Personal notes from Friday’s Daily update
The column lists numerous residents and visitors: E F Mereith in Indianapolis. James Caig home from Jasonville. J C Daily back to Evansville. F Wills returning to Bicknell. Lee Hamersley from St. Louis. George Gallegher to Cincinnati. W A Wallace to Indianapolis. H W Toey of Cornettsville. Mary Fish from Rhoais. Mrs. Robert McCord and son from Cincinnati. Mrs. Ralph Chigkedantz and daughter from Shoals visiting. many others including attendance at funerals and travel to towns like Petersburg Bramble Evansville Vincennes and Montgomery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. F. Mereith
Indianapolis
James Caig
Jasonville
J.C. Daily
Evansville
F. 8
Wills
Bicknell
Andy Heis
Lin
Mar Biter
Petersburg
Robert McCord
Cinginasti
Ralph Chigkedantz
Shoals
Andrs
Lewis Burris
Bramble
Charlie Willey
Cincinnati
Jake ‘Beitman
Louisville
Misa Mary Shaper
Lintua
E.C. Faith
W. P. O’haver
Hloomis
Frank
C. Faith
W. P. Ellis
Will Svin
Allen Johnson
Fairfield
Harry Welch
James Cain
Jssonville
Ind
Joe Eisen Land
Emma
Manchester
Til
George McCracken
Flora, IH
Letter from Wadsworth on Rapid City South Dakota climate and prospects
Wadsworth writes from Rapid City South Dakota detailing climate described as sunny and dry with little rain, notes Black Hills nearby and cattle ranches, timber, and a gold mining region. He praises hospitality and intelligence of eastern migrants, warns against gold mining ventures, and sketches local features including Rapid Creek, churches, banks, schools, hotels, and industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P Wadsworth
Jrovernment
Rapid City
S. D
Davien
Eyiro Gazette
Ember
Fat Gazsrrs
Joseph Allibon
Barton Hise
South Dakota
Coe Rupi
Black Hills
Black Hill
Rayid City
Lead City
Daviess County
Indiana
eRapid
United States
No Place Like Home Expressed in Soldier's Note
A fragmented wartime diary passage reflects on cost of living, government benefits, and a soldier's longing to return to Washington. It mentions local county pay and the belief that a government job helps cope with hardships, ending with the line there is no place like home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Costa
Washington
Davi Pay
Cou
Strange Bulgarian Masons Legend and Oaths of the First Woman
The article recounts a Bulgarian legend where nine masons swear to honor the first woman who passes by the morning after laying a foundation. They believed the oath would ensure wall solidity. The practice includes burying a red stone at foundation completion and keeps a curious vow tied to climate and love themes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken
Curten
Bason
Ord
Redd
Polar Bear Valor and Old London Topography
The passage extols the polar bear as a premier game animal and recalls historical Icelandic hunting bravado. It contrasts musk ox hunting with bear chases and notes the modern hunter’s edge with repeating rifles, then shifts to London's highest point in Panier Alley near Newgate Street and Paternoster Row with a 1688 inscription marking the site and a 124 foot elevation note for Hempstead Heath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lopes
Treuma
Greenland
Helter Keller
Leslie’s Monthly
London
Hempstead Heath
Standard
Heart Care Warns of Strain and Rest During Play
A physician urges attention to the heart as life prolonging and stresses teaching children to rest during play. He cautions against overtaxing the heart and calls for care in daily routines. The fragment references voices and dialects, mentioning Absalom and a joke about feeling a heartbeat.
Dogs Guide by Instinct Across River Trip
A crowded packet boat on the James River led to a dog being placed out of the way on deck. The dog later escaped, traveled inland, and reached its former home, seemingly following its own path rather than the railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James River
Cabul Ib
Mariland Express
Rutin
Bing
Duner
Bern
Carlo
Ous
The Omnibus History From Pascal to Modern Transit
The article recounts Blaise Pascal introducing horse drawn carriages for public use in 1662 with royal support and initial restrictions. It traces the revival in Bordeaux 1812 Nantes 1821 Paris 1827, the vehicle’s growth and its replacement by trams, and explains the term omnibus as a carriage for all classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blaise Yaacal
Blaise Pascal
Pascal
Scientific American
Maris
Duke of
Roannes
Louis XIV
Bordeaux
Nantes
Paris
His Mistake in a Scots Card Game Tale
An elderly Scot at a party plays a fiery card game with a young woman, daughter of a laird. He crashes the hand in anger, shouts at her, then, embarrassed, bows and apologizes to the astonished girl. The scene captures rowdy etiquette and a social stumble in a Scottish setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eulo
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McDougal
Madras
Rcut
Zretund
Pr ‘Ice
Mary
Fish
Rhoais
Wochaye
Lee
Hamersley
George Gallegher
Cincignatis
W. al Wallace
H. W. Toey
Cornettsville
Mike, Zinkans
Dan Smith
Thomais Linth
Montgomery
Neon
Satuay
Charlo Artig
Jed
Rganga
Elnora
Moday
ChastierErowpig
Indianapolia
A. Arthur and i Child
Patolra
FE Wooley
Evanville
Re E. Donay Ap
Seymour
Matt Kelley
West Baden
John F. ‘Lutz
Evanstille
P. H. Rowan
Hamlet Allen
St. Louis
George Frick
Vincennes
Michael Madden
Loogootee
George Kiemer
Betersburg
Cora Thompsoix
W. V. Hargrove
Jerome Aull
Denver
Cole
Clars. Smith
Lésdon
England
Tia
Merching
Seymour Democrat
Kimuind Bridges
Kangas
Arkens Grand
J. £. Williams
Notary Public
G. W Bolin
Worth Dakota Land
Davies County
Harper’s Bazar
Susie Jackson
Ayer
Emma Jane Entsminger
Langsville. O
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Ataes
the Omnibus
Robeson
THE
J. Camaban
Repson
Dick Gooldy
Washington Loan Co. Gro
M. Deneuer
Temple Court
A. B. Knapp
E. Main St
Eureka
East Main
T. F. Spink, M. D
Main Street
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