Excursion Tickets and Summer Rates From Illinois Central
Illinois Central excursion tickets sold to many western and southern destinations including St Paul Minneapolis Denver Salt Lake City San Francisco and more with summer tourist rates and homeseekers excursions to Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin the Dakotas Alberta Manitoba and Saskatchewan Also to Yellowstone Park on select Tuesdays and to Boston and other destinations with special fairs and dates listed Termed guidance for travelers and subscribers includes a label reminder about subscription timing and reading ads for value.
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St. Paul
Minneapolis
Minne Dot Springs
Deadwoal
Oak
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Glenwood Springs
Cole
Qeulen
Salt Lake
Arabie
Pacoma
Wash
Portland
San Diego
San Francisco
Yellowstone Park
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
North and South Dakota
Alberta
Manitoba
Saskatchewar
Reading the Tree Forester Describes a Century Old Oak
The forester details a 160 year old tree with growth bursts and slows. He notes years of rapid height gain, a windstorm interruption, and a late frost causing false rings. The narrative traces height, thickness, and age markers across decades, ending with an irregular growth pattern.
Froude's Youthful Terror and Brotherly Pranks
A biographer recounts James Anthony Froude’s youth marked by perilous tricks by his elder brother Hurrell. The elder once dragged him by the hair into mud, and another time pitched him into deep water to toughen him. Hurrell also invoked a preternatural world naming a phantom Peningre, which Froude later realized was an illusion as his brother’s tales unsettled him about other ideas.
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Froude
James Anthony Froude
Hurrell
Peningre
Clld
Hurrel
Flying Lizards of Java and Dragon Myths
The Flying Lizard of Java, Draco yolans, is unique to Java and may have inspired medieval dragon myths. It resembles a lizard but bears extensive skin folds along its ribs to glide between trees while pursuing its prey. Its camouflaged body can resemble the surrounding surface.
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Java
Station Master Buried After Misinterpreted Telegram
A Sudan railway tale reports a telegram asking if a station master should be buried. The reply urged burial only after confirming death. A subsequent message claimed the master was buried after being struck twice with a fish plate to ensure he was dead.
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Sudan
Slater Saunders and the church attendance tale from Glasgow Times
A fragmented clipping recounts Saunders the village slater mocked for church absence, with a minister’s rebuke and a pun about spending last week on the tap. Additional stray quotes touch on 1800s urban scenes, epilepsy cures with salt, and a quip about marriage from various papers.
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Saunders
Slater
Bin
Glasgow Times
Faux past mase at the Gottawidds scene recalled
A fragment from the Chicago Record-Herald notes a hostess and guest in a humorous exchange about cooking. The line references a faux pas and mistaken dishes, mentioning chafing dish and Welsh rabbit in a late evening setting.
Monday Morning Blues and the Habit of Rest
The New York World notes Monday morning grouchiness as a common stress point after Sundays. It argues people rest poorly on Sundays and start the week off disordered, suggesting a shift to Tuesday as a calmer start.
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New York World
The Drug Clerk and the Diplozoon Parasite
Ahistorical note describes the drug clerk’s toll and the craft of compounding medicines. The piece shifts to biology detailing the diplozoon parasite, a two-bodied fish parasite resembling a St Andrews cross with identical internal organs in each half.
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St. Andrew's Cross
Bees and sugar and a boy who wants money
A column recalls old Ireland laws on beekeeping and fair honey sharing, noting bees as valued insects and a neighborly duty. It then shifts to a Chicago Record-Herald vignette about a boy named Nathan looking to make money, asking his father if sitting in a spinning chair is what he loves to do to earn money.
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Gass
Binks
Tinks
Imne
Ireland
Wales
Ailes
Ward
Ike
Nathan
Papa
Chicago Record-Herald
Absorbing Interest and Politeness in Commerce
A fragment quotes the phrase aside from the principle involved and remarks by a chaaneler on banking being absorbing interest. The Toledo Blade notes we cannot trust wit for making our house meant to friends and mentions ice cream. It concludes with thoughts on politeness and work.
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Chaaneler
Toledo Blade
iMierson
Haystack Monument Marks Birthplace of Foretan Mission Work
The Haystack Monument in Williamstown marks the birthplace of American foreign missions. Five Williams College students held a rainy 1805 prayer meeting that led to the 1810 organization of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. The monument, dedicated July 28, 1867, sits on the original haystack site and was carved from Berkshire marble.
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Thia
Williams College
Wiliamstown
Wiliams College
Samuel J. Stills
James Richarda
Frayers I. Robbins
Warner
Dradford
Maas
American Board ‘of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
Great Society of the American Board
Neran
Apot
Mission Park
Haystack Monument
Harvey Rice
Cleveland
Berkshire County
Berkshire
Alford
Berkshire Marble Company
New York Tribune
Big Postal Card Presented to Armour Official
The head of the Armour postal department received a record souvenir a postal card measured 2 by 227 feet and sent by coworkers who contributed $1.04. The card bore a boat image and a large gathering of signatures and wishes. Mr Forsyth and his wife recently arrived in New York aboard the Teutonic and vacationed abroad for the first time in twenty years. The card will be framed.
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Armour Postal Department
John Forsyth
New York
Teutonic
Saga
New
London society men to wear blue evening coats this season
The Boston Globe reports that London society men will wear blue evening coats this season, with trousers or knee breeches described as optional. The note suggests either option may be essential for proper dress.
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Dispatch
Boston Globe
Hoke Smith Edges Rivals in Georgia Primary Victory
Atlanta Ga August 24 Practically complete returns from all counties show Hoke Smith carried 118 counties for governor while R J Russell carried 11 Clark Howell 9 J H Estill 4 and James H Smith 8.
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Hoke Smith
Atlanta
R. J. Russell
Clark Howell
J. H. Estill
James H. Smith
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Business Directory
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Tf. J. Symington
Queen's University
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State Street
Presbyterian Church
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Southwest Corner Court House
Ebeldoara
H.althaus
Wagon Maker
Dr. B. OE. Purcell
Al.wille
Lusch
Illinois Central Excursons
Illinois Central
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Homeseekers
South Southwest
Southwest
Buffalo
N.v
Travelers' Protective Association
Janettt
Mexico
Wir
Mex
Boston
Ascan Academy of Medicine
Medical Assn
Omaha
Neb
Baptist Young People’s Union
Dume
John A. Wessels
St. Lawrences
Hand County
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Daratn
Smithfield
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New York Sun
Feller
Fie
Ittsburg Post
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Lincoln
Mets
Cubs
John A. Miller
City Meat Market
Co. Lusch
Mary Pin
Lusch, Martin & Eggert
Banke Bickleyp
John Math, Prabhasrar
W. A. Boung, Cag
UWI
S. Wath
ASIT
CaSinten
Rath’s Exchange Bank
Bnuless Valiety
B. Ll. Trey
Uring Goo Laut
Great Southwest
J.C. Lovasen
A. Hilton
Gga
St, Lous
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