Alexander Hilton Elevated to Passenger Traffic Manager Roles
Alexander Hilton, longtime Frisco and Kansas City railway official, has been advanced to passenger traffic manager for both the Frisco and Eastern Illinois systems with headquarters in St. Louis. A respected railroad veteran, Hilton also leads the St. Louis association of general passenger agents and succeeds Bryan Snyder.
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Alexander Hilton
Frisco
Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis Railway
Eastern Illinois
St. Louis
Hilton
Seco O
Bryan Snyder
Hustle to Celebrate and Return Described in Brief
A compact note captures the rush of reaching celebrations and the effort to return home. It emphasizes movement, time pressures, and social purpose behind attending events. The tone mirrors a quick, period newspaper teaser about public or community festivities.
Wife Turns Dinner Criticism Back on Husband
A New York Press item recalls a politician’s daughter whose wealthy husband mocked every course. At a dinner with labeled dishes, the wife said nothing about the labels, letting the man face his own critique. Since then he avoids criticizing home meals.
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New York Press
No Mrs on Tombstones Says Graveyard Folklore
The Philadelphia Record notes tombstones rarely bear the title Mrs. Most stones identify women as wives, reading Sarah, wife of or Jane, wife of. Investigators and sextons confirm they have never seen a Mrs. on a tombstone after fifty years of burials.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Philadelphia Record
Mrs
After Votes Counted Editor Admits Shortfall in Local Election
The Flagstaff Gem reports the editor concedes defeat after last Tuesday’s election and vows to shift the paper toward religious coverage. He admits voters promised support but claims a voting mistake benefited the opposition and appeals for payment from debts, offering to settle only in gold or currency at the Gem office during business hours.
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Lome
Gem
Flagstaff
The Warning in a Sneeze Concept in Winter Climate
A Dr. W. B. Conant essay in Modern Medical Science argues sneezing signals need for warmth. Temperature and ventilation are hard winter problems, with rules varying by person activity and health.
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W. 8. Conant
By-Low by Low Folk Song Fragment
Fragmentary poem recalling a mother's lullaby as a child clings to memory. The text blends nostalgic verse with garbled OCR style and stray typographic errors, referencing a Sunset Magazine piece by A J Waterhouse and a line about a mother's loving hold.
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Gera
A. J. Waterhoune
Sunset Magazine
The Grip and Peruna Testimonials From 1900s Ads
A vintage ad text extols Peruna as a cure for la grippe or its after effects. It describes grippe as a universal epidemic and includes testimonials from Judge Horatio J. Goss, Miss Jean Cowgill, and Hon. James R. Quill praising Peruna's efficacy. The passage frames grip as a fearsome medical claim with endorsements to boost sales.
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Ayihout
Horatio J. Goss
Hartwell, Ga
Defiance Starch Promises More Oz for the Same Price
Consumers encounter claims about Defiance Starch offering 16 oz for the same money while other grocers stock 14 oz brands. Ads pledge no cooking and a cure for colds with a 1 day promise. Nonsensical lines mention Alan and local street names, reflecting a muddled excerpt from a dated advertisement page.
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Defiance
Northwest Kansas ranch country praised for farms and rains
Phillips County between the Solomon and Republican rivers is praised for its hills prairies and valleys. The text touts nine deep loam soils and its value for orchards corn alfalfa hogs cattle and horses. It promotes ranches and farms for sale via J P Morse Phillipsburg with a $10 to $880 bargain offer.
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Kansas
Phillips County
Solomon
Republican
J.P. Morse
Phillipsburg
Kan
Good Muffins From Self Rising Pancake Flour Mix
A damaged OCR recipe fragment describes making muffins with Shannon & Mott Company Valeca Self Rising Pancake Flour milk eggs sugar and butter. It mentions adding more eggs and using yeast or baking powder, and cites Falcon Self Rising Pancake Flour as a mixed flour.
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Shannon & Mott Company
Valeca
Utter
Falcon
Die Deer Eracers
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