Automatic Train Stop Device Demonstrated in Chicago
A new auto matic stopping system linked to block signals proved highly effective in Chicago tests. On Burlington tracks the train slowed to a stop within 1 100 feet at 50 mph, demonstrating a safeguard against accidents. Experts deem it a major advancement for American railroads and expect broad adoption. A second test showed complex railroad orders transmitted by telephone over 118 miles with error-free repetition, signaling growing telephony use in train movement control.
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Chicago
Burlington
United States
America
Bur-ington
Fonr
Booner
Bess
Take Me Away From The Baseball Game Verse
The poem describes a longing to escape modern baseball with science and high tech play by players. It contrasts slow traditional play with hype filled, over fast paced contemporary baseball and grandstands full of fans.
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Science Ia
Women Lead Brush Town cleanup in bold street reform
Duluth Herald praises Brush Colorado women for organizing the Brush Woman's club to scrub street crossings after months of mud and mockery. Within half a day the crossings were clean, shaming town fathers into rapid reform, a model urging other cities to follow.
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Brush
Cole
Rockies
Duluth
Fair Sex To Action
Brush Woman's Club
Indy
America
Made Waste Places Pay A Farm Girl Beautifies Neglected Ground
Jennie Good of Rockingham County Virginia turns neglected attic space around her garden into productive plots. She cleared weeds and brush, tilled the soil with manure, planted radishes peas and lettuce, and set berries and grapevines. The venture yielded home produce and cash from sales, with high personal satisfaction and plans to continue.
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Jennie Good
Rockingham County
The School Garden Idea Blossoms in Cities
The Home Magazine notes the school garden movement expanding in large cities and towns. In 1905, Cleveland sold 380,985 one cent seed packages to children citywide, with vines and flowers beautifying yards and porches. A small town used lectures to fund flower seeds and bulbs, creating a town wide interest and a 5000 plant bed display that drew visitors.
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the Home Magazine
Cleveland
Civic Clubs in School Move to Form Civic Societies
The Lebanon Woman's club education committees push a plan to organize all school children into civic societies. After merging into a league and affiliating with the state league, meetings will be held on the last Friday each month with lectures on good citizenship. Mrs Rockey, Mrs Rauch, Mrs Hayden, Miss Matthes and others have organized several societies in local schools. Children will wear badges and those elected as police will wear special badges.
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Educational Comiittes of the
Lebanon
Woman's Club
Philadelphia
Woman’s Club
W. L. Rockey
Mra
Cyrus Rauch
H. J. Hayden
Anna Matthes
Harry Smith
Let Me Have Five Two-Cent Stamps at the Post Office
A polite young post office clerk grants a request for five two cent stamps. A titled lady, avoiding home delivery, asks if letters could be sent and billed monthly, proposing the idea be reported to Washington while asking that her name not be mentioned.
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Washington
Catching a Bride Among Siberians Through Slapstick Pursuit
A Siberian bridal game pits a groom against a running bride. Female onlookers thwart the pursuer with obstacles while the bride, guarded by friends, escapes through a big tent. The groom trips on chairs, ropes, and objects, finally catching her as she exclaims in mock surprise.
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Hippomenes
English Duke Requests a Recooperative Beef Joke
A New York Walters' club president quips that English prefer beef more done than Americans. He recalls an English duke examining a rare sirloin and asking the waiter to fetch the butcher, saying the bed doesn’t seem quite dead yet.
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New York
Charlotte Bronte Last Words Endure Love Till Death
The piece recalls Charlotte Bronte after her marriage to Arthur Nicholls and nine months of married life before death. A final whispered plea expresses resilience and unity. It also notes a London prize listing ten strong English nouns chosen by literary judges.
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Charlotte Bronte
London
Not Herself Farmer Urges Doctor to Visit Sick Wife
A farmer asks a medical man to call on his wife who is feeling tired after a demanding morning of chores including milking cows feeding pigs preparing breakfast washing dishes building a bre under the copper in the washhouse and other tasks. The line captures a chatty London scraps style with regional spelling and humor.
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London
Wedding Delay Revealed By Jokes Of Aged Bride
Clara and Jonnie’s wedding last week caused a church wait of thirty minutes due to a misunderstanding. Maud quips that thirty minutes mean little to a woman who has waited thirty years.
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Charity
Clara
Jonnie
Srie
Maud
Anxious Professor Stone To The Geologist
A fragment reflects a wary exchange about long time spans and monetary loan in a London Telegraph quotation. The speaker May be a Professor Stone and the audience references a man with unconventional views. The snippet hints at a debate on time and value.
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Stone
Scott
London Telegraph
Progress Reported in Starleg Tales From Washington Star
A brief Washington Star remark notes a curious fishing exchange about luck and catches. It mentions “did you have any luck fishing” and a reply about not catching any, followed by a boast of a “starleg” to tell folks at home, hinting at a colorful anecdote rather than a full story.
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Washington Star
Poker and Bridges. Knicker-I Was Sitting Up With a Friend
A fragment from a Harpers Bar page notes Knicker and Mrs. Knicker conversing late at night about sitting up with a friend and his wife during the afternoon, reflecting a casual social item in the gossip column style.
Opium Manufacture Process Near Macau China
In the Canton estuary opium is crafted in a vast wooden complex. Coolies cut the brown balls to extract the black poppy, which is dried and handled over charcoal fires. The substance is boiled, strained, and reduced to treacle then packed in small cans and sealed with a government stamp.
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Macao
Canton
Hver
China
Humboldt and the Banker in a Move Dilemma
In a Hum boldt tale Mendelssohn the banker feigns ignorance to calm a distressed guest. A landlord’s sale demands Humboldt move. The banker, now owner, reveals the condition that Humboldt may remain in the apartment for life if he keeps living there.
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Humboldt
Mendelssohn
Tile
Boy Tries for Money Order Bargain in Express Office
A Cincinnati boy studies a rate sign on a money order and offers a plan to buy a ten dollar money order with a nickel and coins. The clerk explains the cost, and the boy learns that $20.08 is needed for a $10 money order, then a smile and lesson follow.
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Cincinnati
The
Express Company
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Didn’t Give Him a Chance
A humorous exchange between Little Johnny and his mother about Mr Meeker who keeps interrupting with the phrase I dare say. Johnny defends his mother while noting the old man’s habit of starting and never finishing, and wonders why she did not let him speak.
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Johnny
St. Poul Ploncer Press
A Chapel on Bridge at St Ives Historic Beacon House
In St Ives, the old Huntingdonshire town by the Ouse, a bridge houses a 600 year old quaint building that once served as a beacon light house then a hostel before becoming a dwelling. Some rooms lie below river level, reflecting its waterborne fate.
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St Ives
Hitle
Sorrow at Stolen Birthday Cigars
A Dian recounts giving a box of cigars to his wife on his birthday. He took them to the office where they were stolen. Both blame the thief and express remorse for the loss.
Outsider Confused by Names in Staged Exchange
A clipped Cleveland Leader clipping records a comic exchange where a bystander attempts to identify a man as Mr. Bron: 600 or Mr. Wibbles, prompting the reply I am Mr. Hotchkiss. The odd dialogue captures a street scene and characterful misunderstanding.
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Buiter
Her Odd Way
A Chicago News tidbit notes a couple discussing peculiar habits. Giles claims his wife is a queer woman and recounts an odd instance where she drives a tack with a hammer rather than a hair brush. Miles agrees.
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Giles
Miles
Chicago News
Borrow's crown of sorrow in remem bering theppter things
An obituary notices the passing of Tennygon, recalling a life marked by hardship and endurance. Friends and family remember the subject's resilience, faith, and contributions to the community, while the article reflects on sorrow and lasting memories.
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Borrow
Tennygon
Digestive Aid Ad Promotes Kodol For Dyspepsia Relief
An advertisement extols the stomach’s digestive juices and urges prompt use of Kodol for Dyspepsia and Indigestion. It claims Kodol is reliable, pleasant to take, and guaranteed to give relief, noting summer dietary risks and advising care to prevent stomach disorder.
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Nature
SD Breuning & Co
Health Coffee Mimic Claimed By Dr Shoop
Health Coffee is touted as the closest coffee imitation ever produced by Dr Shoop of Racine Wisconsin. The substitute is described as made from toasted grains malt and other ingredients and can be prepared in a minute. Henry N Schultz sells the product.
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Shoop
Racloe
Wis
Steibher
Perfect health through prompt digestion aid
To achieve health one must maintain timely digestion when stomach feels upset. Take immediate remedy that aids digestion, such as Kodel, touted to relieve dyspepsia, belching, and nervous headaches. Sold by D Breuning im Co.
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Breuning Im Co
DeWitts Kidgey and Bladder pilla advertised pill
An advertisement offers DeWitts Kidgey and Bladder pilla described as prompt and thorough for bladder inflammation. It claims to strengthen the weakened kidgey with alloy troubles and recommends it as a general remedy. Sold by 4.D Breuning & Ca.
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DeWitt
Breuning & Ca
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