Moneers Offer Upholstered Tours to California Travel by Rail
Go ing to California Out Upholstered Tours is COTS. The Minneapolis and St Louis Railroad promotes rail journeys to California with elegant upholstered tourist cars. Departures from St Paul and Minneapolis midweek, via Omaha Denver and Salt Lake, claim under four days travel with through sleeping car berths and fare details available from agents.
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Minneapolis & St. Louis
California
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Omaha
Denver
Salt Lake
Kanes City
Bo Gnits
General
Minneapally & Bt
Louis Rai
Mirmn Son
Royal gossip and royal mischief in a scattered chronicle
The text surveys royal health diets in the queen, the king of Italy granting permission for Bresci to assume his mother’s maiden name, and curious notes on the sultan of Turkey’s tastes, language use in the czarinas circle, and a theater scene where Desdemona narrowly escapes smothering. It also recalls Prince Christian Victor’s schooling and its liberal treatment.
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Bresci
Humbert
Turkey
Czatina
Eaar
Evar
Czarina
Othella
Desdemona
Christian Victor
Wellington College
Remarkable People Death of Colorado Lieutenant Governor Nichols
The death of farmer Lieut. Gov. David F. Nichols of Colorado ends a long career in public service. Nichols, a prominent state figure and longtime farmer, left a notable legacy in local politics and rural leadership.
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David F. Nichols
Colorado
German Teaching Standards Highlighted at Springfield Meeting
The Connecticut Valley grammar school masters heard Dr Balliet discuss German education. He noted German high school teachers are scholars, authors, and often university instructors. He contrasted Germanys higher average teaching quality with American practices, arguing much of it would not be tolerated there. He also spoke on arranging proper classrooms at Phipps conservatories for pupils from city schools to study rare botanical specimens by appointment.
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Pittsburgh
Phipps
Germany
Sind
Jenner's cowpox discovery dates from 1796
Science Siftings notes that Jenner linked cowpox infection to immunity against smallpox in 1796. It mentions a Belgian institute trying raw meat diet to cure tuberculosis, abandoned after months. Sir Henri Joly, BC lieutenant governor, with the Natural History Society, plans to import songbirds from England and Eastern Canada for acclimation and thriving in the province.
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Jenner
Belgium
Henri Joly
British Columbia
Natural History Society
England
Canada
Washington Capitol and District Size Highlights
The article notes the capital’s home area up to five miles by three miles, with the District of Columbia spanning about 10 square miles. It cites the hall of the House of Representatives as the world’s largest legislative assembly room and describes the capitol as the hub of Washington.
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Capitol
Washington
District of Columbia
House of Representatives
Advantages of Education and the College Yell
A humorous collage of early 20th century quips features a farmer praising college, a hungry jobseeker, a seaside ribbon gift, and a backbiting joke. Dialogues include Miss Brighteyes, Mrs Subbub, Hanegry Higgins, and a shop assistant, ending with a bicycle delivery gag from Puck.
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Th’ Grove
Notable western pioneers and Washington history snapshots
A collage of biographical notes recounts figures from the Mexican War era to modern times. It covers John Mahin’s long editorship in Iowa, Jam O'Rourke’s baseball longevity, Joseph W. McClurg’s Missouri ventures, and Mrs. Tom Thumb’s later life with Count Magri. It adds facts about Georgetown and Washington population growth from 1800 to 1900 and the city’s shifting governance.
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Illinois
Colorado
John Mahin
Muscatine
Iowa
Jam . O'Rourke
Joseph W. McClurg
Missouri
Texas
Plains
California
Tom Thumb
Count Magri
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Lavinia Warren
Miss Bump
Middleborough
Massachusetts
Georgetown
Washington
Rock Creek
Congress
Educational interests in Germany and generous gifts
In Germany 605 places sustain 861 schools with 1514 workshops for manual training. Moscow’s girls high school opened with 200 students fixed, though 250 applicants sought entry. W. R. Thompson of Pittsburgh plans a $50,000 library building for the institution and pledges $10,000 for equipment. Henry Phipps to build and present.
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Germany
Moscow
W. R. Thompson
Pittsburgh
Washington and Jefferson College
Washington
Henry Phipps
OF INTEREST TO FARMERS AND AGRICULTURE FACTS
A compilation notes the Hofwyl founding of the first agricultural school in 1806, Great Britain’s annual $1 500 000 agriculture appropriation, turnips rising as a field crop after the mid seventeen hundreds, dairy cows peaking milk production three months after calving, the 1839 government aid of $1 000 for statistics and distributing seeds, and chicory as a long used food for people and livestock. It also mentions chicory in Europe as a winter salad and spring greens. An unrelated Washington Star quote about Mrs Sirius Barker and a dyspeptic remark closes.
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Hofwyl
Switzerland
Great Britain
Europe
Burglars Downstairs and a Penny-Pinching Husband
A humorous tale from Bits style sketches recounts Mrs Smith claiming everything is hers and waking her sleeping husband to report burglars below. He replies with confusion over what is really theirs, exposing a petty dispute over ownership and money. The piece also recalls other vintage one liners about manners and behavior from old Chicago papers.
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