Lamppost Letters and Ancient Trade Route Echoes
Reading a New York Sun excerpt, a lamppost letter box tale recalls a post office rule on found items and a woman losing a dollar, plus a discussion of lampbox curiosities. Then John Pennett Peters’ Nippur voyage frames the Euphrates as a cradle of civilization and a historic road of conquest linking Babylon, Egypt, Syria, and Greece through ages.
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Lampport
New York Sun
Fairey
The
Euphrates
John Pennett Peters
Mediterranean
Cyprua
Isles
Nile
Anuk
Babylonia
Voices of Bullets at Dawn on the Front Lines
The writer recalls Turkish shelling from 11 30 onward for two hours as soldiers man a little wall under fire. The constant distant firing echoes across the field while they joke at the bullets passing by and note the varied voices of projectiles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aldershot
London Chronicle
Untitled School Language Ethics Note and Vignettes
A garbled excerpt discusses teaching language and pupil engagement with phrases about honest work and industrious habits. It quotes and paraphrases a New York Ledger line on education habits, then shifts to a brief anecdote about a boy's attempt to see the governor and a merchant's reaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Ledger
Balanced Body Uses Both Sides Equally
The article argues that most people favor the right side, making it stronger, and advises training the left arm and leg from childhood to equalize and increase overall physical strength.
Local Ads Offer Wood Hay Whiskey and Lodging
Advertisements list Ulinghonge wood and alfalfa hay at reasonable prices, Kyo whiskey offered at 250 per bar, old brandy at 2 per bottle, and lodging at Wey House for travelers. Also fencing lumber shingles and Verdi pine at low prices, with labor on cars at Verdi set at 10 per ton. Prosecution warned for trespass on premises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verdi
Reno
West Mountain
Guaranteed bottles back claims in product notice
The notice states every bottle is guaranteed to perform as represented and directs readers to leave orders at the specified address or location.
Republican County Central Committees Listed by County
The document lists Republican County Central Committee members for multiple counties including Clark Storey and Washoe, with chairs and secretaries named such as Stoddard in Storey and Turretin in Washoe. Additional counties like Humboldt Lyon Churchill Elko Eureka Nye White Pine and Lincoln are named with officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aine Central
Counmitt Biorey
Aob Stoddard
JM Gearhart
CD Yivgler
Dave Munter
William Greenwooul
Virginia City
William Wot
Len Litchenberger
Gold Hill Humboldt Enanty
Thomas Nelson
Stone Mone
F J Button
Gon Stallenberger
Gulennds
BT Evang
Willow Hoi
Wx Bonnifield
Winnen Washoe
G F Turretin
L J Cohn
Saromerfwid
AG Pletcher
C W Patterson
Chaimmat
JW Hania
Yerington
OC Littell
Dayton
LA Ames
Hralith's
Ormedy
St. Lee
GD Oliver
Seortary
A Cohn
PA Doyle
Hime Yerington
Carson
FC Diarmid
B Lisblrymple
Empire
Douglas Onusty
H Springmeyer
Gardnerville
BR Cook
Sheridan
Wo Maines
Win Kelby
Genoa
Kzell
Fred Behrman
NM Johnson
CT Bliss
Glenbrook
GN Folsons
Hobart
Wood Jates
Jack
E Valley
J Campbell
Walker River
Lander County
R L Norton
GW McLlardy
Steiner
Simon Bray
Austin
Churchill County
I W_ Ferguson
M. D
Oral Newall
Pioche
Richar
Rich
Canaca
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Pf. A. Jackman
Wadsworth
Nev
Jimioe and
Rewidence
Nob Hill
Pk. H. B. McDonald
Wadsworth, Nevada
Fice
Discarcu
Nevada House
Edgeo
Carson City, Nevada
Thomas Wren
Des Wren & Julien
Karekn
Virginia Street
Reno, Nevada
Goodwin & Dodge
First National Bank
Whitney House
T. B. Whitney, Prop'r
Waugokee
Galifornia
Prackee
D- Horman
Wadsworth, New
Will
Atents
Anc
Washington
Mure
Atmrvier
U. S
Snow&co
Patent Office
Annty
Oldent Agency
Tirowah
Mann & Co
Roceite Keosettke American
Co Toe
Mann & C
Broadway
New York
Dispatch
Inh
Muli
Mill
Conius
Demmark
Ler Pete Ple
Denmark
Gav'nor
Rascal
Cheapard
London
Washoe
County Bank
Reno, New
Chicago
San Francisco
United States
Paris
Bern
Belliazina
Copenhagen
Stockholm
Europe
Martins
Lodge
Warlsworth Lodge
de Bellam
G. A. Macthierson
Bie
Mt. Horeb
Pyramid Lodge No
K. of P
thelssCasile
J. G. Ede
Nevada
Pioneer Dairy
T. G. Herman
Hume
Trucker
Wey House
T. G. Heumane
CILL
Gill
Dispatch Office
Main Street
Nevana
A. W. MacPherson
P. C. Building
Columbus Haloon Gregory Mariana & CO
Frop'rs
Republican Organization
Forc
Sosserise
State County
Lovelock
Pyramid Reservation
Olinghouse Canyon
the Dispatch
White
Activ
DesLong Waren
San Francisco, Ca
Cleveland
J. Hodgkinson
Railroad Saloon
Deror
Winnemucca
Good Lodging Department
Boren & Sam
Beat Cooke
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