Giant Mexican Central locomotive climbs steep grades
A 130 ton monster locomotive built at Rhode Island Works joins the Mexican Central Railway fleet. The dual cab design and swiveling drive truck enable sharp curves, with an ingenious power-lever system transmitting motion from cylinders to cranks. Boilers, cylinders, and Belpaire fireboxes described in detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexican Central Railroad
Rhode Island Locomotive Works
Mexico
Dod
F. W. Johnson
Mexican Central
Otis Steele
Belpaire
Cubeb Cough Cure Claims Fast Relief and Cure
An advertisement extols Cubeb Cough Cure as the only remedy that does not delay recovery from colds and pneumonia risk. It features testimonials, notes on instant relief within sixty seconds, and endorsements from druggists and physicians for throat and bronchial complaints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Q. Storte
Krause
Dr. Storie
Chariton
Iowa
Asl
Quips and trivia from a bygone era
A miscellany of antiquarian facts and opinions traces inventions words and figures from 1471 to modern times. Notable mentions include Devigne billiards Faraday’s battery 1884 and Pierre Denis’s forthcoming publication on Boulanger era correspondence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierre Denis
Boulanger
London Fog Abatement Proposal Sparks Doubtful Feasibility
The London county council debates abolishing fogs with a costy plan, likening it to stopping weather. Officials point to fogs formed by unburned carbon from chimneys mixing with mist, arguing a new combustion method could reduce the problem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London County Council
London
Dyrenforth
Boston Herald
Whimsical Habits of Great Composers Compared
The piece recalls how children amuse themselves and contrasts it with Haydn’s famed rituals. It notes his need to dress in his best suit and powder his hair before composing and his claim that a diamond ring from Frederick II unlocked ideas. Other composers are said to share such whims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Devigne
Liverpool Street
London
Paisiello
Luther
Damian
Vienna
Ither
JéroPeke
Eyolm
Haydn
Frederick II of Prussia
Harper's Bazar
Romance of 2 Famous Roses and a Marshal’s Title
A tale from Wide Awake explains how a pale-yellow rose tied to General Niel and Empress Eugenie led to a unique naming moment. Eugenie declared the rose would bear his name Toe Mareschal Niel as she honored his promotion with a jeweled baton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dahl
Magnol
Fuchs
Niel
France
Austria
Paris
Eugenie
Mareschal Niel
Mareschal
Electric Bitters and Salve Heal Various Ailments
S H Clifford of Wisconsin credited three bottles of Electric Bitters with curing neuralgia rheumatism stomach disorders and severe weight loss. Edward Shepherd of Harrisburg Illinois reported a leg sore eight years cured after three bottles of Electric Bitters and Bucklen's Amica Salve. John Speaker of Catawba Ohio recovered from fever sores after one bottle Electric Bitters and one box Salve. The ad also touts Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription for women and mentions a Vatican observatory note and several political births. Trial bottles of Electric Bitters offered at D Q Stories drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. H. Clifford
Wis
Edward Shepherd
Harrisburg
Bucklen
John Speaker
Catawba, O
D. Q. Storie
Rebecca Wilginson
Brownsvalley
Ind
Chariton
Iowa
Mr Jones’s Fashion Clash Sparks Sunday Morning Showdown
Mr Jones quarrels over a tailor made coat that misfits his frame. He scolds Marie for choosing a long coat and boots, then storms to church, only to clash with the garment as his collar laps over his hat. The incident ends with an assault case and a costly lesson in style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bettie
Deacon McNeill
Ben Haynes
Jim Burke
Jim
Burke
Storeamen
Sexton
Presbyterian Church
James
Brownell
Brother Wentz
Fazor
Caspar Marlow
Weekly
Intelligencer
Chicago
Jae
Marlow
Mr. Marlow
Kittie Wilson
Church Board
Mrs. Jones
Mr. Jones
Marie
Jeptha
Jones
Detroit Free Press
Does Farming Pay A Practical Look From A Farmer Opinion
The speaker argues farming pays in capital and knowledge and links success to proper outbuildings, storage, and a safe roof, contrasting wasteful setups with prosperous ones. He notes educated children and improved prospects as evidence that farming can pay, whereas neglect leads to the opposite view.
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the Patriot
West Side
Smith’s
L. Lewis
Lewis
Clark
Business Directory
Ee M. Keane
Opera Block
Jiimon Oppenheimer
West Aide Square
Arawace Kre
W. Blake & CO
North Side Square
Main Street Union Aor
Q. Sporie
Desler
Paints
Otis
Glass
Wail Paper
R. Gibbon
Medteinen
Physicians and Surgeons
H. B., McElveen
Olice Over Savings Bank
FF. H. Boynton
L. P. Warrington
M. D
Bates House
James Carnahan
Tomm. Throckmorton
Glenn
Pubic Square
B. A. Temple
A. L. Yocom
W. A. Todd
Offee
Gibbon
A. McElveen
Baptist Church
J. Kh. Stanton
V. Stanton
Doctors Stanton
Ofice
Exchange Block
West Side Square
Min Street
Fourth Avenue
BE. L
Peocle
Old Patriot
C. T. Brant
Manning & Penick
J.C. Copeland
Post Office
Square
Dungan & Knowles
Office
Northea T ¢Ower Squire
Dungan
W. Alexander
The
Postoffice
C. A. Hoagland
Dungan Building
Carters
Carter
Bettie the
June O Hunt
Republic
Empire
Hugo
Balzac
Italy
Egypt
Borodino
Waterloo
War For the Union
Grand Army of the Republic
Vermont
Sam
Southdown
Gettysburg
Petersburg
Jack Frost
Sol
Odds and
Yale University
Faraday
United States
Franz Sigel
Dutchy
Guosanius
New Armour Institute
Alphonse Daudet
Fredeh Dickens
Mr. Webb
Manila
Rome
Vatican
Kenna
Dubois
John Laurens Manning Irby
South Carolina
Senate
H. V. Boynton
Washington
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
Cincinnati
the Tribune
Benen
Perfon
LaGrippe
D. Q. Stories Drug Store
Harrison
Consul Healey
Funchal
Madeira
Porto Santo
Christopher.Columbus
Aruba
D.Q. Storie
Marchio
Lorne
D. AH. Morris
Tutt
Columbia
Dr. Pierce
Pitcher’s Castoria
OF Chariton
Pacers
Fanite
Womer
Joy
Grateful
Warefer
San Francisco
Renee Tapes
Feta
Ong
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