Route by Rail From Vera Cruz to Mexico City Described
The piece recounts the 263 mile journey from Vera Cruz to Mexico City via the Mexican railway seen as the scenic route. It details dramatic mountain climbs, long bridges, tunnels, and treacherous grades up to 25 percent, with key towns Cordoba Maltrata and Orizaba, historic sites, and the final Buena Vista station.
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Vera Cruz
Mexico City
Mount
Orizaba
Scott
Vere Cruz
Mexico Cer
Avocere
Mexico
Semtt
Soledid
Prim
Doblado
Chiquilite Siding
Cordoba
Metlac
Metlac Bridge
Metiac Bridge
Maltrata
Alta Luz
Winner's Bridge
Crandeur
Cilf
Boca del Monte
San Juan de Utes
Esperants
San Andres
San Marcos
Interoceande
Trolo
Cortez
San Juan Teotihuaran
San Cristobal
Guadalupe
Buena Vista
American Press Association
Chiquihue Bridge
Fragmented historicalkeeptales from emgiend minds
Fragmented OCR style description of ancient homes and practices. The text recalls straw bedding, central fires, and rough structures with posts and beams. It mentions visitors, singing, and shared spaces, with evocative but unclear details. the source reads like a fragmentary memoir or lore about distant past dwellings and social customs.
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Bard Cisy
Syme
Free Paris shopper tests fabrics in sunlit window
A vivid scene from Paris shows a man peering at fabrics held up to the light with his wife nearby, as he tests material choices while women in the household await his selections. Irving and Cole contribute the description in Saturday Evening Post.
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Paris
Irving & Cole
Goat
Detroit Free Press
Death by Own Action Symphony Allegedly Haunts Composer Legend
The passage describes a belief that certain music harms the brain and nerves, citing Wagner Tahaitowsky and Tchaikovsky. It claims Tchaikovsky destroyed himself after composing his Sixth Symphony and notes others have died after performing it, labeling the work a deadly symphony.
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Wagner
Tahaitowsky
Tschai- Kowsky
Crawling Swim Styles and Mack Team Pay Discontent
The piece discusses crawl stroke variations led by Frank Solliven and Barrow, noting similarities in arm action and differences in knee drive and footwork. It also critiques Connie Mack’s Athletics for lack of fan appeal despite talent, citing pay issues and player dissatisfaction, and ends with praise for Smoky Joe Wood’s pitching speed and期待 of thirty wins.
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Hebeer
Meullivray
Whities
Weil
Frank Solliven
Chicago
Barrow
Lees
Connie Mack
Commie Mack
Philadelphia
Mack
Publc
Herzog Fired From Post at Redland
Garry Herrmann lauds Charley Herzog as a fine manager and ball player but calls him a failure as a pay master. He says Herzie volunteered to handle the paying off duties at Redland.
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Charney
Berks
Oret
Herzog
Meory
Herrman
Sweeney
Jests From Old Newspapers On Social Scenes
A collage of humorous quotes from various papers, lampooning social rituals and courtship. Snappy exchanges feature wit about crowds, makeup, introductions, aging, and gossip, with playful jabs at manners and manners-related foibles.
Not Responsible For Last Night Scrapper Dialogue
A humorous exchange unfolds between two strangers as they recall a prior pledge of friendship while discussing a dog described as a fighter. The dialogue highlights skepticism about the dog's fighting ability and suggests past experiences with the animal.
Shooting Pains in Mining Camp
A new doctor in the mining camp questions a patient about shooting pains in the back. The patient insists he is wounded, saying shooting pains is the core symptom, noted as Piute Pete-Judge.
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Piute Pete
Domestic Hostilities Recalled in Quiet Front Line Quote
A Baltimore American excerpt recalls how Mrs Planerty’s husband joined the front in search of peace and quiet, noting enlistment as the only way the weary man could find respite from domestic turmoil.
Malaproprian Courtroom Exchange Noted
In a peculiar interruptive exchange, Mrs Richquick-Goodness protests her husband’s sentiment as the judge admonishes the scene. The moment captures a theatrical strain in the courtroom as decorum is challenged by a sharp retort.
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Malaproprian
Mrs. Richquick
Is my wife forward asked by Passenger on the limited
A brief exchange aboard a limited train quotes a Passenger asking if his wife sits forward. The conductor replies she was not intended for him. The note appears in the Purple Cow column in Liberal and references the Boston Transcript.
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Kansas City Journal
Patience and Books Highlight a Writer’s Bond
Yonkers Statesman quotes a writer cherishing his books as best friends while noting his forgetfulness about the ladies. He claims he can shut the books up when he grows tired, revealing a quirky, introspective attitude toward his work.
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Patience
Patrice
Quick Thinking Shopper Bump In A Drug Store
A lighthearted local item notes a shopper added postage stamps after meeting Fred in a drug store while seeking face powder, reflecting small town daily life and social encounters reported by the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
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Fred
Cincinnat
Commercial Tribune
Accomplished Foremothers Reflected in Family Roles
In a dialogue cited by the Christian Register, Biggs notes that forefathers had wives of substance who managed home duties and could even drive oxen. Boges adds that they hemmed and farmed as well, showing women’s capable labor across domestic and agricultural tasks.
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Biggs
Christian Register
Is your wife still enthusiastic over her Shakespeare club
A Louisville Courier quip notes a wife growing lukewarm to a Shakespeare club after sixteen meetings without winning a bridge prize, reflecting local humor on social clubs and competition.
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Louisville Courier Journal
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Carigen
American Press Associate
Washington Star
Delilah
Samson
Philadelphia Ledger
Pete
Chicago News
Liberal
Boston Transcript
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