The Special Three Of Us And Old 18
A fireman recounts a Sunday yard chase aboard old locomotive 18 driven by engineer Duffy. A student named Hart persuades Boston-bound passengers and yard staff to let the train run fast, setting a record from Reading to Boston in fifteen minutes thirty seconds. Hart later sends pins to the crew in gratitude, and the tale ends with a tribute to the mother who inspired the gesture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troston
Andover
Buster
New Haven
Boston
Phillips Academy
Wou
Impar Baily
Hart
Dan Duffy
Puen
Tom Collins
Duffy
Old
Reading
War
Tom Collina
Jim Dandy
How to Avoid Appendicitis and Laxative Claim
The text notes many appendicitis victims are constipated and promotes Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup as a cure by stimulating the liver and bowels. It claims the product is mild and pleasant, with a warning against substitutes and mentions Elam, Ord way & Houser.
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Orino
Elam
Ordway & Houser
Absentee Scots Judge Quips Over Lost Wife
In the Scotland court of sessions the law fines absent judges, though not enforced. Lord Stonefield sent an excuse, and Lord Braxfield quipped in broad dialect about a stout fellow losing his wife. The president noted the absence and the exchange drew a sharp response from Braxfield.
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Court of Sessions
Scotland
Lord Stonefield
Justicce
Braxfield
Father objects to son's proposal over land remark
The father balks at the suitor for his daughter citing lack of foresight while the mother counters that the youth has as much sense as the father did when asking for the mother’s land, sparking a pointed exchange in the Philadelphia Laquirer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Laquirer
The Same Old Watch Stolen Then Recovered at Pawn Shop
A man reported his watch stolen. the thief was caught when he pawned it. The pawnbroker recognized the item as the owner's and detained the suspect, as recounted by Fliegende Blatter.
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Rummel
Rates for board and room in Topeka dialogue
In the exchange Van Dauber asks Scribbler how much weekly board costs. Scribbler notes some charge him $1 and others 75 cents, reflecting the variability in local rates.
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van Dauber
Puck
How to Avoid Pneumonia Ads for Foley's Honey and Tar
An advertisement advises avoiding pneumonia from a cold by using Foley's Honey and Tar claiming it stops the cough and expels the cold as a mildly laxative. It warns to refuse imitation products and mentions Elam, Ordway & Houser.
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Foley
Elam, Ordway & Houser
St Albe Inspires Bold Ride to Win Elsie
Dennis, owner of the swift horse St Albe, courts Elsie Hyler during a four month house party. After a tense chase and a fearful ride, Elsie gains control of the horse and reveals she has accepted Dennis’s proposal, with St Albe as the catalyst.
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Miss Figler
Pd St
Elsie
St. Alice
Miss Cecilia
Jerome
Don
St. Albe
Elsie Belovd
Dennis
Chamberlains Cough Remedy Praised by Mail Carrier
Mr E G Case a Canton Center Connecticut mail carrier and long service U S notes Chamberlains Cough Remedy as king of all for croup and colds, claiming reliable results with no bad after effects. For sale by L Wikle.
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E. G. Case
Canton Center
Conn
U. S
Croup
Chamberlain
L. Wikle
Find Your Own Amusement and Lying
A proverb advises self generated pastime for a strong mind as a safeguard against relying on others for amusement or deception. It frames inner initiative as superior to external entertainment.
Flower Furnishes Blacking From Australian Hi Biscng Blooms
An Australian flower of the hi biscng species yields blacking through its juice. Squeezing from four blossoms provides enough liquid to coat a shoe with a fine luster.
Tree Provides Island Water via Leaf Condensation
An island off Africa relies on a unique tree whose leaves condense moisture to supply all its drinking water. Researchers note the plant’s condensate yields a freshwater resource essential to the island’s residents.
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Africa
Handkerchiefs Made in 1743 in Paisley
The first pocket handkerchiefs in the modern style were manufactured at Paisley in 1743. This historic craft marks the origin of the everyday accessory now common in wardrobes.
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Paisley
Disturbed the Congregation by Persistent Coughing
A narrator reports a person who disrupted the congregation last Sunday by coughing continuously is urged to buy Frey’s Honey and Par Elam from the local shop. The notice seeks public calm and healthful behavior during services.
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Frey's
Par
Elam
Ordway & Houser
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Ruby Douglas
McClure Newspaper
ST. Alhe
Jand Ran
Fambent
Share Weraldas
Alice
Trem
St. Albce
St. Alie
Eisie
McKi
M, A. Day
tRby
D. Woodruft
Cashion
Randolph Smith
Assigt, Sausillies
The
Anniston National Bank
United States
Noble ST. Theatre
Tenderfoot
Richard Carle
Oscar L. Figman
Ruth White
Parquet, Et Siden
Belcher Plumbing Co
Anniston Water Supply Co
Noble Street
Anniston, Alabama
Anniston Electric & Gas Company
Thomas’ Drug Store
W. Ten
Romdeace
Rona
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