Delaware and Chesapeake Rail Line Timetable Snippet
A fragment from a rail timetable lists station names with corresponding times and connects at Clayton with the Delaware Division of P W L BR RB. Officials include H F Rennicy as General Superintendent J B Wurcinson as General Manager and R OL Honxitpay as Superintendent.
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Queen Anne
Delaware & Chesapeake Railway
Easton
Oxford
Queenstown
Baltimore
Greenwood
Delaware
Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad
Seaford
Delmar
Salisbury
Denton
Queenston
Ellendale
Delaware, Maryland & Virginia Railroad
Georgetown
Lewes
Rehoboth Beach
Ocean City
Noetu. Sourg. Mail. Pas. Mail. Pas
A.M. P.M. Alm. P.M
Trappe
Chapel
Cordova
Ridgely
Greensboro
OL Goldsboro
Enderson
Muarydal
Slausrriters
Sartley
Kenton
Clayton
ALM. P.M. Alm
P.M
P. WL & BR
H. F. Rennicy
T. J.B. Wurcninsox
R OL. Honxitpay
Honest John Truss Marketed for Comfort and Fit
An advertisement from R. J. Colston of Ridgely Maryland promotes the AGENCY FOR PHE Honest John truss. It claims the device reaches the right spot, stays in place during work, and invites readers to call or write. Subscriptions to the Journal are offered.
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R. J. Colston
Ridgely, Md
Examiners Notice for Public Road in Caroline County
The county examiners appointed by Caroline County commissioners will meet at the starting point on the Williston Andersontown road near Wm. B. Nuttle's home on January 5 at 9 o clock WT for laying out a new public road in the Third district. They will trace from Edward Neal to Win. B. Nuttle along the Dison land to the Downes road toward Andersontown to Denton. The county surveyor is to attend. Examiners: Thomas Th. Chapman, James T. Sylvester, William F. Liden. Te. 4, 1897. Examiners.
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Caroline County
Said
Williston
Andersontown
Wm. B. Nuttle
Edward Neal
Win. B. Nuttle
Elizabeth Dison
Denton
Downes
Tiomas Th. Cihap Finch
James T. Sylvester
William FP. Liden
Tre
Water Lilies Reference in Victorian Verse
A short poem from Will Hill in Chambers Journal extols water lilies as a metaphor for unquenchable love. It likens the plant to a lover craving moisture and beauty, using vivid imagery of rain, leaves, and pearls to personify desire. The piece blends romantic fantasy with natural imagery and ends with a vow about the futility of consummating endless thirst.
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Will Hill
Chambers
The Red Cross Wreck and the Pirate Treasure
In 1862 a English mariner known as the Red Cross wrecked on a Siam gulf reef. George Matthews survived 16 crewmen and drifted to Panjang islands where he later found a pirate hulk encased in shell armor. A fortune in coins jewels and gold was looted, but Matthews and a crew of collaborators were duped when their partner fled with the treasure.
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Red Cross
Gulf of Siam
George Matthews
Panjang Islands
Matthews
Thie Island
Ife
Singapore
the Times
Times
Crags
Cross
Siam
China
Borneo
Java
Captain Cross
Training Tales From the Irish Recruit and the Horsing
A riding instructor jokes with an Irish recruit who has fallen from his horse. The exchange turns on commands from headquarters and a playful correction about lying down in the rear quarters. The scene from Pearson's Weekly captures light military humor and the nations’ humor within a regimental setting.
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Mike
Her Majesty
Pearson’s Weekly
Transom Joke Exchange In Doorway Pun
A playful exchange features a transom asking if the jamb intends to intrude as the door replies with sharp humor. The doorknob laughs boisterously in a light doorframe pun.
Fights in Andalusia Cockpit Recalled in Amusement Essay
A correspondent recalls cockfighting in Andalusia where twelve bird pairs battle in a noisy pit. Spectators bet heavily, notices a brutal spectacle, and injuries are treated with spirits and brandy before a fatal blow ends the contest. The piece shifts to a Broadstairs tale of a girl and a chance encounter, ending with a Dickensian moral from Charles Dickens.
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Andalusia
Avithin
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South Charles Street
Coxtinunxtvat National Bank
Baltimore, Md
Thomas H. Mitchell
Salisburm, Marmeand
T. H. Evans & Company
Light Street
Maryland
Kay Fruits and Vegetables
Queen Anne’s Railroad CO
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Gratitude
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PHE
Honest John” Truss
Journal
Williston, MD
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Druid Hill Ave
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