First Sunday Milk Train Sparks Rural Church Strife
The Erie Railroad first ran a Sunday milk train after Thaddeus Selleck opened New York area milk markets in 1848. Ministers led fierce opposition, with church members threatened with communion loss. Despite a derailment and boycotts, the Sunday service persisted and local farmers gradually shipped milk on Sundays.
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Pioneer
New York City
Thaddeus Selleck
Orange County
New York & Erie
Goshen
New York
Piermont
Hudson River
Selleck
Capt. Ayers
Hank Stewart
Middletown
Slonatsburg
Rabbit Foot Believed to Spare Railroad Workers
The text asserts that southern Black railroad workers rely on a mystic rabbit foot for safety. It claims the charm must be graveyard dead and killed during a dark moon. White switchmen reportedly carry the rabbit in the left breast pocket, between a pencil and toothbrush, for protection.
Rough Experience of Man Who Looked Like Somebody Else
A New York drug firm executive, FP W Rush, endured repeated wrongful accusations of forgery and fraud after a clever forger resembled him in appearance. He faced arrests, detentions, and a brutal third degree before an alibi proved his innocence. Jurors acquitted after a twelve minute verdict, while Rush’s employer kept paying his salary throughout.
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New York
FP. W. Rush
Mr. Rush
Ruch
Rush
Washington
Chicago
Cincinnati
John F. Blair
John L. Baldwin
Boyd G. Clark
J. B. Rush
S. S. Pickney
Newcomer
Cowe
New England
Lucy Kemp-Welch painter of animals earns fame
Miss Lucy Kemp-Welch, renowned for animal paintings especially horses, trained at the Herkomer school in Bushey. She first appeared at the Royal Academy in 1894 at twenty five, drew acclaim when the Chantrey trustees bought Colt Hunting in the New Forest, and the National Gallery of Victoria purchased Horses Bathing in the Sea in 1800.
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Lucy Kemp-Welch
Herkomer School
Bushey
Royal Academy
Chantrey Bequest
New Forest
National Gallery of Victoria
Cultured Curiosity and Gilded Mansions Tour
A Chicago Tribune excerpt shows a chauffeur guiding tourists through affluent residential areas, highlighting grand Oliver Wendell homes as a portly dowager with diamonds asks to see one. Gespräche pivot to Mrs. Sharp and Mrs. Gossip noting the wife’s past as a laundress before sudden wealth.
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Metropolis
Oliver Wendell
Chicago Tribune
Ten Commandments Apply Elsewhere, Portlnd Opinion Says
Editorial from the Portland Oregonian argues the Ten Commandments are not for everyone and should apply to other people rather than the public. It portrays the stance as a clear, pointed assertion about religious or civic display within the state.
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Portland Oregonian
The Joy of It and Club Life Remarks
A Philadelphia Press remark notes Batchellor does not keep a home, only apartments at his club. The exchange suggests living arrangements color attitudes toward social life and leisure.
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Philadelphia Press
Quote on women's suffrage and political ambition
A derisive remark questions whether giving women the vote would lead to them seeking office. The speaker imagines a woman serving ice cream sodas for people outside her circle as proof it would not happen.
Anxious for Microbes Comic Exchange Reported
An amusing dialogue between a man and a maid turns on kissing and disease as scientists warn kisses may spread illness. The Philadelphia Inquirer notes the humorous tension between romance and public health concerns.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Perfectly Harmless Platform Speech
A facetious candidate answers what his platform is to radio or meeting attendees. He claims support for clean streets good crops suitable weather and flexible policies. He invites no one to be alarmed by his remarks.
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A. B. Guthrie
Choteau, Teton CO. Mont
Erie Railroad
F. W. Rush
Cook County
Luc
Emp Welch
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