Rail fare notices and excursion rates for 1902 gatherings
Town Central Railway announces annual meetings and excursions with special travel rates. Listings include National Educ Association in Minneapolis, National Baptist Anniversaries in St. Paul, Grand Lodge Benevolent in Salt Lake City, and other events from Peoria to Portland, Seattle, and beyond with one fare plus surcharges and 60 to 90 day ticket limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Educa Association
Minneapolis
Mion
National Baptist Anniversaries
St. Paul
Minn
Peoria
Eldora
Colorado and
Utah
Denver
Colorado Springs
Glenwood Junction
Colorado
Ogden
Salt Lake City
Uteba
Grand Lodge Benevolent and Protective Order of Elke
A. R
Dee Moines
Iowa
Kemble's flowers praised as best by customers
A note praises Kemble's flowers as the best and mentions direct ordering with express mail from EMELE PLOwmn Co. in Oskaloosa, Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kemble
Emele Plowmn Co
Oskaloosa, Lowa
Riot in Atlanta Leaves Four Police and Three Negroes Dead
In Pittsburgh a suburb of Atlanta, four police officers and three African Americans were killed during an attempted capture of armed robbers who had held up an officer. One robber was burned alive in a dwelling as gunfire and chaos erupted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Evening Journal
Pitteburg
Miss Viola Hamilton to Wed Next Thursday
Mrs Nell and Mrs Mame Sameon hosted a prenuptial dinner for Miss Viola Hamilton at their South Iowa avenue home. The event honored the upcoming marriage to Mr Hugh H McCleery with a yellow and white bridal wreath decor theme and a welcoming tin shower lasting several minutes. The fourteen guests enjoyed games and a multi course luncheon after a social hour. Dell H Duncan advertises hammocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nell
Mame Sameon
Iowa Avenue
Viola Hamilton
Hugh H. McCleery
Mesdames Schuyler Livingston
Ira Sprout
Lloyd Latta
Miss Hamilton
Trinity Episcopal Church Service Schedule
The churches on Trinity present Rev Joseph DeForest as rector Whit Sunday services include Sunday School at 10 a m Moroog prayer and sermon at 11 a m Evening prayer and sermon at 740 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity
Episcopal
Joseph DeForest
Whit
Religious services and notices excerpt
Morning and evening worship planned with hymns and sermons led by Pastor Buli Grant and Rev. Wyesiding Hitler. Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. communion and love feast at 2:30 p.m. Quarterly conference Monday evening. Masonic reviews and a banquet noted. Local theater report: Tony the Convict staged by Crawfordsville Dramatic Company at Columbia Opera House with net proceeds of 40. Community updates include travel to Brington and return from Devil's Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitler
W.G. Thorn
Crawfordsville
Tony
Columbia Opera House
Crawfordsville Dramatic Company
Washington High School Baseball Thes Clash with North English
The Washington High School baseball club played North English High School today in Keota. Local supporters traveled to the game by rail and by road, with multiple attendees from here joining the crowd to watch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington High School
Keota
Washington County Normal Institute To Be Held At Washington Academy
Two week program to start in June features instructors including Mike Hughes county superintendent and Bender of Cedar Falls. Mrs A I Clark Olumna and Miss Florabel Patterson Monmouth College join, with J F Hirsch Charlies City College and Prof Grambling. Dodds Academy rounds out five instructors. Lectures by S Y Gillap Milwaukee editor. Royal Arch degree topic discussed Cyrus Chapter 12. Joe L Schneider leaves tonight for Oklahoma on a prospecting trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County Normal Institute
Washington Academy
Mike Hughes
Bender
Cedar Fails
A. I Clark
Olumna
Misa Florabel Patterson
Monmouth
J. F. Hirsch
Charlies City College
Grambling
Prof. Dodds
The
Academy
S. Y. Gillap
Milwaukee
Western Teacher
Cyrus
Royal Arch
Joe L. Schneider
Oklahoma
Bethlehem Commandery inspection praised by Pettibone
Past Grand Commander Pettibone of Burlington inspected Bethlehem Commandery No. 45 last evening. The event was described as one of the most successful and pleasant inspections ever held in this area. The review highlighted the high quality of the commandery and its members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Light
Getheemane Commandery
Fatfield
Koighte Spaulding
Brown
McLain
Emry
Ramge
Valley and
Downing
Wellman
Allen
Pettibone
Eugene Anderson
Bethlehem Commandery No
Burlington
Eels of Hawaii Described In Three Notable Varieties
The passage details three eel types found in Hawaiian waters. The largest resembles a conger, is voracious and fights fiercely when cornered, and can deliver nasty jaw wounds. The other two are fat, marked with black and brown, with loose skin that swells like a puff adder. they rarely exceed three feet and favor crevices in stone breakwaters where they hunt small fish. Hooded eels haunt a spot for over a year and are considered good eating despite their fearsome look.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawaiian
Conner
Lie
Fleas Drag Heavy Weapons in Curious Observations
Latiiella notes a flea dragging a silver cannon weighing twenty four times its body and unmoved by a gunpowder charge. Rene recalls fleas dragging an omnibus and a pair hauling a chariot, plus a single flea pulling a brass cannon on wheels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Latiiella
Rene
National and local notes and a curious moral tale
Senate confirms Thomas Nast as consul general in Guayaquil. Baltimore and Ohio Hartroad mortgage filed for 75 million with Union Trust of New York. Wedding of Miss Motel Hanna to Harry M Parsons set for June 16. Brooklyn justice on self defense in divorce case. Brazilian airshipman Severo killed in Paria as balloon exploded. Vienna satire about a shiftless husband ends with wife’s defiant message card. American reading habits and the newspaper’s role in shaping fast thinking and culture are highlighted by a Booklovers’ Bulletin note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Thomas Nast
New J
Guayaquil
Baltimore and Obie Hartroad Company
Union Trust Company
New York
Mies
Hanna
Harry M. Parsons
Brooklyn
Senhor Severo
Paria
Vienna Presse
Extinct Labrador ducks in museum glass case
The visitor questions the value of two Labrador ducks bought for 1000 dollars while the attendant explains the birds are a notable extinct exhibit. The ducks were shot in 1856 and the remark about odor underscores the dated, humorous exchange reported by the Chicago Tribune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labrador
Ile
Chicago Tribune
Fishhawk Timings Mark Shad Run Up River Says Gloucester Fisherman
A Gloucester fisherman explains that the fishhawk signals the start of shad runs up the river. He notes netting should wait until the hawk appears, typically by April 12, with birds moving from Florida in March following herring schools. Farmers in Jersey use the hawk as a farming cue for planting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloucester
Fishhawk
Jersey
Florida
Philadelphia
Coffin found hidden in hollow tree near Savannah
George Laguire, an engineer on the Dubuque division, discovered a coffin wedged in a hollow tree near Savannah. He alerted comrades, but upon return the casket was broken open with a crowbar and its contents stolen. Richard Croker denies interference. Esther Allan Dowle, daughter of the Zionite, was buried at Zion City in a notable cemetery plot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zion City
Dowlettes
Palpi tation and Heart Cure Testimonial Quote
The passage cites J. A. of Sandusky Ohio describing palpitations and exertion causing a pounding heart and smothering sensations. It claims Miles' Heart Cure overcame these disturbances and restored health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Noes
Sandusky
Ohio
Dr Miles Heart Cure Promises Cure for Nervous Heart
An advertorial claim states Dr Miles Heart Cure quiets the nervous heart, steadies its pulsations and builds strength unlike any other remedy. Sold by druggists with a guarantee. Dr Miles Medical Co Elkhart Ind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Miles Medical Co
Elkhart
Ind
Hot Springs Health Baths Draw Tourists From Around World
The famous Hot Springs in Arkansas attract thousands seeking health benefits as the season opens January 1. The bath facilities promise rest and curative advantages under government supervision with moderate charges. The Rock Island Railway offers very low round trip fares from the west and northwest to Des Moines with return allowed through May 21 for the A R encampment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
Hot Springs
Ark
A. R
Cutts
Minneapolis, Mine
Rock Island
Des Moines
Wood
National fraternal and educational conventions listed nationwide
A dated list of forthcoming gatherings across the United States from May to August 1902. Includes sessions of the National Baptist anniversary in Minnesota, National Convention in Oregon, Supreme Lodge in Portland, Imperial Council in San Francisco, and multiple biennial and annual meetings such as the International Sunday School Association in Denver and the Knights of Pythias in San Francisco with dates, locations, and contact for travel information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Travelers’ Protective Association of America
Portland
Ore
Supreme Lodge Aaticieot Order United Workmen
Young People's Christian Union Society of the United Presbyterian Church
Tacoma
Washington
Seattle
Peoria
Farmington
National Baptista
St. Paul
Mion
Travelers Protective Association of America
The
Supreme Lodge
Ancient
Order United Workmen
Imperial Council
Minneapolis
Aloc
Ancient Order of Atta Denver
Cal
Young Peoples’ Christian Union
Society of the United Presbyterian Church
Lacoma
Wash
Knights of Pythias
San Francisco
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Eves
Ehon & Vay Eee
Rict
Lammon&lawis
White Star Coffees
Kane & Lyle
East Side Square
Eety
Colorado, Utah
Black Hills
Town Central Railway
Allen’s
Dell H Duncan
E. C. Carris & Co
Gee
A. M. E. Church
Endeavor
Buli Grant
J. A. Thompson
Columbus Junction
Presbyterian
Palatine
B.C Rapa
J. W. Owen
Liprop T. Dewitt Talmage
Prank Dewitt Talmage
Christian Herald
Talmage
Immediatel Ark & CO
Philo
the Publican
van de Water
Heamer
God of Abraham
Hiymn
Organ Postiade
Methodist Church
Tony, the
Convict
Warren Moore
Devil's Lake
J. Rh. MeeKaip
Brighton
Bethlehem Inspection
Enterprise
Southwest Corner Square
Mother Hubbard
Tie
Booklovers’ Bulletin
the Fishhawk
Unis
Mars Desicns
Copvricuts &c
Ees Roy
Munn & Co
Scientific American
Journal
Tertius
Souetenion Munn & Co
Grandma
D. C
Miles
Dr. Miles
Grand Lodge Benevolent and Protective Order of Elka
National Fraternal Congress
Col
BE. G. Fox
A. O. U. W. Guide
Matt J. Johnson
Pwe
David Ramaley
J. HM. Stewart
West Side Square
Wes
Windsor Grocery
Columbian
Highland Park
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