Special Homeseeker Excursion Rates via the Wabash
Wabash railroad offers Homeseeker Excursion fares with tickets on the first and third Tuesdays monthly. Missouri Kansas Oklahoma and Indian Territory round trips around one fare plus 2 dollars. gulf points in Texas and intermediate Oklahoma trips 25 dollars 40 cents. Colorado and other points on application. Tickets valid thirty days with liberal stopovers. For more details contact agent E W Richeson.
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Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Gulf
Texas
Colorado
E. W. Richeson
Agt
Indiana Railroad Commission cited as national model in freight reform
Special Correspondent reports Indiana’s three year old railroad commission gaining national attention for reducing and equalizing freight rates, pursuing lower rates for shippers, and pushing gradual elevation of highway crossings to prevent accidents, with ongoing cooperation from railroads and a focus on safer, better conditions.
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Indianapolis
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Indiana Railroad Commission
Indiana
Commission
Massachusetts
Railroad Commission
Railroad Commission of Indians
Evolution of pastry through ages from coffins to vol au vent
The passage traces pastry making from ancient flour oil and honey to medieval additions of butter eggs and salt. It explains how pastry cases were called coffins in early English cookery and evolved into modern vol au vent shapes, with references to historical terms and literary allusions.
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Europe
London Saturday Review
Unclear OCR fragment promotes low quality bills
Fragmentary line urges attention to overpriced or low quality products and to compare prices, implying a sales pitch for unspecified items.
Polish a Mirror With Household Dried Mix
An ad explains cleaning a glass with water, alcohol, and powdered dust later buffed with tissue. It then promotes DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills for backache and kidney issues, claiming a week's treatment costs 25 cents and listing The Hedges Drag Co as seller.
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DeWitt
The
Hedges Drag Co
The Lost Sovereign Cab Ride and Poison Study
A London cab trick with a dropped sovereign ends in a fake fare escape. The piece explains venom effects on blood vessels and nerves, noting paralysis of the vaso motor system and fatal breathing failure in poison cases.
The Surf Power Over Assateague and Chinco Teague
The London Standard notes the immense surf power between Assateague Island and the Chinco Teague barrier, where waves overwhelm portions of both islands. It describes local awe and the unusual danger posed by the sea in that region.
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Chincoteague
Assateague Island
London Standard
Talented House Agent Explains Sloping Floors
A London Tit-Bits gag shows an agent claiming sloping floors were built on purpose to keep peace in the family. He jokes that when a husband drops collar buttons they roll to the wall, helping him locate them.
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London
A Conceited Man Acknowledges One Fault
A conceited man admits one fault and Knox retorts that it is like a small hole that makes a plugged nickel useless. The Philadelphia Press presents this wry exchange as a pointed aside on human vanity.
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Knox
Philadelphia Press
Ought to Survive Quote Highlights Parental Anxiety
A Toledo Blade excerpt shows an anxious mother asking a doctor if Robbie will recover. The doctor expresses confidence, saying medicines have been given for all possible ailments, implying certainty in treatment progress. Terence remarks that even simple tasks become hard when done reluctantly.
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Robbie
Petition for public highway improvement in Shawnee Township Indiana
George A. Galloway and others petition the Fountain County Commissioners for grading drainage and gravel paving of a 2.75 mile highway in Shawnee Township. The route runs from the township west boundary northeast to a gravel road near Sections 2 and 11, with a 30 ft width proposed to widen to 20 ft. The petition cites a US rural mail route and lists Shawnee’s assessed value at $973,270 with no gravel debt. The filing date is October 8, 1907, Auditor William B. Gray.
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Shawnee Township
Fountain County
Indiana
George A. Gallaway
Board of Commissioners
Said County
State of Indiansa
Tn Court
George A. Gallowey
United States
Board of County Commissioners
George A. Galloway
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