Local Officials Directory and Lodge Notices
Mayor S W Rawson and Aldermen listed by ward with city officers including City Clerk F C Gates and City Treasurer R F Auwarter. Town officials include Supervisor S S Avis, Town Clerk John Deimling Jr, and Constables H C Karsey Henry Schuler. Proy Lodge 588 A F A M meets at Masonic Hall on 2nd and 4th Wednesdays.
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S. W. Rawson
Wm. Norbury
F. Mendanall
Wm. Habipe
Wm Kimberling
A. Hoge
H. ©. Gerfen
F. C. Gates
R. F. Auwarter
C. BH. Ritcher
Strosta
S.S Avis
John Deimling
Frank Collins
Wm. Schiltza
Commissioners of Highways
Henry Schuler
Pound
Fred Schuler
A. F
A. M
Masonic Hall
S. W. Raweon
W. B
S. Smrru
Belected Miscellany UNCLE DAVID STORY OF A BRAVE BROTHER
A Youth's Companion tale recounts Great Uncle David telling Alice a Civil War vignette. Henry and the narrator march with pride, endure a night battle, and Henry heroically shares water with a wounded enemy as he dies, leaving the narrator to reflect on sacrifice.
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Alice
David
Siys
Lig Chiatry
Henry
Emmy
Which Foot Walks Faster Footnote on pace and a tangent on infants and Chinese medicine
The article examines why one foot appears to move faster, causing a natural veer while walking. It adds a thought experiment with stakes to test the bias, then pivots to estimates of yearly birth rates and a vivid, humorous image of babies marching around the world. It also describes first doses of Chinese medicine as bitter decoctions and outlines common herbs and procedures. It ends noting Russian railroad trains have smoking tires for women.
Remembering a Grandfather Soldier in Quiet Memorial Day
An elderly speaker shares memories of his brother Henry, a private soldier. He recalls the wounded gray soldier who recovered and the tale of the water bearer from the blue. The day is kept in memory of a humble ancestor who helped an enemy comrade and gave his last strength.
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Vaddy
Henry
Erry
Agena
Bushy Tailed Animals Use Tails as Summer Flannels
A naturalist notes wild creatures including foxes raccoons and squirrels use their bushy tails as warm seasonal coverings. He describes foxes sleeping with tails wrapped or laid flat, raccoons tucking knees and curling tails overhead, and squirrels propping tails for support, asserting all such animals carry winter coverings into summer.
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Red Nan
New York Sun
Public Eating Hones and Municipal Food Services in Europe
The article surveys municipal eating houses and bakeries in several European cities. In Chemnitz 435000 dinners were served in 1893 with revenue of 17500 dollars and expenses of 15500 dollars. Grenoble operates a self supporting municipal restaurant serving about 1260 meals daily. Paris Lyons and Bordeaux host similar institutes without aid. Rome and Kovno run municipal bakeries. Stockholm runs municipal liquor stores for workers to obtain drinks without meals.
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Chemnitz
Grenoble
France
Paris
Lyons
Bordeaux
Rome
Kovno
Russia
Stockholm
Time of Day in Ulster Reveals a Garden Bull
A humorous tale recounts a squire who bragged of a sun dial in his garden. He asks a boy to fetch the time, the boy returns hauling the dial up the hill as the man misjudges its placement. The column also oddly notes Arab music, alcohol consumption by Britons, and bootblacks in Paris.
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Ulster
Eng
The Mattoid in Literary Eccentricity Across History
An exploration of mattoids, sane yet claiming genius, linking genius and madness. Noting Lombroso’s view that mattoids are more common among men, especially in literary artistic and religious fields. Examples include graphomaniacs like Whitman Rosseau Wagner and Napoleonic peculiarities, with caution about overinterpretation.
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Mattold
Lombrosso
Mattolda
Whitman
Rosseau
Musset
de Quincey
Wagner
Pater the Great
England
Lord Caermarthen
Napoleon
Origin and spread of phrases and volcano counts
The piece traces the saying clean as a whistle to old whistle tankards used to signal when more liquor was needed. It then lists global volcano totals: 672 worldwide with 270 active, including 86 in America, 24 in Asia, and 20 in Africa, plus Java’s 109 with 28 active. It notes New Zealand’s 127 mile area hosting 68 volcanoes from 190 to 900 feet high.
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America
Asia
Africa
Java
New Zealand
Inherited Saviet Fireworks Maker Of Nagasaki
A Nagasaki craftsman family preserves a four century old secret of pyrotechnic bird products. The description notes explosive dummies soar like birds, while warnings on ear injury and safe handling of drums are given. Historical data on U S state areas and Sydney transit policies follow, with stray comments on homelessness.
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Nagasaki
Japan
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