Notable early 20th century figures cited in scattered notices
A collage of brief notes covers diverse figures: Mayor Sweet of Grand Rapids denies a higher salary. Harry Annan of Portland prints perfect penmanship with both hands. A R Gates of Curryville claims a 12 year old state whisker record. Other items mention Senator Foraker on revenue honesty, Henry Frick funding Wooster University, Vice President Fairbanks social plans, Truman Newberry wealth and Yale education, a long lineage of Mrs. Lucinda Watkins, Williams College’s 95th birthday, and Mme. Maxime Gorky disputing poverty birth tales about her husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayor Sweet
Grand Rapids
Mich
Harry Annan
Portland
A. R. Gates
Curryville
Afo
Senator Foraker
Ohio
Henry G Frick
Wooster
Fairbanks
Washington
Indiana
Truman HW. Newberry
Detroit
Michigan
Scientific School
Yale University
Lucinda Watkins
Atterbury
Wiliam Rankin
Williams College
Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions
Maxime Gorky
London and world notes from 1904 in brief
British briefs report 3874 new streets and 23 269 houses built in Britain during 1904. South Australia debates compulsory state repurchase of estates over £20 000. Cape of Good Hope orders store of horse rugs for August. London plans a central amusement building on a four and a half acre site for exhibitions and gardens. A Times correspondent suggests draining canals at Enghand for automobile roads.
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London
South Australia
War Office
Cape of Good Hope
Cape
England
Enghand
London Times
German Gleanings: Tax Changes and Berlin Deaf Club
The report notes theater ticket taxes above 35 cents in Germany and a 25 percent tax hike for bachelors. It mentions a volunteer motor corps aiding the army, with members offering their cars for training. A Berlin club of deaf women meets weekly on Wilhelmstrasse, socializing with sign language and ear trumpets.
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Hessel
Berlin
Wilhelmstrasse
Turf Topics and Pacing Records Highlight Ponie News
Deloree remains lame and will miss the season. Angiola wins a $19 000 Ohio stake at Cincinnati for the second time. Michael, brother to Bossima, has a 2 03 record. New pacing marks reach 2 01 for Dan Patch on a half mile track and 2 05 to wagon. Ed Geers ends hopes of racing Walter Direct this season as his leg blisters from Providence.
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Deloree
Angiola
Ohio
Cincinnati
Michael
Bossima
Dan Patch
Ed Geers
Walter Direct
Providence
Model of the Moment for Winter Fashion Trends
Bland embroidered blouses likely to be worn all winter. Radium crepe de chine colleenne and chiffon lead evening waists. Silk waists especially clan tartans pair with gray coat suits. Women with long close tying coats from last winter rejoice at wearing them again without sartorial transgressions.
Or the Children Game of Corn and Beans
A historical description of the game Corn and Beans where Caleb the professor leads. Players share answer and question cards with corn and beans as tokens. Rules cover calling corn or beans, penalties for errors, swapping roles, and end conditions with titles like model scholar bankrupt and millionaire.
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Caleb
Nisee
Clap In and Clap Out game description
In this game boys stand behind chairs while girls wait in another room. A keeper calls a chosen girl to sit before a boy who may kiss her if he chose correctly. If wrong, all boys clap to signal, the girl exits, and the process repeats until chairs are filled. The version may call three or four girls at once.
Maple sugar tale sparks clever children critique
Blanche asks how maple sugar is made and hears a mother’s explanation. Harry, six, trusts every word and quips that tapping maple trees yields maple sugar just as tapping an oak yields tapioca, a humorous misunderstanding from two young siblings.
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Blanche
Harry
Lippincott’s
Warry
Kitten Concealed in Bag for Train Travel Comfort
A girl safely transports her kitten by sewing it into a stout ticking bag. The head protrudes, seams snug but not tight, keeping the body free inside. A bread tape strap lets her carry the pet over her shoulder as she leaves the car.
Card trick finds target after shuffling
Description of a simple ecard trick where the bottom card is kept in place while shuffling. A spectator draws a middle card, places it on top, then the pack is cut. The target card is revealed immediately after the original bottom card.
Marion's Shopping Trip Observed by Little Seeker
Three year old Marion wished to learn sewing and asked for a hat for her finger after her mother gave money to buy a thimble. The moment captures a child’s eager curiosity in a small store encounter noted in the Little Chronicle.
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Marion
Chinese dairy and beef habits noted in historical account
The text observes that Chinese keep few cows and that beef is less valued than pork due to dietary or religious reasons. Milk, butter and cheese are nearly unknown, with a belief that taking milk robs calves.
Pins and finger bowl game like Jack Straws
A game uses a finger bowl and several pins. A player must lift pins with two large pins and drop them into the bowl within a time limit. The first to land all pins wins.
Riddle with a riddle answer to a chat topic
A playful verse asks for a hidden answer about something with many legs and a back but no shoulders or arms. It hints at a riddle tagged as a chat topic and asks for the solution. The lines describe endurance and constant motion, guiding toward the notion of a chat or chatroom as the answer.
Lake Shore and Other Railroads Update and Crime Report
Rail industry notes report orders for box cars furniture cars and passenger cars by New York Central. A fall incident at the Niagara hotel Toledo records the death of P A Echenrode from heart failure. A Lake Shore case involving Mrs Greenwald seeks $5,000 in damages after a 1901 injury at Butler. A 74.55 mph run near Crestline illustrates railroad efficiency without targeting a record.
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A. Echenrode
Niagara
Toledo
Storz
Edenrode
Marion
Ind
Lake Shore Railroad
P. Miller
Echenrode
Crestline
Ohio
Clarke Juincjson
Pittsburg
Fort Wayne
Chicago
Recarne
LaGrange
Ferrall
Adair
Whitley County
Supreme Court
LaGrange County
Telephone Service At Siding Delays Train Movements
The Lake Shore installs telephone service at sidings away from telegraph offices so conductors can contact operators before and after taking sidings with trains. D. P. Connell, round house telegraph operator, was cut on the hand by glass last Saturday and the wound became infected. it was dressed by the company's physician yesterday.
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Lake Shore
D. P. Connell
Round House
Lake Shore Marking Ties by Year Stamps
The Lake Shore marks each tie placed in tracks by stamping the last figure of the year on them. This year’s ties bear the numeral 5, indicating the year of installation.
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Lake Shore
Elkhart Members Attend Western Railway Club Meet
At Chicago last night six Elkhart men joined the semi monthly Western Railway Club gathering. They were WY Cross C A Tousley F J Boedefelt F A Pachman John Libby and G F Young. The club aims to give instruction in railroad work.
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Elkhart
Western Railway Club
Chicago
Firemen Examine In Engineers' Waiting Room
A class of firemen who recently passed third year examinations at Collinwood is being examined today in the engineers' waiting room at the roundhouse by Supt. Horgan.
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Collinwood
Horgan
Railroads adopt stronger forward cars amid collision safety push
The policy spread to railroads to fortify the train front where wrecks cause the most deaths. Santa Fe orders 75 new coaches including 30 reinforced for smoking cars with RATIAN seats, replacing existing smoking cars to improve crash resilience.
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Lfe
Santa Fe
Derailed Grand Rapids Passenger Train Near Kendallville
A north bound Grand Rapids passenger train derailed just before reaching Kendallville Union depot yesterday morning at 9 50. The cause remains unresolved as investigators examine signals and town tower response after the engineer blew the station whistle.
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Kendallville
Grand Rapids
Union Depot
Railroads Embrace Electricity to Boost Shop Efficiency
Electricity has improved general efficiency in modern railroad shops and increased productivity in some older facilities as reported by the Railroad Gazette.
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Railroad Gazette
Pullman Company sold ahead into 1996 boosting earnings but offset by lighter sleeping car demand
Official sources say Pullman will fulfill orders into April and run at full plant capacity through the first half of 1996, lifting manufacturing earnings while offset by weaker sleeping car business in the fall. Sleeping car travel is strong for a normal period and may improve with national prosperity.
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Pullman
St. Louis
Case Fragments Highlight Railway Row In Shore County
Fragmentary notes show a dispute involving Grepuwell and the Lake Shore Railway Company. The jumbled text references a case, a party named Marv, and a 7 percent figure amid unclear legal context.
Foley's Honey and Tar Advised Over Unknown Cures
The notice claims no pneumonia cases on record from coughs or colds when Foley's Honey and Tar is used. It warns against unknown preparations that may contain opiates causing constipation and slower recovery. House worth Bros. promotes Foley's Honey and Tar as the preferred remedy.
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Foley
Houseworth Bros
Appointment as Cork Town Council Secretary Set at $100 Monthly
O Donovar Rossa has been named secretary of the Town Council of Cork. The position carries a salary of 100 dollars per month.
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Cork
O’donovar Rossa
Save by Dynamite and a Cures by Discovery Faith
T. Gray of Calhoun Ga recalls his wife’s severe cough and insomnia from bronchitis and La Grippe. After two doctors failed, Dr Kings New Discovery eased her cough and gave sleep, finally curing her condition. Houseworth Bros. drug store offers 50c and 1.00 prices with a trial bottle free.
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T. Gray
Calhoun
Houseworth Bros
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Lake Shore and Other Railroads
J. A. Courtright
The
Big Four
Winegardner
West Bay City
New York Central
Americal Car & Foundry Co
Brown
F. H. Wilson
Smith
A. M. Bickel
Grepuwell
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