Popular Washington County figure Chauncey Myers killed in Sigourney boiler blast
Chauncey Evans Myers a well known Washington county Republican candidate for representative and former county auditor was killed yesterday afternoon when a peanut roaster boiler exploded near a Sigourney restaurant. The blast shattered windows, injured none others, and Myers died about thirty minutes later. Funeral arrangements were set with Bethlehem commandery and local Masons assisting.
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Chauncey FE
Myers
Sigourney
Cedar Township
Chauncey Evans Myers Was
Highland Township
Washington County
William B. Myers
Slide Back in Time to Reclaim Childlike Wisdom
The speaker urges a retreat from harsh adult modes and a return to childlike openness as medicine for healing and true teaching. The message emphasizes simplicity, honesty, and fresh perspectives found in children, attributed to Ruskin.
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Ruskin
Discovery of a New Dish Overshadows Stars
A humorous remark elevates culinary innovation above astronomy, arguing that while stars are abundant, new dishes bring endless variety. The quote emphasizes food as a richer frontier for human wonder.
Wedding Breakfast Menu Suggestions From a Bygone Era
In wedding meals a breakfast repast offers unique dishes. Fresh strawberries with hulls, sugar, and leaves, fruit with syrup, fried chicken with creamed potatoes, buttered asparagus on toast, a pear pineapple nut salad on lettuce, strawberry ice cream with berries, bride’s cake, coffee, olives, nuts, and candies decorate the table.
Grouchy Grin Sparks Extra Duty Refusal
Workday exchange shows a worker admitting a sour mood to avoid extra tasks, declaring a constant grouchy look as a method to dodge added duties. The retort highlights workplace tension and unspoken rules about workload.
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertisement oath 1886
Frank J. Cheney of Toledo sworn as senior partner of PF J Cheney & Co promises one hundred dollars for each catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Cure taken internally, acts on blood and mucous surfaces. Send for testimonials. Sold by all druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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A. W. Gleason
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
Emperor Matsuhito of Japan Dies at 12 48 A.M
The Emperor Matsuhito of Japan has died at 12 48 this morning in Tokio. A separate report from Binz Germany describes a bathing resort catastrophe where a landing stage collapsed during a concert, drowning hundreds and leaving twenty one bodies recovered. Fol two pills claim relief for kidney and bladder trouble with a testimonial from John Heath of Michigan Bar California.
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John Heath
Michigan
Cal
Foley
Lemmon
Illinois Veteran Dead at His Home in DeLand Illinois
Col. D. J. Palmer receives word from Frank Marvel of Springfield Illinois about the death of Lewis V. Marvel at his home near DeLand Illinois. Marvel enlisted February 1 1865 in Company A Twenty-fifth Iowa and later transferred to the Fourth Iowa in Washington D C on May 30 1865. He was remembered by local veterans and former Twenty-fifth Iowa members.
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Washington
Sidney Smith
Sigourney
Mrs. Myers
Chauncey
Bethlehem Commandery
A. N. Alberson
W. B. Marbourg
Wilber Miller
St. Clair Lewis
F.C. Beatty
Arthur Goodin
J. D. Dayton
Kk. Kunath
L. B. Babcock
J. S. McElhinney
A. R. Miller
C. A. Dewey
Mr. Myers
Myers
Chauncey Myers
Washington County
Frank Marvel
Springfield
Ill
Lewis V. Marvel
DeLand
Mr. Marvel
Iowa
J. A. Young
Washington, D. C
Funeral for Chauncey Sc Myers at Elm Grove Cemetery
A notice from the Knights Templar invites members to meet at the asylum at 8:30 Wednesday morning for the funeral of Sir Knight Chauncey Sc Myers who died Sabbath afternoon in Sig ourney. Services are at 10 at his home with interment at Elm Grove cemetery. W. B. Marbourg.
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Knights Templar
Sigourney
Henry H. Reinert
Diagonal
Sir KnIghts
Trater
Sir Knight
Chauncey Sc. Myers
Elm Grove Cemetery
W. B. Marbourg
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