Clover Leaf Special Excursions Open to West South and Pacific Coasts
Special Low Excursions on the Clover Leaf Route offer first and third Tuesday trips to the South and Southeast with half fare plus 2 dollars round trip for homeseekers to the West and Southwest on April and May Tuesdays. One way colonist fares to many western states on sale March 1 to May 15 and Sept 15 to Oct 21 with liberal stopovers. Meetings include G A R Forest to Denver and Epworth League in Denver with very low fares, diverse routes, side trips, and stopovers. Pullman sleeping cars and amenities noted. rates via nearest agent or W L Ross Toledo. Confidential travel info available.
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Jlower
Arizona
California
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Montana
Buffalo
N. Y
Toledo
Shatagogna
N.Y
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Portland
Pacific Coast
G. A. R. Foresto
Denver
Col
Ahle
Epworth League
Baltimore
Christian Endeavor
Pullman Palace
The Value of Opals Declares Color as Key Factor
Jewelers' Circular Weekly explains opal value hinges on color brightness and fire, with red and red-yellow mixes valued highest. Stone depth, figure regularity, and cutting quality affect beauty. thin stones may reveal better figures, while a transparent milky foundation harmonizes reflections for a range of hues.
Thoreau on Museums and Living Nature
The excerpt rails against museums as dead nature kept by dead men. Thoreau favors living landscapes over cabinets of specimens, arguing that true wonder lies in meadows, seasides, and fields where life persists. He questions embalming and notes how perceptions blur between living people and stuffed relics.
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Thoreau
Atlantic
Burns Credits Old Song Collection For His Critic Craft
Robert Burns often read varied authors like Spectator Locke on human understanding Pope and Shakespeare. He credits an old collection of songs as his vade mecum noting each verse to separate true tenderness from affectation. This practice shaped his critic craft, as stated in All the Year Round.
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Robert Burns
Locke
Pope
Shakespeare
Portrait sketch of Robert Louis Stevenson by Dr Japp
The portrait describes Stevenson as slender and tall with a distinguished air. It notes his brown hair under a soft felt hat and a Rembrandtesque style, including a velvet jacket and Inverness cape. It contrasts The Gain From Others by emphasizing social and moral influence as key to power and weakness.
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Robert Louis Stevenson
Alexander Ho Japp
Rifts in a Firm Over Unusual Rent Payment
A dialogue between a junior and senior partner notes suspicion about a partner able to pay $2,000 annual rent from a $1,500 salary. The exchange reflects doubt and the idea that people hope or fear beyond sober probability. The New York Press is cited with a reflective Jehasou quote on human uncertainty.
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New York Press
Jehasou
Whist and the Woman Curtain Exchange
A New York Times stage scene transcript depicts a whist game with women players reacting to misplays and misread cards. Characters Amy Sue Bly Dare and Mr Brown jockey for tricks as accusations of reneging and trump signals arise amid theatrical banter and stage business.
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Mr. Brown
New York Times
Right In It Miss Bugsky My
A brief note from the New York Evening Journal about Mr Squirrels passing by a resident"s home expressing gladness at the sight and the close proximity of the creature’s route.
Dialogue of love and doubt between George and maid
A Chicago Tribune excerpt shows a flirtatious scene where a maiden seeks assurance of lasting affection from George. He insists on loyalty while she worries about fickleness. He pivots to a pragmatic hint about the ring to reassure her, ending with a tender moment.
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George
Ducky
Pigeon
Chicago Tribune
Motorman Complaint Ends With Thirty Day Layoff
A motorman tests the company rule after a passenger smashed a car window for not stopping. The superintendent notes the car was full, then enacts a thirty day layoff as punishment. In a separate vignette Walter mourns Willie’s grandmother, and thanks God his own grandmother remains.
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Detroit Tribune
Walter
Willie
Lippincott's Magazine
Quotable Remarks From Mr Dustin Stax and a Baby Cry
Exchange touches on legacy and wealth with Stax questioning if grandchildren will value wealth without the means. A social visit ends with a crying infant and a witty remark about minds and babies.
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Dustin Stax
Washington Star
Positive Miss Crankleigh Impresses Cleveland Wife
In a Cleveland Plain Dealer exchange a wife questions Miss Crankleigh's optimism and a husband quips that it may be due to her sex. The brief humor reflects social wit of the era and local newspaper style.
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Detchon
Geo
D. Cook
Covington, Jud
Republican News Note Prompts Readers to Stay Informed
A brief instruction urges readers of The Republican to keep posted on developments, encouraging steady engagement with current affairs through ongoing coverage.
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St. L
Going Buat
C. Faufman
Attica
Atrives Covington
Po Fomg
Covington
No .W. Richardson
Mooday
St. Louis
New York
St. Louie
Pittabure
Veedersburg
Metable
Whetward
Wraawece Seyret
St. Lovie
St. Louis Bair
J W.maksball
Agt
Frisco
Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad
Danville
Norta Boundeset Ity
Bevansville
Chicago
Evansville
Chicaro
Chicago & Neenville
Imitea
Chi & Florida Limited
Enarno Oo
Danning
Lchicago
Evaneville
Evacevillie Night Express
Chicago &Nashville
Chicairo
Florida T Limited
Daseenvers
Louis DIV
Sbooth Hou
Texas
North Bol
War Vanvne
Fs Fs
Anip
Bedford, Indiana
VIA
Accoud
State Convention Missionary Society, Church of Christ
Aeco
Warren J. Lynch
Tremmel
Wayne Mondsy
Vovia
Ohio
C. W. Cowan
Ind
Fort A. Beara
Miles
B. Eng. Co
South Bend
Thorein
Nature
Awan
WHIST
Toy
Mrs. Bly
Mr. Dare
Amy
Sue
Walter’s Prayer
Lion Coffee
Grocers Everywhere Woolson Spice CO
Far Springs
Fiere
Belville Hospital
Jefferson Medical College
Philadelphia
Hot Springs
Jefferson Medical School
Grose and
Panucoast
Aetna House
Frisco System
Chicago & Eastern Illinois
R. R
LaSalle Street Station
Union Sta.Mer. Edg
Dick Merryman
Slingheld
Wheeler & Wilson
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