Local Township and Civic Officials List in City Directory
A detailed roster lists mayor and aldermen, ward representatives, city clerk and treasurer, superintendent of streets, police magistrate, township supervisor and clerks, highway commissioners, trustees, peace officers, and pound master. It also notes lodges and fraternal group meeting schedules at local halls and municipal buildings with officers and meeting days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiias Burk
Aldseman
Wm. Norbury
WV. Thomas
Vodkat Snd
Fred Gerfén
J. H Sllenhans
A. K. Snodgrass
Tresaarer
Stradts
Julines Barth
Marshes
J. L. Hagler
H.C Kersey
George Kiesel
F. W. Garnet Abaesser
Wm. Schultze
Commissioners of Highways
H. Kuhlmann
A.w. A Lilly
R. EB. Jacobs
Robert Holli— Day
Fred Biffort
Deacon Puffy Helps Relief Drive Despite a Nap
In a Detroit Free Press item, Deacon Puffy, a respected church and community figure, organizes a relief meeting for Cuban sufferers. He falls asleep at the district schoolhouse during discussion, Betsy agitates him to wake, and he ends up increasing his liberal relief subscription after regaining alertness.
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Puffy
Detroit Free Press
Deacon
Betsy
Some Misnomers Name Luck and Good Highlighted
An observer notes misnamed individuals from Louisville. Luck, despite his title, is unlucky and fails in ventures, while Good, despite a promising name, becomes a thief with multiple prison terms. The piece uses anecdotal contrast to discuss misnomers.
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Luck
Louisville
Observer
New Pigment From Oat Smut Discovered by Scottish Artist
A Scotch artist reports a newly developed pigment from oat smut, yielding a deep sepia to brown black shade. The dry powder, mixed with alcohol and mucilage, paints watercolors that resist sunlight and aging. It creates flat brown tints when diluted and has won favor among artists, while an odds-on claim notes low personal accident risk.
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St. Louis Globe- Democrat
Teeth of Soldiers Struck by Kaiser Toothache
The Kaiser faces a dental crisis as the German army nears tooth loss with many non commissioned officers unable to deliver commands. The plan allocates 11,000 marka to treat teeth or provide false sets for the Prussian contingent, while subject states weigh the cost.
Peculiar Chicago Habit Left Handed City Observed
The Chicago Chronicle notes residents consistently use left hand doors, ignoring the right side rule for entering and exiting public buildings. Observations claim this leftward navigation causes collisions and astonished glares, despite equal door widths and standard entrance exit norms.
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Chicago
Union
Chicago Chronicle
Old-Time Post Offices and 17th Century Rates
London Notes and Queries describes postmasters as off public offices and free of postage duties. In 1677 a single letter up to 80 miles cost 2d, beyond 80 miles 3d. An ounce weighed 8d up to 80 miles, 18d beyond. Mails left London at midnight on Tue Thu Sat, arriving London mornings Mon Wed Fri. Mails rode on horseback at five miles per hour with minor stage delays. England had six runnings from Plymouth Bristol Chester North Yarmouth and Kent.
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London
England
West
Bristol
Chester
North
Yarmouth
Kent
Plymouth
Cheater
Edinburgh
Dover
Salinity Yields by Ocean Waters and U.S. Clock Exports
Salinity figures show Atlantic water yields 91 pounds of salt per ton, Pacific 79, Arctic and Antarctic 85, and Dead Sea water 187. The note adds that America supplies clocks worldwide, with nearly all nations importing from the United States.
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Pacific
Arctic
Antarctic
Germans Go to the Opera in Dresden and Paris
Lilian Bell writes from Berlin to the Ladies Home Journal about German opera in Dresden from seven to ten. She notes affordable best seats and families attending together, contrasting German audiences as serious, thoughtful, and well behaved with French audiences who overdo emotion and applause. She observes German drama emphasizing family ties and restrained sentiment, while noting French and German views of Americans as distorted.
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Dresden
Lilian Bell
Berlin
Ladies’ Home Journal
Paris
America
Amercans
Mixed Terms in Criminal Court Observation
The Louisville Commercial notes a daily view of marginalized workers who enter criminal courts, highlighting limited education yet sharp minds formed by hardship. A lawyer recalls a French New Orleans prisoner calling himself a “respected fellow” awaiting trial, joking that he will appear in the “circus court” tomorrow.
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Louisville
New Orleans
A Camel's Aversions And Other Oddities
A London Sketch writer notes camels dislike black clothing and being jostled, insisting they are kind despite appearances. A Sunday showing of a black-clad man spooks a white camel. Swiss funeral customs feature a mourning urn, black cards, and a black fur on a table outside the deceased’s home. Engineering Magazine observes steamship size, power, and speed rising dramatically over 50 years.
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London
Steamantina
Change of Opinion From Detroit Bells About Percy
In Detroit the Free Press reports a relationship twist as a woman and her mother discuss Percy. She vows to rebuff his frequent calls and a planned theater outing for Saturday night. The mother consoles, insisting the romance is over and promising only a cold greeting if met.
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Detroit
Free Press
Percy
Ancient political rings and their echoes in history
The article reviews ancient concerns about monopolies and rings noted by Aristotle in Politics and cites Roman and Zeno laws, Athens corn limits, and legends of Apepi as early examples. It argues rings were feared then as now, shaping policy to curb centralization of wealth and power under monarchs and prime ministers.
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London
Zeno
Athens
Joseph
Egypt
Apepi
Gold Brick in Disguise Tarnishes Baton Rouge Tribute
A famed silver pitcher presented to the steamer City of Baton Rouge by Baton Rouge citizens proved to be worth only about one dollar after its 19th century auction sale. Bidders were stirred by a story that 168 residents donated silver dollars to melt into the tribute. The auction, part of the St. Louis and Anchor line assets sale, concluded with the pitcher valued far below expectations.
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Baton Rouge
City of
St. Louis Republic
St. Louis
Anchor
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United Mine Workers of America
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Ana Lona de. Soviation
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G. A. Seed
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Surrome
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Epworth League
Junion League
Troy Cemetery
Julia A Bell
Mine Sarena Davy
C. Hollis
McCray-Dewey Academy
W. W. Edwards
Jasac W. Cook
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Rome
Gold Brick
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