The Telegraph Directory Highlights Local Officials
Directory entries list U S Senate successor Thurston Omaha William V. Allen Madison Congressional and Districts with names like Greene Kearney Adams Griffith Falta and Stobkins plus H M Grimes as North Platte judge. Reads as a local reference across multiple districts and offices.
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U.S. Senate
Thurston Omaha
Iam
EL Qs Falta
Cceneses
Stobkins
C. Peee
North Platte
H. M. Grimes
Church notices and fraternal lodge list in Brennak era
A dense church and fraternal lodge notice page lists services for Methodist Episcopal, Catholic, and Episcopal churches with Sunday timings and pastors. It also enumerates numerous lodge groups and their meeting dates including Frank Welch Lodge, Rebecca Degree, K of P, U S Woodmen, and other orders with officers named.
Prairie Vision in Spring by Herbert Boles
A vivid verse portrait of prairie and hills in spring from Herbert Boles. The piece highlights tawny and blue horizons, wind in grass, dark hollows, and sea like fields, noting a still air and distant crow calls as the landscape awakens.
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Herbert Boles
New York Tribune
Trees in the Streets and New York Tree Planting Society
The New York Tree Planting Association aims to embellish the city with new trees, recognizing experimental limits and local street conditions. It notes broad avenues like Broadway and Riverside Drive as favorable yet warns of neglect and underground utilities affecting tree survival. The piece praises cautious, enterprise driven effort and anticipates resistance from infrastructure projects while predicting major public gratitude if successful.
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Tree Planting Association of
New York
Botanic Garden
Ito
Washington
Broadway Boulevard
Riverside Drive
Fifth Avenue
New York Times
Horehound Syrup Promises Cure for Coughs and Lung Ailments
One remedy claims to heal and strengthen while curing coughs colds bronchitis and whooping cough. It promises a full money back guarantee if no benefit and is sold at Scanlan's Drug Store for 25 and 50 cents.
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Scanlan’s
Life in the Desert The Arabs Are Abstemiious and Silent
The Century article by R Ialbot Kelly describes desert life with Bedouin abstemiousness and silence. It notes sunrise meals of cumis and coffee, long fasting, simple yet well cooked dishes, scarce salt and water, and warm fires at night followed by cold air and occasional shivering outdoors.
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R. Ialbot Kelly
Kelly
Robbed Ben Franklin Stolen Garments Advertises Thief Notice
An 1788 Pennsylvania Gazette notice reports theft from Ben Franklin’s house. It lists a half worn Bugabee coat, four shirts, breeches, stockings, handkerchiefs, shoes, a boy’s hat, and various items. The thief, William Lloyd, is described as an Irishman about 90, tall and slim, posing as a teacher who knows Latin and Greek. A reward of thirty shillings is offered.
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Pennsylvania Gazette
Gazette
B. Franklin
News Printing
William Lloyd
House of Benj. Franklin
N. B
Lloyd
Pennsylvania fox hunting wanes before rabies scare
The New York Times reports that fox hunting is a popular winter sport in Pennsylvania with large hound packs and strong horses. A rabies outbreak in the Strafford Hunt kennels led to the killing of 25 hounds, many imported from English packs, to prevent spread. Exposed hounds will be isolated for a period to avert hydro phobia.
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Pennsylvania
England
Earl of Lonsdale
New York Times
Puritan Leaders Described as Austere Yet Heroic
A reflection on Calvinist and Puritan life noting their stern demeanor and disciplined living. The author praises their steadfast faith and martyr-spirit, highlighting trusted, fearless men who feared God more than man or the devil.
Marriage as a stabilizing force noted in Cincinnati Enquirer
A weary man with bundles reflects on the idea marriage steadies a man and grants better self control. The quote cites a Cincinnati Enquirer remark praising marriage as a source of discipline and restraint.
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Per
Jett
Cincinnati Enquirer
Musical Monkey Billy Delights Harren Boy Keeps Foe Cat Off
Albert Anderson of Harr en shares Billy the two pound monkey who loves music and gym gear. Billy dances to a harmonicon and a music box, throws objects when upset, and defeats Sam the house cat in a dramatic trapeze swing.
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Albert Anderson
Harren
Billy
Albert Anderson, Jr
Albert
Sam
New York Sun
Chow dogs as delicacy stir moral ire in China diet
A San Francisco Call column describes Canton markets where dogs are hung for sale and eaten, noting that the breed’s “puppy” stage is prized for flavor. It contrasts Chinese culinary tradition with Western views and mentions the economic divide among the population.
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China
Canton
Chow
Loyal if not gentle reply by a sentry to Frederick the Great
Harper's Round Table recounts an incident in Silesia where Frederick the Great, in disguise, tried to tempt a sentry with a cigar during a night patrol. The sentry declined, claiming it against the rules, and challenged the intruder by revealing his identity as the king. The sentry’s blunt reply, The king be hanged, underscored his rigid adherence to orders.
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Frederick the Great
Prussia
Harper’s Round Table
Silesia
Frederick
Cambridge graduate chief proofreader earns £1000 at Times
The chief Times proofreader, a Cambridge graduate, earns £1000 annually. He is described as a great scholar in English and other languages, including Asiatic tongues, and is allowed to query and suggest edits to writers and editors.
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The
London Times
Cambridge
Fracas at Opera House Ends with Ejection
Bonaparte asks about the night scene at the opera house while Shakespeare quips Captain Kidd was ejected for attempting half price entry. The note adds Cronstadt as the strongest fortress and Baltic naval depot in European Russia.
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Opera House
Bonaparte
Shakespeare
Captain Kidd
Kidd
Harper’s Bazar
Russia
Cronatadt
Baltic Sea
London Distance From Washington
London is described as 8 815 miles northeast of Washington city in the text, framing the geographic relation between the two locations. The line provides a directional distance metric without additional context.
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London
Washington City
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O. Bullock
Ae Neubauer
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E. Gapen
B. A. Row
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H. T. Doran
W.F. Bassett
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H. BE. Gapen
P. Sanders
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J. Neubauer
Jobuaker
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Chas. Doran
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J. Osborn
Epworth League
Mies
Allen Kenworthy
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Orcallala
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Frank Welch Lodge
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A. Ek. Greenlee
Richard Kreuger
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