Ladies Guild meets Friday at Mrs. Ogden's residence
Geo Brillhart seeks many stone masons with quick work and prompt pay. The article notes the Ladies Guild gathering at Mrs. G W Ogden's Spruce street, plus various local notices about stock sales, new businesses, church plans, and wheat prospects for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Brillhart
Ladies Guild
G. W. Ogden
Spruce Street
Carlton, Dillon
Solomon
S. M. Lester
A. Lester
Abilene
Illinois
Old Fashioned Tea Party at Union School
The Union School graduating class enjoyed an evening at R. N. Curtis home with gowns from a bygone era. Students wore period costumes including Martha Washington caps and kerchiefs while Annie Curtis Mamie Hoisington Nina Hodge and others modeled silk dresses and trims. A joke thwarted one young man as a stray voice teased from the crowd. Berry Bros donate a Harrison Wagon for the G A R and W R C Fair with fifty cent shares. drawing Saturday evening after the entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union School
R. N. Curtis
Martha Washington
Annie Curtis
Mamie Hoisington
Nina Hodge
Annie Cobb
Minnie Parent
Lucy Carpenter
Dora Cobb
Nellie Thornton
Alice Wilson
Winnie Schopp
Berry Bros
Harrison
Equalization of pay and bounty for Grand Army men
A veteran writes to a newspaper urging fellow G A R members to reject political schemes and fight for full pay and equal benefits. He condemns proposed pensions for elderly retirees and insists on receiving government pay in full, arguing that Congress once granted gold salaries and deserves parity with bond holders and bankers. He calls for unity and action across the United States G A R ranks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
United States
Local merchants tout new goods in Abilene ads
A. E. Bishop & Co. showcases dress goods kerchiefs and ginghams with low prices and stylish seersucker, silk cord in many shades, and a leather walking shoe for $1.00. T. E. Sewell sells window shades, oil cloth rugs, and mattings. Berry Bros. advertises hardware and stoves with low prices and a full stock of gardens, ranges, and cooking stoves. Mrs. Bowman’s Book Store introduces wallpaper and ceiling decorations, children’s carriages, and the Hapgood as the only sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Bishop & Co
John F. Berry
Fred Pierce
Berry Bros
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F. Russell & CO
Cedar Street
Kansas
Western
Willson & Hodshier
Attormeys
Keeney
Kas
Landcomics
Heferto Sheri —Ter
C. Treves
J. 8. Wise
J. W. Miller
Fue
Trego County Bank
John M. Gleissner
East Side
Broadway
Cor
3D Street
Jas. Proctor
Charlie Crane
Barnes &Zauer’s
Nick of the Woods
Bonebrake
Opera House
Minnie McDaniels
Salina
G. W. Barcus
G. A. Jackson
Baderia Go
Ilope
L. H. Faulkner & Co
Charles Seiler
Hope
G. A. R. Fair
A. E. Bishop
M. A. Lemmon
Carlton
M. A
Mae
Reed
St. John’s Guild
Morrison
Web McNall
Web
Smith County
Central Prohibition Committee
Dickinson County
J. Augustine’s
Cordimy
Er.t. E. Baker
Geo. W. Wright
Enterprise
Isaac Burkholder
Detroit
Plainville
W. P. Tomlinson
Topeka
Tomlinson
Pasa
Italeee Ee
Holliday
B. H. Dhuy, Pu. G
M. ¥. Brillhart
Clay
Omaha, Abilene & Wichita Railroad
F. W. Conrad
D. D
Lutheran Observer
Philadelphia
Luthermehurch
Hogan
Wa-Keeny
A. C. Romig
Bowers
Lutheran Church
Wagaman
Franklin County
W. Las
Cheever Township
RerEec- Tor
Pennsylvania
Sige
David McCoy
A. N. Martin
Hansbrough
Gus
McCoy
Martin
W. B. Giles
Fourth Street
Guilin
Herbert Hodge
Hewett
E. A. Herbst
Hargreaves
G. W. Nelson
Cutter
A. W. Hargreaves
Merchnt Tailoring
Brights
Abilene Cemetery
the Grand Army
T. E. Sewell’s
L. H. Faulkner & Co’s
Boot and Shoe Room
Curacoa
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