Pennsylvania Railroad Summer Excursion Book Overview
The article promotes summer vacations and rail travels via the Pennsylvania Railroad. It highlights resorts from Newfoundland to Tennessee and New Jersey seashores like Atlantic City and Asbury Park. It notes excursion tickets to 800 resorts, pricing for the booklet, and how to obtain it from ticket agents or the General Passenger Agent in Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Atlantic coast line
Labrador
Cape Hatteras
Pennsylvania Railroad
Newfoundland
Virginia
White Mountains
New Hampshire
Cumberland Mountains
Tennessee
wilds
Canada
St. Lawrence
Great Lakes
New Jersey
Atlantic City
Cape May
Wildwood
Ocean City
Sea Isle City
Asbury Park
Long Branch
Spring Lake
Seaside Park
Beach Haven
Philadelphia
When Cupid Delayed Dinner At Feathers Gap
A misrouted Sunday picnic ends in chaos as Ike Clutner and Phyllis Jones delay joining the group. Two wagons misnavigate Coggin’s and Feathers gaps, dinner spoils, and a long wait tests patience of Rev. Albert Pashley and Mrs. Pashley. Ike and Phyllis reunite with a playful plan amid the crowded delays.
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Albert Pashley
Ike
Cluther
Ike Clutner
Phyllis Jones
Clutuer
Coggin’s gap
Feather’s
Caprin
Peather’s gap
Feathers gap
Feather'’s gap
Feather
Coggin
Mrs. Bush
Tables’ Aid
fassal
Phyllis
Feather's gap
minster
Pete Jenner
lere
ske
Phylls
Mrs. Joyner
Mrs. Pashley
Brother Pashley
Albert
Mrs. Trish
Brother Pashiy
Mrs. Jenner
fin
Mrs. Peters
Phyllis Tones
Cogeth’s
Mrs. D Peters
tke
The Roman Season Luxury Rules the Year
An expatriate notes Italy's economy in Rome versus the countryside, detailing low wages for servants and a yearly spike in staff and opulence during the Roman season. The piece contrasts frugal months with a lavish period when both country villas and the palace open fully and host ample staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Frontier marksman Wild Bill Hickok and his six shooter skill
A compact portrait of Wild Bill Hickok as the frontier marksman who mastered rapid draws and unerring fire. The article highlights his six shooter proficiency, calm demeanor under danger, and routine tricks like shooting from poles and cans, alongside caution with townsfolk and a note on a fatal misidentification.
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Wild Bill Hickok
WHHavis
Abliene
Hickok
Ile
Tie
Denver Field
Conjured Treaty Impresses Desert Chiefs
In Ab erla during the French conquest a peace meeting with local sheiks followed a grand banquet. Conjurer M Houdin performed tricks, including producing cannon balls from a high hat, convincing the chiefs to sign the peace treaty with the French.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberla
M. Ifoudin
Toudin
hpong
The Gentle Alligator in Harpers Magazine
A hunter and a barefoot boy hunt an alligator in a prairie mud pit. They coax, snare, and photograph the reptile before releasing it, debating the ethics of capturing versus freeing the creature for the editor’s magazine piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
wade
Thad
Bileks
A. W. Didnock
Tlarper
Undercut dinner gamble scene reported
In a casual report from the Kansas City Newsbook Charlie took me to dinner the other night. The group including Fred tossed up and Charlie Beryl Losins joined in the activity raising questions of whether he will ever learn better than to gamble.
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Charlie
Fred
Charlie Beryl
Kansas City
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myer
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New York Connection
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