Lewis and Clark exploration era reviewed in Trail of Lewis and Clark
The piece surveys Olin D. Wheeler’s The Trail of Lewis and Clark 1804 1904, praising its detailed travel narrative, maps and portraits. It highlights Wheeler’s first hand route study, background on the expedition, and notes tied to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition and 1905 Portland Lewis and Clark Centennial.
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Northwest
Lewis and Clark
Fort Mandan
St. Louis
Missouri River
Columbia
North Dakota
Bismarck
Oregon
Astoria
G. P. Putnam’s Sons
New York
Olin D. Wheeler
Northern Pacific Railway
Bitter Route Mountains
Snake River
Kooskooske
Clearwater River
Wheeler
Gass
Brackenridge
Bradbury
Maximilian
Catlin
Heory
Chittenden
Louisiana Purchase
Lewis
Portland
Bargain Lady Seeks Leather Bag Bargain
A shopper in a Cincinnati Commercial Tribune note asks for a real leather traveling bag, fifteen dollars in price, but available for about 1.99 or so. The exchange shows a dealer offering low cost options in a bustling bargain scene.
The Amount Requisite
A witty exchange on marriage and money in Smart Set humor, where a man asks how much is needed to marry and the woman answers with sly barbs about self and commitment.
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Cholly
No whip cuts so sharply as the lash of conscience
Proverbial line reflects on moral reckoning over actions. It warns that inner guilt can be a stronger, more enduring punishment than physical punishment. The saying echoes themes of accountability and virtue guiding behavior.
Beautiful Isle of Zante Described in London Times
The London Times extols Zante as one of the Ionian group’s richest most beautiful islands. It notes an evergreen eastern forest admired by travelers and fertility of vine growing plains famed in world markets. The island’s chief industry is currant vine cultivation with numerous olives also produced.
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Zante
Nemorosa
London Times
Pinto’s Scheme Exposed by London Jewel Er
Streeter, a London jeweller, exposed Pinto who claimed to have found the philosopher’s stone. Pinto hid gold dust up his sleeve and used a contrivance to melt a sovereign and produce several times its weight in metal.
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Mr. Streeter
London
Pinto
Spoon Etiquette for Tea and Coffee
Instructions on using the spoon only for stirring and placing it in the saucer after stirring. If a second cup is desired, pass the cup with the spoon in the saucer and do not drink from a cup that contains the spoon.
Palm room joke sparks hotel dining room talk
A bride asks why it is called the palm room and learns from guests that the few varnished palms are to be silvered by the diners, and all the waiters share the same satire in this Cleveland Leader quotation.
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Backoff
Collins
France
Cleveland
Inner drive as path to self improvement
The text stresses that real self improvement comes from within not from external places or people. It states the initial motive to act or be must originate inside oneself.
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Adelia Crow
Anna Kerr
Dora
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Peoria
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Maxwell Tribune
Trail of Lewis and Clark
New Zealand
Guvy
Ames Plumbing and Heating Co
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E. L. Sylvester
East Main Street
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