Through a Land of Canals to Rotterdam and Beyond
A travel sketch describes a steamer trip from Antwerp to Rotterdam via Zeeland canals. It paints the landscape of low banks, canals, and harvest fields, with Dutch peasants, village girls, gold helmets, and canal life. Rotterdam is praised for cafes, parks, markets, and shipyards, while the narrator likens Philadelphia to Rotterdam and praises urban vitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zeeland
Atarte
Antwerp
Nehera
Echnappe
Shela
Seanery
Elvan
Opira
Rotterdam
France
Europe
Boony Delalan
Copenhagen
Moat
Hotterdam
Krosmua
Philadelphia
New York
Motterdam
Lawrence's
Philadelphia Philadelpha
Tinker and Smith and the Rise of the Middle Class
An essay explores how a craftsman’s life shaped by routine and shared social habits reflects the birth of a modern middle class. It argues conformity fades as individuals seek common purpose with doctors teachers politicians and ministers guiding daily life. Evidence from a horse tail claim shows pursuit of documentary proof amid shifting class norms.
Late Market Report for Cattle and Produce Prices
The market lists corn fed cattle with prices around 7.50 to 8.00 per hundredweight and pulp fed cattle near 6.00 to 7.50. Cows, heifers, feeders, and stockers show varied values with quotes for hay, grain, and feed costs. Denver buyers report prices for hay and grain including Colorado and Nebraska upland, Timothy, alfalfa, and straw, plus fruit and vegetable items with regional Colorado data.
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Kent
Cc Peers
Cholo
Denver Jolhers FO
Denver
Colorado Upland
Nebraska Upland
Colorado
Nebraska
South Park
Choles
Ban Lule Valley
Gunnison Valley
Om .S.c
Miscellaneous Markets Show Varied Commodities and Prices
Prices listed for lead and spelter in St Louis and various grains in Chicago, with wheat and corn bids, oats, and durum figures. Livestock quotes from Omaha include cattle, cattle calves, and hogs with price ranges, while cotton and wool auctions feature New Orleans spot and London wool offers.
First Vessel Traverses Panama Canal Route Across Isthmus
A vivid imagined voyage on the Atlantic side imagines the first across the Panama Isthmus before completion. The tour describes entering Colon harbor, Gatun locks, Gatun Lake, Culebra Cut, Miraflores and Balboa passing major structures, fortifications, hydroelectric works, and the Pacific exit with Ancon Hill and Balboa’s naval facilities visible across ten hours of travel.
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Colon
Panama Canal
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific
Atlanic
Great Canal
Noutheast
Panama
Porto Hello
Mediterranean
Margarita
United States
Europe
Latin America
Cristobal
Columbus
Empress Hugenie
Canal Commission
Mount Hope
Monkey Hill
Limon Bay
Biofoot
Gatun
Walla
Otr
Gatun Lake
Locke
Gatum
Gatua Lake
Chagren
Chagres
Clive
Bohlo
Frijoles
Chagresito
Tabernilla
Manuel
Juan Grande
Gorgona
Matachin
Panama Railway
Gamboa
Culebra
Uncle Sam
Towers Gold Hill
Contractor's Hill
Pedro Miguel
Miraflores Lake
Miraflores
Pacific Ocean
Ancon
Miledin
Balboa
Titthe Islands
Naos
Perloo
Canal
Laleta
Tobago Island
Japan
Anco Hill
Tropics
Ocean
Gam
London cab dash endangers rider in wild ride
A woman hires a cab that speeds off with the engine racing and doors only partly closed. Passersby and police become frightened as the vehicle races along narrowly missing lampposts and tramcars. The rider urges caution amid a chaotic scene.
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Penn
Quay
Yondel Fark
Amsierdam
Tinker
Smith
Lewyer
Carl & Hanees
Rey Emerald Chesterton
Nob le
Childes
Bo Em
CNIS
Tee
Colo
Iba
Lead and Spelter
St. Louie
Bpelier
Bready
Chicago
Nem
Coro
IMMER
Marley
Lord Hil
Omaha
Ateers
Vasnent
Hoch
Lamin
Hioo
New Orleans
Price
Lax
Duluth
Tak “Epee
Hha
Oles
London
England
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