Post Office Curiosities Show Misaddressed Envelopes
Washington post office vaults a collection of old envelopes and cards with odd miswritings. C M Merrill head clerk catalogues scraps to show how letters reached wrong names from Lincoln Nebraska to Washington Territory and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post-Office
Washington Post
C. M. Merrill
Benjamin Harvion
United States
Lincoln
Adkin Jurnel
Arkansas
Army
Nasel True Brunbum
Washen
Trenton
Kan
National Tribune
You Been Richt
Reuben Wright
E Baker and Son
Pexnebaker & Son
Messrs. Soule & Co
Havelton
George Jackson
Barbour & Hamilton, Grocers
Jackson
American Colonization Society
Mr. Tucker
Ans
Messrs
Tucker & Evans
Washington, D. C
Washington
D.C
Jefferson Avenue
Yakima Avenue
Tacoma
Bismarck Street
Yakima Street
Seattle
D. C
State of Washington
Treacherous Indian Tricks and a Lone Alpine Observer
A colonial view recalls Indian deceitful ruses such as feigned friendship and misleading snowshoe tricks. It also profiled Peter Lechner the “most lonely man” in Europe, a weather observer atop a grand Alpine peak who receives Christmas visits from villagers. The note ends with a subscription offer for the Meseexcer and the American Farmer.
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Peter Lechner
Europe
Weather Bureau
Alps
Vienna
May Day pansy plant orders offered by Mrs Hoover
On the first of May Mrs D Hoover will prepare orders for pansy plants at 25 for 1. Cash orders left at the Messenger office will be filled promptly or mailed to Mrs D Hoover.
Poisonous Flowers In Houseplants Cause Skin Irritation
The article explains that the Chinese primrose primula obconica, now common in conservatories and florists, can irritate skin after contact. It notes variable susceptibility among workers, with lesions on hands, arms, and sometimes face, and compares its reactions to parsnip and poison ivy without graphic detail.
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New York Sun
China
Marles
England
Europe
Botanical Magazine
Garden
Lincoln's First Love Monument for Annie Rutledge Found
The grave of Annie Rutledge, early love of Abraham Lincoln, will be marked with a monument. Her remains were moved from New Concord to Oakland cemetery in Peters burg after a search to locate the grave, where she died at nineteen from heartbreak after Henry McNeil deserted her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Annie Rutledge
Abraham Lincoln
New York Times
New Concord
Oakland
Petersburg
Henry McNeil
Miss Rutledge
New Names Rise in World Horizons and Local Ads
A reflective note on rising inventors and writers like Edison and Koch, then brief social quips about suitors and professions. The piece ends with a nod to The Messenger as the best advertising medium in Central Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edison
Koch
Serlin
the Messenger
Montana
Swordship concept pitched as Danish warship weapon
A Danish inventor proposes a 110 ton swordship to disrupt enemy propellers. The design features a ten foot sawlike blade, twin propellers, armored conning towers, and water filled compartments to submerge for stealth. The vessel, capable of over twenty five knots, aims to cripple ironclads by cutting propeller blades during swift manuevers.
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Ericsson
United States
Chicago Mail
Siberian Official Traces Civilization to a Kirgeez Tribe
A Siberian district official replies to a government inquiry by saying civilization has not reached his area and may have retreated to the Chinese border. He notes two Cossack riders were sent to locate it, and explains he believed civilization referred to a Kirgeez tribe, prompting government scrutiny.
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Russia
Siberia
Alimolinske
Siberian
St. Petersburg
Akmolinsk
Honest man’s bearing amid misfortune praised
A Chicago Journal remark notes a man who cheerfully pays debts leaves a lasting good impression on the community, suggesting his honesty remains intact despite hardships and potential punishment by circumstances.
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Chicago Journal
Humorous Hosiery Counter Exchange and Safety Advice
A playful Harvard Lampoon joke contrasts a polite salesman's retort about loud stockings. The passage then shifts to practical tips advising nose breathing, water storage, and keeping ice water covered. It emphasizes smoke safety with a wet silk handkerchief and urges daily ventilation of sleeping rooms to air out bedding and let sunlight."
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Harvard Lampoon
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Taverner
Boston Post
Mason Crivat
The
J. W. Schaaf
Broadway and Spruce Sts
Ayer
Elizabeth Warnock
Alan Lowell
Mass
Mrs. Ann O'Brian
Sullivan St
New York
J.C. Om
R. M Vaughn
Townsend, Mont
Deering
Helena
Capitol
Montana Mining Journal
Farming and Stock Journa
Mont
Messenger
Bill Heads
W.E. Tierney & CO
Baxter
Establishment For Sale
Deering Binders
the Messenger Office
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