Southern Railway Condensed Schedule Jan 27 1901
Condensed timetable lists Pullman sleeping cars from Rome to New York and Birmingham to New York. Details show connections through Chattanooga Birmingham Atlanta Charlotte Washington and Philadelphia with vestibuled and dining services on the Washington New York corridor. Officials include Jackson Birmingham A B Freeman Selma and others.
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Southern Railway
Rome
Chattanooga
Salisbury
New York
Cincinnati
Louisville
Pullman
Chattanoogs
WiNo
Hirmingham
Opr
Atlanta
Birmingham
Pullmoon Library
Danville
Atlante
Charlotte
Washington
Jackson
Als. A.B Freeman
T. P
Selma
Ala
F. S. Gannon
Xdv
Washington, D.C
Hanowick
P. A
Washington, D. C. C
Abenscoter
Tenn
Selma Moolie
Hare
Ain Ly
Loama
Noxville
Marty
Lyneth
Lapin Apm
Mobile
Girmingham
Ieonsboro
Karnarlon
Bai
Selina
Ifi
SPA
Serene
Domonicut
Marion
Phusabians
Anniston
Dacksonville
Piedmont
Lipa
Teont Cave Springs
Wehbear
Atlanta iv
Ile
Edwardsville Fruithurst
Tallapoosa
Bremen
Douxiasville
Eos
Nicao
Lithia Springs
Woirmingham
Macon
Jesup
Sacksoc Vill & Swam
Branswielt
Man
Drawin
Ronn Buffet
Atchaville
Brunswick
Boringham
Avanta Ee Es
Knoxville
Hot Spring
Sita
Greensboro
Seeree
Magnificent Union Pacific Train Service Advertised
A promotional snippet invites travelers to Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, California or Oregon and highlights Pullman Palace Sleepers Buffet Smoking Library Cars Dining Cars with a la carte meals. It notes Pullman Tourist Sleepers and directs readers to contact local agents or J. F. Aglar, General Agent, St. Louis, for time tables and ticket sales.
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Colorado
Wyoming
Utah
California
Oregon
Union Pacific
J. F. Aglar
St. Louis
Increased Passenger Service on the Choctaw Route
Effective October 7, three trains daily run Memphis to Hot Springs Ark. Double daily service extends to Indian and Oklahoma Territories with connections to all points in southwest Missouri Kansas Texas and the West.
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Memphis
Hot Springs
Ark
Oklahoma Territories
Missouri
Kansas
Texas
Sleeper Service From Birmingham to Jacksonville Inaugurated
The Southern Railway will inaugurate through sleeping car service from Birmingham to Jacksonville Florida via Atlanta. Train No 36 leaves Birmingham at 4 40 p m November 27 arriving Jacksonville at 8 00 a m first class in every respect for further information contact your ticket agent or C B Jackson T P A Birmingham Alabama
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Birmingham
Southern Railway
Jacksonville
Fla
Atlanta
C. B. Jackson
Als
Sea Day Cold Cure Promises Relief
A brief notice describes Sea Day Cold Cure advertised for sore throat and congestion. It lists contact details and claims quick relief, urging readers to try the tonic for throat comfort and illness symptoms.
Notice of executrix appointment in Alabama estate
The creditors of 8. D. G. Brothers, deceased, are notified that Ella W. Brothers has been appointed executrix by the Probate Judge of Calhoun County Alabama. Those holding claims must present them or be barred. Jos J. Witter, Attorney. February 12 30d.
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D. G. Brothers
Calhoun County
Alabama
Ella W. Brothers
Mxcentrix Jos
J. Witter
Drumhead Business a Century Old on Long Island
The article details a Long Island drumhead factory near Cold Spring, established in 1860, with processes including chemical soaking in an artificial pond and sun drying. It notes major production during the Spanish American War, the use of kangaroo and calfskins, and the presence of three U.S. factories, two in Brooklyn and one in High View, NY.
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United States
Long Island
Cold Spring
Brooklyn
High View
New York
New York Post
Quaint Colonial Names of Early New World Offspring
Read of unusual colonial christenings as explorers and ministers named children for deep meanings. Examples include Mara named by Rev. Richard Buck after hardship, Gershom from Moses, and long-lived clan names like Experience Wait It Preserved Hopestill Walt Tiaste Decide Unite Supply.
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Richard Buck
Virginia
Mara
Gershom
Moses
Dame Dinely
Roger Clapp
Experience
Hopestill
Walt
Tiaste
Decide
Unite
Madam Agetin
Pad AehUdren
Wargis
Pieus
Piersus
Prisemus
Poltyjus
Lois
Lettice
Avis
French bakers face strict frontier regulations and price controls
A London Tit-Bits note contrasts French bakery rules with English practice. French bakers in fortified frontier towns must maintain flour stocks, deposit sureties, and follow strict weights and measures. The law also fixes bread prices, citing Napoleon I setting a loaf near a quarter for six pence during Britain’s higher costs.
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France
England
Napoleon I
London
Discrete Life Sketches Share Witty Epigrams
A western Massachusetts woman blends tact and discrimination in two marriages the first to a minister who died and later to his brother a New York lawyer. A curious caller asks about a photo on her desk and she explains with emotion it is of the late brother in law. Also a brief quip from old Flint and a cabby exchange ends with a dry remark about giving.
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Massachusetts
Ter
New York
Mer
Thankful Orilla Hurd
Brig Livingston Co
Mich
Hope
Hebron
Washington Go
York
Michigan
Tippecanoe
Ipaer
State of
Johnston
Detroit
Jommnston
A Mountain Lake Poem Reflects on Time and Mortality
A poem by John A Foote in Rosary M contemplates Holdestower and mountain scenes as symbols of permanence amid human life. The verses describe mirrored lake images at dawn and twilight, suggesting the enduring fate beyond mortal deeds and time.
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Sentinela
John
The Soaker: A Pawnshop Middleman Explains His Trade
A New York Sun article discusses the soaker, a middleman who helps pawns by negotiating better offers for customers. He charges 10 percent commission, claims polite conduct yields higher returns, and notes he handles repeat pawning for many families. He compares his role to a book agent or insurance solicitor and rejects being labeled a shark.
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Tie
Lawyers argue quirks of legal language in executor case
The Detroit Free Press recounts lawyers telling varied stories ridiculing technicntities and a Veil of literal interpretation. An executor facing an annuity clause confronts a living aunt who played dead to claim back money. The judge-like figure demands affidavits proving she was alive and insists on settlement of the prior annuity.
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Svank Ontelder
California
Ingerson
Eutor
Detroit Free Press
Family rule and pride clash in old dialogues
Excerpts show domestic authority disputes between Gilbert and Mason over naming a baby and household control. A man boasts in a Boston Transcript note about yielding to his wife, while a Washington Star quote mocks pride in a daughter's husband’s pedigree. A proverb warns rogues reveal themselves. The final line notes the United States has the lowest percentage of blind peat globally.
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Gilbert
Mason
Lleury
Boston Transcript
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