Railroad to Tap Bolivia Amid Plans for New Line
A Chicago News report outlines Bolivia's proposal to build a railway through Toena and Arica into Bolivia, aiming to boost internal trade. It notes Bolivia's challenging terrain and existing road lengths, with commerce expected to rise once rail connections are completed. The piece also contains miscellaneous local anecdotes and observations.
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Mansfield
Valparaiso
Chil
Toena
Arica
Bolivia
Chill
Regara
Mans
Andes
la Paz
Possible Explanation of Infant Crying and Odd Town News
A humorous exchange shows Mrs Newkid asking why the baby cries while Mr Newkid notes the baby may recall a governor's remark. The text also mentions Budapest's dead street with twenty three houses avoided due to a high death rate.
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John
Mrs. Newkid
Newkid
North Carolnn
South Carolna
Budapest
Dangers of the Critical Period and Lydia E. Pinkham’s Remedy
A health notice touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as essential for women approaching menopause. It notes common symptoms and claims the remedy strengthens the nervous system and prevents suffering. Mrs. Hyland of Maryland endorses the treatment after relief from displacement and headaches, urging women to seek free advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn, Massachusetts.
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Eara
Lydia E. Pinkham
BE. G. Hyland
Chesteron, Md
Mra. Pinkam
Mre. Binkham
Kydia E. Pinksham
Mys
Pinkham
Lynn
Masa We
Lydia HE
Joachan
Tventy
Beveridge Laughs Shaped Career Path
United States Senator Albert J Beveridge recalls a youthful laugh at a West Point entrance exam that altered his life trajectory He says the professor’s stern reaction and a one percent penalty kept him from top honors and a captaincy in the army He credits cheerfulness for the turn in his fortunes and reflects on the incident from Success Magazine.
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Succesa Magazine
Ailing Women Back Aches Cure Reported
Mrs. W.G. Davis of Groesbeck Texas describes back pains dizziness and irregular kidney action. After using Boans Kidney Pills she passed gravel stones and recovered. back and health improved. Sold by dealers at 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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W.G. Davis
Groesbeck
Texas
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Unconscious Punning by a Busy Journalist
George Augustus Sala, a prolific early journalist, feuds with a middleman named Potter over a business matter. Sala, in a fit of humor, remarks that he is tired of pottering about, then unintentionally delivers a pun on the middleman’s name. The anecdote highlights the playful clash of a writer’s casual wit with publishers.
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George Augustus Sala
Potter
the Times
Sala
Mr. Potter
Mr. Sala
Disfiguring Skin Humor Cured by Cuticura Remedies
A testimonial from Thomas M. Rossiter of East Orange New Jersey dated March 1905 reports a long battle with eczema since 1894. He claims Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Soap cured his lesions covering his head neck torso and hips, restoring employment prospects and urging others to try the products.
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Thomas M. Rossiter
Prospect Street
East Orange
N. J. Mar
Immigrant Steerage Quizzed by a Congressman's Daughter
On the Illinois River stern wheel packets bound for St. Louis carry livestock in steerage pens. A Congressman's daughter aboard one craft asks about the cattle pens and learns the meaning of "putting up the bars" as she notes the immigrant influx.
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Hlinois
St. Louis
Special Terms for Summer Girls at Mountain Hotel
A witty exchange unfolds in a mountain hotel as a pretty brunette asks about special terms for summer guests. The clerk replies with a playful, coded response: Pencifea ail Ucars, a quirky line reflecting local color and humor.
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Mountain Hotel
Stand It Says Peat Center Lies Elsewhere
An American asserts ongoing profit from selling peat credits while an Englishman counters. They argue the world’s peat center is not Ireland despite its 3,000 square miles of bog, pointing to the north of Germany and adjacent Denmark and Holland as the true hub.
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Yga
Ireland
Germany
Denmark
Holland
Effective Trap Nest and Farming Notes
A collection of practical farming tips from historical agriculture columns. Topics include trap nest construction details for poultry, methods to stop a stall kicker horse, summer grain use for feeding, sheep water needs, repurposing buggy steps as harness hooks, carrot and parsnip seed planting, dwarf apple rootstocks, cautious hog feeding, root borer in clover, horse conditioning, paint value for tools, fence post scarcity substitutes, and seed corn testing patches for field trials.
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Tie
Ingenious Hen Nest Trap and Stable Hygiene Tips
A detailed description of a trapdoor nest device to deter hens from escaping, using a wire and cord linkage to drop the door when stepped on. The piece then urges thorough stable cleaning in summer with carbolic acid wash and whitewash to eliminate odors, citing it safeguards milk quality. It ends with a simple method to throw a steer using a rope draw.
Throwing the Steer and the Sheep Industry
The article notes methods to throw a steer by pulling 100 pounds on a rope and describes the Bank of Sheep Industry as the largest in the United States. It cites world sheep population near 600 million with merinos making up about a third, and mentions the Leicester breed founded in 1802 by Lord Polwarth. It adds that Spanish merinos arrived in England around 1791 and that woolen goods were produced in Asia 2000 years before Christ.
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America
Robert Taylor
Montana
United States
Bank of Sheep
Seva
Lord Polwarth
Mertoun
England
George II
Asia
Timely Notes and Court Testimony Mix in Fragmented Text
A collage of phrases on Clara von Billion and Doris with varied ornate descriptions alongside a scattered 1886 legal affidavit. The Toledo catarrh cure ad copy and a paranormal mix of lines create a disjointed historical fragment rather than a cohesive event.
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Clara von Billion
Broadway
Doris
Strength of Mussels and Their Strong Clams
A St Nicholas recount describes fresh water mussels and large clams with great strength. The text notes a hand sized mussel can exert strong grip and may bite. boys often fail to open shells quickly and risk getting fingers pinched or cut by the shell edge.
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St. Nicholas
Chance to Lose Her on Lake Sail Ends in Quest for Safety
A young man and a spirited young woman discuss taking her chaperon on a lake sail. He warns of potential danger as the boat might capsize, prompting her to insist they bring the chaperon along by all means.
True Saying Promotes Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a blood purifier and tonic that strengthens the stomach liver and kidneys aiding disease cure. It touts alcohol free formula with endorsements and a free medical adviser offer. The note mentions Brazilians going barefoot except Sundays and holidays.
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Pierce
H. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Dr. Pierce
Piarce
Noir coffee witticism from New Orleans traveler
A New Orleans traveler in a northern city jokes about a coffer that resembles warm spring ute. He asks for a good cup of noir and learns noir means black, while cafe means coffee, in a playful exchange with a waiter at dinner.
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Orleans
New Orleans
New Orleans Times-Democrat
What Their Names Signify Across Ancient Lands
The text explains the meanings of several place names and regions. Siberia means thirst, Sicily the country of grapes, Caledonia a high hill, Asia in the middle, Italy a pitch yielding region, Hibernia the last habitation, Phoenicians never reached the westward, and Britain is the country of tin.
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Siberia
Sicily
Caledonia
Asia
Europe
Africa
Italy
Hibernia
Neon
Britain
One of Them and the Idea Debate
A fragmentary exchange shows a character labeled Grouch challenging the notion that writers of ideas are fools. The dialogue questions who defines intelligence and whose ideas count, highlighting a self-referential debate about authorship and judgment.
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Philadelphie Presa
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Sones
Robbies
Charley
Jones
Bobbing
Remus
Uoce
Chicago News
Childrm
Tao
Lydia
Pinkhan
Orange Judd
Stig
Farm and Live Stock Journal
Indiana
Paradise
A. D
A. W. Gleabon
Hall
I. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Wall
Brazil
Dodds
R. Paxton CO
Boston
Munsa
Mother Gray
Nursa
Children’s Home
New York City
Sons OF
Southwest
Quear
Geo. H. Heafford
Farm Land Development Co
Dearborn Street
Chicago
Littueia
Daily Fly
Blair
Thompson
Avery Wwe
Hnot
Marie Somert
DeKalb Aye
Drovkiya
N.S
N. U
Sioux City Creamery Coo
E. J. Hathaway Coo
Sioux City
Iowa
Pearl St
Allen
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