Train schedule fragments show routes to South and North
Train notes list GOING SOUTH 6 0 PM 6 17 PM Stam 11 AM 4% m Mail Express 9 45 AM 10 10 & Bt P Sioux City Express 3 18 PM Dakota and Des M Ex 11 45 PM 11 38 PM No 53 and 57 do not run Sunday GOING NORTH.
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Overland
Portland
Atlantic Express
Chicago
Mail Express
Sioux City
Dakota & Des M
Dakota Express
St. P.&s8.c
Chicago & Carrol! Pas
Chicago Express
Wam
Amesiday
Stolen Dog Tale In Landseer Studio
A London dog portrait is interrupted when the owner learns the dog has been stolen. Sir Edwin Landseer offers a ten pound reward and enlists Jem Smith, who finally returns the dog and confesses to the theft. The thief explains the delay due to selling the dog to a buyer who kept it closely guarded.
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Sir Edwin Landseer
Sir Edwin
Jem Smith
Smith
Rascal
Gov’ner
Kep
Making up the Mind Sets a Man Apart
A Boston Globe meditation on decisiveness. It argues that a mind crowded with knowledge can hinder action while practical use of limited learning yields advantage, condemning paralysis from overthinking.
The Observant Youth
A pompous new resident clashed with the neighborhood smart boy. His parting shot: you don’t need to think you’re a whole legislator just because everyone is always presenting bills to you.
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Baltimore American
No Cause For Alarm Life Policy Joke
A light Chicago News quip quotes an insurance agent urging a new husband to buy life insurance and the groom joking that his wife is not likely to prove dangerous.
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Chicago News
Steel rusts seven times as rapidly as iron
A concise report notes that steel shows rust at a rate sevenfold higher than iron under similar conditions, reflecting material susceptibility differences and oxidation behavior.
How Maudie Gets Experienced
A New Yorker line notes Maudie plans practice before engagement. Irene questions whether Maud will marry the naive youth, while Enid insists the engagement is only preliminary.
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Maudie
Irene
Maud
Enid
Mercy
New Yorker
Attar and Olive Oil Freeze as Purity Proof
The text argues that genuine attar of roses and fine olive oil freeze to demonstrate purity, using freezing as a test. It presents a simple, direct claim about seasonal behavior of liquids and their authenticity.
Mouth shut guides the chase and success in life
A Toronto Star excerpt argues keeping the mouth closed helps avoid folly as fools are caught by words and drink. It notes justice and wealth come to those who bite their tongue and stay restrained. McClure's adds that praise can ruin illusion when a favoured actress bows too long.
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Toronto Star
Arrival of zero in Europe and the Hindu numeral system
G A Miller notes that zero was not used before 400 A D. It appeared in India around that time, spread to Arabs, and reached Europe in the twelfth century. Two European factions debated notation, algorists favoring Hindu position value, abacists preferring Roman without zero. The Hindu system gained traction as calendars explained it and universities taught it from about 1300 onward.
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India
Europe
G. A. Miller
The Human Body Essay From Village Pupil
A pupil in a village school submits an essay on the body describing the head thorax abdomen and legs. The piece humorously misstates organs naming odd items in the abdomen and jokes about hinges to move between sitting and standing.
Mockery Provokes Embarrassment in Animals Says Penn Study
A University of Pennsylvania biology student cites a Philadelphia Post remark noting that horses fed from a nosebag will stop eating and blush when laughed at, and dogs similarly cease actions unless engaged in a fight, showing animals’ sensitivity to ridicule.
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Biological Department
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Post
Oriole Shown To Demonstrate Clever Hunting Skills
An amateur naturalist notes that Baltimore orioles target honey stored in bees. He explains the bird decapitates bees and devours the honey while sparing non stinging males. The observer claims this reveals advanced reasoning in the oriole.
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Baltimore
Philadelphia
Will Power and the Thumb in Palmistry
The article discusses palmistry claims that will power links to thumb length and joint form. It cites Roman holiday makers and a defeated gladiator to illustrate how thumbs bent forward or back might symbolize life or death under another’s control.
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Chambers’ Journal
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Iowa Farm
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Bao
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Capps Clothing
R. H W. McCarthy
Ames
Japan
Loughran & Bauer
Sammy & Miller
H. S. Goble
Ings
For All
Bors
Chicago & North Western
Ratnwli
G. W. Rogins
A. & C. Railway
College
A.M
P. M
A.M. Siar
P.M
St. Edwin Landseer
London
Boston Globe
Miss Jones
Miss Morris
McClure
A. L. Spafford
Chester, Mich
E. O. Dewitt & CO
Chigago
Croup Loughran & Bauer
Meat Market
Story County Abstract Books
Nevada
Madi Cr Cine Co
Madison, Wistute
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