
Eudymion
Bhowas
Italy
Rome
Linen making and marriage cloths in Holland women workers
The Philadelphia Press describes Holland as a major linen center where women dominate many stages from liming to spinning while men lead damask work. It notes that marriage portions in the Netherlands begin in girlhood with sewing, spinning, and cutting, and detail a typical wedding outfit and storage of linen for future needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
America
Holland
Europe
Holand
Netherlands
Philadelphia Press
A Portrait of Mrs. Washington and Nellie Custis
Mrs James Gibson recalls a homelike scene in Philadelphia with Mrs Washington and her granddaughter Nellie Custis. Nellie often joined grandmamma in her room for prayers and scripture reading, followed by Mrs Washington's nightly routine and a blessing before sleep.
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Grandmamma
Mrs. Washington
Nellie
Cradle Rocked Centuries Through Indiana Lineage
The Chicago Inter Ocean notes Mor decai Hardesty the first white Indianapolis-born child rocked in a cradle owned by Mrs. Brandt wife of Rev J L Brandt pastor of the Christian tabernacle Valparaiso Ind. The 106 year old cradle, hewed from log, traveled from Virginia to Indiana early and has rocked 400 Indiana sons, still in use in the Brandt home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Mordecai Hardesty
Indianapolis
Brandt
Misunderstanding at City Cafe Sparks Tense Exchange
A cafe keeper recalls a near violent outburst after a patron mislabels the high class eatery as a beanery. The conversation turns to humor and cultural references, including remarks about Boston origin and a remark about Rome and Damascus. The piece touches on immigrant demographics, noting Irish share in the U S dropping from over 40 percent in 1850 to about 20 percent.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
United States
Pronunciation Matters Stir Family Debate Inside Government Office
A government official in the Lig state battles with his son over how to pronounce New Orleans and other words. The father gathers clues to impress colleagues while the 18 year old son disputes the method, sparking a humorous lunchtime clash at a small supper.
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Lig State
War and Navy
Collector of Book Plates Showcases Rich 18th Century Art
Mr. Monard Sill, head draftsman for a city architectural firm, owns a 2500 piece collection of book plates. It spans American, English, French and Spanish works from Jacobean to Chippendale to Wreath and Ribbon styles and includes engravers Dorkins, Johnson, the Mavericks, Nathaniel Hurd, and a Paul Revere plate. The collection features colonial plates of Byrd of Westover, Bushrod Washington, John Randolph, Samuel Chase and others, with modern works by Hopson and Spenceley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monard Sill
Sill
Dorkins
Johnson
Mavericks
Father and Son
Nathaniel Hurd
New England
New York
Paul Revere
William Byrd
Westover
Bushrod Washington
John Randolph
Wiliam Smith
William and Mary College
Charles Carroll
Thomas Heyward
Samuel Chase
French
Hopson
Spenceley
Baltimore
Thoughts spread without aid of looks or language
A compact quotation notes that thoughts travel via a medium, seedlike, and take root in receptive minds. It asserts ideas flourish when minds accept them, producing crops of similar thinking, especially in major matters, as Jean Ingelow reflects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mall
Jean Ingelow
Unclear Odds Raised in Odd Money Talk
Dialogue shows Jarley questioning unlucky numbers and Butler noting preference for $18 over $12. Jarley mentions amounts like 7312 and 3181 with differing spending intentions, reflecting quirky arithmetic in casual chatter.
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Jarley
Butler
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Argese
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Wmn
Porter
Jobe F.uoneil
A. B. Reserve
Gc. J. Smythe
An . W. RR
Jackson
Woitt
Weyert
Harper, Branso
Maa Villiage Trustees
Syfyne
Eotttt
Melute
Wena
Blart
J. Puutebury
E. Gapen
P. Sauders Roe
Trensuaas
A. Pease
P. A. Griffith
T. B. Dawson
Neubaver
Mernhut Tutch Baker
Cyas
Dorin
Rary
Enon Principa Minute Chase
Whitefesd
Granuar
Episcopal Church
Sidney Lodge
A. K. Greenlee
J. Neubauer
N.G
Rebecca UW Ree
Neubauer Secy
A. Grannemin N. Ge
Valiant Lodge
K. of T
H. E. Gapen
Plunders
C.t
Sidney Diviston
Pierre Sanders
D. F. McKee
Col. Joseph
Conrad Garrison
Regular
Army and Navy Union of the U.S
F. HS DeCastro
Thos. Welleman
G.arb
E. P. Osgood
C.P. Davs
Adj
Henry A. Morrow
Er Borgquist
A.J. Davison
M. W
Jas, McMullan
Allen Kenworthy V
Derman Schroeder
W. Month
Gs. G. Griffith
Zune
Meni
Randers
Prest
R. Forrest
Sidney
K.O.T. M
W- Chowins
A. J. Snyder
R. K
Providence
O. EB. S
Masonic Hell
Chas. J. Davis
Ellen Davis
Q. Eday
P. Hall
Myrtle Asees
Carre Peterson
H. Brasre Buennay
Phrenological Journal
Fowler & Wells Co., Publishers
East 21St St
New, York
Nagegley
Naggley
Goethe
Joe Neuegley
Mr. Goethe
Lora
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
J. F. W. Ware
Russia
Old
Virginia
Texas
Damascus
Syria
Wan
Damascue
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