Municipal officers and lodge notice fragment
List of city officials and ward representatives including mayor aldermen clerk treasurer and others. Mentions Troy Lodge 586 A F & A M holding regular communications at Masonic Hall on the first and forty fifth Wednesdays of each month with officers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy Lodge
A. F
A. M
Masonto Hall
Ar. Reuxganot
W C
Surry
Pisgah
Faask Cousins
Row’ Wiluinsson
Mentor-Lodge
K. of P
Usade
Schall
Loollting
Sas. Huanes
Anton Honquer
AMITY
M . of A
Drall’s Hall
W. Rawson
V. CG
August Duott
Troy Dist
Droll’s Hall
G. L. Bouicrr
J. A. Gampy
Wiceta
Wartxa A. Black
M. F. Auwaiten
Young man in boarding house sparks scandal and latitudes talk
A self supporting youth moves from his father after a quarrel about knowledge and behavior to a fashionable Tenth Street boarding house. There he is seen with a mysterious young woman by the ladies, provoking gossip and a outraged landlady who ejects the male guest. A traveler in the car later jokes about geography and latitudes, recounting maps and places from Toledo to London and Peking as he rails at Dewey’s victory and theaters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gessigs
Teld
Theras
Thia Town
Washington Post
Nex
Hawkins
Simpson
Navy
Army
Toledo
Spain
Ohio
Gibraltar
Minneapolis
Quebec
Norfolk
Tokio
Shanghai
Cashmere
Canary Islands
Mount Sinai
Delhi
Foo
Sahara
New Orleans
Foo Chow
Mount Sinsi
Canaries
London
New York
England
United States
Alaska
Aleutian
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Venice
Wisconsin
Ashland
St. Paul
Peking
Edinburgh
Irkutek
Kamachatka
Marseilles
France
Milwaukee
Portland
Florence
Italy
Constantinople
Omaha
Salt Lake City
Naples
Barcelona
Providence
R. I
Chicago
Vladivostok
Dewey
Washington
Impeon
Loisbon
Malaga
Smyrna
Bokhari
Sloopson
Hawkin
Puck
Chicago Daily News
Washington Star
Fliegende
Indianapolis Journal
Humorous Bits and Quips from 19th Century News
A collage of jokes and witticisms from period publications. Gags range from farmers and diners to bachelors and clerks. References include Puck Browne Townes and The Chicago Daily News style quips about society, church, and marriage.
Flowers on Your Table From Last Field Work
An advice laden piece encourages placing flowers on the table as a timeless, simple link to nature and poets. It suggests daisies, clover, dainty blooms, and a single rose or violet, noting Lord Bacon kept flowers at all meals and urging enduring arrangements over fading finery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Bacon
Amiles
A Preference. The Obliging Mant and Washington Front
A fragmentary humor item from the Chicago Record features a chatty exchange about a wife who studies botany and a husband who is overly obliging. The piece riffs on domestic quirks, a punny name mix, and a mock political quip about a Washington insider and money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zim
Zam
Fragmentary Washington Star snippet on latitude remark
Briefly reads as a cut text about latitude or timing, with scattered phrases and unclear meaning. No clear persons, organizations, places, or events emerge from the legible fragment.
Sweeping Washout on Kansas Railroad in 1880
A civil engineer recalls the McPherson & Lyons railway in Kansas in 1880. After months of perfect weather, a midnight thunderstorm washed away the roadbed between McPherson and Lyons just before the June deadline, forcing rapid repairs to save the bond deadline. Trains finally ran into Lyons on June 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McPherson & Lyons
Kansas
Atchison
McPherson
Lyons
Lyonsn
The Medieval Susitk Artisans Were Masters Of Craft
The article extols medieval artisans alongside cathedral builders and sculptors, praising the smith as equal in artistry. It notes his refined forgings, minimal tools, and lasting works on gateways, church doors, altars, weathercocks, and inn signs, inspiring continual imitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Telegraph Poles Per Mile Vary By Line Type
The report notes pole counts per mile range from 20 to 23 on minor lines and 26 to 30 on main lines. Poles of regulation height are embedded four to six feet deep, ensuring the lowest wire remains under 19 feet above ground. Pole spacing and exposure to atmosphere influence pole count.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rourne
Also Mentioned on This Page
Elian Burk
Wm. Norbury
D. Thomas
Wm. Hampo
Fred Gurfen
J. H. Hoge
A. EB. Snodgrass
Strecta
Juliue Barth
Potica
J. L. Hagler
Sporvisor
Avia
John Deimling
Colleetor
George Liebler
Atsesnor
Wm. Schultzé
Commissioners of
Highwaya
Kersey
Robert Holliday- Pound
Fred Schuler
Germania Lodge
U. S
K of P
Hunnan Suir
T. M. Faro Kivcer
K. of H
Das. M. Bosomworth
T. A. Riggin
Bell
F. i
United Mine Workers of America
Troy
Central Mall
Dos. & Black
Geo
Hughes, Lee
Methodist Church
G. A. Seed
G. Plasaman
Lutheran ST. Paul's
L. W. Dorneell
ST. Jerome's Catholic
Ray
Ang. Forster
Epworth
Methodist
Sane Place
Mra
John
Misa Barona Davy, Sevy
Troy Public School
J. A. Hollis
McCray-Dewey Academy
W. W. Edwards
Issac W. Cook
Seay
Bobby
Upgardeen
Washington Evening Star
Dow
Hanewa
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