Play Idea Becomes Broadway Hit With Extravaganza
A young couple from New York pursue a stage idea about a dramatic plot set in New France. They seek a manager's opinion, adapt it to modern taste, and persevere through manager rejections and a shift to an extravaganza. The experimental first night earns praise for its spectacle and a manager’s remark that genius creates such a show.
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Mary
Mr. Burton
Fortress of
Quebec
New York
Gen. Montcalm
Alene
East Side
New France
Billy
Welfare work keeps railroads efficient and humane
The article argues that railroads invest heavily in welfare programs for employees, not only for philanthropy but as sound business. It emphasizes that treated well workers provide reliable service, reducing mistakes and safeguarding safety, with visible benefits to passengers and stockholders alike.
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Railroads
William Menkel
The
American Review of Reviews
Chinese Women Seek Voice in Public Affairs
Chinese women are eager for suffrage and equal participation in social and political life. A movement among Chinese women aims to establish parity with men in public affairs.
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China
Daughters of the Orient
Pennsylvania Railroad Expands Tie Creosoting Program
The Pennsylvania Railroad plans to treat main track ties with creosote to extend their life and curb timber use. It has planted over 2.4 million trees in two years and moved 625 thousand this year. A tie treating plant will be built at Mount Union, Pennsylvania, with two large creosote storage tanks planned for Greenwich Point, Philadelphia.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Mount Union
Greenwich Point
Philadelphia
Will Grow Their Own Ties Across Western Roads
Faced with timber scarcity and rising costs for tie stock, eleven roads plan forest plantings. Eastern roads have already planted thousands of catalpa, black locust, red oak, pin oak and chestnut, while one road chose eucalyptus for rapid growth suited to California, New Mexico and Texas.
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California
New Mexico
Texas
Oil Burning Steam Motor Car For Rail Road Service
A 250 horsepower oil burning steam motor car built for the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroad features a steel body with three compartments engine baggage and a 40 seat passenger section. Test runs reach 60 mph though the power unit sits outside the car. Heating surface design in the boiler fits limited space and fuel oil is stored in a 100 gallon tank with a 1000 gallon water system suspended beneath between the trucks.
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Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Popular Mechanics
Plan School for Trainmen Under Locomotive Brotherhood
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen will establish a correspondence school for its members and interested railroad workers. John S. McNamee will oversee as editor manager with Indianapolis headquarters. Courses begin with locomotive engineering running repairs and train rules, expanding to higher mechanical construction and math, priced to cover costs.
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Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
John S. McNamee
Locomotive Firemen’s and
Enginemen’s Magazine
Indianapolis
Elephant on the Siam Rail Sideswipes Train Disaster
A heavy goods train on the Royal State Railway near Ban Phaji Bangkok struck a wild elephant. Both engines overturned with one plunging over a bank and the other capsizing across the line. Two men killed and several injured. Eighteen tracks derailed and six telescoped. The elephant died and was flung 60 feet. This was the second such accident this year in Siam following a similar event near Lapuri in February.
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Siam
Royal State
Ban Phaji
Bangkok
Sigm
Lapburi
Dying engineer guides Great Northern train to safety
The Great Northern passenger train from Robbinsdale to Clear Water Junction was steered by dying engineer George P. Irwin after he was found unconscious leaning from the cab. Fireman George Ridgeway pulled him back and controlled the engine to safety as Irwin died at a Minneapolis hospital.
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Great Northern
Robbinsdale
Clear Water Junction
Minneapolis
George P. Irwin
Irwin
George Ridgeway
Ridgeway
Robinsdale
Irish Railways Safer as Three Months Ended June Records No Passenger Deaths
A UK return shows 220 killed and 1,740 injured on railways in the three kingdoms for the quarter ending June 20. Ireland reports zero passenger fatalities and only five injuries, all to railway workers, highlighting safety progress.
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Irish Railway Administration
United Kingdom
Ireland
Cuticura Heals Boy With Severe Eczema Says Family
Mrs. Algy Cockburn of Shiloh Ohio recounts that her son Clyde suffered extreme eczema for a year with head and neck scabs and bleeding. After using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent, he slept that first night and was nearly perfectly well in six weeks. A leading physician recommended Cuticura.
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Clyde
Algy Cockburn
Shiloh
Quite the Reverse Knicker Vox Populi in Opera Comment
A witty exchange contrasts public opinion with elite views on an opera production. Observers mock or defend performances and interpretations, reflecting tensions between popular taste and critical authority within the cultural scene.
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Knicker
Vox Populi
Vox Dei
Bocker
Toledo Firm Promises Reward for Uncured Catarrh
Lor Frank J. Cuzenney swears he is senior agent of F. J. Cheney Co. and that the firm will pay one hundred dollars for every case of catarrh not cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure. The notice, dated December 6, 185A, urges readers to send for testimonials and purchase the remedy from druggists.
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City of Toledo
Lucas Coury
Frank J. Cuzenney
F. J. Curner & Co
Toledo
Uwavu
F. J. Cheney & CO
Hall
Waiving Formalities in a Quiet Farewell
The dialogue notes a soft departure as De and Miss Weary exchange a tentative good-night. Weary offers to help if it aids the moment, while De signals an end to formalities.
Careful inspection of CASTORIA bottles for infants and children
Important notice emphasizes examining every bottle of Castoria to ensure it is a safe and reliable remedy for infants and children, urging vigilance in product safety and proper use. The guidance underscores trust in Castoria as a dependable remedy for young patients.
Pettit’s Eye Salve and Pazo Ointment Ad Claim Quick Relief
An advertisement urges use of Pettit’s Eye Salve for eye burning and irritation and promotes Pazo Ointment for piles with a guaranteed cure in 14 days or money back. It notes availability from druggists and toward Bros in Buffalo New York.
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Pettit
Bros
Buffalo, N. Y
Patents Issued Last Week by Northwestern Inventors
Report by patent attorneys Lothrop and Johnson lists issued patents from St. Paul Madison and Rapid City across fields including a dust guard rowboat wheel plow folding box explosive engine envelop and shaft with inventors Mare in Mor zinski Mueller Treischman Charles Dumas and Anyder among others in Minnesota North Dakota and South Dakota.
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Northwestern
Lothrop & Johnson
Pioneer Press
St. Paul
Minn
H. & P. Marein
J. Morzinski
J. R. Mueller
Madison
F. Treischman
Wadena
H. Charles
Rapid City
S. D
G. Dumas
Valhalla
N. D
H. Anyder
Marion
Crescent Creamery Co Desk No 3 Price Notice
Fragmentary OCR notes mention the Crescent Creamery Co. and a desk No 3 price reference. Other lines discuss a man with money and a generic cold cure sentiment. Readability is limited with stray phrases and unrelated rhetoric.
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the Crescent Creamery Co
Paul
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DEA
C. R. 1. & P. Railroad
Brotherhood of Firemen and Enginemen
Ake
Cutiura
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Gleason
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Beare
Cherge
Willy
Miss Gawzy
J. H. Rindlaub
Fargo, N. D
Milton Dairy LO
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Sauteergen
Olmated
le Roy
Sanpley
Catnler
W. Hide & Fur Co
K. W.G
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Guaranty
Western Canada
Government of
Canada
Western
National Ed
Ives
Linmignition
Ottawa
Clifford Block
Chas, Pilling, Grand Forks, North Datotel
Sige Herbaghe
Carters
Carters! Alittle Iver
Lees
Watenn F. Coleman
Attama
Thompson
Marie
Fred
Amdersch
Minneapolia
Crain Shippers
Woodward & Company
Duluth
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