Train Hostess life Just One Big Smile And One Long Walk
Claire Cox recounts life aboard the City of Los Angeles steam train as a railroad stewardess. The narrator details constant walking through cars, passenger complaints about seats and baby bottles, and the need to solve odd requests on a 39 12 hour journey from Los Angeles to Chicago.
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Chicago
Plains
Los Angeles
Union Pacific and
North Western
Florence Patton
Livermore
Cheyenne
Wye
Omaha
Ned
Mrs. Smith
Blue Powder Solves Cash Box Mystery
New York police used methylene blue to uncover a cashier theft at a grocery store. Detective powder left on the cash box stained clerk Sidney Goldfarb’s hands blue, leading to his arrest on $800 bail for $15 missing. Troop sleepers repurposed for peacetime needs as railroads take control.
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New York
Joseph Silverman
Sidney Goldfarb
Chinese Newspaper in New York Survives with Labor
In New York City’s Chinatown the Hua Chiao Jih Pao prints six days a week for about 9,000 subscribers. Four writers and eight compositors produce 12,000 characters daily, hand copying due to the lack of Chinese typewriters. Editors base content on United Press dispatches and Orient cables, with translators simplifying vocabulary for a largely illiterate audience.
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New York
Chinatown
Hua Chiso Jih Pao
Occidental
Ching Daily News
Eugene May
United Press
China Daily News
Orient
United States
Bartender Opinion on Moderation Highlights Temperance Efforts
Arthur Gillett, president of the United Restaurant Liquor Dealers of Manhattan, says good bartenders promote temperance better than conventions. He notes the bartender is present at the bar when a customer calls for a drink, implying responsible service.
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New York
Arthur Gillett
United Restaurant Liquor Dealers of
Manhattan
Gillett
Letter Reveals Lincoln’s Signature and Inaugural Address Fragment
The piece notes a March 20 1865 executive mansion letter to Mrs Hall signed Respectfully A Lincoln and includes a fragment of Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address with his full signature. It mentions Arthur W Harvey’s death unveiling the document.
Twice Signed Lincoln Letter Becomes Boy’s Pride
A 13 year old, Michael Vacarell, owns a letter aligned twice by Abraham Lincoln. Written less than a month before Lincoln’s assassination, the document was addressed to Mrs Amanda H. The artifact’s double alignment marks a rare historical memento linking a young student to the slain president.
Termites Talk by Head Bumps in Tiny Language
Termites communicate by bumping heads with nestmates, a behavior Britannica notes as a tactile language. This striking signaling method helps coordinate labor and navigate complex social structures within colonies.
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Encyclopedia Britannica
Jay Walking Gander Werned Off Street
New York law suit notes a pedigreed goose named James IV found dead after jay walking on a street. Mrs. Hahn blamed truck driver Joseph Levine for damages but judge Harold Crawford dismissed the case, noting city streets host geese and that the law favors the defendant.
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New York
Hahn
James IV
Jimmy
Harold Crawford
Sm Claims Court
Joseph Levine
Justice Crawford
Gande
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