Largest Roundhouse in the World at Clinton Ja
A detailed tour of Clinton Ja's Northwestern railway roundhouse describes its 48 stalls, 70 foot turntable, 60 foot engines, 9,000 tons of sand storage, coal chutes, sand and water systems, and air powered lifting and repair processes. The piece notes electric turntable power, automatic flue controls, and a modern shop system where machinery handles most tasks.
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Northwestern Railway
Clinton
Clinton Round-House
Elijah
Stanwood
Clinton Roundhouse
Ft Ie
Passanger
Iman
Hoe
Pepper mint oil crisis linked to Kalamazoo firm
The Detroit Free Press reports A M Todd Co of Kalamazoo Michigan controls about five percent of global peppermint and essential oil crops. World supply is shrinking due to heavy rain and market manipulation, with Michigan supplying about 76 percent of the world crop and the center of the industry near Kalamazoo.
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A. M. Todd Co
Kalamazoo
Mich
Detroit Free Press
Todd
New York
London
Michigan
Board for 15 Cents a Day In Iowa State Meals
The Iowa Board of Control reports state officers and inmates cost under 15 cents daily for meals, with ample, well-prepared food in large-scale wholesale kitchens. The piece argues home dining cannot match such low costs, notes the absence of rent, taxes, or insurance in state provisioning, and contrasts it with local dining prices and general living desires. It laments plain eating versus variety, and recalls a story of frugal corn meal meals by a notable Iowa student.
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Board of Control
Iowa
Edward Arkkinsen
Postmaster General Payne Reviews Whisky Substitutes
A critical commentary notes Payne’s incompetence in using a commission to judge the quality of a whisky substitute. It argues that any adult man should know there is no substitute for whisky without official aid, reflecting strong skepticism about government methods.
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Payne
Some of Our New Citizens and the Russian Jew
A fragmentary column discusses new citizens and stereotypes of Russians living in the community. It asserts the Russian Jew is honest industrious and frugal while acknowledging alleged flaws. The piece claims he works for small wages and saves yet spends more, and notes he will stay rather than return to Russia amid an unclear government stance.
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Htia
Russia
Onticok
Mormon growth mocked by small follower base
A Cedar Rapids Republican remark questions the claim of vast Mormon growth given only 144,000 adherents in the country and says real belief in a divine hiding of a new tablet remains unlikely. The snippet includes a humor exchange about liquor sales in a hotel, from Brooklyn Life.
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New York
Cedar Rapids
War on the Food Frauds highlights congressional action
Washington dispatch reports that upcoming Congress debates stronger pure food laws after widespread frauds in food and drink. Evidence from the National Association for the Prevention of Adulteration shows adulterated coffee, candies, beer, and dyes. A hair dye scandal illustrates dangerous chemical use and consumer risk.
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Washington
Chicago ‘Chronicle
Congress
United Action
Aasociation
Philadelphia
A&c
United States
Bequest for Coeducation At Berne University
The bequest of Frah Jacobi of Berlin to the University of Berne aims to promote coeducation, with 10 000 marks held until at least two departments admit women as regular students. Other notes include B F Zimmerman, oldest Odd Fellows grand master, and B J Greenhut buying a portrait of McKinley. A Gallipolis Ohio mayor, W E Bradbury, is 24. John S Bilby holds 180000 acres across seven states. Ex Empress Eugenie once stood as godmother to 3600 French children born on a single day.
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Fraf. Jacobi
Ber
University of
Ber In
B. F. Zimmerman
Baltimore
Sincle
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Merchant's National Bank of
John 8. Bilby
Mitman
United States
Missouri
Arkansas
Eugenie
Prima Imperial
France
Hunters Recall Colorado Bear Trek and Game Laws
Ohio sportsmen praise Colorado hunting but condemn poaching and lax enforcement. They recount tracking a massive grizzly with 11 by 16 inch tracks, describe limited big game, and note ranchers poaching deer and fawns. They collected elk antlers and a sheep head, seeking permits from the state Game Commission before returning to Cleveland.
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H. 1
Viageland, O
Oxford
Grimsley
Wolcott
Tim
Itia
Ohio
Maine Woods
Colorado
Maine
Jenkins
Lusine
Pins Tree
Routt County
O. M. Grimsley
Brain
Cleveland
Harris
Denver Republican
Walking Advertisements for Modish Gowns by Paria Dressmakers
The New York Sun reports on costly and inventive advertising by Paria dressmakers who hire women to travel and display outfits. One worker describes constant dressing, firm pay, restricted social contacts, and work at spas in Hamburg and Aix amid a yearly vacation in November.
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New York Sun
Paria
St Fy
Homburg
Alx
When did my little duckie darling first discover love
A playful dialogue from the New York Weekly about a bride and Sephead during a honeymoon. The bride recalls moments of love and anger at being called a fool, framing a light domestic vignette from a bygone era.
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Mr. Sephead
Duckie Darling
Bride Sweetly
New York Weekly
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Muggins
Iowa City Press
P. M. Mullen
Omaha
Grace Street
Alagka
Arctic Circle
Mullen
Alaska
Rampart
Juneau
Ha Fa
Wall
Brooklyn Life
B. J. Greenhut
Mc.Kinley
Mr. Greenhut
Mr. McKinley
W. E. Bradbury
Gallipolis
Bradbury
Buckeye
Philadelphia Bulletin
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