Railroad Time Cards and Local Train Details
The notice lists Central Railroad time cards and various routes including Minneapolis, Ransay City, St. Louis, Peoria and beyond. It mentions freight and Sundry items with times such as 4:25 pm and 6:50 am, plus a No. 40 Local Fit schedule ex Sunday and a 12,400 m measurement.
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Minneapolis
Ransay City
St. Ladi
Peoria
Hoond
Paul
Ransay
Novo Ason U. Nod Veortu
Sanday
West Mound
Dingha
Siotee City
Sioux Fatts
Omaha & Sioux Ci
Dodge Express
Svenaby
Focal Freight
TCA
East Wound
Chicago Limited
Chicago Express
TCH
Ease
Dubuque Eave
Iowa Central Railway
Repaira of all kinds and prompt tication
Fragmentary OCR notes about repairs and notification of prompt tication. Quoted lines reference individuals and jokes from multiple newspapers, including a brief quip on marriage advice and a church donation anecdote. The text cites dated sources and a Portuguese proverb about breakfast.
Tragic Antarctic Sledge Route Endures Fatal Slide
An excerpt from Captain Robert F. Scott's voyage recalls a brutal Antarctic sledge journey where nine men battle a violent snow squall. Evans slides to his death, Hare vanishes after a perilous descent, and Vince falls from a cliff edge as companions shout warnings amid whirling snow and treacherous ice.
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Antarctic
Robert F. Scott
Hare
Evans
Barne
Ben
Vince
The Man on Foot in Stamboul Observes Rights of Pedestrians
An excerpt from Jerome Hart, A Levantine Log Book, contrasts pedestrian patience in Stamboul with reckless horse carriage drivers. The piece notes frequent mud splashes, lack of driver warning, and a porter-like stance of foot travelers facing mounted riders, with a suggestion pedestrians have fewer rights in that society.
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Stunhuul
Tambon
Iis
Jerome Hart
Scott's Emulsion praised as strength and purity emblem
A vintage advertisement extols Scott's Emulsion for cod liver oil as a world class source of nourishment. It highlights universal availability, taste improved preparation, and benefits for weak children and thin individuals, stressing the product as essential for strength and vitality.
The Laughing Owl of Florida and Nearby Regions
A brief note on the Laughing owl known for its nocturnal perch in trees and a loud taunting laugh. The description contrasts its eerie call with the even more fearsome cry of the Chesapeake along the shorelines, as cited in a New York telegram.
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Laughing Owl
Florida
Chesapeake
New York Telegram
Fairy Stories and Mr Bacon Dialogue
A derisive item notes a witty exchange about fairy tale narration. The joke contrasts a woman beginning with Once upon a time to a man starting with affectionate soothing phrases. It reflects humorous social commentary from the Onkers Statesman.
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Mr. Bacon
Mrs. Bacon
Onkers Statesman
Business Training Wit and Chemistry Tease
A Baltimore American humorous exchange notes a chemist’s wit in a joke about chemists as a class being ready with retorts. The brief bit plays on wordplay linking chemistry and cleverness in a light, period-voice quip.
Night Flight Guides of Birds Stir Theorists
Naturalists debate how birds migrate at night as stars are proposed to steer them. Birds travel far aloft and rely on celestial cues, though exact methods remain conjectural. When clouds hide stars, birds seem unsettled yet fly closer to the ground. The idea that tiny birds map routes by astral bodies persists amid ongoing speculation.
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Lieht
Ada
Aiheart
Tome
Earth
Black Friday in the Gold Room at Gould's corner attack
The chaotic gold room scene shows Jay Gould brokers pushing the price of gold to stratospheric levels amid a panic crowd. Bids rise from 145 to 151 as losses mount for investors while Gould and allies allegedly manipulate the market for personal gain amid cries of lynching.
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Tr. Hendrick
American
Jay Gould
Gould
Lark
Crocha
Pania
Lynch
Lyneh
Misk
Yeldon
Spayer
The Hands That Help The Poor Make The Fairest Answer
An old story tells of three women washing and decorating their hands while arguing which is most beautiful. A rain-soaked beggar asks for alms. one woman offers fruit, another flowers, another nothing until a passerby gives a small gift. The angelic judge declares the true beauty lies in giving to the poor.
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Streun
State Lotteries: From Ancient Rome to English Acts
The article traces the history of lotteries in Europe from ancient Rome and medieval Italy to early English practice. It notes state and government lotteries funded public works, with 1709 to 1824 profits cited, and reports their abolition in England in 1890 as a moral concern. It mentions early English draws at St Paul’s and large sales of tickets.
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Europe
Rome
St. Pauls
Woralzs
England
London Saturday Review
Astors in China Pay and Paths of Actors
Chicago Chronicle notes Chinese actors earn up to 1800 2 yen for top talent, while many live in luxury unseen elsewhere. A national actors club counts 30 000 life members. becoming a director requires three years study plus a year for polishing, plus memorizing fifty plays.
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Ulch Salmson
Laxturs
China
Anna
Actors
Audi
Chicago Chronicle
Steam Radiator Efficiency Under High Pressure With Forced Draft
A Pittsburgh Press excerpt discusses radiator performance under strenuous conditions, noting that high steam pressure and forced air draft can waste heat. It explains how radiator design and room ventilation affect condensation, heat transfer, and electric energy use.
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Eleelie
Pittaburg Preas
Nature's Cruelty: The Spider's Silent Predator in Ceylon
A green predatory wasp paralyzes and stores live spiders in clay nests. The mother lays eggs inside each host, then builds multiple cell chambers as she supplies more clay. The larvae feed on the immobilized spiders, eventually emerging as winged wasps to continue the life cycle. This gruesome parasitism unfolds in a grim, sunken larder of spiders.
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Ceylon
Sng
Schneumoufy
Ble
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