Slower Schedules for Fast Trains From Chicago West
Special to the Star Chicago June 8 railroads west of Chicago adopt slower minimum running times after months of joint study. Fastest Chicago to Omaha up two hours, to Kansas City up one hour, and similar increases for other routes. Los Angeles Limited unchanged. Chicago to San Francisco up about four hours. Officials say delays and weather made faster schedules impractical and slower times offer dependable service.
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the Star
Chicago
Western Points
Omaha
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Western
A Real Wonderland In South Dakota Healings
Mrs. ED Clapp of Mound City reports dramatic recovery for her son after using Dr King's New Discovery for exhausting lung and throat coughs. The ad touts the medicine as a guaranteed remedy for coughs colds throat and lung troubles with 50 cent and one dollar sizes and a free trial bottle.
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South Dakota
Mound City
ED. Clapp
Mrs. Clapp
Dr. King
Elam, Ordway & Houser
Scarbrough Drug Co
Untitled fragment echoes a street encounter and insult
A garbled 19th century style scene shows youths taunting a preacher in Kansas City Pines area, with one claiming to be an undertaker after a card is shown. The text is fragmented and difficult to parse.
Mixed Up Diagnosis Then Cure By Electric Bitters
Abraham Brown of Winterton recounts doctors misdiagnosed him with heart disease kidney trouble blood poison and stomach liver issues. His wife urged Electric Bitters which restored his health after one bottle, claimed to cure blood poison weakness and digestive and kidney complaints sold by Elam Ordway Houser and Sevrough Drug Co at 50 cents.
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Abraham Brown
Winterton
Elam, Ordway & Houser
Sevrough Drug Co
Fragmentary note on a Martineau voyage and a fatality
A garbled OCR fragment references origin, a voyage, and a death due to lack of stone. Mentions magistrates, a police or port setting, and an alleged claim or allowance. Details are unclear, but indicate a historical coastal incident with legal actions.
Skat Tournament Opens in Chicago With Global Participants
Chicago June 8 Skat players arrive for the tenth annual congress and tournament of the North American Skat league to be opened by Mayor Busse at the Coliseum. Nearly 6 000 entries come from Baltimore Cleveland Cincinnati Buffalo Detroit Wisconsin Germany and Johannesburg. Prizes total 350 with rewards from a 1000 dollar gold bond to five dollar bills. Women enjoy euchre cinch and whist parties followed by vaudeville.
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Chicago
Busse
Baltimore
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Buffalo
Detroit
Wisconsin
Germany
Johannesburg
South Africa
League
Dangerous Deadlock Remedy Ad From Local Drug Stores
An old advertisement promotes Dr King's New Life Pills as a quick cure for a dangerous deadlock of liver and bowel function. It promises guaranteed satisfaction and a money back option at Elam Ordway Houser and Scarbrough Drug Co drug stores.
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Dr. King
Elam
Ordway & Houser’s
Scarbrough Drug Co
Oriental Customs and Missteps in Respectful Dress and Gesture
The passage critiques improper displays of respect toward Chinese officials and cultural symbols such as sedan chairs and glasses. It warns that mispronounced or misapplied etiquette offends hosts and observers, and notes the offense of imitating or misusing traditional forms. It references stereotypes and language from the period, highlighting cross cultural misunderstandings in social rituals.
LeRaysville salve touted for piles and wounds
A local ad claims Arica Salve cured piles many years ago and promotes its use for sores burns and abrasions. The notice lists drugstores Elam Ordway & Co Scarborough Drug Co as outlets.
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LeRaysville
N. Y
Elam
Ordway & R’s
Scarbrough Drug Co.s
Floral Love Message From Petal Ink Tradition
South American lovers use a magnolia petal as a message surface. A pointed pencil marks a motto on a white petal which then shows as a brown spot after a few hours, revealing the note when placed in water.
Night church blackout after prophecy reading
In a Chicago church a power outage plunged the building into darkness during Rev Dr Wourtily reading from Job. The cleric urged a brief silent prayer for the sentry light company as lights failed, fulfilling a prophecied warning.
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Dr. Wourtily
Chicago Tribune
Washable Linene Monday Special in Boxes
Durable summer fabric described as Washable LINENE perfect for tourists and rocking. Sold as 6 yards per box at 20 cents during a Monday special, with each box priced 25 cents in the regular offer.
Au Gratin as a Leftover Serving Method
Au gratin means placing the selected food in a baking dish with white sauce and buttered crumbs browned in the oven. Vegetables like cauliflower and potato may have cheese. servings are diced or left as is, and dishes are kept in the baking dish for a presentable table service.
Much Worn Trousers Prompt Poet and Tailor Exchange Remarks
A tailor shows worn trousers while a poet responds that his own are just as worn. The brief exchange centers on clothes and weariness, capturing a small moment of humor and pathos about fashion and inability to change circumstances.
Rogue’s Unhappiness Quotation by Junius
A concise quotation attributed to Junius notes that every rogue carries inherent unhappiness, implying moral consequence in wrongdoing.
Tried kidney and bladder remedy prescribed by physicians
A highly recommended prescription for kidney and bladder disorders is described as a compound of Fluid Extract of Buchu Uva Ursi Amet Cordial Fluid Extract of Liverwort and water. A tablespoonful three times daily for a month and drinking plenty of water are advised to cleanse the system. All ingredients are available at many first class drug stores.
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Eley
Sand Avenue
Necro
Anes
Ahl Dent
Kansas
Pines
Martinique
F American Coffee
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Mouley
Lem
Elix
Moziry
America
New - York
Judson
Ari
Brussels
AGN
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Wintyre
Junius
Aniston City Furniture
U.D
Noble & 12Th Sts
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