Special Homeseeker Excursion Rates via the Wabash
The Wabash offers homeseeker excursion rates with tickets on sale the first and third Tuesdays monthly. Fares to Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Indian Territories run about one fare plus $2 round trip. Texas gulf points and Oklahoma intermediates at $25.40 round trip. Colorado and other points on application. Tickets valid thirty days with liberal stopovers. For details contact E. W. Richeson, Agent.
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Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Gulf
Texas
Colorado
E. W. Richeson
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St. Loui
Cuba
Florida
Gulf Coast
California
Big Four
H. J. Rhein
Cincinnati
Odd Mine Names Reveal Romances of Westward Prospector Days
Deadwood cor St. Louis Republic details how mining claims in the West gained names from wives and sweethearts, notable people, races and animals. It recalls Holy Terror and Gen tle Annie, Widow in Galena, Washington and Dewey, and many others reflecting romance, tragedy, pride, and humor.
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Black Hills
Annie
Stle
Julia
Katie W
Mabel E
Lulu J
East
Annie Fraction
Josie
Baid Mountain
Galena
Hanley
Qld
Persimmon
Washington
Lincoln
Philippines
Dewey
Funston
Hiawatha
Minnekahta
Nanoma
Nancy Hanks
Salvator
Maud S
Red Wilkes
Joe Patchen
Longfellow
Burns
Dickens
Miltiades
Mark Anthony
Attila
Cleopatra
Heidelberg
Iowa
She Devil
Crack Brain
Crank
Deadwood Cor
St. Louis Republic
A School Coinage At Christ's Hospital
A London captain notes Christ's Hospital once issued its own house money for purchases at the tuck shop. New boys exchanged shillings and pence with beadles for cop per octagonal coins stamped with value. These coins are now rare and prized by cumismatists.
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Christ's Hospital
London
Wolves Learn to Fear Iron and Poison from Wolves
Ernest Thompson Seton explains that wolves now avoid carcasses marked with iron parts and human scent, a learned defense spreading through their packs. He notes traps and poisons lose effectiveness as wolves pass warnings, leading to wolves increasing in number and range since the late 1880s.
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Ernest Thompson Seton
American Magazine
The Lesson of Self Reliance from Beecher’s Math Master
Henry Ward Beecher recalls a strict math teacher who demanded the lesson, not excuses. The teacher’s “No” and insistence to prove knowledge shaped Beecher’s intellectual independence and courage in recitations.
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Henry Ward Beecher
Riding Backward for Comfort in Summer Health Rules
A New York Times excerpt advises riders to sit with the pillow toward the engine to keep feet warm and blood circulating, and to sleep head-foremost in case of accident. It claims this is a family rule of health handed down from forefathers for both summer and winter comfort.
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New York
Memory string in a lively family vernacular dialogue
A humorous exchange shows Uncle Bob and Uncle Bill discussing a wife who ties a string to her finger to remember things. The joke hinges on the string being removed for important memories and recalled by why it was needed afterward.
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Bob
Bill
Uncle Bob
Par is Mysteries and Language Sparks in Quoted Boarder Scene
A literary boarder discusses the mysteries of language as the greatest, while contrasting with social calls for liberal care of the poor to prevent crime born of mendacity and need, attributed to Winthrop and a Cincinnati Enquirer citation.
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Paris
Cincinnati Enquirer
Acetylene Light Promises Sunlit Brightness From Carbide
An ad style piece explains how calcium carbide plus water yields acetylene gas for lighting. It notes carbide costs 3.54 cents per pound, yields 24 candlepower light at two-fifths of a cent per hour, and claims installation cost depends on room count. It invites readers to request a generator recommendation and price.
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Fenty Es
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