Reminiscences on Indiana Railways and Cambridge City
Isaac H. Julian recalls early Indiana travel and Cambridge memories from the 1840s to 1890s. He details canal and railroad progress, meeting local figures, and the 1845 Cambridge, Wayne County scene, plus a request for biographical notes on Charles H. Raymond of Texas. He notes the shift from stage to rail and the broader advance of infrastructure themes.
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Isaac H. Julian
the Tribune
Charles H. Raymond
Texas
Republic
United States
Sam Houston
Houston
Raymond
I. HJ
Veteran horseman William Conway dies at 87 in New Castle
William Conway a veteran horse man died March 14 at the home of his daughter Mrs. Simon Powell in New Castle aged 87. Born in Mason county Kentucky he moved to Henry county Indiana then to a farm near Hagerstown where he ran a large horse breeding and training operation for over six decades. Despite age he remained active in horses and racing until two years ago when health faded. His remains
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Jetme
Richmond
Centerville
Cambridge
Nathan Johnson
8. K. Hoshour
Cambridge Seminary
Center Township
Harrison
Hoshour
Indiana
Fey
Anderson
Andersontown
Johnsons
Western Atheneum
Thomas Sim
Thomas Bimm Sim
Sporzheim
Atheneum
Nim
Clara
Lem
Clement
John Sim
Wayne County
Wayhe
Whitewater
Cincinnati
Benj. Conklin
John Crum
Millard Fillmore
William Conway
Simon Powell
New Castle
Mason County
Henry County
Ind
Hagerstown
The Effect of Tobacco on Growth and Health
Dr. F. N. Crandall quotes Yale and Amherst findings showing tobacco users age slower in growth, reach shorter stature, and have smaller chest measurements. Yale nonusers gain more height and chest girth. tobacco depresses lung capacity and may affect mental performance indicators among top scholars.
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Seaver
Physical Laboratory
Yale
Hitchcock
Amherst College
F. N. Crandall
Things to Be Had For Nothing in New York
A New York Times description of a city day of shopping showing how department stores offer multiple conveniences. Women can write letters, reserve appointments, store purchases, dine, and sample foods while being entertained by musicians.
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New York
New York Times
Birds and Insects: Warning From Merriman
A Rochester Post-Express writer cites J Hart Merriman chief of the US Department of Agriculture division of ornithology. Merriman warns that if all birds vanished insect life would surge beyond control and consume all green growth, making human survival impossible.
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Rochester Post-Express
J. Hart Merriman
Division of Ornithology
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington
A Misleading Signal at Berbera Breakfast
Bennet Burleigh recalls native signalmen at Berbera. A signalman at Bulbar used the code to send I am coming, but his Somali servant reversed the letters to read My stuffing glands are out of order. The humorous misreading surprised the crew as the signalman arrived for breakfast.
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Bennet Burleigh
Berbera
Bulbar
London Standard
American Finance and World Wealth Power
A Four Track News excerpt asserts the United States tops global wealth rankings, with England and France behind. It claims US wealth equals their combined total, New York surpasses London in bank clearings, port tonnage may exceed London’s, and American financiers control the world money market while the Rothschilds surrender supremacy. The piece closes with optimism that events seem to be favoring the U S.
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United States
England
France
New York
London
Eran
Electric arc halts at 100000 volts in Montana test
An 80,000 volt transformer at Butte shows a spark over five to six feet during insulation tests as a 100,000 volt surge forms an arc. India rubber disks on cable terminals prevented brush discharge, preserving equipment during the six mile transmission setup.
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Butte
Mont
Local Lighting and Power Company
India
Nevada names Francis G. Newlands as new senator
Francis G. Newlands, a Democrat chosen by Nevada's legislature, will succeed Senator John P. Jones when his term ends March 4. Born in Natchez Mississippi he is 55 and rose from Nevada representative since 1893 to the Senate. Newlands studied at Yale and Columbia Law, practiced in San Francisco, then moved to Reno where he became a leading irrigation authority advocating government irrigation programs in the arid West.
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Ros. Whelan
Prue Republican
Brother
Kos
Cambridge “ Tribune
Lem R. Johnson
San Marcos
Samuel K. Hoshour
Richmond Palladium
Tribune
John Finley
Indiana
Wayne County
Indianapolis
Richmond
National Bridge
Centerville
Goldsmith
England
Nevada
Francis G. Newlands
John P. Jones
Senate
House
Mr. Newlands
Natchez
Miss
Yale
Columbia Law School
District of Colum
Bia
San Francisco
William Sharon
United States
Newlands
Reno
Nev
Mr Mudd’s Success in Maryland Statues
Representative Mudd of Maryland boasts placing two bronze statues in the National Statuary Hall. He named Charlies Carroll of Carrollton and John Hanson as Maryland’s distinguished new honorees, saying no protests from the delegation were needed.
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Mr. Mudd
Representative Mudd
Maryland
Charlies Carroll
Carrollton
John Hanson
Hanna on Rheumatism and Pensions
Senator Hanna dismissed a letter claiming a spell of rheumatism on him for not securing a pension boost. He joked that if rheumatism could be cured by pensions he would camp at the pension office.
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Hanna
Ohio
What Game of a Passion for Books
On the Maine coast a girl named Alice sails to fetch a schoolbook, meeting Sam. They survive dangerous seas and logs, Sam is wounded, and Alice tends him as they bond over books. In time Sam prospers in law and politics, while their shared passion for literature shapes their future.
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Maine
Sam
Alice
Waal
Furn
Bat
Ufe
Congress
The Bugler’s Chest and Lung Health Warning
The article notes expanded lung use and risks of consumption from unused lung areas. It urges early attention to dry lungs and promotes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for obstinate coughs bronchitis and bleeding lungs, claimed to avoid opiates and narcotics.
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Pierce
Golden
Cure Claim for Lung Ulcer Alleges Dr Pierce Help
A Spring Garden West Virginia man credits Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant Pellets with curing a two year illness described as an ulcer of the lungs and a long cough with blood. He says he ceased spitting blood for over a year and worked on the farm after ten bottles and four vials. He warns against substitutes and notes the Medical Adviser is sent free with stamps.
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D. J. Robinson
Spring Garden
W. Va
Dr. Pierce
R.V. Pieree
Bualo, N
The Moving Question in a Home Lease Year
Theodore H. Boice in Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph describes the annual dilemma facing tenants: whether to move or stay. The piece traces considerations like tearing up, packing, and the cost of movers, weighed against better housing, lower rent, or improved location. Each year the tenant wrestles with the same problem until a decision ends the hesitation.
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Theodore H. Boice
Pittsburg
It Spoils the Roma She Oh, I Think the Country Is Lovely
A lighthearted reprise in the New York Journal features playful dialect banter about rural life and farm chores, noting the contrast between city and country manners with a humorous tone. The piece highlights rustic character and nostalgic scenery.
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New York Journal
Forgotten It and a Vintage Debt
A visitor from the country meets a prosperous businessman named Mr. Spudlong in town. The man, Jake Speed, recalls he once ran the Ellistown grocery twenty five years ago and asks to settle a four dollar debt from his move.
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Spudlong
Jake Speed
Ellistown
Eureka Science Wonder Amid Alchemist’s Find
A lively line from Life questions whether future generations will view today’s pursuit of manufacturing the protoplasmic cell as profound or trivial. The biologist’s quest contrasts with the alchemist’s chase of a rainbow, suggesting lasting curiosity about life’s origins.
Fragmentary verse line from a stenographer scene
A lone stenographer speaks of making himself plain as he strings together a verse. The text hints at a playful exchange with nature sparing him trouble.
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