Pleasant View Items plus local political note
Pleasant View items report social visits and community sounds. Gov Morehead weighs re election candidacy rather than pursuing Congress amid local chatter. A mail pouch theft near April 26 is resolved with a cache of letters en route to Colorado New Mexico and Kansas addresses.
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Morehead
Congress
Blue River
Fairbury
Colorado
New Mexico
Kansas
Beatrice
Vicinity
Burlington
Endicott
Health a Factor in Success and Constipation Remedy
Health is key to a man's success and regular bowels prevent illness. Constipation hinders wellbeing, and Chamberlain's Tablets are recommended for bowel movement and improved tone. Sold by Shutt Drug Co.
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Chamberlain
Shutt Drug Co
Floral exhibit at state fair pioneers soil planting method
A unique exhibit at the state fair uses soil planting for all plants rather than pots. A noted landscape gardener designs the display in line with scientific landscape gardening methods. Memorial Day services at the Presbyterian church drew a large crowd with veterans present and special music.
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United States
Presbyterian Church
Women’s Relief Corps
W. N. Gillis
Hall's Catarrh Cure Featured as Constitutional Remedy
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal constitutional remedy. The claim asserts it can treat catarrh and related symptoms through a medical constitutional approach.
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Hall
Voting by Mail Law Details and Absent Voter Process
The law allows voting by mail in the current year and outlines the procedure for absent voters. A separate ballot and affidavit are required, with names of state officers constitutional amendments and presidential electors on the ballot. Absent voters receive ballots at the polls, forward them to their home county clerk, and the canvassing board maintains secrecy. Opponents argued potential fraud could go undetected without challenges.
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Wait
Omaha
Congress
Royal Princes in Union Army
The Count of Paris and two royal brothers served in the Union Army under General McClellan, with the notable Count acting as aid and observer. His wartime notes, written in Europe and America, reveal frank, vivid impressions of early Civil War service including a balloon reconnaissance from Fairfax.
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McClellan
France
Paris
Duke of
Chartres
Prince de Joinville
Count
Louis Philippe d'Orleans
Europe
America
Washington
Bull Run
Scott
Clellan
Potomac
Fairfax
Yorktown
Gaines’ Mill
Memorial Day Flower Ceremony in San Francisco
Memorial day observances in San Francisco featured flowers cast into the sea to honor fallen sailors. A chaplain led prayers, a quartet sang Nearer My God to Thee, and taps played by a navy veteran preceded the audience’s singing of America. The piece also includes John S. McGroarty’s poem The Old Regiment about soldiers marching to war.
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San Francisco
America
United States
Marion
Navy
Spaghetti in a Chafing Dish Method
Cook spaghetti until tender then drain and add butter and milk thickened with flour mustard salt and pepper. Stir until boiling then simmer. Add tomato sauce made with strained tomatoes and a bit of onion. Serve hot.
Substitute For Whipped Cream From Butter Milk
Instructions describe making a dairy whip by draining water from curds then freezing or chilling. Fresh butter milk is measured, salted, hung in a muslin bag with a basin beneath for 24 hours to drip. The curds are turned onto a plate, sweetened to taste, flavored with vanilla or other essences, and whipped.
Old Glory on Memorial Day and flag protocol
The article explains army regulations for displaying the national flag on Memorial Day May 30. Flags are half staff from sunrise to noon, with a 21 gun salute at 12 m. At noon the flag is hoisted to the staff top and saluted with patriotic airs, honoring the heroic dead.
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War Department
Washington
Army
Owl and crows clash over Chickamauga skies
Amid the fiercest fighting at Chickamauga a soldier watched an owl alarmed by unusual sounds flee its haunt. Two or three crows pursued the bird and a battle in the air ensued, witnessed when a soldier dropped his gun and exclaimed that even birds fight in midair.
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Chickamauga
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