Dangerous To Trespass On Pennsylvania Railroads
A Pittsburg Post summary warns of deadly trespass on rail lines across the Pennsylvania division. Multiple fatal incidents are cited near Ardara Greensburg Johnstown Radebaugh and Greensburg with express and limited trains striking or grinding down walkers. A railroad official laments lack of protection and recalls a conversation about arresting trespassers versus killing them.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Southwestern Express
Johnstown
George Vance
Ardara
Greensburg
Governor Peck Quips with Upham at Wisconsin Camp
Ex Governor George W. Peck joined Gov Upham on a visit to a Wisconsin militia encampment. The pair traded quips during the trip with Peck poking fun at the chief executive and Upham retorting with a dry remark about how long a governor takes to be smelled.
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Wisconsin
Upham
Wisconsin Democracy
George W. Peck
Wisconsin State Militia
Peck
Age of Birds Live Ranges Across Various Species
The Ibis article by J H Gurney cites long bird life spans from several sources. Ravens reach sixty nine years. eagle owls live sixty eight and fifty three respectively. Batelur eagle and Amsterdam condor ages are fifty five and fifty two. imperial eagle fifty six. golden eagle forty six. sea eagle forty two. many birds noted to forty years or less.
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J. H. Gurney
Ibis
Dresser
Europe
Meade-Waldo
Amsterdam
They Used Him Sparing Servitude as Hash Joke
A captive pleads for mercy offering service as a cook and the cannibal king jokes that he would make a good hash. The exchange leaves the captive unsure, but the narrator notes the outcome follows shortly.
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Philadelphia Press
Prince Albert dream in western Canada described by traveler
A man from Sault Ste. Marie recounts a lengthy journey from May 1899 to July 1900 through Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. He praises mixed farming lands at Regina Prince Albert Saskatoon and near Winnipeg highlighting crops stock markets and labor wages while urging families to relocate for better opportunity.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Themelves
Canadian Northwest
Ft. McLeod
Alberta
Manitoba
Assiniboia
McLeod
Michigan
Winnipeg
Lethbridge
Medicine Hat
Regina
Prince Albert
Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
North Saskatchewan
Stoney Creek
Carrot River
William Payne
J. Grieve
Saginaw
M. W. McInnes
Merrill Block
Detroit
With Your Strong Arm You Feel Protected Monopoly
A blushing girl says with a tremor that her strong arm makes her fear nothing. The youth replies with pride that she can consider herself a protected monopoly. The quip is presented in a playful Puck tone.
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Puck
Know Thyself and The Science of Life Free Medical Book Offer
Free postpaid medical book promotion invites male readers to request Know Thyself and The Science of Life with engravings and prescriptions. Limited library edition offered for $1.00 with key health guidance from The Peabody Medical Institute at No 4 Bulfinch St Boston Mass.
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Peabody Medical Institute
Bulfinch St
Boston
Mass
A Feminine Butter
A Philadelphia Press item notes a classroom exchange where a teacher asks about a buttress and a child jokingly answers it is a nanny goat, reflecting playful misinterpretations in historical instruction.
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Little Willie
Philadelphia Press
Allen's Foot Ease advertisement promises cure for foot ailments
Popular wartime style ad promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder for Swokie Smarting Burning Sweating feet Corns and Bunions. Sample offered free with purchase through Druggists and Shoe Stores priced 26c. Address: Allen 8 Olmsted LeRoy N Y.
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Allen
Wwf
Olmsted
LeRoy, N
Hall of Fame Opens Yet Happiness Parlor Remains Elusive
A reflective note on fame offering not always the doorway to contentment as the grand hall contrasts with the hoped for parlor of happiness. The line hints at mixed outcomes for those achieving recognition.
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Hall of Fame
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement Note
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally. Price, Zc.
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Hall
Price, Zc
Cannibals Referred to as Aunt Eaters in Some Classifications
The phrase notes how cannibals have been described as aunt eaters in certain classifications. It highlights why nonstandard terms appear in historical texts and the evolution of language around taboos.
Patents Issued Last Week To Northwestern Inventors
A list of patentees from Minnesota Montana and the Midwest includes Peter Gilley West Duluth self heating sad iron Meyer Harzbers St Paul button displaying device G L Houghton Woodstock globe and fixture Roland W Knapp Minneapolis water tube boiler Louis C Lorin St Paul jarless hub George W Murphy Northfield fuel press Anton A Peterson Sundahl device for transmitting power Katie Ryan St Paul bicycle skirt John H Simpson Helena land record book Cyrus Co Webster Minneapolis casting machine.
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Peter Gilley
West Duluth
Minn
Meyer Harzbers
St. Paul
G. L. Houghton
Woodstock
Globe and Fixture
Roland W. Knapp
Minneapolis
Louis C. Lorin
George W. Murphy
Northfield
Anton A. Peterson
Sundahl
Katie Ryan
John H. Simpson
Helena
Mont
Cyrus Co
Webster
Homeseekers Excursion Tickets Offered By Chicago & Eastern Illinois
The Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad schedules Homeseekers Excursions on the first and third Tuesdays of July and August to Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia Kentucky Louisiana Mississippi Missouri North and South Carolina Tennessee and Texas. One fare plus two dollars for the round trip with fifteen day outbound limits and twenty one day return limits plus stopovers. A new wide vestibule train runs daily from Chicago to Waco and Fort Worth with through Pullman sleeping cars and free reclining chair cars. Inquiries to any C E I agent or C L Stone.
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Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad
Chicago
Waco & Ft. Worth
Texas
C. L. Stone
World to End Thin Year Prediction Signals Stomach Bitters Claim
The passage cites a society's forecast of the world’s end this year while noting thousands believe Hostetter's Stomach Bitters can cure dyspepsia indigestion constipation of liver and kidney troubles. It suggests a trial will convince.
Left Him Temporarrily
Wrayson Tatters reads an old Philadelphia Press while recalling a 1897 square meal that briefly cured his appetite, a humorous moment captured in a newspaper anecdote about appetite and memory.
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Wrayson
Eton
Philadelphia Press
Doctor J H Rindlaub Practice Highlighted in Fargo Ad
An entry links Dr J H Rindlaub a specialist in eye ear nose and throat based in Fargo North Dakota. The note quotes a fashion remark about dressmaking showing a playful contrast to appearances.
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J. H. Rindlaub
Fargo, N. D
Don’t Get Bald Use Coke Dandruff Cure Regularly
An advertisement asserts Coke Dandruff Cure prevents hair loss with regular use and claims availability at all druggists. The aside by the iceman jokes about weather ideal for catching cold, reflecting period ad humor.
Ladies Can Wear Shoes After Allen's Foot Base Powder
An advertisement touts Allen's Foot Base powder to ease tight new shoes and cure swollen hot sweaty feet, ingrown nails, corns and bunions. It claims relief for foot pain and is available at druggists and shoe stores with a trial offer by mail from Le Roy New York.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N.Y
Evukeeka Chemical Co
Pe Crone
Pinkham on for twenty years of constant success
The piece reflects on two decades of sustained achievement by Pinkham, noting daily progress and the value of long experience. It mentions seeking advice from a veteran, emphasizing the trust placed in seasoned guidance.
Isabel and Clara Clash Over Old Frocks
In a light exchange from The Indianapolis Journal Isabel laments lending her old dresses to Clara and admits they look better on another woman. Clara asks why the wardrobe sharing annoys her.
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Isabel
Clara
Indianapolis Journal
Advertisements Offer Amusing Bargains and Reliable Goods
The paper urges readers to enjoy the advertisements as entertaining stories and valuable sources of bargains. It promises advertisers are reliable and ship the items they advertise, encouraging habitual reading of the ads.
Tenant's Temper Sparks Haddock Dispute at Had Dock
A satirical note from Harper's Bazar describes Haddock souring on a former tenant who rented one of his houses this year. The piece jests about changing opinions and calls for names, using a humorous historical tone.
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Haddock
Harper’s Bazar
Mistress Bridget Agreement in Harper's Bazaar
A dialogue from Harper's Bazaar features a master insisting Bridget stay with him until another girl arrives. Bridget replies that was her intention, aiming for her to learn the nature of the woman they are.
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Bridget
Harper’s Bazar
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