National Directory Entry Highlights Political Figures
The Telegraph Directory lists national names including Jno M Thurston and William VY along with congressional and senate references. Madison and other named figures appear in a compressed political directory layout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Senalt Jno
M. Thurston
Annithar
William VY. Ahon
Madison
Congressional
Sixia Dis
Reicy
W.L. Greene
Henney
Diverse Local Officials and Trustees Named in District Records
The document lists various officials and candidates across districts including Senatorial and Representative districts. It names Tyr DU ACTAL DesTierct H M Grimes as a judge, J. Neubauer and J.W Harper among trustees, and James J McIntosh with school board roles and teaching staff such as Miss Justin Whitehead and Minxie Chase.
Methodist and church notices in town schedule
Reports Sunday services at Methodist Episcopal, Catholic and Episcopal churches with Sunday school times and prayer meetings. Listing of fraternal orders and their meeting nights, officers and halls, including Royal Neighbors, Masons, Odd Fellows, and other groups with monthly or biweekly gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Episcopal Church
Everdue
Episcopal Church
Portuguese Pirate Bartholemy Portuguez Attacks a Spanish Vessel
In a Caribbean skirmish Bartholemy Portuguez with a small crew in a tiny vessel engages a large Spanish merchantman. After hours of close combat the pirate crew overcomes the Spaniards, suffers heavy losses, and captures the ship with most of the Spaniards wounded or dead aboard.
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Frank R. Stockton
St. Nicholas
Mr. Stockton
Bartholemy Portuguez
Caribbean
Bartholemy
Drummers Tale of Refusal and A Fatal Toast
A hale traveling drummer recalls a New York city anecdote from the old American House where five young men jestingly drank to an early grave. One man refused another drink, the others taunted him until the toast passed, and though the tale ends with no death, only one of the five survives to tell it.
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Buffalo News
University of Pennsylvania
Berlin
Switzerland
University of Berlin
Philadelphia Times
The Sancy Diamond History and Its Notable Owners
The Sancy diamond, about 54 carats, has a storied past. It moved from Duke Charles the Bold’s era to French crown jewels, vanished during revolutions, resurfaced at restoration, and passed through Anatole Demidoff to Princess Mathilde Bonaparte, then to Paul Denidoff, sold in the 1860s for 200,000 dollars to Sir Jamsetjee Jejejeebhoy, and finally entered William Waldorf Astor’s collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauline Astor
Charles the Bold
Burgundy
Switzerland
France
Anatole Demidoff
Demidoff
Princess Mathilde Bonaparte
Paul Denidoff
Sir Jauisetjee Jejechobhoy
Isis of Oxford: Two Examinations Hint at Wit
A student in an Oxford local examination tells a tale where the examiner stops a divinity viva voce after a partial gospel translation, while another candidate pens a remark claiming General Wolfe attacked the Arabian knights before three corpses arrived, a comic line from modern history.
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Isis of
Oxford
Wolfe
Whittier Homestead Opens for Visitor Hours
The Whittier homestead in Haverhill Mass opens for visitors Wed Thu and Fri afternoons for 10 cents and Saturday for 5 cents. All guests must register.
Fairy Assist Sparks Caution On Stage
A figure pleads for a place to rest, a good fairy appears and warns her to guard what she has. The enchantress signals a dramatic, heat filled period in the town’s life as the scene unfolds on stage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detrois Journal
Fragmentary Verse Passage From The Bookman
A clipped literary fragment describes longing and memory with allusions to April gowns and a celestial meteor. The speaker recalls a face and chorus of emotions while contemplating time and distant stars. The text reads as a poetic meditation rather than a news item.
The Little Titmouse in a Busy Bird Store
A tiny titmouse stands out in a bustling New York bird shop with hundreds of cages. It perches on a gas pipe, sips from a goldfish globe, and darts through parrots cages, drawing smiles from customers and astonishment from onlookers.
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York
German Education and Homesickness Across Continents
A Philadelphia Times piece notes Germans as highly educated, praising their deep, precise knowledge learned through rigorous methods. It contrasts a Penn graduate's ease with Berlin study, and includes a vignette of a girl abroad revealing homesickness as seasick for home.
Tacoma Names Harbor Mistress Fuber Miss Fuller
Harbor mistress appointment goes to Tacoma Washington newspaper woman Miss Fuller, praised for excellent handling of the city shipping records. She recently completed the harbor master’s annual report, the first such report by an American woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fuller
Tacoma
Wash
Contradicted Dyspeptic It Is Says Mr Ruffedge Wife
The Washington Star quotes a light exchange after a heated debate. Mrs Ruffedge calls him a confirmed dyspeptic while he counters that he is a contradicted dyspeptic. The back and forth showcases a witty marital aside.
Fomentations and Home Care for Heat Therapies
Instructions describe how to prepare and apply hot or cold fomentations using flannel and dry cloths. Techniques include wringing, layering to protect skin, and methods to heat a cold-wet cloth using newspaper or stove heat. Benefits cited include better tolerance and improved healing compared to lotions and poultices.
Kitties in a Junkshop and Sewing Machine Trade
A New York Press piece explains how junk dealers use old sewing machines as trade ins. The firm credits only small allowances while reselling the units to junk shops, revealing an underhanded cycle that inflates prices for new machines.
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New York Press
Midnight Harmonies in Saintfield Parish Church
The account recounts George Herbert aiding a poor man and his horse on the way to Salisbury. He exchanged clothes, gave money, and explained that helping those in distress aligns with his prayers, saying mercy nourishes the conscience and turns the idea of mercy into midnight music.
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George Herbert
Salisbury
Mr Herbert
Eminent Physician Rebukes Alehouse Sign for Pretentious Letters
An eminent physician and Royal Society Fellow confronts the Crown and Thistle landlord over postnominal letters on the door. The doctor questions the landlord’s right to display such titles while the landlord defends his display as rightful, drawing a brief clash over scientific honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Society
Crown and Thistle
Malcolm MacTavier
Boniface
The
Royal Scots Fusileers
Have you copyrighted your play
The Chicago Tribune notes a quip about copyright and copies, then shifts to a playful note on ear restoration. It contrasts a manager asking about copyright with a dramatist’s retort and an anecdote about rubber ears sold for 100 to 125 dollars, painted to look real.
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Chicago Tribune
Western Brokerage Co Offers Wheel Sale Notice
Western Brokerage Co Chicago, Us offers a sale of wheels described as 645a Hiseh Grande and related items. Buyers must pay $2.00 each and $300 express charges or deposit for shipment and balance due on delivery.
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Bieysele
Western Brokerage CO
Chealo
Mai
The
Bradfield Requister Co
Atlanta, Ga
New Composite Cars Between Salt Lake City and Chicago
Reading resembles an old diary note on progress in rail travel. It mentions daily operation of new composite cars on the Chicago Union Pacific and Northwestern Line between Salt Lake City and Chicago and hints at modern improvements and widespread newspaper coverage. It emphasizes the Overland route and the Union Pacific as the western connector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Union Pacific
Northwestern
Salt Lake City
Pile Ointment Claims Cures for Piles
The advertisement presents Tublec's Pile Ointment as a cure for blind, bleeding and protruding piles. It claims the ointment supports reduced need for surgery and is physician recommended. Prices listed as 50 cents and 74 cents for special tubes. Sold at Scanian's Drug Store.
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Nature
Tublec
Scanian's Drug Store
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Queer
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the House OF Wisdom
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Friancis Shermon
Bookman
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Kor St
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Lucas Ave
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