Special Homeseeker Excursion Rates via the Wabash
Wabash railroad offers Homeseeker excursion rates with tickets on sale the first and third Tuesdays each month. Round trips to Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Indian Territory priced about one fare plus $2. to Texas gulf points $25.40. to Colorado and other points on application. Tickets valid thirty days with liberal stopovers. contact E. W. Richeson for details.
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Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Gulf
Texas
Colorado
E. W. Richeson
Slaves of the Lamp Acetylene Lighting Plant Promises Easy Home Light
An Acetylene Lighting Plant can be installed in a country home in two days. It provides bright, clean light with less cost than kerosene and requires monthly generator maintenance. The ad emphasizes safe, ceilingless fixtures and modern brass fittings, appealing to rural households.
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O Smail
Inside the Earth A Glimpse of Its Hidden Core
Professor Garrett P. Bervien notes that heat and pressure confine earthquakes to the crust while the core remains rigid and largely metallic. He argues the Earth grows denser toward the center with the inner core possibly iron rich, and that astronomical rotation shapes the globe. He dismisses vast interior caverns as unlikely.
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Globe
Earth
Solar System
Jules Verne
Garrett P. Bervien
New York American
Undertaker notes savings can harm heirs and values
An undertaker in Lewiston laments frugality that harms the living and recalls a case of a solitary elderly woman who died with $5,000 saved. Her heir squandered the wealth in six months, spending on rides, drivers, a monument, and luxuries, while the saver endured deprivation.
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Middle Atlantic
Lewiston Journal
Bookworms Debunked as Major Threats to Books
A St Louis Globe-Democrat summary quotes a city dealer debunking the myth of voracious bookworms. Insects rarely blemish books, as most borers escape before detection and American bindings resist damage due to chemicals. European libraries, however, face greater pest pressure from borers and ants, which penetrate book interiors.
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Europe
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
A Knocker That Meant Life at Durham Cathedral
A historic kneeler explains how criminals sought sanctuary in churches in medieval England. Durham cathedral preserves a quirky relic, a door knocker triggering a priest's inspection through a copper mask before admitting the frightened offender.
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England
Durham
Tramp Receives Shilling Then Chooses New Pub
A kind old lady gives a shilling to a tramp and warns him against drink. He thanks her and says he will not waste it on vile alcohol at the Dun Cow, but will head to the Black Bull for the "right sort" of drink.
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London Spectator
Mild stimulant urged in patient case
A physician considers a mild stimulant for a patient as the husband interjects that the tongue needs no stimulation. The exchange suggests a reflective medical commentary from Pearson's Weekly.
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Pearson's Weekly
A group shares peculiar aversions to injuries
In a New York Tribune account a circle of men, chacun confessing a unique aversion to certain injuries and medical tales. Wrist injuries, eye diseases, paralytic shocks, skull fractures, appendicitis operations and flood scenes provoke strong physical reactions in each speaker.
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Flood
New York Tribune
Fear in Battle and a Tenderfoot Poker Tale
A collage of historical fears in battle from Frederick the Great through Grant and Lee, noting Washington’s rebuke of Lee’s prudence and Lee’s brave reply. The piece closes with a Western poker anecdote from the Washington Star about a tenderfoot misseeing a four aces deal.
Australian travelers and squatters terms defined
The Kansas City Independent explains slang: a swagman or swaggie carries packs in a blanket seeking work, while a sundowner is a professional tramp who travels between squatter stations, arriving at sunset as squatters traditionally provide food and shelter for the night.
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Kansas City Independent
Respecting Her Oath on the Yonkers Stand
A Yonkers Statesman quip depicts a woman asking a judge to learn her age before she swears to testify. The exchange mirrors courtroom decorum and age-related questions in legal proceedings.
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Mise
Yonkers
Indians Police Star In Talks For Money Remark
Fragmentary text suggests a police or official figure, possibly Indian, involved in money related discussions or remarks. The garbled source prevents definite names or places. No clear event dates or outcomes are discernible from the readable fragments.
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