Illinois Central Agents and Routes Across the Midwest
Partial notice lists agents and lines for the Illinois Central network from New Orleans to Chicago with connections via Memphis Evansville Louisville and Cincinnati. Names such as Suott, Hansen, Kelland and others appear as agents or points along the route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. I
Chicago & Eastern
Alinola Ft. RK
Danville Skooth
Onienno & Fyaneville
Chicago
Evansville
Mie
Chieuzo
Nashville
New Orleans
Flocida Spec's
North Onnd
Chic
Chicawe & Nasnyille
Orlewoa & Plocida
Chicawe
Evanaville
Pullman
Chivac
Nunhville
Chicago & Eastern Tinals Ro
Marcel Wd Uxqr
Brazil
ATICA
Springs
Florida
Marion & Chicago
Tuscola & Chiengs
Loeel Freight
Chas.l. Stone
Gen'l. Paaa
Ticket Agt
Memphis
St. Louis
Louisville
Cincinnati
Cairo
Ae West
Sik Row
Win, Maren
Niv
Pass
Inc
A. Suott
Menaphis
Ate Hansen GP
Chien WA
Kelland Alg
POA
Loulaville
Beginning a Big Pumping Engine Start
Chief Engineer Michael Hodge oversees three giant pumping engines at Alleghany Waterworks Monroe station. He demonstrates startup by warming the jacket with steam, describes 15 minutes to begin each pump, and notes the engine moves 500 gallons per revolution at 15 revolutions per minute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Hodge
Alleghany
Monroe Station
Lin
Alleghanys
Hodge
Pitieburg Dispatch
Boston Stereotypes Highlight John L Sullivan Lore
A Philadelphia Record columnist recaps Boston sights and gossip centering on the famed John L Sullivan. Locals and workers repeatedly guide visitors to Sullivan's house, underscoring the town’s cultural mystique amid casual boasts and humor.
Shark Charmers Open Season in Persian Gulf Pearl Fleet
In the Persian Gulf divers rely on shark conjurers to keep sharks away as fleets head to oyster banks at sunrise. Government hires charmers to divert attention while up to 100 boats voyage with two divers each. Onshore conjurers chant to shield divers. belief in the charmer's hereditary power persists across faiths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Persian Gulf
Frank H. Sweeton
Lippincott
Mistah Pinkley and Miss Miami Brown Dialogue
A playful exchange quoted from the Washington Star features Miss Miami Brown asking Mistah Pinkley about a bird of paradise. He replies that the world would seem dull without a spring chicken, noting uncertainty about the bird’s identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mistah Pinkley
Miami Brown
Washington Star
Patriotic Pa Plays Cards With Red White and Blue
A New York World item notes a Pennsylvania father’s strong patriotism as he plays cards with a red, white and blue theme during a family moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy
Harlie
New York World
Sigsbee in an Artist
A modest Brooklyn artist sent sketches to The Daily Graphic in 1875, signed IS, and his comic work was briefly published before the staff learned the creator could not accept a permanent position. The caller was Lieutenant Commander Charles D Sigshes U. N. aboard a government ship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sigsbee
Daily Graphic of
New York
Park Place
Philadelphia Times
Brooklyn
Japanese Love of the Beautiful in Everyday Homes
Ida Tiguer Hodnett writes in St Nicholas on Japanese homes showing a sacred niche for the Mikado, strict decorum, and the altar like royal enclosure. Homes display monthly wall pictures, seasonal flower clusters, and small rear gardens with miniature landscapes reflecting inborn love of beauty and art.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Tiguer Hodnett
St. Nicholas
Two Michigan boys turn congressmen in a grim joke
A farmer recalls two boys found in a melon patch who dream of becoming congressmen. They joke about arrests for melon theft, grow up in Grand Rapids and Duluth, and later exchange messages during 1894 election day, leading to Charles A Towne and William Alden Smith serving in Congress side by side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Billy
Charley
Duluth
Minn
Grand Rapids
Charles A. Towne
Tim
Odd
William Alden Smith
Mich
William
Charles A. Town
Congress
Chicago Journal
Domino's Ball Ends in Unfulfilled Romance
The scene at Domino's ball features many men with ample presence but a crowd of mature, antique beauty seeking partners. Guests picnicked near the buffet while jokes touch on horticultural gifts and a vague mood of unfulfilled passion as stories drift toward the ballroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Domino's Ball
Helens
Troy
Junus
Arca
Rosamunds
Buck
Abyssinian Legal Pomp Described by St James Gazette
The lord chief justice of Abyssinia appears in ceremonial attire as a cheerful old gentleman wearing a large black hat, green silk handkerchief, black cloak with gold embroidery, purple shirt, and a red scabbarded sword. Squires and guards accompany him, creating an imposing pageant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inan
St. James Gazette
Witty Quips on Work From Famous Papers
A compact collection shows exchanges about work and worry with quips from the Cincinnati Enquirer and New York Journal. The snippets feature lines about work being deadly and advice against overthinking, framed as humorous asides.
Kidney disease cure claims and tonic advertised in early issue
An advertisement warns of Bright's disease and kidney troubles and touts Dr. N C Dav is Kidney Tablets as a direct cure with a free leaflet offered. It also promotes No-To-Bac for weak kidneys and Electric Bitters as a universal tonic claimed to detoxify and restore vigor with a guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bright
Davis
N.C. Davis
Frankfort
Ind
Lee Allen's
Sasuke
Sterling Komedy Co
Chicago
New York
Cascarets and Carter’s Cough Cure Advertisements
A vintage advertisement touts Cascarets as a beauty aid to cleanse the blood and liver, promising clearer skin and fewer pimples for ten cents. It also promotes Carter’s Cough Cure as a cheap remedy for croup and whooping cough, claiming it may extend a baby's life by up to fifty years, sold by Lee Allen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
Lee Allen
Traveling salesmen rely on Carter's Cascara Pills on the road
A veteran commercial man describes carrying Carter's Cascara Pills for after meals to ease indigestion dyspepsia and torpid liver. He asserts the remedy is certain for bowel issues and urges use of Casearets candies to educate the bowels. The ad notes a price and a guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
Lee Allen
Excursion Rates From Major U S Cities
Travel notices outline excursion options from Grand Rapids Cleveland Minneapolis and Cincinnati with one third fare round trip and specials like Home Seekers Excursion. Tickets go on sale on specified dates and returns by late May or early June. Rates apply to many states including Alabama Florida Georgia and more. Contact agents on the Big Four Route for details and stopover rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Supreme Council of the Royal Arcanum
ISU
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
North
South Carolina
Arizona
Arkansas
Colorado
Idaho
Indian Territory
Iowa
Kinesis
Kennedy
Louisiana
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Nebraska
New Mexico
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Oregon
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Callon
Big
McCormick
Warren J. Lynch
Mgr
Cincinnati
A Decided Hit In Advertising For The Big Four
A notice offers mailing of a pamphlet on a grand arrangement for bands and orchestras. Applicants can obtain a full orchestration by sending twenty five cents to the listed addresses in Cincinnati. Envelope marked Two Step. March 4, 3-w.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. &. McCormick
Warren J. Bonet
Paes
Cincinnati
Dining Car Service Expands on Wabash Route
Improved dining car service now operating on the Wabash will add a dining car attached to train Notar Cedar Rapids at 7 35 p m serving supper to Montpelier, with arrival at pm. Telegraph operators remain in demand with Dodge Institute telegraphy program in Valparaiso Indiana offering full courses including two months typewriting, tuition 35 per month 7 board 140 furnished room 25 cents weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash
Notar
Cedar Rapids
Montpelier
Dodge Institute of Telegraphy
Valparaiso
Ndiana
Dope Institute of Telegraphy
Also Mentioned on This Page
Chicago Baok & News Co
Tik
Wabash Ave
Republican
Intero
Indianapolis
Joo Globe Democrat
N.Y. Tribune
Toledo Blade
Indiana Farmer
ST. Germain
Germain
Cine
United States
Canada
Kung Harvard CO
Washington Street
Hervey D. Vories
tx-State
Saet Pele Bartite
Alka Hevr Ili
Troy Towns
de Atlas
Cimona
Covington
Attica R
Atriea
aAttica
T G Gallagher
Aga
Gulnt West
Mat
Sumiay
Sokafman, Art
KAD
Veedersburg
Ctuy BR
Wear
Lilly Nowy
Laledo
St. Louie
Wateh
J. W. Marshall
Agere
Veedersturg
End
Newell
C. A. Kerrz
Jones St
Sioux City
Omade Company
Hontecal
Miles
Sentcime
Elkhart
Elkhart, Ind
DeWitts Littl
Gen
Conk
Chicago Board of Trade
Dudenhaver SS Company
Commission
Consolidated Stock Exchange
Chiewwo
Ll. Cabsetoria
Sylvester Morwan
Fountain Circuit Court
Amos
Sentman
C. Wrann
Clyde H. Wyand
Illinois Central
Piptshars
Cheveland
Boston
New Yor
Philadelphia
Battierore
Richmond
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Omaha
Kansas City
Hot Springs
Ark
Denver
Central
Mississippi Valley
Dubuque
Sioux Falls
Fall Consult
Cor
Chieg
Ted Ie Pian
Roston
Mio
John L
John Slives
Thal
Sullivan
Philadelphia Record
Rhine
New York Ledger
Wallace
Cincinnati Enquirer
New York Journal
Cies
Cheeze
Montreal
Christian Endeavor Missionary League of the Reformed Church In America
Presbyterian Board of Missions of the Northwest
Buffalo
Clevland
Columbus
Sandusky
Peoria
Central Union Station
Pudinia
Jacksonville
Queen & Crescent
Kouseville & Nashville Railway
E.O McCormick
D. 8
Marron
Sandusky & Hocking
Columbus, Sandusky & Uockwing Railway
Columbus, Sandusky & Hocking Raiway
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