Empire State Express and rival trains in historic note
A fragmented piece recalls the Empire State Express touted as the swiftest train, facing competition from the 20th Century Limited. It weaves in rail lore, including the New York Central line, and references Lipton the tea figure and other era curios. The text mixes sports charm with old railroad boast and stray ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Empire State Express
Woot-Ball
New York Central
Empira State Hixpress
America
Sorthia
Renwan
Impire State Express
Yile
Runnilng
Ion
Hove
Uilea
New York
Chicago
Grea
Brooklyn Stanchard
BHAW'S VIEW ON PROSPERITY AND CURRENCY POLICY
Secretary Asteria Microbe of Panic extols unity at a Chicago banquet while discussing mental origins of prosperity. The talk touches on currency elasticity, national bank issuance, and a proposed 50 percent bond‑secured note volume with a 10 percent tax. It also cites unclaimed bank deposits in Connecticut potentially totaling around $125,000,000 over years, with examples from Hartford and New London banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asteria
Mina
Bae
Frenaury Shaw
National Association of Merchants and Travelers
Auditorium Hotel
Chicago
Diwater
Bhow
Wight
Bualneas
Unitedtates
Connecticut
William Saxon
Hartford
Che
Natwich
New
New York ‘Times
Forward step to expand markets and trade privileges
The article argues for widening doors to import and export, proposing three options. It discusses voluntary freer importation to gain reciprocal export freedom, and trading trade privileges to secure mutual access for two nations, aiming to boost national prosperity amid economic concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UB Sreeter
Railroads show rising traffic and expansion plans in Midwest
Inducements offered to grain rolers in the Mississippi valley to ship to the gulf ports. The Des Moines and Northern Railroad opens for passenger and freight service. Chicago Great Western reports a weekly freight increase of 165260.72 over last year. It rebuilds twenty steel bridges Des Moines to St Joseph to handle heavier locomotives and rolling stock. John I Melxee resigns NY Central dining service. J Smart named superintendent. Chicago railways report record suburban traffic and possible gasoline-powered train trials. western roads confirm strong motive power and capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi Valley
Gulf Porte
Des Moines
Iowa
Falla and Northern
Chicago Great Western Railroad
Chicago Great Western
St. Joseph
John I. MelXee
New York Central and
Hudson River Raioad
J. Smart
Railway General Olives
Chicago
Offclus
An Old Soldier's Experience in Dennard Ark
An Arkansas reader prints an account by HBJ Hicks of Dennard detailing long illness after Civil War service. After twenty years of pain, heart and stomach trouble, sleep loss, and weakness, he credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with easing pains, restoring sleep and appetite, and making him feel brand new.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennard
Ark
HB. J. Hicks
Tam
Mr. Hicks
Dodd
Mean Thing and Popular Girl Kiss Confession
The Philadelphia Press quotes Miss Sue Perfus to say she was not the most popular girl, yet others often wanted to kiss her, while Miss Sharpe notes a small mustache on her upper lip accompanied by the author’s light commentary.
Imposing Captain Borrows in Why of It Sho
A fragmentary reader note describes Captain Borrows as an imposing figure and questions the naturality of his aura. The text includes stray lines about Piso's Gare for Consumption and a 101-era child’s croup relief claim, with scattered limerick lines and garbled product mentions.
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Wahat
Piso
Ister
TL. A. Pearce
Pilling Street
Brooklyn
A Spanish inn tale of foreigners and distant wars
In a Cen tury Magazine travel sketch a traveler visits a sleepy Spanish town. Inn loungers gaze up at imagined American skyscrapers and elevators while Jose the host eavesdrops. A Yankee recounts the Cuban war ending after sixteen days of quiet standoff.
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Spain
Tella
Century Magazine
Mim
Jose
Tose Gaye-O
Chatr
Jessy
Arked
Bondago de Cuba
Tony
Aftermath of Plaster Trade Sparks Demand for New Remedy
A chaotic dialogue reveals a customer seeking a cure to plaster after the promised solution to Iambago failed. The exchange hints at dubious remedies and broader concerns, including U.S. ocean freight values reaching $20,000,000 in the past year, underscoring economic pressures alongside the quarrel over treatment efficacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam
United States
Peruna praised by Muriel Armitage for pelvic catarrh cure
Muriel Armitage of Detroit credits Peruna with curing her pelvic catarrh after months of illness. She says doctors offered no relief until she started Peruna, noting her health improved and she became a happy woman. The ad links Peruna to catarrh of the chest and other ailments, claiming universal cure.
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Muriel Armitage
Greenswood Ave
Detroit
Mich
Reinhart
Perna
Bo' En
Biss
Peruna
Female Weakness and Pelvic Catarrh Prominently Cited
An 1900s style advertisement emphasizes female weakness as pelvic catarrh and links nervousness to pelvic disease. It claims Peruna cures chronic catarrh and related exhaustion, urging readers to contact Dr. Hartman in Columbus for free advice.
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Peruna
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Cheney & CO
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Pepsin Syrup Company
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