Doan's Kidney Pills Promised Cure Highlighted in Ad
An old advertisement extols Doan's Kidney Pills as a cure for backache kidney trouble and related misery. It features Mrs. E. Lison of La mar Missouri praising relief after prolonged illness and bed rest, urging readers to ask their druggist for Allen’s Foot-Base and other remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Ellison
N. Broadway
Lamar
Doan
Alien
Allen
W. J. Walker
Aden
N. J
Bad Dreams Caused by Coffee and Postum Switch
A reader describes years of coffee use bringing anxiety and nightmare sleep loss, then reports switching to Postum per friends. After using Postum as directed, sleep improved and nerves steadied, prompting a call to others to quit coffee. The letter warns coffee as a powerful drug and cites a friend’s stomach relief after stopping coffee.
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Wellvillé
Work in the Tower and Railroad Signal Men
The piece highlights signalmen on railroads as crucial yet overlooked workers, noting weather dangers and the push toward automatic signaling. It discusses experimental fog-dispelling methods, right of way beautification by the Union Pacific, and private liners for patrons, plus a shift to open records for employee discipline.
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W. J. Harahan
The
Erie
Oliver Lodge
London
Ttng
Union Pacific Railroad
Missouri River
Pacific
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad
Ottumwa
Kansas City
Scientific American
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Trains Halted by Insects on Canadian Pacific Line
The Atlantic division from Montreal to St John N B faces recurring caterpillar blockades each year between Routh and Tracy stations in Maine. A new method uses steam from locomotive exhaust to spray ahead of the wheels, clearing the rails and reducing delays. The pest has troubled crews for 30 years, with trains forced to traverse slime coated rails. The caterpillars emit a strong odor when crushed, adding to the crews’ discomfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Pacific Railway
Atlantic Division
Montreal
St. John
N. B
Maine
Maine Central
Mattawamkeag
Routh
Tracy
Year 1908 Locomotives Highlight Pacific and Articulated Types
Cassier's Magazine summarizes 1908 locomotive trends with the rapid spread of pacific locomotives in France and near 1907–08 adoption in England and Germany, a rise in articulated designs in the United States and abroad, growth of moderate-sized engines for lines with big locomotives, widespread use of superheating, and several new wheel arrangements including a radical design departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cassier
France
England
Germany
United States
Great Britain
Traveling by Wheelbarrow in China a Curious Travel Trend
The Earl of Ronaldshay notes the wheelbarrow as a practical substitute in parts of China not yet reached by the Peking cart. In Siuch'uan leisure classes ride in bars two cash per li, while in Shang hai factory workers are wheeled to work at a contract rate of 60 cents for a four man month. Enormous Cost of Ties: A census bureau report shows 112,000,000 cross ties costing over 56 million dollars used by U S railways in 1908, with 7.4 million new ties for track that year. The Secret of Happiness: He seems well pleased with life. That's because he's well Pleased with himself.
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Earl of Ronaldshay
M. P
China
Siuch’uan
Shanghai
United States
Census Bureau
United States Forestry Service
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Minn
B. J. Dennis
St. Louis
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Philadelphia
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Chicago
R. E. Eskildson
Omaha
Neb
L. R. Robinson
Edwin F. Pardee
New York City
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Brooklyn
Maud
Fred
Maudle
Ross
Wrigley
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Baltimore
W. P. Schmitz
Hillsdale
Mass
Cascarets
Minnesota
Hl. L. Woo
First National Bank
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Mwrigley
Atatt Dirhyetss & Watson
Jalenining Wet
ATI Iregtor
D.C. Jha
Heyl
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