Longest Telegraph Circuit Between London and Teheran
The London Daily News notes a record telegraph route linking London to Teheran 4000 miles away. Automatic repeaters replace operators at ten intermediate points from Lowestoft to Tauris, with the Teheran operator the first to handle the message since London. The line then continues to India, a unique extreme in telegraphic circuits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Persia
Teheran
London
London Daily News
Lowestoft
North Sea
Emdenz
Hanover
Berlin
Warsaw
Rome
Odessa
Kertch
Sukhum
Kaleh
Tiflis
Tauris
Tuareg feminism and foreign students at German universities
An explorer writes to Mile Laloe and Mme Pelletier urging a Sahara journey despite Tuareg women enjoying equality and control at home. The tale contrasts Tuareg rights with a British officer’s bold 1864 maneuver. Separately, foreign student enrollments at German universities rose to 3921, with women allowed to matriculate for the first time, led by Berlin and Leipzig and including 1181 in medicine among Russians, Austro-Hungarians, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Mile. Laloe
Mme. Pelletier
Sahara
Expensive Foundations For Brooklyn Bridge Entry Building
The foundation contract for a new two story municipal building at the Brooklyn bridge entrance has been awarded for 1,443,147 dollars. The caisson must extend below the subway level to reach rock as deep as 80 feet beneath street grade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Municipal
Brooklyn Bridge
Foundaion Company
Rock
A Sporting Chance Refined from Caswell’s Saturday Journal
A fragment from Caswell's Saturday Journal quotes a tense exchange where a domineering father threatens punishment for rough play at pitch. The undisciplined boy retorts he will require two hours of flogging or none, revealing a harsh parental stance in a brief, period-tinged vignette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caswell
Saturday Journal
Personal Notes From Local Social Roundup
Messrs. C. A. Green and J. W. Riedel spent Sunday at Lotus. Mrs. W. F. Booker returned home Tuesday after a ten days stay in Cincinnati. Mr. Harry O'Nan of Louisville visits his parents Mr. and Mrs. H.M. O’Nad. Mrs. D. R. Litsey has returned from Louisville. Geo. Brown of Bardstown was here Sunday. W. S. Gibbe of Shelby County was here last week. Thomas Medley of Owensboro spent several days last week with his mother, Mrs. G. E. Medley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
C. A. Green
J. W. Riedel
Lotus
W. F. Booker
Cincinnati
Harry O’nan
Louisville
Mrs
M. O'Nad
Geo. Brown
Bardstown
W. S. Gibbe
Shelby County
Thomas Medley
Owensboro
G. E. Medley
Louise Medley
T. J. McCawley
J. I. Wimsatt
Jame Willett
Valley Hill Gossip Mixed With Regional Visits
Grain season wraps as settlers strip tobacco and family and friends travel between Louisville Bardstown Lebanon Springfield and Bardstown. Local names include Tatham Brown Colvin Simms Wycoff Hume McGill Lawson and many others visiting relatives and attending markets and church events. Corn gathering starts with variable yields and shoats sold by Tatham Brown to Mr Brown at private price.
Swept Over Niagara Warns and Cures with Electric Bitters
A sensational warning about a Niagara incident notes nature’s warnings including ripples and current. An advertisement touts Electric Bitters for backache and kidney warnings, claiming cures for dropsy diabetes and Bright’s disease with a testimonial from J R Bancenahip of Belk Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nver
Bright
J. R. Bancenahip
Belk, Tenn
Tne Haydon & Robertson
Kentucky Star Fleur Sparks Best Made Praise
A fragment notes Kentucky Star Fleur with praise and strong approval, mentioning taste quality and favorable opinions in brief fashion. The terse line highlights favorable reception of the Kentucky Star Fleur product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fleur
How to Cure a Cold By Chamberlains Remedy
Be as careful as you can and take a reliable medicine when you catch a cold. Chamberlains Remedy has a world reputation for cures of colds and is promoted as dependable. It acts on nature to relieve the lungs aid ex pectoration open secretions and restore health. Sold by The Leo Haydon Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Leo Haydon Drug Co
Chamberlain's Salve Promises Overnight Relief
Local ad fragment touts Chamberlain's Salve as a cure for chapped skin on hands or face with one night’s use. It mentions sale by Leo Hay and references a medicinal product claim without verifiable details.
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Leo Hay
Happy Hollow Socials and Property Sale Report
Miss Mallie Shields spent Saturday and Sunday with Miss Nelle Mellvey. Mr Sabe Coulter and family visited Mr Samuel Coulter's family. Mr Solomon Kays and family hosted friends at Poli. Myrtle Armstrong stayed Tuesday night with sister Mrs Edward Hanley. Charlie and Claud Kays visited Tuesday with their brother Solomon Kays. Solomon Kays sold his farm to Mr Frank Yancey for 2250 dollars. The Kays family left to welcome the Yanceys. Walter Hanby returned from Alaska. Ed Montgomery and family visited. Mrs Maney Scott and Effie Coulter dined with Mr Samuel Coulter. Mrs John Armstrong and Myrtle spent Sunday with Mr J W Walls. Edward Hanby and wife visited his sister Mrs Braston Perkins. County court attendance noted. Mrs J M Shields in Wilharmorg Friday. Erastus Perkins and wife visiting her father Mr John Armstrong and family this week.
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Mallie Shields
Jane
Nelle Mellvey
Sabe Coulter
Samuel Coulter
Solomon Kays
Poli
Myrtle Armstrong
Edward Hanley
Frank Yancey
Kays
Mrs. Yancey
Walter Hanby
Nds
Alaska
Ed Montgomery
Ma Sabe Coulter
Maney Scott
Effie Coulter
John Armatrong
Myrtle
J. W. Walls
Edward Hanby
Braston Perkins
County Court
J. M. Shields
Wilhaborg
Erastus Perkins
John Armstrong
Up Before The Bar
Attorney N H Brown of Pietfield Vermont praises King's New Life Pills for family health. He claims they relieve constipation bloating and sick ache, and notes availability at Haydon and Robertson's store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. H. Brown
Pietfield, Vt
Haydon & Robertson's
Also Mentioned on This Page
Leo Haydon
W. E. Greene
Raymond Nally
Walton Hotel
Lacnaiy
Lomsville
G. L. Wharton
Main Street
T. D. Tapp
Wharton & Tapp
Springfeld
Ace
Springfield
Mackville
Pike
Good Pike
Saas No
Loretto
Sprighela
Springfield On
Lake & Bosley
Paradise
Sahara Desert
William F. Draper
Col. Daniels
Rhode Island
V. Stallard
D. D
Migfield, KY
McElroy & Shader
D. R. Litsey
Malaga
Katie Hertlein & Bro
Valley Hill
Tatham & Brown
George Colvin
Gray Bros
R. E. C. Lawson
Harrodsburg
E. N. Hundley
Lebanon
Joe and
John Wycoff
Elmer Hume
Frank Simms
Ben Mattingly
Mesdames Lloyd Parrott
John Wheatley
Richard Spalding
Ben F. Simms, Jr
St. Mary's
Tom Spalting
St. Catharine
Ben Simms
Pius Whalen
Sue Knott
St. Loui
St. Charles, Mo
C. C. McGill
Laura Baker
T. J. Nally
Fred Manget
John W. Lewis
Emmet McElroy
Kansas City
Mr. McElroy
A. C. McElroy
Chas, Clements and Children
New Haven
Mr. W. L. Smith
Miss
Josie Lee
A. M. Grundy
Henry Reed
Willis
M. Reed
Emmet Flaugher
W. R. Moran
Elm Hill
Edward Goatley
Hughey Goatley
M. W. Seay
Near Maud
C. P. Goatley
Brown
Jack Shehan
Bloomfield
Potsey Briggs
Mrs. Shehan
Nelson County
Niagara
Mackville, Ky
Bank
A As
S. Strong Institution
J.B. Peter
Elvin Birch
JM. Smith
Ravin Birch Janes Coc
Ran C. Shewmaler BO. Mattierty
Happy Hollow
Charlie and
Claud Kays
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