Movable Tabernacle Brings New Iowa Worship Space
Missionary J B Crawford unveils a movable tabernacle in Burlington Iowa. The iron and pine structure folds into 8 by 4% foot sections on a steel frame, seats 500, costs about 500 dollars, and can be set up in under three days by two men. The building aims to provide affordable evangelical housing in poorer city areas and can be transported to vacant lots for services.
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Iowa
West Avenue
Burlington
J. B. Crawford
Crawford
Des Moines
Moody's Institute
Chicago
French Pretender Louis Philippe Duc d Orleans Claim Mentioned
The Duc d Orleans, son of the Comte de Paris who died, is presented as the undoubted head of the Bourbon line in royalist circles. Born 1869 at York House England, he traces descent from Louis Philippe and Ferdinand Philippe. Historical notes cover Comte de Paris’s waning public stance and a 1886 marriage-linked expulsion law shaping French sentiment.
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Louis Philippe
Duc d’Orleans
Duc d'Orleans
Louis Philippe Albert
Comte de Paris
Ferdinand Philippe Louis
France
Duke
York House
Twickenham
England
Vrohsdorf
Comte de Chambord
House of Bourbon
Echoes of the Rail Across Nations and States
A general Alabama act prescribes the death penalty for train robbery. An English inventor showcases an automatic air brake powered by train weight. Illinois rail commission doubts a single road can supply terminal facilities for others. Rotary snowplow machines spark expansion in Copenhagen and by Union Pacific. Lackawanna stores massive summer ice, nearing 2,000,000 tons. New Jersey streetcar fare bill debated. Southern Railway halts Atlanta shops amid lawsuits. Chicago snow totals 350 million tons. routes would take 34 years to move it at usual freight rates.
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Railroad and Warehouse Commission of Illinois
Lesuir
Copenhagen
Russia
Union Pacific
Lackawanna
Chicago
Vast Tur condor among world’s largest birds
A compilation of curious notes cites the condor as the largest bird, wingspreads of eighteen to twenty feet in the Andes, and odd trivia about geography, Vanderbilt servants, convict feeding costs, and Ward McAllister’s gentlem an definition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andes
Missouri Penitentiary
United States
Qualdy Head
Attoc Island
Alaska
Point Barrow
Key West
Fla
Cornelius Vanderbilt
New York
Ionia County
Mich
Ward McAllister
Prominent Englishmen in Society and Parliament
Alan Johnstone, son of Lord Derwent, appointed secretary of the legation to Copenhagen from Washington. Patrick Smoriarr, last of the Smollets of Bonhill and descendant of Peregrine Pickle, died aged 92 after serving Dumbartonshire and Cambridge in Parliament. Dr H F Johnson named bishop suffragan of Colchester. wartime officer, lawyer, and priest. Dymoxte Tyrwairt, last hereditary champion of England, died recently, known for riding into Westminster Hall in full uniform at coronations. by trade an assistant railroad manager. Benny the hangman summoned for a small debt, laments lack of work as a commercial traveler. six children affected.
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Alan Johnstone
Lord Derwent
Washington
Copenhagen
Patrick Bogitr Smoriarr
Smollets
Bonhill
Peregrine Pickle
Roderick Random
Dumbartonshire
Cambridge
H. F. Johnson
Colchester
Eton
Trinity
Dragoon Guards
Dymoxte Tyrwairt
England
Westminster Hall
Benny
Humorous Exchanges and Droll Remarks in 19th Century Bits
A collection of brief quips from various papers noting domestic scenes and social foibles. Jokes about parenting discipline, engagement endings, Lent sacrifices, overshoes, and a joking doctor patient exchange reflect light, period humor and newspaper voice. Pairing each item with a local flavor, the snippets showcase witty social snapshots from Philadelphia, Washington, Providence, Minneapolis and beyond.
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Providence Bulletin
Minneapolis Journal
Simeon
Odd Facts From Anatomy and Animal That Defy Belief
A compilation of curious claims from physiology and natural history. It notes the femur as the body’s longest bone, three ear bones named for their shapes, and a story about ants allegedly talking after a scientist killed one. It also describes a fur polyp and a two-headed monster formed by partial division and reattachment.
Precious metals trends and Madagascar reef gold discovery
The article reviews gold and silver production in the world’s mints from 1850 to 1890, notes price shifts for silver copper and tin, reports a Madagascar alluvial reef gold find at Antinahana north of Antananarivo, and observes sugar decline in British Guiana with a rise in silver production from 250 ounces in 1884 to 158,000 ounces.
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Madagascar
Antinahaka
Antananarivo
British Guiana
WAR ON THE WAVES AND SHIPBUILD PLANS
An Italian squadron will be sent to England this summer to repay last year’s visit by the British Mediterranean fleet to Taranto and Spezzia. A sylpicate in England plans a battleship of at least 50,000 tons costing over 2,000,000 dollars with designs by Sir Edward Reed. Captain Mahan may be assigned to write a Civil War naval history at the navy department. Aluminium launches will be trialed in the French navy with a large order of 42,009 kilograms to the Neuhausen works, the world’s largest producer, as Pittsburgh closes in.
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England
Taranto
Spezzia
Dupay de Lome
Columbia
Minneapolis
Edward Reed
Mahan
Chicago
United States
Navy Department
Aluminium Company
Neuhausen
Switzerland
Pittsburgh Company
Latest oddities and inventions cited in brief notes
Powernep glass used for sand paper by heating red hot and quenching in water. A complexion brush promises a healthy glow and fewer wrinkles. Castistre billiard balls are hollow to match ivory ball weight. A Red Bank man brews Tea berry Jack flavored with teaberries to seduce drinkers, lasting from Saturday to Monday. Allard in Canada claims a tempered aluminum for heavy artillery with tensile strength but poor ductility.
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Sweden
Red Bank
Ile
Allard
Voices of the Spring Say Taers Coat Styles In 19th Century Form
A sketch of spring coat fashions notes Taers coat with continentally shaped slerts and heavy hemmed skirts up to eight yards. Describes basques sleeves wide collars and gored hips, a velvet bodice with white lace, and a blousy Phoenix like blouse. Ends with a critique that a blouse flatters pretty girls and mentions impertinent jackets and tartan color mix.
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Tnene
Osborn
Turnipseed Patronymic Story From Pellevianr Boy
A Pellevianr Kansas boy is said to value the surname Turnipseed. A Minneapolis Kansas high school reports a clever principal named Mustard. Reverend Jonathan Goronth travels from Toronto to China as a missionary. Dutch novelist Maarten Maartens is actually Mr Van der Poorten Schwartz.
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Tun High School
Minneapolis
Kan
Mustard
Jonathan Goronth
Toronto
China
Maarten Maartens
van der Poorten Schwartz
Buckeye Mileage Good Over 56 Lines Big 4
Buckeye announces service expansion with mileage over 56 routes including the Big 4 lines and offers baggage pay, and a seat in the parlor car. Tickets on sale at Athens stations.
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Athens
Artistic Fireboard Transforming Old Fireplaces
A Rural New Yorker feature explains turning plain fireboards into art. A family artist overlays muslin on a pine board, applies starch paste, then white lead paint. An iris vase, bronze metal accents, and wistaria create a harmonious, modest focal point for an improved fireplace.
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New Yorker
Home Doctor advice and travel savings ad
Advice on headaches and health remedies touts cold water on the head and apples for digestion. Warns against copper sulfate poison from vinegar. Promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla with testimonials. Also advertises Buckeye mileage ticket details and travel privileges for 64 lines at $20 per year, with contact in Columbus Ohio.
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Buckeye
W. A. Fisher
Buckeye Ute
Columbus
Ohio Central trains switch to new schedule November 25
Change of Time lists North Bound and South Bound departures from Athens to Toledo Charleston Ganley Columbus and Columbus Ganley with 11 daily services. Buckeye Route excursion tickets to Alabama Georgia Florida Kentucky and more offered January through March 1895 with round trip one fare. May 7 excursion to Michigan announced plus parlor cars restored on Ohio Central Lines.
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Ohio Central
Athens
Toledo
Charleston
Ganley
Columbus
Columbus & Ganley
Col
Gallipolis
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
North Carolina
South Carolina
Pennessee
Virginia
W. H. Fisher
Gpr&t A
Columbia
Tennessee
Buckeye
Columbus, Hocking Valley &Toledo Railway
Michigan
Ohno Central Lines
Michigan Excursion on Ohio Central Lines
Ohio Central Lines sell tickets to Michigan points on May 7 at one fare for round trip. Valid 20 days for return passage. 500 mile books good between Toledo and Ganley Bridge, costing $10 and valid one year from sale. Agent F H Hyseer, Athens, Ohio.
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Ohio Central Lines
Michigan
Ohio Central
Toledo
Ohio
Ganley Bridge
W. Va
F. H. Hyseur
Athens
Buckeye Flyer Promises Elegant Travel to Chicago
The Buckeye Flyer is described as the businessman's train from Columbus to Chicago with night departures, solid Brows service, day coaches, and Pullman sleeping cars. Express trains include Parlor and Palace cars. tickets inform on Buckeye Route details via W. H. FistkH, General Passenger and Ticket Agent in Columbus Ohio.
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Chicago
Columbus
Vial
Ohio River
Buckeye
W. H. Fistkh
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Comte
Portugal
Due Worleans
America
Prince de Joinville
Gen. McClellan
Paris
Louis Philippe, Duc D' Orleans
General Assembly
Net Ees
Hood
Sarsaouvilla
Anatant
Davis-Chambers
Fabnes
Ock
AucuoOor
Rast Bourd
Marietta
F. H. Hyseun
South
Feulver
Ngee Aenea
Dewoit
Lakeside
Harleston
Ohio Central Lings
Moulton Houk
G.P.A
Te Spence & Son
Martin's Ferry
Ogking Valle Toledo
Marion
Detroit
Points
Canada
Kansas City
Atchison, Omaha
Pomeroy Sone Lv
Taan
I. Miladieport
McArthur
Logan
Esce Lancaster
Delaware Ry
Prospecto
Sandusky
Carey
Loledo
Delaware
Lancaster
Logan Ebiss
Nelsonville
Athena
Gaullis
P.M. Seer 'Ally
Big Four
C.C. C
ST. Louis Railway
Uly
New York City
New England
Aleenina Conections
Boston
Powets Ba
Niagara Falls
Wilde
City Pass
Ohblo
Martin
Clueinoad
Cincinnati & Muskingum Valley
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Pittsburg
Zanesville
Dennison
Lndianapolis
St. Louis
Doibla West
Cincinnati Mall
Cincinnati Expresa
Dation
Avene
New Lexington
Junction City
Washington C. I
Bremen
T. 4
C. C
F. M. Caapeee
Grand Gentra Hotel
Andrew Schwartz
West State Street
Capitol
Columimbus
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