Surveyor General and district judiciary notes
Fragmentary OCR lists names and offices including Surveyor General, Army Office, Chief Justice, Dist Judge, and attorneys. Reads as a garbled reference to district appointments or proceedings with names such as J. W. Hunton, Brockslager, John Rogers, and Hailey, lacking clear action or date.
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U. 8
Army Office
J. W. Hunton
Justion
Qualien
Agilivans
Brockslager
John Rogers
Local Names Listed in Custer County Record
A fragment shows individuals named George Coryell John J. McCarthy A C Bomar Curl Lane Keyes James F Wilkinson and HB J Jouew linked to Custer County records. The snippet lacks context and dates but preserves several proper nouns likely connected to property, court, or civic notes in the county.
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George Coryellohn
J. McCarthy
A. C. Bomar
George
Keyes
James F. Wilkinson
HB. J. Jouew
A Minister's Trials and a Cure This Pink Pill Story
A minister describes a fast paced life harming health and nerves. After failing to recover with various treatments he credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with restoring strength, enabling him to preach revived sermons and resume garden work. Druggists endorse the remedy as highly effective for nerve power and blood purification.
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Het
Dr. Williams
Koci
J.D. Brookes
Williams
Bucksaw on ships and shores linked by wood
A middle aged observer recalls seeing a bucksaw used both ashore and aboard a schooner at a South Street wharf. He contrasts land and sea settings, noting chips and sawdust on deck and realizing the tool serves aboard ships as it does on farms despite initial disbelief.
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South Street
Ant
Fastest blind typewriter Mia Carrington of Mostan
Mia Carrington, Miss May F. Carrington, is claimed to set records in blindfold writing by dictation. She produced 108 words unfamiliar and 144 words familiar with virtually no mistakes in three minutes. The feat, witnessed by colleagues at her employer's office, promotes touch typewriting for the blind.
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Mia Carrington
Mostan
Toston
May F. Carrington
Buainine
Misa Carrington
Miss Carrington
Mies Carrington
Ad journed Court to Fight and a Judge Who Enjoyed a Brawl
A Glasgow dispatch recalls Judge Wison Hammock of Lebanon Tennessee who died in February. Once involved in a fatal early life quarrel, he reportedly fought in court when insulted, ordering the sheriff to adjourn and then shattering a chair to strike at the offender. The piece notes Hammock’s charisma and a belief his past shaped his later days. The column also touches on Loreley legends, diamond fashion, German city populations, and a note on an oak tree’s water intake.
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Wison Hammock
Lebanon
Tenn
Glasgow
Lfe
Judge Hammock
Hartsville
Hammock
No Mackintosh and the Rain That Dared a Man to Die
A New York Sun column recounts Col Caliper’s tale of a man who contemplated suicide at sea but idle stopples overcoat avoidance spared him briefly. He later died at 97 after catching pneumonia from a rainstorm that could have been prevented by a simple mackintosh.
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Col. Caliper
New York Sun
Europe
New York
How He Voted. A Novel Ballot Booth Trick
Citizens tell of a Rochester Fourth Ward voter known as Tom who tried to defeat inspectors by folding and hiding his ballot in a stall. He claimed to have voted, only to have the ballot slip through a crack and back into a pile of farm tools before being recovered and deposited in the ballot box.
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Rochester
Chronicle
Tom
Blind Colored Boy Who Can Quote Scripture
A Louisville Post report describes a 12 year old deaf blind mulatto, Harry William Balaam Freeman, living in Kentucky's backwoods. Despite ridicule, he learned every chapter from a raised letter Bible and can quote any verse swiftly. He aims to teach blind children and seeks funds for further study. His mother works in the field and his father is a steamboat roustout. Salmon fishing on the Spey is poor due to whisky refuse, stirring dispute between anglers and distillers.
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Tennessee
Shannon's Creek
Louisville Post
Helen Kellar
Kentucky
Harry William Balaam Freeman
Swiss Exposition Sees Long Rainy Run in Geneva
The Geneva exposition last year lasted six months with rain on 35 days, yielding a deficit of $150,000 paid by the sits. It also notes Japanese sake as an ancient alcoholic beverage dating back about 2,000 years according to Iman ita vise in Sapam.
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Geneva
Won't Mind the Doctor Fashionable Physician Declares Women Won't Diet
A prominent physician with a fashionable practice criticized women for extreme dieting and rigid regimens. He recounted a 13 year old patient who followed rules to eat and sleep yet remained pallid and melancholy, noting the lack of improvement despite compliance and threatening to refuse further care if she does not obey.
Not Unlike Others An Instance of Henry George Absent Mindedness
The late Henry George displayed notable absent mindedness despite intellect. A reviewer notes his tendency to forget names, recounting episodes at the Lotus club where he misnamed guests like Moriarty while recalling a dinner. In business matters, however, he remained keen and alert.
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Henry George
Review of Reviews
Dayton
New York
Lotus Club
Kinsella
Moriarty
Natural Death and Gum Chewing Foibles in Early Dispatches
A recollection of Col. Tom Stuart as a famed Kentucky story teller ends with a paradox about his natural death after a political dispute in Kentucky. The piece shifts to a London Medical Journal note on rising gum chewing among young women students and actresses, detailing observed gum types and flavors.
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Tom Stuart
Kentucky
Washington Star
London
British Medical Journal
Seye
United States
Queen Victoria and the longing to visit Palestine
The article notes Queen Victoria’s wish to visit the Holy Land and stand on the Mount of Olives to view Jerusalem’s ruins. As she ages the longing grows, and the royal household would not be surprised if she decided to travel to Palestine soon.
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Queen
Palestine
Victoria
Holy Land
Mount of Olives
Jerusalem
Passengers Decline Attributed To Long Distance Telecommunication
Men complain their passenger business languishes as long distance telephone use rises. Railroad officials warn the shift cuts passenger travel seriously. Wolves of Russia reportedly devour 180000 cattle, 300000 sheep and 10000 dogs.
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Bunkpea
Mannin
Russia
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Rebekah Lodge
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Sind
T. J, Paul
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Dougherty, Bobbs
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C. F. Hall
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Congregational Church
Charlle
Guy Foster
L. Rogers
Omallis, Tdaho
Silker
J.5. Meyer
J. B. Cutter
Onaxuis
pAxno
R. A. Pierce
Attorney-Al-Law
Challis
Idaho
Iw. T. Reeves
Pocatello, Idaho
Leon E. Calhoun
Durham
Blackwells
Blackwell
Robinson Bar
Warm Spring Creek
Salmon River
Clayton
Superior
Medical Properties
K. D. Williams
Beardsley
Challis, Idaho
Idano
E. R. Ktris
Loreley
Teanis
Porto Altegro
Amazon
Germany
Atonear
Kroets
Sarah Rernhardt
Berlin
Hamburg
Munich
Leipsic
Threslau
Dresden
Cologne
Mackintosh
Bible
Spey
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