A Shopper's Europe and Saints Bones in Cologne
A satirical travelogue recounts Europe’s shops and advertising contrasts with American thrift, then delves into the tale of St Ursula and 11,000 virgins, their voyage and martyrdom in Cologne. The Rhine legends mix with reflections on America and preserved relic bones in a church museum setting.
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Cologne
St. Ursula
Brittany
Conan
Britain
Ursula
Rome
Rhine
Alps
Europeans Observe American Buyers and Calendar Obsessions
The author contrasts American thrift and advertising neglect with continental habits. He notes Americans stock calendars and rail folders, buy local timetables, and endure strict meal rations while merchants hoard items, calling the economy extravagant in its rigidity. The piece ends with a travel memory of Urbana with Phocion Howard and confusion over a play.
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United States
Europe
American Railways
New York Central
Pennsylvania
Canadian Pacific
Burlington
An Appetizing River Rhine Cruise Tales
An observer travels from Cologne to Mainz on a Federated Imperial Brewing cargo boat. Passengers pack in beer and meals as the narrator notes a legendary Teutonic drinker who seems to transform into a human siphon during the Rhine journey.
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Rhine
Cologne
Mayence
Federated Imperial Brewing Company
Dampschiff
Rhineland
Chicken pets in the city entertain buyers and youngsters
In a downtown store window a chicken house holds hundreds of tiny Maitle chicks sold for 15 cents each. The proprietor says customers buy them as pets for children or to raise in the country, with most chicks living short lives rather than aging. A separate note reports a bloodhound in Brownsburg, Indiana, biting a man during Uncle Tom's Cabin performances and being shot.
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Robert J. Burdette
Europe
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Chicago
The
New York Tribune
Brownsburg
Ind
Wines and Liquors The Very Best and Cheapest
S Tiichelson promotes a mail order service from P O Box 128 Belmar New Jersey offering free delivery of wines and liquors with emphasis on best and cheapest options for customers.
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S. Tiichelson P. O
Belmar, N. J
Curious fluctuations in city telephone traffic patterns
A Times Democrat piece quotes a New Orleans exchange girl describing daily call volume shifts. She notes low activity around 1:30 am, rises between 2 and 3, another lull before 4 am, then steady growth, peaking near 10 am with over 4 000 calls, and a residence-phone surge after 4 pm.
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New Orleans
Times Democrat
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Bob Burde Tithe
Allway
George
Halcyon
Urbana
Deepo
Ddeh
America
Hudson
St. Lawrence
St. Andrew
St. Peter
Samaria
Richmodis
Bishop Hatta
Phocion Howard
Colter
Romance
Kellner
Munchen
Sweitzer
Ana
Bonn
V News Worth
Colgate
Palen Oil
Heliot Cate
Coates Works
I Laundry
Fairbank’s Ag
Pond
Oyster “Bay
Gilman Farm
Ak Brand
Jx &c
Nedmas
Suecotory Rin
Rairie Flower Supera
Calumet
Defiance
Pine Tree
BBC
BOCBA
Anj Cohany
PAM Ene
Bartlett Pears
Cat
London
Epps
Dameoe
Iam
Assignee’s
Claude V. Guerin
Lain St
Ocean Palace
California
Mount Vernon
Belle of Nelson
H.G. Johnston
Main St
Willy
Wbll
Crosbie
Main Street
ACORN
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