National and State Officials Listed in Telegraph Directory
The Telegraph Directory lists U S Senate members Jno M Thurston Omaha and William V Allen with district and state officers across Madison Kearney and Omaha. It shows governor candidates, secretary of state, auditor, attorney general, superintendent of public instruction, land commissioner and land office receivers with initials and partial spellings.
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U. S. Senate
Jno
M. Thurston
Os Omaha
William V. Allen
Muadison
Congressional
W.L. Greene
Kearney
A. Holcomb
James E. Harris
Wm. B. Porter
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Vee Seeesal
B. Messerva
J. Smythe
Public Instruction
W. R. Jackson
Benatorial and district listings from North Platte area
Readable fragments show 30th Benatorial District, 54th Representative District, and Judicial District entries. Names include Ai M. Grimes Judge, A. Pease Sheriff, G. P. Chambers Surveyor, W. Wills Coroner, W. Bassett Attorney, and others in Sidney, North Platte, and surrounding locales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Feltuc
Oxgalalla
Stebbins
North Platte 13Ra
Ai. M. Grimes
North Platte
Ja Cdes Sessercesses
A. Pease
Sidney Sheriff
Tantel
McAleese
Sidney Clerke
Seeyee
W. OL Bullock
Lodge Polo
Saad Neubauer
Sidney
G. P. Chambers
Colton Surveyor
D Wills
Camp Clark Gooroner
W. BF
Bassett
B. Gapen
COMMUNITY CHURCH SCHEDULE AND TEACHER LIST
The Methodist Episcopal Church holds services each Sunday with Sunday school at 9 45 a m and preaching at 11 a m Epworth League at 8 30 p m and evening preaching at 7 30 p m Prayer meeting Thursdays Seats free Rev Alton Kenworthy pastor Catholic Church conducts Sunday masses at 8 and 11 00 a m Masset Ogallula attends every third Sunday and J McCarthy is noted Episcopal Church conducts services weekly with Sunday school at 9 00 a m morning prayer and sermon at 10 00 a m and evening prayer at 7 30 p m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Episcopal Church
C. J. Osborn
Epworth League
Alton Kenworthy
Episcopal Chourgil
Fraternal Lodges Meet Monthly Across City
A dense list shows Frank Welch Lodge and Sidney Lodge chapters planning regular meetings. Various orders including Rebecca Degree, K of P, Army and Navy Union, G A R, W R C and others announce their monthly or bi monthly gatherings with secretaries and captains named.
Missing Text From Delicate Historical Notice
Fragmentary OCR text discusses child development and character study using sample copy of a religious journal. It references a department aiding potential donors or teachers and asks to bend ten cents for a sample copy of the journal.
Pinchy Minister and Swift Horseman Sir John Hay
A London Spectator obituary summary recalls Sir John Drummond Hay famed as a rider who raced relay horse lines to reach Tangier and El Amish. It recounts a bold ferry crossing and a violent encounter with a fanatic where Sir John used a cane given by Sir Walter Scott to subdue the attacker, sparing the assailant after intercession.
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Sir John Drummond Hay
el Amish
Tangier
el Araish
John
Azaila
Sir John
Walter Scott
London Spectator
Early ideas on distant voice transmission discussed
The 1783 prospectus by M. Linquet de la Bastille proposed tubes to carry sound over great distances potentially letting lovers converse hundreds of leagues apart. Bourgeul later described a system with vibrating plates, a battery, and wire enabling distant vibrations, suggesting Bourgeul’s claim for telephonic discovery in the New York Tribune.
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Edison
M. Linquet de la
M. Charles Bourgeul
M. Bourseul
New York Tribune
Watch Chain of Human Bones Found by Veteran
A farmer near Bolivar shows a watch chain made of eight human bone links. The chain, about ten inches, was carved over 18 months from amputated limbs. Thornton, a Civil War veteran, bought one chain in Libby prison and wore it for decades at reunions and Memorial Day ceremonies.
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Coyrus O. Thornton
Bolivar
Han
Thornton
Petersburg
Fiftieth New York Engineers
Twenty-first New York Infantry
Libby
Greenbacks
Fall River
Lament over rising lawyers era in New York Gazetteer
A 1786 Gazetteer column laments the growing number of lawyers harming future prosperity. The piece calls lawyering an unwanted shift from an honest tradesman ideal, noting lawyers and merchants crowding Congress, Assembly, and the commercial convention with five lawyers to one merchant.
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New York Gazetteer
Dow
Congress
How to Cure Catarrh with Swift's Specific
An advertisement-style claim argues catarrh is a blood disease best treated with S. S. S. (Swift's Specific) rather than sprays or washes. It cites a user from Harrodsburg, Kentucky, who allegedly recovered after taking the remedy, and promotes S. S. S. as a cure for other blood diseases and a free book offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S.S.S
Swift
E. P. McAllister
Harrodsburg
Swift Specific Company
Atlanta, Ga
Curious Servian Army Drums Draw Nerve and Dog Cart
A fragment describes Servian regiments using a drum mounted on a two wheel cart drawn by a trained dog. Drummer walks behind the cart and plays as it moves. Each regiment has two or three drums. few have a full band. Nearby Padua's cypress is linked to Julius Caesar and a legend ties Francis I to the tree.
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Padua
Julius Cesar
Francis I
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