First American Railroad by Gridley Bryant
Gridley Bryant, a civil engineer, projected the first U S railroad in 1826 to haul granite from Quincy quarries to tidewater. Four miles long with branches, it cost $50,000. Stone sleepers lay eight feet apart and rails used wood then iron plates spiked atop. At crossings stone rails replaced worn wooden rails.
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America
Gridley Bryant
United States
Quincy
Massachusetts
Tidewater
Ladie
Mixed-A Montana Legislator's Quip Sparks Chamber Mockery
A Montana lawmaker told the chair that addressing a body of lawyers felt like casting pearls before swine and likened himself to David overcoming Goliath. The exchange included metaphors about Balaam and a callout from a fellow legislator who labels him a polemic, followed by the retort You’re a liar. I’m a populist.
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Montana
Goliath
David
Balaam
New York Tribune
Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup Teething Remedy Ad
An old promotional notice touts Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething relief. It claims soothing gums stopping pain curing wind colic and diarrhea with immediate relief and sells through druggists worldwide at 25 cents a bottle.
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Winslow
Bucket shops defraud 250000 people of 20000000 dollars
The New York World notes bucket shops on Wall Street have swindled about 250000 persons out of 20000000 dollars in the last two or three years. It argues such devices exploit the old maxim honesty is the best policy.
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Wall Street
New York World
Unionville Man Finds Quick Cure for Piles
Thirty years of struggle with piles ended when Jacob Mitchell of Unionville Pa. used DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve. The salve is praised as quick and permanent relief for piles and also said to help eczema and other skin affections by Dr. W A Wright.
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Jacob Mitchell
Unionville
DeWitts
W. A. Wright
Buckingham's Dye for the Whiskers Promises Tidy Beards
An advertisement touts Buckingham's Dye for the Whiskers as a solution to discoloration fading or graying beards. It claims to color stubble brown or black to improve appearance and neatness.
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Buckingham
Barber Poles Show Varied Styles and City Ordinance Impact
The article describes barber poles from iron to wood, with spirals and gilded tops, and notes a city ordinance limiting outdoor poles to five feet in height. It contrasts northern and southern practices, shifts to door and window poles, and mentions evolving colors and designs. It also includes a brief historical nod to pole adornment trends.
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New York Sun
Almsgiving and Religion: A Divorced Relationship Now
The excerpt argues that almsgiving has eclipsed true religion in church life, shifting focus from faith to relief and attendance. It suggests a need for separating charity from worship to restore genuine religious meaning and practice.
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Boeanguet
Mountain lovers and a mountain man’s bold defense
A North Carolina attorney recalls a Tennessee tale where a rich young man tries to win a mountain beauty with breach of promise. The beauty’s star witness is her husband who reveals a quick marriage after the man left. The case ends in favor of the mountain woman.
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North Carolina
Detroit Free Press
Untimely Fates Tangle Oklahoma Lawmaker Tales
Detroit Free Press recounts Oklahoma's first hanging law and the fates of its movers. I N Terrill enacted the measure and killed a man, serving 12 years after a near-execution. Later Harry St John blocked repeal, then vanished, only to be found murdered wife later.
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Oklahoma
I. N. Terrill
Terrill
Harry St. John
House
St. John
Oklahoma City
Detroit Free Press
Blunders In Books Show Authors Slip With Grammar
The Chicago Daily News notes famous writers such as Thackeray Ruskin and George Eliot made grammatical slips and misused phrases. Examples include errors in tense and misplaced modifiers, plus geographic and legal misreferences, illustrating how even great minds stumble in language.
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Chicago Daily News
Thackeray
Ruskin
Thacker+ray
George Eliot
Akenside
Ganges
Patti
Adelina
Oyster
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Forsyth and
Church Streets
Atlanta, GA
W. A.monnish
Atlanta
Georgia
Chamberlin-Johnson Building
Whitehall and
Hunter Streets
Peachtree
Kansas
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M. C
Pearl St
Tia Cala Tae
Mineral Wells
Tex
Hot Springs
Ark
Bagdor
Lippman
W. F. Timmins
Timmins & Hines
Waxahachie
B. W. Feakens
P. P
M. Ramsay
de Leon
J. M. Lambert
Karr
J. D. Johnson
Savannah
Lippman Bros
Lippman's Block
Savannah, GA
Eve
Scrofula
Maine
Ilinois
Iowa
Boston Woman’s Journal
Nansen
Dr. Wansen
Nordmarken
Collett
Viking
Greenland
Bergen Museum
Zoological School
Naples
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Leith
Scotland
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Thuyra
Cape Dan
Amaralik Fjord
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Narsen
Harper’s Weekly
Almegiving
Chattanooga Medicine Co
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J. Cooper
Tupelo
Mis
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