Westbound and Eastbound Train Schedules Listed
A fragmented timetable lists multiple Denver and Chicago line trains with daily, b, and Sunday exceptions. Entries include express, local passenger, fast mail, freight, and Golden State lines with varying departure and arrival times across cities like Denver Omaha and California routes.
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Denver Express
Omaha Express
Fast Mail
Chicago Express
Chicago Passenger
C.R1
PRR
California
Golden State
Child Fatally Injured by Horse in Iowa Barnyard
West Liberty Iowa July 25 Joe Klein two and a half year old son of J A Klein was fatally kicked by a horse at the home north of town. The boy followed his father to the barnyard during milking and played in an adjoining lot. After his shouts ceased the father found him unconscious with a crushed skull.
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West Liberty
Joe
J. A. Klein
Here
The Man Who Can Pay But Won’t Declares War on Slow Payers
A New York Evening Mail editorial condemns deliberate slow paying as a public enemy obstructing business recovery. It argues prompt payment frees credit, reduces chains of delayed bills, and improves prosperity for workers and manufacturers alike.
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New York Evening Mail
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Advertised for Quick Cold Relief
A Chelse a Wis advertisement cites W. H. Allen praising Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for quick relief from colds and coughs. The claim notes it wards off colds when taken promptly and contains no opiates.
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Foley
W. H. Allen
Chelsea
Wis
L. S, Bradshaw & Co
Colors of buoys and their navigational meanings
Harper's Weekly explains buoy colors shapes and signals. It details day marks night marks red and black channels white and black mid channel markers and the use of mammoth bells and whistling buoys to warn of shoals and obstructions. It notes how districts assign buoy meanings across coasts and lakes.
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Lighthouse Board
United States
Maine
Florida
New England
Harper’s Weekly
Witness Confesses Not Seeing Altercation Start
A Chicago Record-Herald report recounts a lawyer pressing a witness who claims he did not see the start of the fight, saying he was busy watching the action unfold. The exchange highlights unclear details about how the altercation began and where it originated.
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Chicago Record-Herald
A Splendid Accident Averted at the Lyceum Theatre
Bram Stoker recalls two stage mishaps during Irving’s Hamlet. A Chinese ambassador wearing yellow robes wandered near Ophelia’s entrance and nearly entered the spotlight, prompting Stoker to leap and catch him. He considered letting the moment unfold for sensational publicity. In a separate incident the Polonius actor botched a line, prompting Irving to halt and restart with a new Polonius.
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Bram Stoker
Irving
Lyceum
London
Halliday Macartney
Ophelia
Mr. Stoker
Polonius
London Graphic
Chilean Woman on American Card Playing Customs
A Chilean native recounts her culture’s stance on women and cards. She explains that in Chile women rarely play cards, finding it improper and unfashionable, while in New York she and her daughter-in-law faced daytime bridge invitations that felt shocking yet became familiar over time.
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Chile
New York
Broadway
Fast Express
New York Post
Handling a Wife Says Ab in a Negro Dialect
A laborer explains how he handles his wife by talking to her rather than beating her, noting she won’t stand for violence and citing his own experience of being choked until his wind was blown out. The dialogue, drawn from the New York Telegraph, includes a peer remark about a black eye and the suggestion to "talk to huh."
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Huh
Rafe
New York Telegraph
Cracks In the Floor Repair Methods
Cracks between floorboards may be filled using flour paste mixed with torn newspaper or with a glue and sawdust paste. Warm paste works best, then smooth and pack into the cracks with a broad knife for a solid finish.
Cleveland's sharp reply to obtrusive political apology
A joke recounts President Cleveland meeting a boastful politician who apologizes for not calling sooner. Cleveland, unmoved, dispenses a curt remark: he has not been lonesome. The exchange captures his wry, stoic humor in a moment of political intrusion.
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Cleveland
Fairy Story Openers Draw Laughs in Yonkera Statesman
A humorous exchange notes how women begin fairy tales with Once upon a time while men start with a mirthful plea There there dear don t be angry and admit it was like this The dialogue appears in the Yonkera Statesman and reflects playful gendered storytelling habits.
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Mr. Bacon
Mrs. Bacon
Yonkera Statesman
Did Not Have to Make Her See Off Wife
A humorous Princeton Tiger brief notes a man saying he saw his wife off for the West Indies this morning and that she went of her own accord, quipping about Jamaica and independence.
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West Indies
Jamaica
Princeton
How refining petroleum was described in Harper's Weekly
A historical account explains crude petroleum in green form heated in pans and furnaces. Vapors condense into naphtha and burning oil, tar, paraffin, and coke form fractions. After distillation the oil is washed with acids and salt water, bleached, then sold in the market.
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Harper’s Weekly
Tiger Proof Homes in Malay Jungle Settlements
A Strand Magazine excerpt describes Malay houses built on posts five to seven feet high and sometimes perched in trees to avoid tigers. The frail structures use sticks, rattan, palm thatch, and bamboo or bark walls, easily breached by strong cats. A tragic example recalls a family slain while one survivor watched from the roof.
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Malaya
London Strand Magazine
Microbes Not Essential To Life In Sterilized Cage
A Harper's note recounts a six week experiment where a completely sterilized cage housed hens eggs with aseptic handling. The environment included sterilized air water sand feed and a glass run. Result: life does not depend on microbes. vital work proceeds when everything is sterilized.
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Harper's
Punitive relics survive in Roydon Essex trio of devices
In Roydon Essex near the metropolitan edge visitors can still view the stocks a whipping post and the wooden cage used for roysterers in bygone days. The article asks if other such triples of punishment relics exist elsewhere in England.
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England
Roydon
Essex
London Graphic
Canter Before Breakfast Spoilt by Dinner Aftermath
A playful exchange from the Khondon Tatler mocks dietary lore with a horse riding pun. The bon mot contrasts the supposed benefits of a canter before breakfast with the countering after dinner effects, illustrating light humor in early 20th century society.
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Khondon Tatler
Eye for an Aye: A Speaker and Congressman Exchange
The Philadelphia Ledger reports a humorous exchange as a congressman attempts to gain attention with the word eye while the speaker calls for order. The dialogue underscores tensions in parliamentary procedure and the pressures of addressing the chamber.
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Philadelphia Ledger
When Emily Is Urged to Stop Nagging
A London Tit-Bits quip depicts a tense exchange about nerves and threats of self harm. The dialogue features Emily and a counterpart in a sharp exchange about bearing a shot and nerves.
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London
A Life Position Annette-Ethel Set for Twenty Four Hour Job
In a Chicago News item Annette-Ethel signals acceptance of a lifetime role as a spouse to reform a man. Florence reacts with surprise as Annette declares her plan to marry and reshape him through lifelong partnership.
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Annette
Ethel
Florence
Chicago News
Growth Is Better Than Permanence Say Analysts
Analysts argue that sustainable growth outpaces static permanence, emphasizing adaptability, innovation, and resilience as pathways to long term success. They caution against stagnation and highlight gradual progress over rigid stability.
Twine Shortage Hits Perry Iowa Farmers Hard
In Perry Iowa July 28 reporters note a complete binding twine shortage across implement and hardware shops. Farmers await oats harvest while dealers blame swelling southwest demand and earlier yields for the supply gap. Stores have orders and expect delivery to avert crop losses.
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Perry
Iowa
Middle
North Western
A Lesson From the Jew Editorial Reflection
The Galeburg Mail quotes a provocative piece describing Jewish immigrants in America. It argues that Jews prosper through thrift sacrifice and family support, contrasting with natives who waste time and blame society for ongoing struggles.
Thrift Over Revolution The Path to Prosperity
The speaker argues that thrift and living within means are essential for families and institutions. Reform will not come from destroying the upper classes, as classes persist. Progress comes from the lower classes lifting themselves through effort.
Boy Has Narrow Escape in Bicycle Accident
In Manchester Iowa on July 29 Charley Burbridge son of Mr and Mrs Lee Burbridge escaped serious harm after a touring car struck his bicycle. He was thrown against the car fender and clung there saving himself from being run over. The narrative ends with a jab about conceit in others.
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Manchester
Charley Burbridge
Lee Burbridge
Young Burbridge
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