Lydia E Pinkham\'s Vegetable Compound Adverts
Chicago woman alleges benefit after avoiding third surgery using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Story highlights its claimed history, user testimonial, and invitation to try it for female health issues including displacements, inflammation, and irregularities.
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Lydia B. Pinkham
Saal Afriea
Lydia
E. Pinkham
Alvena Sperling
Clybourne Ave
Ill
Lydia E. Pinkham
Illinois First Railways and the Northern Cross Saga
Illinois began rail construction in 1836 and built 80 miles by 1840. The Northern Cross route, extended and rebuilt over time, became part of the Wabash system after mule power replaced failing locomotives and ownership shifts. The tale covers Rogers engine, McConnell, Sen. Semple, and Vance’s pivotal bill maneuver.
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Mississippi
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Illinois River
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Rogers Company
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Indiana State Line
England
Meredogia
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Semple
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Illinois’ First
Scott, Morgan, Sangamon
Macon
Vance
Vermillion County
Northern Cross Road
Union Pacific Tests Wireless Telegraphy for Trains
The Union Pacific Railroad company is conducting extensive experiments with the aim of making wireless telegraphy available for train operation.
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Union Pacific Railroad Company
Record Immunity for Rail Passengers in 1909 Across 159,657 Miles
The Bureau of Railway News and Statistics reports 347 of 368 reporting companies ran 159,657 miles with no passenger fatalities in 1909. Eleven roads suffered fatal passenger accidents, while immunity spanned Maine to California and matched vast European lines in scope.
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California
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Russia
The
Bureau of Railway News and Statistics
Electrification of Canadian Pacific Ties Power to Waterfalls
Harper's Weekly reports Canadian Pacific plans to electrify its western line from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific coast. Experts say nearby waterfalls can generate enough energy to run global railroads. The company has optioned and partly purchased key water sites in British Columbia, with completion hoped within a few years. Passengers would ride open platforms in a smoke free, scenic Northwest.
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Canadian Pacific
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Harper’s Weekly
Assopus Viaduct Bridges Turkiye Frontier Line
A notable Engineering feat described in Scientific American details the Assopus viaduct part of a new route toward the Turkish frontier. The 600 foot long latticed truss bridge spans a 330 foot gorge and connects two tunnels. The graceful superstructure rests on two hinged arches and the line runs on a about two percent grade through a four degree curve.
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Assopus
New Ine
Demirli
Scientific American
Train Hits Cattle on Fraserburgh Excursion
An excursion train carrying 300 passengers from Fraserburgh collided with a large herd near Newmacher Scotland. Six cattle were killed instantly and mutilated bodies scattered along the track. The crash caused a violent jolt but the engine driver slowed the train in time to prevent a derailment over the embankment.
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Newmacher
Scotland
Fraserburgh
Relics of a Bygone Era Advertisements and Verses
A collage of vintage notices and ads features Doan's Kidney Pills testimonials from Russellville Arkansas, Coca Cola promotions, Allen's Foot-Tabs, Murine eye remedy, and short poems. The items mix medical cures, consumer products, and light humor, with a line from Antoninus about self-respect.
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