Fat rbury Nebraska notes and regional updates
Village authorities plan to shoot collarless dogs encountered by the marshal. Plattsmouth bridge workers return after a pay increase dispute. A finger loss occurs to Charles Beethe from a buzz saw incident west of Elk Creek. Pierce expects a building boom with five brick blocks underway. Hastings men arrested for poultry robbery are held on charges. Hebron fishing violators released. W C B D enforces screening compliance in Nebraska City. York sees seven freight cars with machinery and households arriving from Aledo. Interstate irrigating congress meets in Sterling Colorado with Nebraskans listed. Nelson postmaster nomination controversy reported. Dietrich delays confirmation pending inquiry. Sheriff McBride arrests George Peters. 1897 judgment against Peters remains unsatisfied. A Walnut street boy smokes, prompting a cautionary tale from a passerby.
New Jersey Senate Pick Johan F Dryden Cited as Expert Mathematician
Beaumier and Rupert W Mathematician Johan F Dryden named the new senator from New Jersey. An expert in mathematics, Dryden has studied figures in combinations for recreation.
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Beaumier
Rupert
Johan F. Dryden
New Jersey
Colorado man markets versatile farming automobile
A Colorado man promotes a multipurpose farming machine usable by gasoline or electricity. The device handles plowing seeding cultivating and harvesting, aimed at aiding farmers with varied field work.
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Colorado
Henry Watterson Faces Career Choice In Music Or Journalism
Henry Watterson is described as a capable musician and once faced a serious choice between pursuing music or journalism as a profession.
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Henry Watterson
Massellaa
Figures on Cycle Trade Profit and Employment
An official statement from the British Cycle and Motor Trades Association reports the average profit on a bicycle at 2.16 dollars and the number of persons employed in the cycle trade at 100000.
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British Cycle and Motor Trades
Caesar Defends Himself With Heavy Romany Stylus
A crowd of odd items appears in the text showing a Roman weaponized stylus used by Caesar against conspirators. The prose also advertises Defiance Starch packages priced at 10 and 1 cents, with cynical quips about alibis and endorsements and a proverb about keeping terms with one's liver.
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Caesar
Blue and Gray Veterans Meet At Vicksburg Campfire
The Blue and the Gray held a joint campfire at Vicksburg with the National Military Park Commission and local buyers. Veterans from both sides praised heroism at 2,200 battlefields and urged national parks preservation. A later tale recalls Sheridan chasing a nameless cabbage field assailant during Civil War pursuit.
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Vicksburg
Miss
National Military Park Commission
Board of Trade
United Daughters of the Confederacy
W. T. Rigby
Vicksburg National Military Park
Wisconsin
O. B. Christian
Marion
Ohio
Stephen D. Lee
Grant
Tennessee
Headstones for Civil War Soldiers Distributed to Families
The United States government has produced many head stones for Civil War soldiers and sailors and distributes them to applicants. A recent Boston shipment from West Rutland Vermont arrives for relatives in the area. The white marble stones stand about three feet high and project one and a half feet above ground. Each face bears a shield, name, rank and service department in clear letters. The stones are free to relatives of service members. applicants must contact the War Department in Washington with the deceased’s name, rating and service dates.
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United States
Boston
Rutland
War Department
Washington
National Guard Training Time Debate Cited by Journal
The Army and Navy Journal criticizes congressional reorganization bills for neglecting the limited time citizen soldiers can train. It argues that proposals favoring extended drills misread practical limits, noting that the Journal itself supports a shorter cadence of training for militia officers and men.
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National Guard
Army and Navy Journal
Congress
Connecticut D A and Dough- American Growth of Veterans
In Connecticut members of the D A and Dough American groups discuss growth and general gains for veterans. The report notes organizational ties and ongoing efforts to support veterans in the state.
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Connecticut
Mbers
D. A
The
Dough- American
Peruna Credited By Families For Cough Relief
Mrs C E Long and Mrs G G Heard report Peruna cured coughs and lung issues in themselves and their children. They describe rapid improvement after using multiple bottles and praise Dr Hartman for free advice from The Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus Ohio.
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C.E. Long
W. Heard
Howth
Texas
Hartman
Dr. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Great Northern short term fare sale to western points
Great Northern Railway announces round trip excursion fares to Minnesota North Dakota Montana Idaho Washington Oregon and British Columbia with two dollar surcharge for round trips. One way settlers tickets to Montana Idaho Washington Oregon and British Columbia offered daily in March and April priced 15 to 25 dollars. Select March and April dates include Minnesota and North Dakota routes at six dollars. Tickets valid on all trains aboard the Great Northern line. Venice is dubbed the bride of the sea in local lore with the doge ceremony.
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Great Northern Railway
Bettiers
Minnesota
North Dakota
Montana
Idaho
Washi
Oregon
British Columbia
Washington
Great Northern
Great Northwest
Great W
Robican Heart Cugnette Stone Cutter Tale
Fragmentary line suggests a tale of a stone cutter shaping a Robican at the heart of a cugnette. No clear persons places or dates present in the readable text.
Unclear fragment mentions cures and places from 1008
Fragment cites Piso's Cure for Consumption and locations Borsa Trinity Springs and February 18 1008. Text appears as OCR garble with suspect names and dates. No coherent event or person details present.
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Piso
Borsa
Trinity Springs
Lad
Kaormonus Wheat and Putnam Dyes Featured
The notice claims a vast wheat surplus for 1901 surpassing Russia by 450 million bushels. It also promotes PUTNAM FACELESS DYES described as easy to use, selling at 10 cents per package through druggists, warning that even a self proclaimed law might fail.
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Russia
Putnam
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Roy McKee
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Cass County
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Banat
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