Speedy telegrapher and pancake eater noted in fragment
The fragment highlights Harry V. Emanuel of Philadelphia as a record-setting telegrapher in Atlanta and mentions Morris Flynn of Harmonyville eating 97 buckwheat cakes. It also notes Omaha horse racing events at the Nebraska Circuit, hotel trotting headquarters, and a grocer lacking Defiance Starch with marketing claims about Dew starch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry V. Emanuel
Philadelphia
Atlanta
Kimball House
Morris Flynn
Harmonyville
N. Y
Nebraska
Millard
Omaha
Jeading Hotel
Lincoln
Summer Excursion Rates to Minnesota Resorts Announced
The Iowa Central Railway announces low round trip fares to St Paul Minneapolis and Minnesota resorts with return validity to October 31. The excursion promotion markets Minnesota summer resorts as superior for health and recreation, urging travelers to consult Iowa Central agents for details and booking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Iowa Central Railway
Minnesota
Iowa Central
Nation wide sales men sought for farm supply firm
Classified style notice list of opportunities and promotions including sales positions for F. I. Sanborn Company in Omaha offering wagons and strong inducements to permanent salesmen, bond required, plus various random ad snippets for products like Defiance Starch, Mrs Winslow soothing syrup, and Brown Quinine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
F. I. Sanborn Company
Omaha
Neb
Mass Bleaching Glue and Cure Claims in Ad Snippet
A garbled advertisement fragment touts cures and tonics including a constitutional cure for catarrh, claims of permanent fits, and a trial bottle offer. It mentions Dr Kine’s Great Nerve Restorer, Mass Bleaching Glue, and De fiance Starch with dealer endorsements and price claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr Kine
Lea Re
Philadelphia
Turquoise Sky and Camping in Colorado Travel Offers
John Sebastian of the Great Rock Island Route in Chicago offers free literature on Colorado travel with the title Under the Turquoise Sky and a separate brochure Camping In Colorado. The materials promise details on camping in the Rockies, Colorado hotels and boarding options, and cheap summer rates, available by postal card request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
John Sebastian
Great Rock Island
Chicago
Rockies
Rock Island
A Garden Memory From Betty and the Red Ribbon
A rustic garden scene in old Annapolis frames a child's early gift of flowers to a visiting scarlet uniformed soldier. Years pass to a tense rivalry and unspoken feelings as Betty teases Tom while a governess recalls a faded hair ribbon that ties past to present in a quiet family drama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
Tam
Betty
Tom
Chloe
Pope Leo XIII Refuses New Gowns for Jubilee
The story shows Pope Leo XIII resisting spending on his own clothing. A morning discussion with Pio Centra reveals the pope’s worry about appearance and cost. Centra suggests new gowns to honor dignitaries, but Leo insists he already has three sets and fears diverting funds from the poor. He agrees to one gown only.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty
Leo
Father
Centis
Xiii
The Oddities of Orators at a Lordship Function
Lor Neglun comments on orators and notes a striking habit of Lord Jtag lan who at post dinner speaks while arranging every item on the table as if directing a war game. Bottles glasses salt cellars knives forks and even decorations are placed in mock troop positions for spectators’ amusement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lor Neglun
London
Jtaglan
Fortunate is the man upon whose face future is written
A brief saying extols luck of those whose fate is clear in their expression and prospects as if a letter of credit signs their future with certainty. The aphorism links facial bearing to anticipated prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uture
Kamchatka Volcanoes Burn Through Russian Peaks
The Kamchatka volcanic region in Russia hosts about forty volcanic mountains, with twelve still active. A fall eruption at Avacha Volcano sent lava streams down steep slopes, caused subterranean rumbles heard sixty miles away, and triggered earthquakes that flooded coasts and ruined native camps. Russian accounts praise the display as unmatched, noting deadly gas, destroyed fauna, and widespread glacier melt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enava
Kamehatka
Lin l
Avacha
Kamchatka
St. Petersburg
Krashmeninnikov
Tears and Tears of Benefit to the Eyes
A curious medical tone asserts tears improve vision by toning the eye muscles with soothing, tender effects. It claims women shed tears more readily due to delicate nerves, while men show less sympathetic response, keeping eyes protected from shock.
Coast Belles and Bold Lovers in a Sea Rescue Scene
An open boat rocks on a wild ocean as a man battles surging waves toward shore. A woman in the stern clings on with fear, vowing never to follow her lover’s daring again. He reassures her and fights the cruel sea, insisting the peril belongs to others.
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George
Sarah
Story of creation of world told in GOD
A novice in southern newspaper work eagerly sent a so called big story to a New York wire desk. The editor answered with a terse 600 word limit. The writer protested that it would take 1200 words. The reply urged to try the theme of creation of world told in GOD for the New York Post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Telegraph
Jong
Itv New York Post
American naval officers gain titles in Burke's peerage tale
The WOY edition of Burke's lists five American naval officers tied to British peers through marriages. Schley and Rodney survive among the named officers, while others become duchess or Lady Abinger. The piece notes no love without jealousy amid these adaptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schley
Heether
Earl of Wharnelitt
Price
Mapruder Becime
Duchess of Marlborough
Lady Abinger
H.S. Stockton
Matthew Onslow
Udney
Hugh Gwen
Schiey
Rodney
Judge warns against Peruna substitutes in ads and letters
A judge urges readers to insist on Peruna for catarrh and to report unsatisfactory results to Dr Hartman in Columbus. Mrs Minnie McAllister of Minneapolis testifies she was cured after seven weeks on Peruna. The piece warns of cheap imitations sold by druggists and notes Peruna’s uniform price and availability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartman
Dr. Trartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Ohio
Judge McAllister
West
A3rd St
Minneapolis
Minn
Peruna
Minnie
McAlster
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Grand Trunk Sistem
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Portland
Grand Trunk System
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Adams St
Rigo
Jarvelle Mfy,Co
Parsons, Kan
Tove
Smith
Piso
Wim
D. Endsley
Vauburen
UW Grocers
Turkey Gobblers
Fay
Eevee
Sophie Hammond
Daily Story Pay
Peyton
Pope
Kavishatka
Chamye Street
Denver
Colo
Tharterhoues Bq
Porres Usva
Yeaten
U. B.A
RONEY
Carsier
Tune
Eturner CO
Des Moines
E. F, Rowlans
Stock and Grain Brokers
York
Wright
C. Mengel, JR
KIT Carson
Nuit
KIT Carson Land Company
Burlington
BEND
Schmelzer Arms CO
Kansas City
Mig. Co
Cudahy Packing Company
Gouth Oma
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