Seaboard Schedules From Durham in 1908 Timetable
Seaboard Air Line Railway details train departures from Durham effective April 12 1908 with connections to Henderson Weldon Portsmouth Norfolk Richmond and Southern lines. It lists No 238 10 35 A M No 241 arrival 4 50 P M No 221 arrival 9 45 P M and Durham & Southern No 41 3 15 P M linking to Charlotte Wilmington Atlanta Birmingham Memphis and Florida routes. Timetables rates and information available from agents F W Woodward and R L Montgomery.
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Durham
Henderson
Portsmouth- Norfolk
Weldon
Carolina
Portsmouth-Norfolk
Washington
Baltimore
Cape Charles
New York
Boston
Richmond
Durham & Southern
Are
Seaboard
Charlotte
Wilmington
Atlanta
Birmingham
Memphis
Columbia
Savannah
Jacksonville
Florida
F. W. Woodward
Union
R. L. Montgomery
Southern Railway Train Connections and Schedules
Details of westbound and eastbound trains from Greensboro and Salisbury linking with No. 8 North and Nos 1 3 7 and 37 to Charlotte Columbia Savannah Jacksonville Atlanta and other points. Includes connections at Jeffries Lynchburg Norfolk Wallington Balti more and New York with dining cars on select trains and terminal offices in Washington and Winston.
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Hor
Greensboro
Lanvelle
Richmond
Charlotte
Columbia
Savannah
Jacksonville
Atlanta
Salisbury
Asheville
Akronville
Chattanooga
Nashville
Fortteensboro
Gboro
Fast Mail Force
Lynchburg
Washington
Eilway
Cn m
Oxford
Jeffries
Norfolk
Steamcoat
Wallington
Baltimore
New York
Boston
Raleigh
Selma
Goldsboro
Winston-Salem
Sacay
Charvote
Charleston
New Orleans
Knoxville
Memphis
Louisville
Cinninpati
St. Lew
Charlottes
Ole
Onford
Keysville
Kichmond
Durham
Southern Railway
Washieton
D. W
Tayloe
Tass
Winitton
Nero
Pas
Char
W. Woodward
Union Ticket
Agedit
Iltham
N.C
Origins of the Dogwatch Examined by Sailors
A New York Sun writer and various mariners explore why the dogwatch is named as such. The tale traces possible origins from dodge watch to a routine dodge of the same daily hours, citing Admiral Evans and historical dictionaries for light.
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New York Sun
Sher
Hey
East River
Harlem
Bob
Evans
Fort Monroe
Connecticut
R. D. Evans
Murray
Palm Reading Fiasco Hires New Cook With a Headline
A worried housewife, reading palms, finds relief after hiring a new cook. She jokes the cook’s unfamiliar cooking signals suggest nothing grim, noting the palm reading foretold only a hopeful headline. The tale, from a New York Globe column, mocks fortune telling.
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Turon
Aur Sacres
New York Globe
Conditions Reversed in a Mauve Orchid Scene
A garbled dialogue scene shows Old Gebso Golde addressing Scattergood amid mauve orchids. The exchange hints at future ease in Scattergood’s life, with the governor-like figure speaking with condescension and mystery.
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Gebso Golde
The Sublime Porte and the Vizier’s Gate
The Sublime Porte in Constantinople housed the vizier and the offices of state chiefs. Edicts issued from this lofty gateway were central to Ottoman governance, and the French phrase arose as the European diplomatic language.
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Sublime Porte
Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery Ad
Promotes Dr Pierce remedies for women including Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery. Claims no alcohol or narcotics and outlines uses for feminine health, catarrh, digestion, liver and skin diseases. Advises patients to request official ingredient disclosures and mail order details for products and related salve and pellets.
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Dr. Pierce
Pierce
Sage
Galion
Golden Medical
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Not His Kind Ti oa mers t establish ed firm
A dialogue shows a senior partner dismissing a job seeker as unsuitable after the man asks for employment. The Junior Partner notes the man’s appearance, but the senior partner insists action and candor reveal character and fit for the firm.
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Doesesa
Seek the Truth Path and Golden Rule of Descartes
A quotation outlines a path to truth through following a guiding rule. It states the rule as giving assent only to propositions whose truth is clear and distinct and beyond doubt. Descartes emphasizes firm acceptance of obvious truths to avoid error.
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Descartes
Wonderful Fellow and the Stratford Legend of John Cooper
A sketch from Spare Moments recalling Haydon the painter in Stratford. Locals praise a nonagenarian named John Cooper for living ninety years in town without ever suffering a toothache. A humorous domestic moment follows with a fisherman husband and his anxious wife about fish rotting shores.
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Haydon
Stratford
John Cooper
Zur
John
Iater
Sympathetic canine bond in Ouida’s prose on dogs
Ouida describes dogs as unfailingly loyal companions who share joy and sorrow with humans. She notes the deep attachment dogs show to their owners, though their indifference to deceased fellow dogs can shock the author’s high opinion.
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Ouida
The Japanese Smile and Fashion Tricks in Brief
A miscellany notes Lafcadio Hearn on Japanese etiquette and smiled restraint. It also offers frugal at home tips for jabots and hemstitched handkerchiefs with lace edging and small fashion projects. A short anecdote about Lord Brasfield and his wife ends with a witty line about matrimony.
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R.T. Howerton & Son
Old Reliable Modern Funeral Directors and Embalmers
Mangum St
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Caro
the Dogwatch
Lafcadio Hearn
Lord Brasfield
Lizzie
Lord Braxierd
Brasfield
Lakewood Park
Winchester
Sob
Durham, N. C
North Carolina
Durham County Court
Minnie W. Buchanan
Jesse G. Buchanan
Superior Court
Durham County
Durhan
Philipines
Durham Recorder
THE
Southern Live Stock Insurance CO
High Point
N. C
R. N. Lee
Wright Building
Tus
P. O
J. W. Petty
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