Explanation of the vast and complex railroad management system
An in depth look at railroad organization from President to dirt shoveler. It explains the General Manager role as chief of operating policy and the shift from General Superintendent duties. It details General Freight and Passenger roles, rate practices, and the function of contracting agents in securing business.
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United States
Vanderbilt
G.a'd
Chicago
St. Louis
Seaboard
Illinois Central
Generalit
Railway Officials and Their Duties in Detail
A detailed overview explains the roles of General Passenger Agent General Ticket Agent Master of Transportation and other officers in a railroad system. It covers dispatchers conductors road masters bridge builders mechanics telegraph officers and the paymaster in monthly payroll and payment procedures.
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General P. I
Railway safety praised amid strict operation system
The commentary asserts that while general officers may seek peculation, strict checks and careful rail travel safety protect travelers. It notes train operation is exact and guards are adopted from ingenuity and experience, though occasional negligence can occur in large trunk line work. The system nonetheless lets travelers sleep soundly in their berths.
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Theublic
Chicago Times
Princess Louise Smokes Quietly Aboard Royal Train
A Courier-Journal report recalls dining aboard the Chesapeake and Ohio special car en route to Louisiana, where Princess Louise lights cigarette after cigarette, laughing with royal party members. The article describes her beauty, attire, and regal bearing, comparing her to Queen Victoria and noting her diamond ring and pearl earrings.
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Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
Courier-Journal
Lagrange
Cincinnati Junction
Princess Louise
Mr. Bagot
Colonel DeWinton
Colonel Tourtellette
Bagot
Lieutenant Bagot
Royal Highness
Marquis of Lorne
Miss Hervey
Miss McNeil
Louise
Queen Victoria
Prince Albert
Mary Anderson
Louisville Courier-Journal
Bananas and Plantains as Tropical Food Staples
The piece extols bananas as superior nutrition to meat or potatoes and calls them the bread of millions. It notes yields per acre rivaling wheat and potatoes and describes varieties of plantains, uses, and regional importance in Brazil and Cuba. It also mentions a Boston registering clock for fares and a humorous rider incident.
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Tropics
Humboldt
Brazil
Cuba
Darien
Indianapolis Stock Review
One-Eyed Man Seeks Half Price at Museum Door
A Buffalo man asked the museum door-keeper for half price admission claiming one eye. The keeper charged double saying it would take him twice as long to see the show.
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N. Y
Brave Woman Survives Fourteen Hour Blizzard Ordeal
Mrs. G. W. Barnard was lost in a January blizzard near Charlestown South Dakota. Her cutter overturned six times before she took shelter under blankets and robes. She endured fourteen hours in freezing wind and snow, with only two fingers frozen, before reaching home at daybreak to surprise her family.
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Alge
G. W. Barnard
Unwise Legislation and Tragic Accidents Reported
A Western legislative critique argues life insurance should face no new burdens as policy holders unite with companies to oppose costly measures. In Ohio the 50 000 policy holders are a quiet political force against meddling by state lawmakers. Also reported are gruesome findings of bones and debris at a Conn barn fire aftermath and a Warrensburg NY log accident that killed a mother and child riding on a log load.
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Ohio
State Assembly
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
Frederick Wilcox
Warrensburg
N. Y
Salt Deposit Found Under Wyoming Valley Described
The Wyoming Valley salt deposit covers a tract fifteen miles long and two to three miles wide with depths from 1,200 to 1,600 feet. The Warsaw vein is seventy feet thick. The note ends with a humorous aside about a boy who saw a stone as an obstacle to his peach.
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Wyoming Valley
Warsaw
N. Y
California man sells walnut crop from fifty acres
A California man sold his walnut crop last year for 4000 dollars. He owns fifty acres of walnut trees.
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California
St Jacobs Oil Praised By Hon Daniel Voorhees
In a letter to the Indianapolis Journal a special correspondent reproduces a claim by Hon Daniel W Voorhees that St Jacobs Oil is a splendid remedy. He states it relieved his back and kidney rheumatism and ultimately cured him.
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Wabash
Indianapolis
Daniel W. Voorhees
Toothache Anecdote Exposes Dentist Chair Dread
An anecdote from the Chicago Herald recalls the dread of sitting in the dentist chair as the dentist handles forceps to perform urgent work. A bystander misinterprets a crash above as a murder, only to be reassured that two men are being worked on for dental relief.
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Chicago Herald
Prominent Proprietors Praise Dr Guysett Remedies
Letters of praise pour in for Dr Guysett's Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla lauded as a female medicine easing dysmenorrhea and related fatigue. Endorsements include Dr Benson's Skin Cure curing scalp eczema and a testimonial from John A. Andrews. A note mentions a young man wishing to die by his sweetheart Suey's side.
Dr Pierce cures and quacks in a health ad scrap
A cluttered clipping promotes Dr. Pierce remedies including Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription with letters from a Georgia reader praising relief from long illness. It cites testimonials, pill ads, moral quips, and various medical or patent cure claims alongside other quick health tips and product pitches.
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Devizan B. McMiLllan
Arlington, Ga
Another Life Saved by Hall's Balsam for the Lungs
Mrs Harriet Cummings of Cincinnati writes that her daughter suffered a severe winter lung infection with heavy blood expectoration. After failing medicines and a physician's discouraging prognosis, a friend urged Hall's Balsam for the Lungs. Three bottles cured her. the notice adds Isaac Thompson's Eye Water sold at 25 cents.
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Harriet Cummings
Cincinna
I. D
Wa. Hall
Personal Tur Voutaic BELT Co trial offer in Marshall
Marshall Michigan advertised trial of Dr e s Celebrated Electro Voltaic Belts and Electric Appliances for thirty days to men with nervous debility and related troubles. No risk as trial is allowed. Also multiple local advertisements for remedies and hardware aids.
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Tur Voutaic Belt Co
Marshall, Mich
N. B
Popular Providence Officer Praises Hunt's Remedy Recovery
A 12-year Union Railroad officer on Exchange Place Providence testifies to kidney and liver illness relief after using Hunt's Remedy. He describes severe swelling and pain, prior illness, then rapid improvement within a day, returning to duty and sleep, endorsing the medicine for urinary and kidney diseases.
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Union R. R
Exchange Place
Providence
R. L
Hunt
Maine
Isaac W. Fairbrother
Mustang Liniment Proclaimed Open Secret of Pain Relief
An Open Secret extols Mustang Liniment as the best external remedy for man or beast. It claims the product penetrates skin to bone, removing disease and soreness, and asserts no other liniment rivals its depth of effect or widespread use.
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H. G. Root
Pearl St
New York
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Perkins
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Tilden
Hien
Wellesley College
Morse
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A Journal OF Transportation
Engineering and Railroad News
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A. C. Speight
Ashland Ave
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Joopy
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