South Shore Railway Spring Excursions Hit Lake Cities
The Duluth South Shore and Atlantic railway runs four spring excursions from Saxon to Detroit Toledo Buffalo and Cleveland with dates June 12 17 and 19 and July 5 and 15. Fares range from 11 to 20 with meals and berths extra. Reservations advised via local agent Hob Willan.
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Duluth, South 5 & Atlantic Railway
Saxon
Detroit
Toledo
Buffalo
Meta
Hob Willan
Bessemer
Pit South Shore
Ledo
Cleveland
Eatra
Mart Adon
Tienen
Dalath
$50,000 Toy Railroad Built by British Magnate near Manchester
Percy H Leigh, a wealthy Englishman living near Manchester, has spent $50,000 on a fully functional miniature railroad. The Oakgrove and Beechvale line includes a full station, passenger platforms, freight sheds, signal systems, ballasted track, two turntables, a tunnel, and a five foot locomotive. The toy line, though non viable for actual transport, is built with meticulous detail mirroring major rail networks and even features European passenger cars and freight trains in scale.
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Percy H. Leigh
Manchester
Oakgros
Beechvale
Valle
Leigh
Sheffield
London and Northwestern
United Kingdom
Oake
Sue Tine
Onla
Toot
Lea
Caeth
Thinks It Saved His Life From Coughs and Colds
Lester M Nelson of Naples Maine writes a Peewat letter praising King's New Discovery as a life saving remedy for throat and lung complaints. He claims the product has stood at the head of throat and lung remedies for forty years and offers a trial bottle free at Foon Jones drug store.
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Lester M. Nelson
Naples
Foon Jounes Drug Store
Ste
Beetle Note Figures In Summer Walk Tale
A Chicago group recalls Walter Damreh praising rare musical notes heard in nature during a summer walk. He describes a beetle whose tone inspired him and references work on The Seariet Letter, noting a shift in musical scale from B minor to F sharp minor as part of a remembered moment.
Fragmentary Ormond Beach Debate Echoes Across Page
A distorted, partial excerpt shows a girl asking about what the “wid wares” say and noting a sullen roar. The text hints at a broader dissatisfaction or “kick against” a head Priew. The passage appears as a fragmented historical newspaper fragment with unclear context and stray phrases.
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Ormond Beach
Perseas Move Tramps Observe Row Of Onal
A fragment shows Perseas and tramps at a head of a row of onal figures. They recall a similar row from last week and note a different moving in this week. Names and places are unclear, with distorted OCR text hindering full sense.
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Perseas
Tramps
Policeman Virtue Stressed in New Yet Peloe Dept Talk
In a Washington birthday themed dispatch the chief clerk WLTL Kipp states a policeman must be resourceful. A tale recalls a patrol dragging a man to a trolley post as a demonstration of quick restraint. W Hebhound warns against indiscriminate charity citing an Utica old woman who died leaving a fragile testimonial.
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Wltl Kipp
Peloe
Mr. Kipp
Washington
Lim
Hk. W. Hebhound
New York
Commsslomet of Charities
Reont
Utica
Lees
Circuit Court
Gogebdéc
Michigan
Wanimans
Chas H. Leeviel
Barbara Lugviel
Bessemer
Midh- Laan
Crewall
Henry Wardmann
Quentin
Canal Company
Beewener
Uesage
A. D. Ja. Wnauuss Bap
County of
Gogebic
James J. Patek
Mrs Roosevelt Bans 5 Oclock Tea in Washington Social Life
A prominent Washington social observer argued that ending the 5 oclock tea would erase a defining feature of official life. The piece recalls the Pauncefotes era at the British embassy, where tea hours shaped gatherings with Pauncefote women and young Secretaries. It notes milk toast and nutmeg flavored milk as a signature amenity.
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Pauncefote
Oddities and trends from early 20th century notes
A collage of curiosities and snippets on women in secret service, fashion in Japan, brain science, farming acreage, tailors packing husbands’ clothing, wooden soldiers in Egypt, cheap housing in Honduras, Swiss motor corps, Turkish rail funding, a near perfect coal mine in Tongay, Berkeley protein claims on peanuts, and a new ice cream called romages ghices with strawberries and apricots.
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Tlongay
Tonk
Dan
State University At
Berkeley
Cal
Electric Bitters Endorsed By A New York Physician
Mr Frank Conlin of 436 Houston Street New York praises Electric Bitters as a reliable family medicine for dyspepsia and liver trouble. He says it improves digestion purifies blood and restores vigor to the weak. Sold with guarantee at BF B Jones drug store priced 30 cents. Insurance figures mention President Hoover and other notable fortunes in New York society.
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Frank Conlin
Houston St
New York
B. Jones Drug Store
Kidney Trouble Cure Promoted by Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root
Readers are urged to try Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root kidney liver and bladder remedy. The ad touts cures for lame back uric acid and Bright’s disease claiming hospital and private use success. It invites readers to write for information and notes bottles cost fifty cents to one dollar at drugstores.
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Kilmer
Bright
Dr. Kilmer
Binghamton, N.Y
Binghamton, N
Proverbs and Phrases Collection Quoted Sayings
A compact collection of aphorisms in various languages. The entries include idleness being the holiday of fools and many other maxim like a light heart and a golden mind. the mix lists authors such as Shakespeare Cervantes Savonarola and French, German, Italian and Spanish sources. The text presents scattered quotes and attributions with spelling errors and partial phrases.
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Shakspeare
Amy
Dross
Actor recalls Foy anecdotes and Health Coffee ad
An actor at the Players Tad recounts touring with Eddie Foy and a Hamlet joke about a barber. The page also promotes Dr Shoop Health Coffee from Racine Wisconsin as a quick coffee substitute made from toasted grains and nuts and sold by Jensen and Lintelmann.
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Eddie Foy
Foy-Fitzgerald
Keokuk
Foy
Dramatic Missouri Politician Draws Arkansig Gaffe Tale
Champ Clark from Missouri parodies a gang story to criticism of the State of Afar. A conductor-like figure narrates a train episode in a feverish Arkansig district, depicting a dejected citizen at a station and a prophet like remark about the scene. The exchange hints at political theatrics and regional tensions.
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Champ Clark
Missouri
Afar
Clerk
East Pathet
Quotations on Wisdom and Wit Across Cultures
A garbled collection of aphorisms and proverbs from various sources. It includes remarks attributed to Terence, Herodotus, and others, touching on pride folly patience mildness and vanity. The text weaves multilingual fragments, misprints, and stray letters, presenting a mosaic of sayings rather than a cohesive narrative.
Improved Train Service to Northern Fishing Resorts
Train No 2 departs Ashland at 6 50 am bound for Mercer Manitowish Lacha Flambeau Woodruff Tomahawk Lake Rhinelander and Antigo now runs daily not just Sundays Ashland Kaukauna route northbound Sunday train to Antigo 2 05 pm and arrives Ironwood 5 08 pm Hurley 5 16 pm Ashland 7 40 pm offering weekend access to Northern Wisconsin lakes and resorts Tickets and full info from ticket agents C and N W Ry.
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Ashland
Mercer
Manitowish
Lacha Flambeau
Woodruff
Tomahawk Lake
Rhinelander
Antigo
Kaukauna
Antigu
Ironwood
Hurley
Wisconsin
Unclear Washington dinner speech on postal banks sparks debate
The fragmentary text shows General Meyer at a Washington dinner arguing the flaws of postal banks, noting exaggerated defects and the need to address them. A librarian and a cryptic, staggered dialogue follow, ending without a clear conclusion or context.
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Meyer
Washington
Scott Fe
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