Railroad Timetable North Bound and South Bound Excerpts
Northbound trains include Scout Passenger No 19 at 8 50 a m daily excluding Sundays, No 15 at 1 44 p m, No 21 at 8 04 p m, No 23 at 9 20 p m, and Way Freight No 55 at 10 05 a m daily excluding Sundays. Southbound shows No 32 at 7 03 a m, No 20 at 2 21 p m, No 94 at 4 31 p m excluding Sundays, No 26 at 6 12 p m, No 28 at 7 09 p m, and Way Freight No 54 at 2 55 p m daily excluding Sundays.
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Scout
Sun
Saxon
Copper Country
St. Paul
Aovisias
Duluth
Og P.m
Ax. Sun
Free Rheumatic Remedy Sample Offer with Informational Book
Rheumatic sufferers can obtain a free sample of Dr Shoop's Rheumatic Remedy along with a book on Rheumatism by writing to Dr. Shoop in Racine Wisconsin. The book explains how the remedy cleanses the blood of rheumatic poisons and is not a temporary relief but aims to eliminate Rheumatism. Sold by all dealers.
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Dr.Shoop
Health in the Canal Zone and Electric Bitters sales
The piece notes high wages in Panama Canal construction tempt artisans, but fear of fevers and malaria keeps many away. It touts Electric Bitters as a safe remedy against malaria and various ailments, claiming cures for blood poison, biliousness, weakness, and stomach, liver, and kidney troubles, guaranteed by F. B. Jones, druggist, at 50 cents.
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Panama Canal
F. B. Jones
Woman an Apple Grower in New Upstate Venture
The article notes Mrs Thomas Shaw Safe as an apple grower with a budding arbor culture plan on a country place upstate. Besides apples she will cultivate other fruits while her husband Mr Safe pursues squab and cattle raising, predicting lively friendly rivalry and market sales.
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Rom
Thomas Shaw Safe
New York
New Country Place
Upstate
Safe
England
Largest Newspaper Office Records Compared Worldwide
A Printers' Engineer debate shows the Scotsman building in Edinburgh now claims the largest newspaper office space, with thirteen stories and 261,787 square feet, more than twice the New York Times' vicinity of 116,349 square feet. The Edinburgh edifice surpasses the former world leader and shifts the record.
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America
New York Times
Tis
Scotsman
Edinburgh
London
Free trial of Dr. Shoop’s Catarrh Remedy Masc
The notice offers a free trial size box of Dr Shoop’s Catarrh Remedy for nose and throat relief. It describes the product as a snow white antiseptic balm and invites readers to test it by mailing to Dr Shoop in Racine Wisconsin. It also notes large jars priced at 50 cents and claims availability from all dealers.
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Dr. Shoop
Dr Shoop Cough Cure Advocates Safety and Law
A note praises Dr Shoop for avoiding opium chloroform and unsafe ingredients in cough remedies. It highlights his long warning on Dr Shoop Cough Cure containers against narcotics for nearly twenty years and endorses mothers choosing this product to protect children. Sold by all dealers.
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Dr. Shoop
Lost and Found Notice of a Box of Pills
Lost between 9 30 p m yesterday and noon today a bilious attack with nausea and sick headache. Found at F B Jones drug store a box of Dr King s New Life Pills guaranteed for biliousness malaria and jaundice 25c
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F. B. Jones
Dr. King
Oath Customs Highlighted by Johannesburg Court
A widely traveled Chinaman in a Johannesburg court explained his preferred oath form. He described three steps: break a plate, kill a cock, and kiss the Bible, then added the phrase Allee samee followed by similar sounds. The account contrasts English and Chinese oath practices.
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Johannesburg
Ready for Aeroplanes Signifies London Factory Venture
A sign outside a London motor factory proclaims Aeroplanes built to order, signaling a shift toward aircraft manufacture and potential expansion for the facility amid postwar industrial changes. The message underscores new production aims and regional aviation ambitions.
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London Motor Factory
Poor Cotton Production in German Africa
Only 865 bales of cotton were raised for the 1905 06 season in the German territory in Africa, covering an area nearly as large as the entire American cotton belt.
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Africa
American Rolling Stock In Italy Contracts Boost Trade
Daily Consular and Trade Reports notes American builders win Italian government contracts for steam railways. Thirty passenger coaches in Wilmington, Delaware, and twenty locomotives in Philadelphia are under construction. The Italian state railways may spend about 253 million dollars over the next decade to modernize rolling stock and plants. This marks a significant American opportunity in Europe.
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Italy
Wilmington
Del
Philadelphia
Differing Opinions On Dogs In A Subway Car
In a New York subway encounter a thin woman with a gray ulster and a fat woman with a Scotch terrier discuss pets. The terrier prompts affection, while a handsome observer reveals she has no dog, calling her pet a baby, and the women grow reserved.
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New York
Sandy
Women Boycott Stork Proposition with Tea Ad
Women refuse to vote on the Stork proposition and endorse Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a remedy. The ad promotes the product as suitable for all ailments, priced at 85 cents, available as tea or tablets from D. MacFarlane.
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Hollister
D. MacFarlane
Mercury tempering for drills used on glass plates
Drills are heated to a white heat and plunged into mercury to harden them. The process, kept moist with a saturated camphor and turpentine oil solution, demands careful handling and labor to achieve good results.
Do Not Drown. Skating on Asphalt Adage
A terse proverb warns that skating on asphalt avoids the danger of breaking through ice. It notes asphalt is safer because it does not crack like ice, preventing a potential drowning scenario.
Some Bird Neighbors and Their Nests
St Nicholas notes wrens chickadees bluebirds martins and crested flycatchers visit garden birdhouses. Houses should be not too new and protected from coats and squirrels. Observing birds reveals more than books as many species build nests and some water birds form large colonies.
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St. Nicholas
Hairstyle note on Indian chief in portrait style
The text discusses that the Boutet de Monvil style of hair dressing used by a French portrait painter is not original to him. It notes that the Blackfoot Indian chief consistently wears his hair with a lock over his brow.
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Boutet de Monvil
Hub Population and Voter Count in 1905 Boston
Boston official statistics report the Hub's population as 595,380 in 1905, with 189,633 legal voters, a figure just under one quarter of the total. The data highlight the city’s urban size and its eligible voting pool during that period.
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Boston
Futility of Fox Hunt by John Burroughs Attacks Cruelty
The famed naturalist John Burroughs condemns fox hunting as cruel and senseless. He describes a red faced English squire chasing a fox as an edifying neither pleasant image, underscoring his stance against the sport.
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John Burroughs
Mr. Burroughs
Old American Coins 1853 Varieties Noted
The item describes two 1853 American quarter dollars. One is the 1852 type, rare in mint state. The other features arrow points at the date sides and a rear eagle, a very common variant.
Philosopher Editor Spars With Rival Over Skunk Law
The Kirkwood Leader editor, praised as a genuine philosopher, clashes with a Journal rival who calls him an old skunk. The Leader retorts that the skunk is protected by law, assuring safety for the animal and for him in this feud.
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Philosophic
Kirkwood
W. Va
Remarkable Deaf Workers Strike in Australia
Deaf and mute workers formed a strong union and gathered around a beleaguered factory in the street. They gestured with animated finger wriggles, producing a striking scene as they communicated without spoken words. Reports claim unlawful and rot provoking language circulated among them without any speech.
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Australia
Out of the Vision Pun on invisibility via marriage
A humorous exchange from Smith's Weekly notes that invisibility was once considered possible, then jokes that men in this country render themselves unseen by marrying famous women. The quip highlights societal cleverness with a light tone.
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Smith's Weekly
Best Laxative for Children Featured in Parents Game
A scrambled ad discusses a laxative claim for children named Iron-ox, asserting it cleanses the bowels and restores natural activity without nausea or irritation. The readable fragments promote this product as a remedy for bowel discomfort in youngsters.
A Permanent Job
A brief reflective line notes the inevitability of struggle as a universal constant shaping life decisions and personal resolve. It frames work as a defining ongoing effort rather than a fixed destination.
Inconsistent Woman Quote Cited in The Balance of Power
A provocative line from The Balance of Power labels women as inconsistent, claiming they admire a man who fights yet dislike loving men who fight. The remark frames gendered judgment in a sharp, controversial manner typical of the work.
Old Mystery Cleared Up by Garden Decay Experiments
An elderly man north of London conducted in situ decay experiments on pins hairpins needles and pencils to test disintegration over time. Oxidation broke hairpins to brown rust in 154 days, pins to verdigris in months, polished steel needles lasted over two years, while cedar and plum baga wood remained near new. A barrel of beef pork and fish each weighed 200 pounds.
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Inorth
London
Circuit Court Chancery case in Gogebic County
In Gogebic County Circuit Court in chancery Alberto Cargnal is complainant and Levi S Rice is complainant's solicitor. The matter lists a business address in Bessemer Michigan.
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Gogebic
Alberto Cargnal
Girolamo Cargnal
Bessemer
Gerome
Arizona
Levi
Rice
Bessemer Herald
Levi S. Rice
Bessemer, Mich
Wanted Lady Seeks Home Business Opportunity
Classified notice seeking a permanent partnership for a lady to sell a fine line of special goods from a home town location. No capital required. Apply to L. F. Elliott Co. at 2578 4th St. Philadelphia PA.
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L. F. Elliott Co
4Th St
Philadelphia
Doctor George Bagot Ferguson Dies During Operation
ACheltenham tragedy saw Dr. George Bagot Ferguson die suddenly of heart failure while performing a difficult operation at the hospital. The senior surgeon collapsed in the midst of the procedure as resident house surgeons watched, the anesthetic kept ongoing and three other surgeons summoned to complete the operation after his collapse.
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Cheltenham
England
George Bagot Ferguson
Ferguson
Age Not Necessarily Dotage, A Cicero Quip
A brief quotation notes that dotage is a folly of silly old men, not an inherent result of aging, attributed to Cicero. The remark emphasizes the distinction between aging and mental decline.
Brought Out Good In Others Quote by Margaret Fuller Ossoll
A reflective note quotes Margaret Fuller Ossoll on using every nature to summon the highest good in others. The saying emphasizes personal effort shaping virtue in those around us.
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Margaret Fuller Ossoll
The One Cardinal Fault in Letter to Browning Debate
The Philadelphia Ledger notes a debate on culture and Browning, arguing that one may be cultured yet fail to understand Browning and that ignorance should not be admitted, framing a social virtue in literary taste.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Lady Sea Anglers Grow As Club Opens To Women
There is a steady rise in female sea anglers and Great Yarmouth in England now hosts a ladies seaanglers club where women form the committee and gentlemen are admitted as members.
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Sea-Angiera
Great Yarmouth
Eng
Clu
Imperfect Avalanche Remark Cited by Observer
The Observer of Events and Things in Yonkers Statesman quotes a remark on perfect avalanches, noting rarity of true perfection in such natural events. The exchange highlights skepticism about ideal outcomes and the imperfect nature of phenomena.
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Yonkers
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