Buffalo and Gil Guy Rail Service Timetable Fragment
Daily trains run between Buffalo and Gil Guy, with connections to Pittsburgh and Olean. Schedule lists departures from Lund and Buffalo, with times spanning morning to evening, including through parlor cars and sleeping coaches. Stops at Union City, Titusville, Lakeville, Oil City, Irvineton, and Warren, with signaled flag stations and time standard noted.
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Lund
Buffalo
Gil Guy
Tuffalo
Pittsburg
Onion & Titusvide
Titusville
Lakeville
Union City
OU City
Olean
Qil City
Kvington
Kings
Warren
Oil City
Irvineton
Aptste
Pittsburgh
Pullman
Luttelo
Remarkable spelling bee tests young readers at church
A large crowd at the Sixth Presbyterian Church watched girls and boys attempt a long list of difficult words in an old fashioned spelling contest. Miss Hill and Rev J H Worcester remained last, with Worcester disqualified for age and the prize awarded to the young woman.
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Chieao Tribune
Sixth Presbyterian Church
Pentlemon
Young
Alex FurLes
A. M
Pratt
Bia
Dugg
Porbos
Worcuslar
Webster
Magill
Jeavo
Lcnz
Torpsichorean
Pharmacopaia
Miss Hill
J. H. Woorcester
Worcester
Mira Hil
Artful John Arthur the English Ganker in Paris
A Paris tale traces John Arthur, a slick English dealer, preying on visitors during the Empire. An American client rents two apartments, signs a useless inventory, and loses money on damaged goods. Arthur profits while the foreign guests blame deceit.
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Ganker
Paris
Peshetolphia Diashy
Canthees Aceuska
Desde Des Geen
John Arthur Cos
John
John Arthur
Galignan
Agnemem
Sigl
Arthur
Joan
Fatell
Champs Elysees
Bolor
Poland
M. Zola
Bronte Carlo
Noted Chicago saloon keeper strikes against his own son
BulowA the Brute name given to a Chicago saloon keeper described as callous for attempting to prosecute his thirteen year old son on a felony charge over a missing three dollars from the saloon money drawer. The judge suggests reform school or house of correction, but the father insists on punishment. The boy pleads for mercy as the court vows to proceed. A local observer condemns the man for selling liquor to minors and forcing his daughter to tend bar. A strike in Massachusetts continues with no change in the stalemate by week twelve.
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Chicago
Chicago Tribune
Ballowa
Armory
Starning
Bellowa
Feebonville
House of Correction
Ormn
Andrew Paxton
Citizens’ League
Bullowa
Cottage Grove Avenue
Twenty-ninth Street
From Ruly to Wealti A cattle king rises from ruin to wealth
The Denver News recounts how Charles Goodnight, once a Pueblo banker ruined in 1870s panics, rebuilt wealth as a cattle magnate in Texas. Assisted by wife Jennie, he secured Irish financier John Adair's loan, expanded a vast Panhandle ranch of about 700,000 acres with 670 miles of barbed wire, and grew his herd to 60,000 cattle.
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Col
Tribune
Charley Goodnight
Peeble
Charles Goodnight
Corpus Christi
Tex
Pueblo
Colonel Goodnight
Texas
New York
Charles
Mia
Goodnight
Jennie
Colorado
Bogan
Bea
John Adair
Adair
Ireland
Ie Ranch
Goodhit
Pecos
Richard Hing
Corpus Cbristi
Stele
Gulf
North Texas
Rhode Island
Understanding a Billion Through Henry Bessemer's Imaginative Calculations
The article explains the British and American meanings of a billion, then recounts Sir Henry Bessemer's playful measures. He compares a billion seconds to about 31,687 years, a chain of a billion sovereigns to circle the globe or form a golden belt, and a billion sheets of paper to a height of roughly 47,748 miles.
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United States
Henry Bessemer
Connt
Sir Henry
London Times
Origin of Not Lost But Gone Before Expression
An analysis tracing the phrase Not lost but gone before to its roots in Seneca and Cyprian. The piece argues the expression is Christian in thought yet derives from pagan sources, noting Cyprian’s mortuary writings and a motto about white robes beyond black garments.
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London Queen
Seneca
Cyprian
Feneral Reform Association
The Serpent's Tooth
Susan Webb of Springfield sues George R Webb for separate maintenance in Chicago court alleging drunkenness and cruelty. Webb claims twenty five years as a railroad conductor, retired due to age and rheumatism, gave earnings to his wife who later turned him from the home, and pursued divorce. Judge Tuley previously dismissed the suit for lack of equity as the couple’s children testified against him.
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Chicago Herald
Susan Webb
Springfield
George R. Webb
Tuley
Massachusetts man charged in brutal death of beneficiary
Charles B. Barrett a Hinsdale farmer is arraigned in District Court for manslaughter in the death of Mrs. Matilda Jarrett a relative and inmate of his family. Prosecutors say Barrett subjected her to fifty assaults in five weeks from December 4 to her death and deprived her of food clothing and shelter. He is jailed in Géraule in $2000 bond awaiting next year's trial.
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Massachusetts
Pittsfield
Mass
Charles B. Barrett
Hinsdale
Matilda Jarrett
Barrett
Barrette
Géraule
Bath
The Nickel Plate Railway Time Notice
The passage describes the Nickel Plate Railway with new passenger equipment and modern appliances for safe fast travel. It notes Chicago Union Depot on Van Buren Street and promises schedules in effect December 1, with further notices to follow.
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Leste
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