National body and state officers listed in Telegraph Directory
The Telegraph Directory presents a National body with the U S Senate and names Jno M Thurstan Ont, William V Alten Madison, and Congressional Sixim District W L Greene among others. State officers include Governor A Loborn, Lieutenant Governor James Esilaris, Secretary of State FP Porter, Auditor F Cunel, Treasurer B Mes Orve, Attorney-General G J Smythe, Supt Public Instruction WR Jackson, and Commissioner Public Lands Geo Wo Heist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S Senate
Jno
M. Thurstan
William V. Alten
Madison
Sixim
W.L. Greene
A Kenney
S.ee
A. Lobornt
James Esilaris
Porter
F.cunel
Local School Board Names and Officials in Sidney
The Sidney education board lists officials including Clerk Frank Ny Klog, Treasurer Seale, and Coroner Robt. H. Ways Vamp Clark, plus district officers for the 1st and 4th districts. The school board names manager roles, treasurer T. B. Dawson, and director J. Neubauer. Teachers are identified by surname and role with Principal Minute Chase and staff in grammar, intermediate, and primary departments.
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al Fea
Ense
Sidney
Frank Ny Klog
Bullak
Lodge
Weed Neubauer
Lyon
H. Ways
Clark
Denas
W. F. Bassett
Sidney Treacurer
Seale
Mies Justian
Community Church Notices and Fraternal Meeting Post
A dense listing of church services and Sunday schedules for Methodist Catholic and Episcopal congregations, plus fraternal lodge meetings including Royal Neighbors K P O F A M and other orders with dates and officers. Names include Rev R Soone and D P Hennington and many local lodge leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Episcopal Church
C.J. Usburh
Epworth League
Rev
R. Soone
Dangerous Smells and Odors in Gases and Drugs
A historical note on dangerous smells arising from gases like prussic acid and hydrogen selenide. It discusses selenium and tellurium odors, olfactory nerve effects, and odd anecdotes from medical literature, including a physician's patient sidelined by tellurium and rose oil causing rose cold.
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Berzelius
Portrait of John Milton as described in Aubrey’s Brief Lives
The excerpt recounts John Milton as a tall fair man with auburn hair and a fair countenance praised for a tunable voice and governance. It notes his healthy constitution, rare drinking, cheerful mood, memory aided by methodical thinking, and a biting satirical wit evident in his pronunciation of the letter R, reflecting Aubrey’s portrait from Brief Lives.
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John Milton
Jill
Aubrey
Wales Rabbits And Dutch Dancers In Kentucky Tales
A Kentucky legislator from the south recalls a Welsh rabbit lunch at the Capitol hotel where fried cheese and light bread fooled him. He notes a Tuesday night German ball attracted mountain members, joking about stairs and Dutch dancing during the gathering reported by the Owenton News.
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Kentucky
Capitol Hotel
Prince of Good Fellows
Tutt Burman
Tutt
Owenton
Glorious Sight Amid Printing Blunder in Dean Stanley Text
A proofreading error in a Dean Stanley work misprints a vivid Jerusalem journey. The author’s ascent and sunset are described in glowing prose until the compositor’s note yields the garbled line about “the glorious sight of Jones.”
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Dean Stanley
Dean
Jerusalem
Holy City
Jones
Nebraska editor praises schoolmaam for quick icebreak aid
An editor from Crookston Times recalls a Nebraska school scene where the schoolma am drew an iceberg on the blackboard to explain a danger. The cold caused by the chalk and air change nearly froze the thermometer and prompted a student fire escape, yet the act saved the school.
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Nebraska
Crookston
Harbison Toevokes Heat in Narrow Apartment
Gerald Harbison pants as the stifling air of his small flat presses in. He throws open the window and stands with his chest out, a scene underscoring the pursuit closing in on him in Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Harbison
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Yesteryear Quips and Quirks from Punch Cartoons
A mix of humorous dialogue and a historical jab about medical views on yeast in France. The note then asserts an old claim that Liberia and Haiti are the only two nations where white men lack civil rights or property rights.
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Liberia
Haiti
The Tale of Lenny the Deck Panda in Bombay
A juvenile Indian prince brought to England as a deck passenger by a Bombay steamer befriends a ship baker. Lenny the panda roams the ship, curbs tangled ropes, and later exacts a daily tribute of cakes after a playful clash with the baker. The bosun resides as referee as the crew endure and finally accept their unusual mascot.
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England
Bombay
Lenny
Jack
Life in Canton and its Customs in the European View
Europeans mix with a distant Canton settlement while natives hold firm to centuries of custom. The article tours crowded streets with narrow lanes and ornate signboards, pawn shops with high interest and security walls, jade markets, exotic foods, and a traditional medicine trade, noting racial attitudes and colonial observers.
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Canton
Turkestan
London
Etymology of Hurrah Explored by Egyptian Roots
The London Chronicle reports W. J. Spratley argues the cry Hurrah stems from ancient Egyptian HooRa meaning The king The king The king and Ra meaning God and man. He links Spratley name Sa-pa-Ra-ta-y to Son of heaven king of the two hemispheres and Emperor of the World. The piece also notes the refrain Ta-ra-ra boom-de-ay may trace to Egypt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Spratley
Institute
Mr. Spratley
Sapa
Lottie Collins
Jourdain
London Chronicle
Speaker Reed Autograph Habits Show Careful Signatures
The Kennebec Journal notes Reed signs hastily for casual requests as T B Reed but writes Thomas B Reed on enrolled bills. Clerk Hinds delivers parchments, Reed inscribes each slowly and neatly, uses a bottle ink from a silver tray, then signs and blots before the documents move to the senate and state department archives.
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Speaker Reed
Kennebec
T. B. Reed
Hager
Iowa
Hinds
Thomas B. Reed
Henry Clay
House of Representatives
Senate
State Department
May I have the pleasure of your company this evening
Dialogue excerpt from New York Weekly features Mr Canner of Chicago and Miss Tremello of Boston in a flirtatious exchange about music and a planned evening at the minstrel show. Tremello declares music her passion and hints at cultivated tastes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Canner
Chicago
Miss Tremello
Boston
Canner
New York Weekly
Reduced Rates to Grand Encampment Lines Announced
The Union Pacific will set one fare for travel to Rawlin s Wyoming from Kansas Nebraska Colorado and Utah. Tickets sold on the first and third Tuesday in May June July August September October and November. Travel allowed except Sundays between Rawlins and Grand Encampment. For details contact BE. W. Breisch, Agent.
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Coin Pacific
Kansas
Nebraska
Colorado
Utah
Stave
Rawlins
Grand Encampment
Wi. Breisch
Reduced Rates to Nashville for Convention Travel
The International Christian Endeavor Convention will be held in Nashville and the Union Pacific offers a one fare round trip plus 2 from Kansas Nebraska Colorado Wyoming and Utah. Tickets on sale with limits vary by point and details available via E R Breisch Agent.
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International Christian Endeavor
Nashville
Union Pacific
Kansas
Nebraska
Colorado
Wyoming
Utah
E.R. Breisch
Apent
Overland Route Travel to Pacific Coast Points
The Overland Route via the Union Pacific runs daily using Pullman Palace Sleepers Dining Cars and Tourist Cars. It serves first and second class passengers to Colorado Wyoming Utah Idaho Montana and the Pacific Coast with bar rates and full information available from Agent Breisen.
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Missouri River
California
Puogret Sound
Union Pacific
Colorado
Wyoming
Utah
Idaebo
Montana
Pacific Coast
Breisen
Composition Metal Sheathing Replaces Copper On Ships
The article explains that ships like yachts and merchant vessels are increasingly sheathed with a composition metal resembling brass rather than copper. Sheets measure about 1 foot 4 inches by 6 and cost roughly $4,000 for an 1,800 ton ship, with rapid, neat work by 75 workers finishing in two days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Suan
Beggars and the Costly Privilege of Travel
In a droll excerpt from Ponkapog to Pest T B Aldrich notes Italian beggars press travelers with veiled claims of service as a “credit” for their aid. He recalls an Naples beggar who extorted money by presenting his son-in-law as a desirable pensioner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
T. B. Aldrich
Ponkapog
Pest
Aldrich
Naples
Castell Dell’s Oro
America
Signor
Ireland
Dublin
Cork
Queenstown
Curran Retort Exposes Judge’s Brutal Retort Lines
Lord Brougham hails Curran as master of repartee in a clash with Judge John Philpot Curran. The judge, aiming to disbar him, was met with Curran’s quips about law books and authors. The exchange ends with the judge failing to disbar Curran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Robinson
John Philpot Curran
Lord Brougham
Robinson
Curran
Out Women Urges Health Advice and Pe ru na Aid
A vintage ad-like text discusses women’s toil and neglect, promotes a health book from the Pe r u n a Medicine Co, and features testimonials claiming cures and weight gain from Pe r u n a and Man a lin for female weakness and pelvic catarrh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pe-ru-na Medicine Co
Columbus
Lizzie Peters
Mascoutah, Ill
Eliza Vike
Iron Street
Akron
Advertising in Leipzig Shows Distinct German Methods
The article notes Leipzig advertising differs from American methods. Ceiling ads in streetcars, stage signs in theaters, and extensive window displays dominate. Prominent are 4 by 12 foot cylindrical iron columns bearing small color placards with product names and uses, plus opera and theater listings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leipsic
Ita Merita
New York
Presa
Her Face on the Plates Fashion Plates Endorse Astor Patronage
A new industry backed by Mrs. John Jacob Astor showcases Mrs. Astor's likeness painted on six Series plates. The plates depict her in evening dress tailor gown reception gown skating furs a summer muslin and a bridal gown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Jacob Astor
New York
Measuring barleycorns for an inch in old standards
The passage notes an old standard where three dried barleycorns equal one inch. It describes the method of laying three barleycorns end to end to define the inch under the established measures.
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Leipzig
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