There’s Only One Railroad In The West To Chicago
There is a single railroad operating its trains on the block system between Omaha and Chicago with electric lights and electric berth reading lamps. It runs steam heated rebuilt trains with private compartments, library buffet, smoking cars, palace drawing room sleepers, parlor cars, reclining chairs, and top dining car service. For low rates to points east contact ticket agents or L L Downing commercial agent Salt Lake City.
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Omaha
Chi‘obo
Dent
Rio Grande Western Railway Offers Scenic Colorado Route
Travel via the Rio Grande Western Railway with five routes from Denver Colorado Springs or Pueblo. Enjoy Pullman Standard Sleepers and Dining Car Service through Salt Lake City Grand Junction Glenwood Springs Leadville and more. Contact Oregon Short Line agent or W O McBrier and Gro W Herntz in Salt Lake City.
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RIO Grande Western Railway
Colorado- ‘Midland
Denver
Rio Grande
Salt Lake City
Grand Junction
Glenwood Springs
Leadville
Pueblo
Colorado Springs
Canyon of the Grande
Red Rock Canyon
Hagerman Pass
Ute Pass
Tennesseee Pass
Royal Gorge
Pullman
Oregon
Short Line
W. O. McBrier
Gro
W. Herntz
Butte
Mont
Utah
Teacher Lizzie Cottman Rescues Pupils From Flood
Miss Lizzie B. Cottman, a district schoolteacher near Harrison Nebraska, braved waist deep floodwaters to reach a horse and rescue her pupils and safeguard the building as the White River flooded. For three-quarters of an hour she held the rope to the saddle urging the group to safety until neighbors arrived. County officials weigh possible recognition.
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Harrison, Neb
Sioux County
Lizzie B. Cottman
Miss Cottman
A Festival In Heaven by the Queen of Roumania
A guardian angel recalls a poor hunchbacked girl who endured hardship to care for her mother and spare even a mite for others. The angel affirms her deserving reward in heaven and the heavenly welcome she receives.
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Roumania
Quinine Remedies Promised For Colds In Early 1900s
Advertiser quotes endorsements from Baropay Henry ex member of Congress Emma L Hotty and H Van Wrigxz praising dynamic taxes and tables claimed to abort colds and coughs overnight. Letters say cures stopped cold symptoms within days with assertions of nationwide sales by Inland Drug Co and local agent L J Williams.
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Congress
Sansome Street
San Francisco
Stey
MenorEn
Emma L. Hotty
Mesa St
Menpex
Self
Nome
Washington Street
Post
Inland Drug CO
L. J. Williams
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets Claim Quick Cold Cure
An advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets promising to cure a cold in one day with a no cure no pay offer. The price is 25 cents.
Phillips Gains In Corn and Other Midwest News
Chicago markets show May corn at 44 1/2 cents as bulls backing Phillips recover from a four cent dip. Farmers hold grain, awaiting 50 cent price. Milwaukee drowns Mrs Hart and daughter after buggy plunge. Ada milliner Maggie Riggers dies in curling iron fire. Des Moines post office messenger William B. Martin arrested for mail robbery.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Plunger Phillips
Phillips
Commission
Milwaukee
Michael Hart
Town of
Lake
Mary
Kinnikinnick
Kinnikinnick Avenue
Ada
Minn
Maggie Riggers
Miss Riggers
Des Moines
William B. Martin
Martin
How Animals Are Individuals In Wood Folk’s Tales
W Long notes in Ways of Wood Folk that a little girl distinguishes her chick by its face and argues no two animals share exact features or dispositions. The piece cautions that people often forget animals are individuals and need unique, individualized care.
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W. Long
Chickie
Mother Receives Fearful Letter From Boy In Country
A worried mother reads a letter from her son describing a boating accident where a man rescued him after a boat tipped, another boy drowns, a horse kick injured him, and he needs money for head injuries. He mentions plans to set a barn on fire and jokes about bringing a tame woodchuck home in his trunk.
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Charley Smith
Willie James
Smith Boy
Eddie Spriggs
Be Simple Is the Heart of Man by Stopford A Brooke
A compact poem reflecting on nature, love, trust, and renewed hope. The speaker notes earth’s enduring magic across ten thousand years, contrasting simple human impulses with lasting natural freshness.
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Stopford A. Brooke
Shadow puppets from crumpled paper light play
A simple activity guiding youngsters and elders to crumple a sheet, toss it onto a white cloth, and observe the shadow that forms under strong light. The resulting shape often resembles a face or an animal, inviting observation and imagination.
Knox Heads to Washington for Attorney General Duty
Pittsburg April 9. H C Knox newly appointed attorney general departed last night for Washington to assume duties immediately and attend the cabinet meeting. He will reside briefly at Shoreham while his family remains in California for winter months.
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Pittsburg
H. C. Knox
Washington
Shoreham
California
Early For Mamma
Molly is invited into the drawing room after dinner and her mother signals bed time with a soft good night. Molly wanders why her mother heads to bed, and questions if she herself will go to bed now. The scene captures domestic routine and a child’s moment of wonder.
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Molly
GEMS IN VERSE And The True Ownership
The poem explores ownership through a contrast between material possession and a broader, soulful view of the world. It argues true ownership lies in perceiving beauty in nature and creation beyond wealth, with references to the voice of Ripley D. Saunders in the St. Louis Republican.
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Ripley D. Saunders
St. Louis
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