Jefferson County Record Notice
Jefferson County record listing Frank T. Pearce as publisher and Diller as associated party with the publication.
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Jefferson County Record
Frank T. Pearce
The Jefferson County Record in Diller, Nebraska
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Newspaper
The Jefferson County Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1898
Page
6
Fragmentary Medley of Quotes and Wit From The Era
A disjointed collection of remarks on George Washington, highway robbery, Edison and head size. The excerpt quotes Chicago police chief on crime, a remark on birthday moods, and Edison’s line about the head expanding with thought, yielding a whimsical, dated snap.
Leiter Sells Contract Wheat Shipping Profits Seen
Leiter has sold over 4 000 000 bushels of contract wheat mostly abroad. He will not reveal prices but is said to have cleared large profits and may have contracted to sell all holdings, hinting at possible higher prices ahead.
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Leiter
Propositions and debates favored in legislative bodies
The author notes a Euclid like proposition that a discussion may be raised on any point at any distance from it. He contrasts this with the time consuming preference such discussions receive in various legislative bodies.
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Lewis Carroll
Alice
Euclid
Six night lunch wagons aid temperance move in New York
Six night lunch wagons were started by a temperance society of New York City to cut saloon patronage on the East Side. Last year sales neared twenty thousand dollars, with profits funding summer ice for the sick poor. Philanthropy shows reform rests on better substitutes, not railing at evils.
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Temperance Society
New York City
East Side
College men and moral folly warned by New England presidents
Two leaders of prominent New England universities argue that few college men go wrong. They say there is no excuse for an educated man to emerge uneducated and that education reveals folly and sin in wrongdoing. College-bred men should avoid going wrong as a matter of policy.
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New England
Trading stamps and moral protest over free gifts
A woman halted a streetcar to retrieve a forgotten trading card before returning home for purchases. The extra fare balanced the value of five dollars in goods, highlighting a moral stance that trading stamps tempt people to get something for nothing and that real value of gifts is often less than zero.
Countess discusses theosophists on first cause and emanating spirit
In a lecture, the countess representing Mrs Besa nt described theosophists belief in a causeless cause from which emanates the first cause and rays of spirit permeating matter. A listener admitted confusion asking for clarification, the remark drawing applause.
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Besa
London landmarks fall as demolition sweeps historic streets
The London Standard warns that ancient houses on Holborn are being demolished at a rapid pace. Landmark sites like Furnival's Inn and the Old Bell face ending, with Bidler's hotel and the Horse and Groom also doomed as builders plan new structures. The Horse and Groom lore ties to highwaymen and Jonathan Wild, whose skeleton rests nearby.
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London
Holborn
London Standard
Furnival’s Inn
Charles Dickens
Bidler’s
Leather Lane
Great North Road
Jonathan Wild
College of Surgeons
Lincoln’s
Trick of the Trade in New York Dressmaking
A leading New York dressmaker runs a two‑section shop separating fat and lean clients. Mirrors in each side distort appearances, keeping patrons within their designated “thick” or “thin” rooms. Elise asks Celeste if the newcomer is thick or thin as she enters the audience room.
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New York
Elise
Celeste
Shure
Electric Moonlight at Columbia Library Dome Ball
A large white ball several feet in diameter hangs in Columbia University's New York library rotunda under the cupola. Electric arc lights around the rotunda illuminate the ball, which reflects light like the moon, flooding the room while avoiding the lower area. The effect is striking but not economical.
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New Library
Columbia University
New York
Thickest Coal Seam Known In Wyoming Basin
The world's thickest coal seam is reported in Wyoming near Twin Creek in the Green River basin. It measures eighty feet thick with more than 300 feet of solid coal beneath, spanning about 4000 acres.
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Wyoming
Twin Creek
Green River
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