A Colorado Scenic Journey From Denver To Georgetown
Barbara chronicles a Colorado Central rail trip from Denver to Central City and Idaho Springs. The narrative praises Denver as a growing metropolis, highlights the Union Depot and 16,000 candle power electric tower, then follows the railway through Golden, Black Hawk, Central City, Virginia Canyon, Idaho Springs, Bellevue Lookout, and Green Lake. It extols scenic grandeur, mining towns, and elevated viewpoints, concluding with a lyrical tribute to Colorado's aesthetic potential.
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Colorado
Denver
Canon and Gorge
Rocky City
Idsana Springs
Georgetown
Cov
Plains
Union Depot
Union Pacific
Denver and
Rio Grande
Colorado Central
Mountains
Argo
Golden
Lowell
Clear Creek Canon
Beaver Brook
John Chinaman
Black Hawk
Central City
Chasm
Virginia Canon
Formidante
Idaho Springs
Bellevue Mountain
Bierstadt
Rocky Mountains
Canvay
Green Lake
Nce
Barbara
Not as fresh as that you had on Sunday
Customer complains the salmon is not as fresh as the Sunday serving. The waiter restates the claim, insisting the two portions are the same, urging the guest to accept the dish. This exchange captures a dining-room dispute over quality and consistency.
Kidney-Wort Blood Purifier Promoted in Liquid Form
A historical advertisement promotes Kidney-Wort as a blood purifier. It claims cleansing the blood of foul humors will strengthen the liver kidneys and bowels to restore regular function. The remedy is available in liquid and dry forms.
Ventriloquism Pranks Told by Noted Entertainers
Interview with Prof. Owen Dixon recounts famed ventriloquists past and present. Highlights include Brabout and Alexandre of France, Love and Harrington of England, and McCabe and Davies, with vivid anecdotes of steamboat squeaks, highway robber duels, and daring elopements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen Dixon
Eurykles
Alexandre
Louis Brabout
Brabout
Professor Love
England
Harrington
Revere
Mass
Frederick McCabe
E. D. Davies
Davies
Australia
McCabe
America
McClabe
Cincinnati
Brabaut
Civade
The Sweet Girl Graduate at Parker Institute
A Parker Institute student visits the Brooklyn Eagle editor seeking publication for a schooldays article. The editor, intrigued by the prose, confirms the opening lines and questions the young writer about the rest, praising the nostalgia and cadences of the reminiscence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker Institute
Brooklyn Eagle
Brooklyn
Shadows and Roses in a Brooklyn School Commencement
An editor and a girl workshop a sentimental piece about schoolmates and enduring friendship. They debate phrasing, fix lines about shadows guiding paths, bloom again through memories, and conclude with praise for a promising young Brooklyn woman as the piece nears publication.
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Jesus
Pll
Brooklyn
Foreman
The Eye as Race Indicator in New World Immigration
An essay argues eyes reflect racial and moral traits and traces eye color patterns across regions. It claims German and Scandinavian immigration reshaped northern populations, with blue eyes rising in prevalence while brown eyes dominate in the South and among earlier mixed populations. It notes immigrant languages, regional settlement, and lingering Negro and Native influences, ending with a claim about native Massachusetts stock.
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New World
Boston
New Orleans
Union
Nevada
Calfornia
Arizona
Dakota
New England
North Carolina
Canada
Louisiana
Florida
California
New Mexico
Europe
Massachusetts
Practical science notes on early experiments and devices
A survey of varied science items from potatoes treated with sulfuric acid to new materials for pipes, ozone blue tint observations, locomotive engine anatomy, wire belting, the cry of tin, metal crystallinity sounds, depth perception with one eye, parallax, and electric cooking and heating plans for Paris exhibitions.
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George Burnham Jr
Civil Engineers’ Club of
Philadelphia
Mr. Burnham
J. Javolimek
Hamburg
Austria
der Tecentker
J. C. Douglas
Chemical News
Professor Helmholtz
Dove
Westward arrivals shape child populations in new homes
A compact report notes that new settlers from Ireland and Germany bring relatively few children compared with established populations, a trend observed among fresh arrivals as they settle into western homes.
How Plate Glass Is Made From Raw Sand To Show Window
The article outlines plate glass production from melting in a furnace to casting on iron beds, rolling, and successive grinding and polishing. It highlights costly machinery, complex processes, and the heavy labor force required to produce a finished plate thicker near three quarters of an inch after initial shaping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Mouchot
M. Salignac
Holt
History of the Washington Monument and related notes
The article recounts Congress efforts from 1799 to 1876 to build a Washington Monument, detailing delays, funding battles, and the eventual completion plan. It also includes unrelated reminiscences and a Hawkeya quotation about perceptions of a girl in a hat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Monument
Baltimore Sun
Congress
Washington
Mount Vernon
House of Representatives
National Capital
Remarkable Medical Discovery Report by Eminent Board
A board of eminent physicians and chemists announced a digrovery produced by combining well known remedies. They claimed the medicine could cure a wide range of diseases where other remedies fail. Initial skepticism faded as actual trials proved its merita and many honor its success.
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Ben Factora
Demaorat
Sane
Also Mentioned on This Page
Daily Liberal
Leidy & Phippen
Iowa
Practical Science
France
M. Chappuis
Himself
Hautefeuille
Paris
Rosa
Eugene
Eugéne
Alfred
Annie
Brethren
Hawkeya
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