The Telegraph Directory National and State Officials
National body U S Senate Jno Thurston William V Allen Madison Congressional-Eighth District L Greene Kenney State officers Governor Slag Holcomb Lieutenant Governor James E Tnl Secretary of State F Porter Auditor John F Cowell Treasurer J B Mestorve Attorney-General C J Smythe Superintendent Public Instruction W R Jackson Commissioner Public Lands and Buildings U S Land Office Geo W Helst Register Bod Harrds
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U.S Senate
Jno
M. Thurston
Weeee Ee Crohn
William V.allen
Wees
Madison
L. Greene
Soneee
Kenney
Slag A
Holcomb
James E Tn
County Officers Listing from Sidney Area
A fragmented roster lists county officers and officials in Sidney including treasurer Frank H. King sheriff clerk U Bullock surveyor J Neubauer superintendent of poor O Lyon coroner H Wilfs Clark, attorney E Gupen, public figures Wy Woods Rowan Harper and others in sparse entries.
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A. Pease
Sidney
Joes
Frank H. King
Bullock
Lodge
J Neubauer
Lyon
Kobt
H. Wilfs
Uamp
Clark
Bassett
Village Board and Church Notices and Societies
A crowded town record lists village trustees and school staff including Jed McTatoshi, J. E. Hurt, H. T. Doran, J. Pantenburg, E. Gupen, PB, Banders, James J. McIntosh, A. Griffith, T. B. Dawson, J. Newbauer, Tom Baker, and Mie Basees. It also notes Methodist Episcopal and Catholic services, and a long survey of fraternal and patriotic lodges with officers and meeting times, plus various church announcements and community groups.
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Jed. McTatoshi
J. E. Hurt
Eyder Slember
H. T. Doran
Wb, Bassett
Ccceeerree
J. Pantenburg
E. Gupen
Clerk Pb, Banders
BARD
Achles
James J. McIntosh
A. Griffith
T. B. Dawson
J. Newbauer
Tohn Baker
Child Culture Department guides mothers in child study
The Child Culture Department assists mothers and readers to study the characteristics of each child as a guide to proper development.
Nostalgia Baffling City Doctor Ends With Sugar Pellets
A country girl visits the city, loses appetite and spirits. A physician prescribes five sugar pellets and orders a return to country air. She improves quickly, then reveals the pellets were inert while the city doctor called her ailment nostalgia. The lesson: homesickness can be mistaken for disease.
Lost Opportunity in Emigration Society Treasur
The Atlanta Constitution reports a scene where Uncle William laments a treasurer’s theft of four hundred dollars from the emigration society. The elder, distressed by the loss, recalls handling every dollar and requests a brutal punishment for the culprit. The snippet captures early 20th century dialogue and local color.
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Wiliam
the Emigration Society
R Johnson
Uncle William
Atlanta Constitution
Parody Snub Prompts Hidden Targeted Jest
Barry Fain recalls sending parodies to James Payn for Cornhill. Payn accepted them but a personal friend X. disliked the sincerest flattery. Payn proposed swapping X. for the school to mislead X. while signaling Y. would recognize the joke.
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Barry Fain
James Payn
Cornhill
Payn
Y. Payn
Pain
Haunted caboose 1908 haunts rail lines and fields
The Paris Kentucky Reporter recounts rumors about a caboose named 1908 on the L and N lines that supposedly shakes, hops, and even jumps a grade into a field while on a siding with brakes set. Informants claim the phantom car is haunted and prone to sudden movements and hysteria.
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Richmond
Paris
Dr Mary Walker and ex-queen clash in quiet salon
In a Washington Post depiction, Dr Mary Walker sits beside the ex-queen of Hawaii, surrounded by her court. Walker appears in a masculine Prince Albert style coat with trousers, yet the article notes feminine restraint and seated posture.
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Mary Walker
Womas
Hawaii
Prince Albert
Washington Post
Siamese Crown Gift Sparks Marital Promise
A Siamese royal anecdote from the Siam Observer recounts awarding a grand cross of the Siamese crown to an Italian painter. The king reportedly joked that the cross would grant him the right to marry twelve wives, a distinction he rarely confers, and hoped the recipient would “make good use” of it.
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Siam
Rose and bells sing in a lyrical verse note
A fragment from Ernest Jarrald quoted in Yellow Book extols a beloved woman’s beauty and charm. The imagery blends roses, lilies, nightingales, and music with Persian, Moscow, and musical metaphors to celebrate joy and love.
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Thun
Moscow
Ernest Jarrald
Yellow Book
Old Mesa Life and Pueblo Pottery Traditions
A cultural sketch noting Pueblo women as household owners and central workers, detailing potting craft, weaving, and pottery making with examples from old and new designs. It contrasts female domestic power with male status and cites Fernand Lungren on ancient Southwest pottery. The piece also surveys Alva’s Dutch siege and Spanish cruelty before the Dutch War of Independence, referencing self culture.
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Southwest
Fowlkes
Smithsonian Institution
Fernand Lungren
Elizabeth
England
Spain
Netherlands
Brill
Flushing
Orange
Alva
Don Frederic
Philip
Naarden
French Ghost Hunters Split Over Occult Fads
Ghost hunting society members in Britain note the French Society of Psychic Sciences has fractured. A faction pursued talismans love potions and fortune telling, while others left to form a new society. Despite sect splits, interest in mystic quackery remains widespread according to the London World.
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la Societe Des Sciences Psychiques
London
Thrones of Spain Described by International Magazine
The throneroom of Spain is a grand crimson and gold apartment featuring colossal mirrors and a rock crystal chandelier, praised as the finest of its kind. Under a gorgeous canopy stand two gilded chairs, with crimson brocade upholstery, used by the boy king and queen regent during ceremonies. The daughters may stand beside their mother for court audiences.
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Spain
International Magazine
Appalling Prospect Everett Wrest
The Indianapolis Journal notes grim debate over overwork among Americans. Critics warn routine strain and long hours threaten the nation’s health and future as workers grow increasingly exhausted and stressed.
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Everett Wrest
Dawson
Indianapolis Journal
Norse belief assigns cock to crow over drowned body
In parts of Norway a drowned person is honored by placing a cock in a small boat that is rowed around the site. The belief holds the rooster will crow to indicate when the boat passes over the corpse, a ritual tied to local folklore.
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Norway
Not Recognizing Buttermilk At A Cheese Factory
A northern New York mill visit yields a comic miscue as a trade correspondent mistakes a creamery for a drink stop. He drinks a glass of buttermilk described as thin and sour, then mutters that the dairy product here is the worst he has tasted, prompting amusement.
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New York State
Smith
Piper Mill
Two Steps at a Time on Park Place Elevators
New York Sun reports on uptown elevated railroad stairs at Park Place and Church Street, where rubber mats wear faster on every other step due to rubber being reinforced with iron rings. Managers observed rush behavior as riders hurry two steps at a time to catch trains and, after investigation, introduced steel reinforced rubber that lasts longer than standard mats.
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Uptown
Park Place
Church Street
Fransiol
New
York Sun
Substantial Bhutia Subsidy Ceremony in Assam
The New York World notes British agents in the far east use annual subsidies to subject tribes. In Assam the Bhutias receive 5,000 rupees in silver, 10 pieces of broadcloth and 48 bottles of rum laid on the ground under trees before a brief formal ceremony.
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Far East
New York World
Mark Twain Fought Two Weeks as Confederate Soldier
The piece notes Mark Twain served two weeks in the Civil War with Jeff Thompson’s Missouri Confederate command. Twain’s own letter recalls their unit never clinching notable victories and constantly moving, never keeping the enemy still for a decisive fight.
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Mark Twain
Jeff Thompson
Missouri
Refusal by a Forester Sister to Two Prime Ministers
The sister of the late Earl of Bradford's wife, Miss Forester, was famed as the only woman to refuse marriage offers from two prime ministers, including Lord Palmerston. She later married the Earl of Chesterfield and as his widow refused Lord Beaconsfield. A Sweden barber shop offers face washing bowls that spray water on touch of a button, while Buffalo school attendance doubled in ten years without population growth.
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Earl of Bradford
Sweden
An Honest Heart in a Busy Railroad Depot
An old farmer at a railroad station lightens a tense scene by sharing peppermint candy with two children, entertaining a mother and her baby, and offering friendly help. A passing observer notes that a bright, honest heart brings a rare warmth to the ordinary depot, ending with a quiet moment as the train departs.
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Dexus
Marm
Ime
Waal
Boston
Saving Grace of a Hobby in The Woman's Home Companion
Carrie Be Garrett argues that hobbies offer women freedom and purpose beyond daily tasks and frivolities. She contrasts women’s needs with men’s pursuing purposeful work, noting hobbies can concentrate energy, provide meaning, and yield personal fulfillment beyond appearance and social life.
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Carrie BE
Garrett
Vagut
Cuban Brics in Vogue Curiosities From Cuba Reappear
Curiosities and bric a brac from Cuba gain vogue as 40 to 50 year old fashions. Crystal clusters from lime stone caverns blaze with fire when faceted patterns catch light. Fine fern leaf coral from near Cuban keys offers delicate, cobweb like beauty per the New York Mail and Express.
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Keys
Margherita Arlina Hamm
New York Mail and Express
How He Was Floored by a Chafing Dish Joke
A New York World quip notes Holland’s illness blamed on a chafing dish bought for his wife. The punchline says she hit him on the head with the dish, not illness from food. The exchange mixes humor about domestic gifts and a mock cause of illness.
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Holland
New York World
Elephants face heavy losses amid ivory trade estimates
The article notes that Africa loses at least 65,000 elephants annually to poaching, producing a large ivory supply with an estimated selling value of 4.26 million dollars. It highlights the scale and economic impact of the trade, underscoring urgent conservation concerns.
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Africa
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