Local Town and Lodge Officials and Church Schedule
Town and township officials listed including mayor Alderman ward reps and clerks. Several fraternal organizations such as Troy Lodge 588 A F and A M Neilson Lodge 26 T O F Pisgah Encampment 104 Mentor Lodge 165 and more with meeting venues, officers, and regular meeting times. Methodist Church services scheduled every other Sunday at 11 am and 7 pm with Sunday School and midweek prayer meetings.
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Methodist Church
Serviosa
F.u
A. 3. McCullum
Selective Wiscellany Grocer’s Burden Poem Remission
A quatrain urging readers to pay grocers promptly and honor debts, warning that unpaid bills harm families and credit, with a grim adage about silent debtors. It blends consumer grievance with a regional dialect anecdote, concluding that confession invites doubt and honesty matters.
The Czar’s China Holdings at Winter Palace
The Czar of Russia owns more china than any other person, including all rulers since Catherine the Great. The collection is stored in an immense closet in the Winter Palace at St Petersburg.
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China
Russia
Catherine the Great
Winter Palace
St. Petersburg
Wealth distribution highlights real estate dominance in 19th century data
New York leads as the richest state with over 8.5 billion dollars, followed by Pennsylvania with nearly 7 billion and a third state above 5 billion. Real estate and improvements account for nearly two thirds of the nation’s total wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnea of Biates
New York
Pennsylvania
Pio Nino Bequeaths 60 Million Francs to Church
The text notes that Pio Nino left 60,000,000 francs in gold to the Church and that Leo XII nearly doubled this sum, placing it in major European banks. It states the Holy See had no debts, with any outstanding amounts paid by the current Pope.
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Pio Nino
Leo XII
Holy See
Proportions by Age and a London Exchange Floor
Recent statistics show under fifteen have more boys than girls while those over seventy five have more women than men. From ninety to 100 years the ratio favors women about three to one. The London coal exchange rotunda floor features an inlaid mariners compass design with Greek fret border using over 4 000 wood pieces. Whitehall decor and invitations reveal extended Cairo weddings with three days of feasting and abundant decorations.
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London Coal Exchange
Ambiguous Excerpt on Travel Ban and Plant Physiology
An unclear excerpt discusses a British botanist's claim that plants react to injury similarly to animals. It mentions limits on a lord chancellor's sea travel and asserts that injured plants experience fever-like responses, with respiration rising and a peak temperature within a day.
Taste Sense Reconsidered By Prof Patrick From The University
A 19th century study by Prof G T W Patrick from the University of Jews argues there are only four basic taste sensations: sweet bitter sour and salt. He shows smell touch and sight shape most flavor distinctions and even coffee and tea have distinct tastes beyond aroma. Blindfold tests reveal how sight and aroma drive our flavor judgments.
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G. T. W. Patrick
The
University of Jews
Segalia
Patrick
Those Who Persevere Win the Crown
A traveler notes a rapid descent from Mount Popocatepetl's summit to the snow line in fifteen minutes after six hours ascent. The piece reflects on honesty, integrity, and the danger of unguarded moments that undo decades of effort, urging continual vigilance against temptation.
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Popocatenetl
Mexico
Fife
Manila merchant's funeral tunes up old American hit
On his deathbed a Manila shopkeeper wished for a fine American tune at his funeral. Unable to name it, a friend guessed the melody and thus the procession heard "A Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight" as the band played him to the cemetery.
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Manila
Stellar visibility and telescope star counts
The text notes that fewer than six thousand stars are visible to the unaided eye while the largest telescopes can reveal probably no more than one hundred million stars.
English Victories Record At 82 Percent In War
English combat history shows victories in 82 percent of battles, a remarkable world record. The claim highlights consistent success across all wars, underscoring a celebrated military reputation.
Fanatics in New York City 1882 awakening sparked sects
In New York around 1882 a religious revival produced many sects including one in Kentucky that taught infantile worship to win heaven. Carpenter Matthews alias Matthias claimed to be God and led disciples who raised funds and deceived others. He faced indictment for taking 630 dollars from Folger under false pretenses but was convicted only on lesser charges.
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New York City
Kentucky
Matthews
Matthias
God
Pierson
Folger
Nelle
Waiting, the Most Complex Human Action, Explored
A New York Times note at a small party asks guests to name the most common yet most intricate human action. Many answers arise, but none match the idea of walking as a complex act. Dr. Holmes cited waiting as a perpetual fall with self recovery, a violent, dangerous process learned only by practice since youth.
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New York Times
Walkipe
Dr. Holmes
Ife
Gentle siamang in tales of jungle life and captivity
A poetical reflection on the gentlest siamang gibbon, its arboreal calls and pendulum-like swings, and the tragedy of captive life among Malays who bring young apes to doors. The piece contrasts wild freedom with a doomed captivity ending in illness and death.
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Blackwoods Magazine
Tree lightning risk in storms cited by McAdie
Eminent meteorologist Alexander McAdie ranks trees by lightning risk with oak at 64, tall pines 40, beech 1, noting oaks are the worst shelter and beech the safest. After rain trees are less apt to be struck than before.
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Alexander McAdie
Origin of the modern circus traced to 1770
The origin of the modern circus is linked to 1770 when Philip Astley, a discharged soldier, performed horsemanship exhibitions in a makeshift arena at Lambeth. A separate line notes that the wool on a sheep’s back serves as a shepherd’s weather barometer, with finer wool indicating better weather.
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Philip Astley
Lambeth
Feathered Stepmother Secures Nest In Sunny Porch
A martin pair defended a zinc covered porch nest built against the cottage wall. After the male bird died in the heat, a female martin entered the adjacent arch and coaxed another bird into the quarters. The stranger then hatched and raised a brood of four or five young birds.
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Was & Martin’s
Martin
Contamination of Water and Lead Pipe Fixes
Lead in water occurs from air oxygen and carbonic acid, slowed by lime bicarbonate but not prevented. Night-stagnant water releases more lead, so use carbonate of soda to fix carbonic acid without alkalinity.
To Preserve Beer In Bengal Hermetic Sealing Method
A Bengal practice preserves beer by hermetically sealing the container with beer poured on top to prevent souring. Thunder storms occur continuously from March to October, with frequent severe storms affecting storage conditions.
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Bengal
India
Estimated life habits of a fifty year old man
A statistician estimated that an average man aged fifty has worked 6,500 days and slept 6,000. He has amused himself 400 times and walked 12,000 miles. He has taken 11,000 days in some activity, partaken of 36,000 meals, eaten 15,000 pounds of meat and 4,000 pounds of fish eggs and vegetables, and drank 7,000 gallons of fluid.
Danish royal naming law cycles Frederick and Christian
For 385 years Denmark has alternated rulers named Frederick and Christian. A law prevents a King Christian from being succeeded by a King Frederick, so every Danish prince bears both names in addition to others. The pattern ensures a Christian follows a Frederick and a Frederick follows a Christian across generations.
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Denmark
Frederick
Christian
The Heron Flight and Miscellany from 19th Century Notes
A capsule of curious facts: herons flap 120 to 160 times per minute in downward strokes, yielding 240 to 900 wing movements per minute. Gas fumigation with prussic acid touted for San Jose scale in fruit trees. Pekin depicted as dusty with few glass storefronts except watchmakers. World tunnels could stretch 514 miles. about 1142 tunnels exist. The largest telescope and the claim about Mera’s apparent size through an opera glass. Guinea pigs grow fastest of quadrupeds, fully grown at six weeks. Heartbeat drops by ten strokes per minute when lying down. Fire post offices opened in Paris 1642, England 1881, America 1710.
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Caty Officials
H. W. Rawson
Wm. Norbury
FP. Mendonall
Wm. Hampe
Wm. Kimberton
H. Hoge
H. C. Gerson
F. C. Gates
Tromearer
E. F. Auwarter
O. EB. Ritahor
Wtraeta
Emil Droll
J.J. Hagler
Township Officials
S. Avis
John Deimking
Frank Colling
Aacencor
Wm. Schultze
H. Kubimenu
W. Milly
R. E. Jacobs
R C. Morrios
M. Ff. An. Wortar
Edward Joseph
Tuaticas of the Peace
J. N. Jarvis
Phi- Up
Troy Lodge
A. F
A. M
Magonic Hall
S. W. Rawson
W.M . Surrx
Bacretary
Neilson Lodge
O. F
John
Pettawan
N. GQ
Bon'r Wriettameon
Pisgah
J. L. Haaren
C. Roa
Williamon
Mentor Lodge
No- 165
K. of P
Castle Hall
Schott
Alounr Winn
G. C
Ami VY Camp
Thoreday
P.simpson
V. v. Aversar Ducit
Germanta Lodge
UJ. O
Fred Eiffert
Fay Eivenr
Herman Suit
T.M
Jas. M. Bosomworth
T. A. Riggin
Thos H. Bill
F. B
Troy Dist
Vroil’s
G. L. Evpiorr
Mus Cuaita Eliorr
Kaskaskia Tribe
Aveniug
K. of P. Hall
Wd. Gebaner
Sac
Nh. G. Jones
United Mine Workers of America
Troy
Central Hall
D . Jones
Chas. Wandling
Johm
Claytor
American Federation’ of Labor
Oclock
James N Jarvis
R. L. Dawson
Stan. Ritcher
Cay ‘Cueuday
J. Verrer
Auwauren
Presbyterian Church
J. G. Reynolda
Rev
G. Plasaman
Lutheran
ST. Jerome's
Forster
Epworth League
Mathodiat
Asme Place
Troy Cemetery
Julia A Ball
Wm. Wild
Beoy
Troy Public School
Hollis
Harding
Smith
Seo. Rawson
W. Cook
J. 2
Renfro
Silas Chadwick
Piute
Pete
Cairo
England
San Jose
Pekin
Mera
Paris
America
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