Norfolk and Western Railway Schedule 1915 Roanoke Virginia
The Roanoke Virginia timetable lists May 1 1915 departures for the N and W line. It shows Pullman sleepers to Norfolk Philadelphia New York Roanoke Lynchburg Richmond and Columbus with cafe cars on Bluefield Shenandoah and other legs. Call on agents W B Bevill and W C Saunders for details.
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Lynchburg
Roanoke
Pullman Sleeper
Norfolk
Richmond
New York
Hagerstown
Philadelphia
Shenandoah
Pullman
Charleston
Columbus
Cincinnati
Chicago
Saeger
Williamson
Gary
Norfolk and Western Railway
W. B. Bevill
W. C. Saunders
Trai Mer
Gen’'s Pass
Agt
Virginia
Skill of the Beaver as Engineer and Reincarnated Man
The beaver totem and its legends as a reincarnated human are discussed. The animal's noted intelligence and dam building capacity are described with canal making and food storage. It highlights beaver canals built uphill with dams, varying widths, depths, and straight or curved routes per terrain.
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A. Rt. Dugmore
Lesel
Monopolies on Almanacs End After Kings Privilege
A London Spectator note recalls how Elizabeth I granted the Stationers' Company exclusive rights to almanacs and prognostications while James I extended the privilege to Oxford and Cambridge. The rights lasted for centuries, but the claim that a king could regulate calendars was overturned, opening publication to all.
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Elizabeth
Stationers’ Company
James I
Oxford
Cambridge
Stearns Electric Paste Promoted for Rat Control
Public health notices urge households to combat rats with Stearns Electric Paste. A two ounce box is advertised at twenty five cents, claimed to kill rats and mice in one night and prevent future breeding with multilingual directions included.
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Boards of Health Everywhere
Stearns Electric Paste
Stearns
Chicago Shuts Out Pittsburg in June Baseball
In Pittsburg, June 11, Chicago defeated Pittsburg 2 to 0 behind Zabel’s strong pitching who allowed only two hits. Good and Hresnahan drove in the runs with timely doubles. Batteries: Zabel and Wresnehan for Chicago. Adams, McQuillan and Gibson and Schang for Pittsburg.
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Pittsburg
Zabel
Good
Hresnahan
Uipes
Wresnehan
Adams
McQuillan
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Schang
Mathews
Boston
Mathewson
Ragan
New York
Braves
Soo
Schupp
McLean
H. Smith
Whaling
Fragmentary Munchausen Origins and Parodic Titles
The Travels of Baron Munchausen draw on diverse sources. Early installments claim real tales but are largely from German Italian and Portuguese roots. Later editions parody Lucian and Bruce with titles like Gulliver Revived, exposing lying as a vice.
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Baron Munchausen
Lucian
Bruce
Gulliver
London Tatler
Uncredited quote highlights tension over favors
A Washington Star exchange shows a man recalling a favor while another warns that dwelling on obligation breeds resentment. The dialogue contrasts gratitude with the sting of indebtedness.
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Washington Star
Clock Fails Father and Son Good-Natured Exchange
An irate father asks what time it is as the clock stops. The son replies he is the one keeping time, noting the clock isn’t going. The exchange ends with a lighthearted wink as the son offers the hint.
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Jane
Detroit
Ree Press
Paradoxical Lines on Identity and Time
A brief exchange contrasts unnatural behavior with natural irony as a character remarks on people pretending to be other than they are, and another notes that years do not leave us unchanged. The dialogue cites Puck and Meredith to underscore themes of change and authenticity.
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Puck
Meredith
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement by Bluefield Resident
Bluefield resident Geo L Nash of 116 Park Street testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills relieved his long time kidney pain backache and scanty secretions. He says the pills cured the back pain and other ailments and that he keeps them in the house for occasional use with fine results. Price 50c at all dealers. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY props.
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Bluefield
Geo. L. Nash
Park Street
Dean
Doan
Nash
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Bibb to Pitch for Dante Club After Bristol Season
E K Bibb of Bristol a V P I student who played for the local team last season was en route to Dante Va where he has joined a coal company. Bibb will pitch for the Dante club this season. Scouts play at Graham today in the final game of a three game series with Bluefield leading 2 0. Scouting party meets at White Pharmacy at 2 15 P M.
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E. K. Bibb
Bristol
V.P. 1
Dante, Va
Bibb
Dante
Graham
Bluefield
White Pharmacy
Schwab Demolishes Shimersville for Plant Expansion
Shimersville in South Bethlehem now part of Bethlehem steel plant. Charles M Schwab’s firm took possession and will start demolishing the town to extend the Schwab plant. The project aims to widen and improve the mill complex at an estimated twenty five million dollar cost.
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Schwab
Pethlehem
Shimersville
Charles M. Schwab
Bethlehem Steel
Schiwab
Titanic Liability Case Set for New York Court
The Titanic liability suit against the liner owners, seeking to limit liability to 7000 dollars, will resume in the U S district court tomorrow after a postponement from last month.
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New York
United States District Court
Ancient medical skills of the Chimus and Andean practices
Leslie's Weekly recounts early Peruvian and Andean knowledge of quinine and coca. It notes quinine obtained from tree bark cups and coca leaf chewing by highland Indians as heart stimulation and hunger suppression. It describes Chimus as a 2500 year old civilization with a rich pharmacopoeia and skilled surgeons, including trephination evidenced on skulls.
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Peru
Ecuador
Bolivia
Brazil
Colombia
Leslie’s Weekly
Ingomar Courtship Advice From a Courier Journal Note
A Louisville Courier Journal excerpt shows a mother advising her daughter to focus on love for Ingomar while noting the need for many expensive items. The exchange highlights social expectations and financial considerations in marriage discussions.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Why He Failed Marriage Echoes Business Habits
A Detroit Free Press quote recalls a failed marriage attributed to a man who treated his home like a business. He was never in the office, reflecting his absence and rigid management approach.
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Detroit Free Press
Penelope-Gertrude Tea Time Query
Penelope-Gertrude is described as a gentle creature in a light exchange. Tercival notes she scolds the cream rather than whipping it. The tongue-in-cheek exchange appears in the Youngstown Telegram with a French proverb about great men and defects.
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Penelope
Gertrude
Tercival
Youngstown
Case Against The Menace Publishers in Joplin Mails Trial
The United States district court in Joplin Missouri opens a June term case against The Menace publishers on charges of mailing an alleged libelous matter. Indictments name Wilbur F. Phelps and others, with details surrounding the mailings and the legal proceedings.
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Joplin
the Menace
United States District Court
Wilbur F. Phelps
April Demurrer Overruled in Catholic Priesthood Obscenity Case
Months ago the case saw an overruled demurrer by Judge Van Valkenburg. Indicted defendants named include Wilbur F. Phelps Bruce M. Phelps Theodore Walker and Marvin Brown. The articles alleged obscene attacked Catholic priesthood sparked long controversy after years of campaigns. Golf Gate debate on waif ball trajectory cited by Prof C Vernon Boys in a patent court matter. he claimed near straight flight rising then falling. Training at San Diego continues as preliminary instruction with naval flying school at Pensacola and eight planes in use. Eight student flyers finishing instruction at Pensacola.
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van Valkenburgh
Wilbur F. Phelps
Bruce M. Phelps
Theodore ©. Walker
Marvin @Brown
C. Vernon Boys
Climmeery Court
Professeur Boys
San Diego
Naval Flying School
Naval Station
Pensacola
Emeralds Linked to Aztec Treasures in Spain Royal Collection
The piece notes that Aztec treasures yielded many fine emeralds, beautifully cut and now believed to form part of Spain’s royal collection. It mentions a supposed connection between these artifacts and the emeralds tied to the Spanish crown.
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Mexico
Spain
Imagination and Poetry in Washington Star Quotation
A Washington Star excerpt discusses a poet needing imagination and suggests that length limits a poet if he ignores nature like wet grass at sunrise and robins singing. The dialogue highlights focus and conciseness in poetic expression.
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Robins
Washington Star
Limitations Quip Reflects Creative Frustration
A brief literary exchange shows Jack and Jill wrestling with quitting writing amid publishers' daunting estimates. The dialogue frames creative pressure and self doubt in sharp contemporary tone.
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Jack
Jill
Government Opens Flying Schools in San Antonio June
Government opens two new aviation schools this week one for the army and one for the navy at the San Antonio reservation. The army school is under Brigadier General and will form the first aeroplane squadron with eight bi planes twenty officers and about 100 men.
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Washington
Army
Navy
United States
San Antonio
Arcadia De Baker Estate Divided Among 35 Heirs
The seven million seven hundred fifty eight thousand two hundred twenty five dollar estate of Arcadia De Baker was divided today among thirty five heirs to share in the will settlement.
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Los Angeles
Arcadia Ih. de Baker
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