The Engineer Wins Susie The Night Train Challenge
A veteran railroad official recalls courting by a locomotive engineer named Tom Millikin who bet that the man would not run a 200 mile night passenger run in five hours. The attempt proved brutal yet Millikin pressed ahead and completed the ride, earning the right to marry Susie.
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Roa
Tom Millikin
Susie
Tom
Mce- Mullen
Millikin
Uct
Rolinson M
Tabor Case Postponed in Princeton Court
In Princeton criminal court Jim Burns is linked to a December 24 robbery of two Italian men near George Likens's home. The Italians testified via interpreter, identifying Burns positively due to light in the house. Cases against Lee Tabor and Madjah Vincenzo were postponed or moved to next term or next Monday due to witness availability and pending actions.
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Princeton
Jim Burns
Burns
George Likens
Sharp
Bluefield
Ingleside
Lee Tabor
Hunt
Madjah
Vincenzo
Reese and
Pulaski
George Burley
Burley
Dandelion Remedy Hurts Patent Medicine Sales
A local druggist warns that the Dande lion treatment combining Fluid Extract Dandelion Comp ound Kargon and Syrup of Sarsaparilla ruins patent medicine sales by soothing kidney and rheumatic complaints. The recipe promises gentle kidney relief and rapid reduction of backache bladder trouble and swelling, with many cases reportedly improving in days.
Grippe Coughs Threaten Pneumonia Risks
Advertises Foley's Honey and Tar to stop coughs and strengthen lungs, claims no harmful drugs and yellow package. Promotes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea for digestion, 35c, with various local sellers listed.
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Foley
G. H Wade
Hollister
Rocky Mountain
Mill Creek Coal and Coke Co
West End Drug Co
W. J. Peters
Freeman
New Life Pills Marketed By Dr. King
A Rural Route 1 Guilford Maine resident endorses Dr King s New Life Pills claiming they tone the system cure biliousness malaria and constipation. The ad guarantees the pill s efficacy at 25 cents and notes availability at drug stores.
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L. A Bartlett
Guilford
Dr. King
Peery Out of City Through February First 1908
E Peery will be away from the city until February 1 1908 leaving business matters in abeyance during the absence.
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E. Peery
How to Avoid Appendicitis and Constipation Remedies
Dietary caution against constipation cited as a cause of appendicitis. Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup advertised as a stomach and bowel stimulant that is mild and pleasant to take. Sold by G. H. Wade, druggist.
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Orino
G. H. Wade
Animal Tails and Their Functions Across Species
C. William Beebe explains in Outing Magazine that animal tails serve multiple roles. Cats use tails to manage nervous energy during stalking, lions lash tails while roaring, and jaguars balance on branches. Sheep tails vary, acting as fat stores in some breeds, and extreme cases show tails dragged on ground or mounted on wheels.
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Asia Minor
Tartary
C. William Beebe
Outing Magazine
Bushrangers and Ned Kelly Legacy in Australian History
A digest of bushranger lore highlights 1830s Australia when convicts formed armed bands, noting the Kel ly brothers and the Jerilderie bank raid where Ned Kelly looted 10 000 dollars. It covers their siege at Glenrowan, their deaths or capture, and the armor worn by the outlaws.
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Kelly Brothers
Kellys
Jerilderie
N. 8
S. W
Ned Kelly
Glenrowan
Victoria
Bay
New York American
Clevelander’s methodical wedding delay tale
An elderly Cleveland businessman, famed for precise routines, plans to wed a nearby town woman. On wedding day he misses the train for 7 o'clock, then sends a telegram reading Dont marry till I come Howard. The anecdote, recounted with humor, reflects his orderly life.
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Cleveland
Howard
Harper’s Weekly
Acting Like a Man Curtain Call in a Stage Scene
A dramatic second act ends with the heroine trapped by the villain while a sentimental woman in the balcony weeps. Her husband comforts her and urges a manly stance, then she exits to send a telegram, preserving the play’s tension.
The Trouble With Carr
Mrs. Page compares Carr to a good looking but dull companion while Mr. Page notes he speaks only on topics he knows. The Ton girls carried the conversation around him and Carr cannot contribute beyond familiarity.
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Carr
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Roanoke, Va
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Red Men's Hall
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Vous
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Viel Castle Hall
Wytheville, Virginia
Wytheville, Va
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WM. T. Jenkins
Princeton Ave
Richmond
Ith and
H Street
Washington, D. C
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Metropolitan Club
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N. Y
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Switzerland of America
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Virginian Railway
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Hernde
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Chesapeake and Ohio Ry
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Norfolk
Virginia
Bluefield Normal & Business College
Pitman, Cregg and Kimball
Oliver, Underwood, Remington and Smith Machines
W. H. Cunningham
Bluefield, W. VA
Williams & Stewart
State Bank Building
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