Revisited boyhood scenes spark a Chicago sash factory tale
A veteran sash factory owner and a civil engineer reminisce about childhood joys and painful memories. They recall a red glass moment and a long journey from boyhood mischief to Chicago real estate, ending with a terse business note about a brother in the property market.
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Peeble
Baba Metshis
Fendler
Clark Street
Edo
Sash-Factory
Leo
Ananias
Chicago
John
al Mont
Dearborn Street
Lama
Missouri
Richard
Sean
Land
Ames
Aloran
Chicago Daily Record
Hoodoo removed from house after local scamant
A St. Charles street merchant described paying two dollars and a pair of striped pants to Uncle Gabe a famed hoodoo healer to lift a supposed spell. After a conference and incantation the hoodoo was lifted and the family returned to normal misadventures blamed on bad luck, not spirits.
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St. Charles Street
Meechant
Manny’ Forta Cook
Darky
Gabe
Jie
Aivehen
Perce
Hatcher
Amit Rachel
Rachel
N. O. Times-Democrat
Odd Archaeology Finds Spark Historic Curiosity
A Chicago Tribune report notes queer human remains uncovered in the last years including a skull filled with snail shells from a prehistoric Alabama mound, copper-masked skeletons near Chillicothe Ohio, and a natural iron fossil skull in ore. It also cites rising demand in bone markets linked to Soudan campaigns and mentions dormant volcanoes in the United States as a future possibility.
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Alabama
Chillicothe
Ming You
Jin
Kitchener
Chicago Tribune
Burlington Cedar Rapids and Northern Train Schedule
Arriving and leaving times for Cedar Rapids lines list east, west, and southbound trains. Include No. 2 Chicago Pass, No. 4 St. Louis Pass, No. 6 Chicago St. Louis Express, various Chicago Minneapolis and Minnesota routes, and Cedar Rapids Decorah and Clinton Davenports services with Pullman sleepers and free chair cars. Officials John G. Farmer and J. A. Lorman sign as general agents.
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Clinton
Moline
Rock Ieland
Davenport
St. Louis
Southern
Western
Dally
Ceee Ee
Dubuque
Galesburg
Maha
Denver
Kansas City
Pacific Coal
St. Paul
Diefenderfer
H.W. Utsley
Cedar Rapids
Chicago Pass
St. Louis Pass
Chicago & St. Louis
Chicago
Burlington
Minneapolis
Waverly Pass
Uhicengo
Iowa Falls
Iowan
Minnesota Pass
Minnesota
Dakota Pass
City
Clinton-Davenposs
Minnesota and
Dakota
John G. Farmer
J. A. Lormax
Gen. Pass
Ticket Agt
Owa
Illinois Central 1900 Time Table West and East South routes
timetable excerpt shows daily and Sunday departures and arrivals for west and east south routes plus connections to Chicago, Dubuque, and Omaha with times around morning to night. notes sleeper to Chicago and parlor car on 1:16 pm train. also mentions a course in elementary mathematics for young men entering mechanical and electrical work.
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Chicago
Dubuque
Sabula
Kansas City
Excelsior Springs
Omaha
Dally
S.sseeee
Eacc Eee Lissu
Qaliy Oe
Daiy A
Ysecc
Csc
Sundar
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Tinlo
Pras
Gritpenton
N.Y
W. H. Torbert
Main Street
New York
Ossee
Malden Lane
Jackson Street
Jows Street
Physicians
Welfare
Stout
Estat
Fovlie
Mall
Jobtera
Manufacturera
Rocky Mountain
California
Unifornia
Oregon
Wey
Chicago and Northwestern
Peaslee
Telephone No
C. Peaslee
Dubuque, Ia
Locust Street
Feeween Fifth and
Sifth Streets
Saxony
England
Persia
New Orleans
Lears R.oth& Stato
A. Tange
A W
United States
John T. Hancock & Sons
Goffees
Gondiments
Main St
Dubuque, Iowa
Bellavita
Nervita Medical CO
Clinton & Jackson Sts
G. FF. Thorman
Iowa
Frantz & Clark
Security Building
Palace Pharmacy
Ohn Mehlhop Son Company
Jrocers
Second and
Iown Streets
OUN
A. Tredway & Sons
Town Street
White and
Third Sts
Burlington & Quincy
UO Uni
Biodba
Dom Yury
Wallis Co
Seventh and Locust Streets
J. Kabat
Lubuque
Vogenthaler & Ragatz
Eighth Street
Jabuque Architectural Iron Works
Lyonzl Lyon Attorneys AT Law
Evening Herald
Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway
Decorah Division
DecOrah Passenger
Decorah Freight
City Ticket Office
Weffect
Northwest
Warthoo
Cedar Falls
Marshalltown
Des Moines
St. Joseph
Southwest
Red Wing
Northfield
Bartbadt
Mankato
Carl B
Mainte
M.agpm
Great ’Western Limited
B. Ross
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad Company
de Pessorier
Clay Streets
Bain Street
Milwaukee
Racine
Elgin
Rockford
Beloit
Madison, Janesville
LauGrouse
Winona
Pouland
Eau Claire
Chip
Pown Falls
Council
Sioux City
Freeport
Filt
Maquoketh
Cedarhkapids
Kansas
Ottumwa
Rock Toland
Ponte North
Bern Iowan
Gs Dakota & N Dakota
Illinois Central Railroad Co
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