Daily Train Parlor Car Services and Connections
Daily rail schedule outlines buffet and parlor car services on eastbound trains Nos 200 2023 2904 311 901 908 M6 907 and Sunday Nos 39 211 with connections at Rockford Belvidere and Belvidere for Beloit Janesville Milwaukee Madison Harvard Sycamore DeKalb and other points east west north and south.
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Beloit
Janesville
Milwaukee
Madison
Belvidere
Sycamore
DeKalb
Harvard
Belviere
Spring Valley
Pacific Coast
John F. Daly
Pilgrim's Progress a Confederate Prison Break Tale
Noel Wesley Bates recounts a Civil War era story from Savannah about a copy of Pilgrim's Progress used to hide saws and files for Yankee prisoners to escape. Tom Clark, Union supporter in town, helped conceal the tools via the book, and a later romance on Clark's plantation revealed the scheme.
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American Press Association
Savannah
Tom Clark
Baxter
Henadley
Vilgrim
Pilgrim's Progress
Here
Augusta
Darky
Tim
Charleston
Ganotain
Dan Mobray
Loco
Tie
Captain Dan
Dan
Bunyan
Clark
Helen
Ielen Clark
Rank Union
Noel Wesley Bates
Daily Journal Delivery Offer Highlight
The Daily Journal announces citywide home delivery available for ten cents per week. The note emphasizes convenient access and affordable pricing for all residents, encouraging subscribers to start or extend service.
Pangwangling and honing. A note on warm language
A writer reflects on pangwangling as a cheerful response to minor troubles and honing as a warm intimate form of love. The terms are described as non slang, not low colloquialisms, and as valuable color in language.
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Pangwangle
Pangwangie
Pangwangling
Honey
Outside Vegetarian Sermon Sparks Doubt in Philly Church
An uptown Philadelphia vegetarian speaker in gray attire argues that true vegetarianism excludes any product from slaughtered animals. He cites cloves, boots, and buttons made from nonanimal sources, insisting one can be vegetarian both inside and out. The New York Press quote frames him as a quaint faddist asserting harmony with animal life.
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Philadelphia
Uttle Vegetarian Church
Tam
New York Press
Slipper Allum Tea Con The Wayward Aid Stand
A New York Post item describes a sidewalk soap box vendor, an old colored woman selling “slipper allum tea” with bark and tobacco twists. She claims the brew makes lonely, aging women fat and cheerful, so suitors flock to them when they drink it.
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Chile
Giiral
New York Post
Gunpowder tale chills crowd in London Serapa
A baldheaded man warns listeners not to scare, then narrates a grisly scene of an Irish felon who sits on a keg of black sand believed to be harmless. A pipe sparks the ashes, an explosion follows, and workmen nearby are stunned by the deadly accident.
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Chancery
Augusta Koppien
Henry Rong Sopha Koppien
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Eam Oswalt
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Effie Koppien
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Anid Court
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Vista
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Abbe Pradt Pride Cited at Wellington Paris Dinner
A misquoted anecdote recalls Abbe Pradt's vanity during Napoleon era. At a Wellington hosted Paris dinner, Pradt spoke at length on politics and credited Europe’s salvation to one man. The Duke responded with a quick quip, claiming the credit for himself.
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Pradt
Na-peleon
Duke of Wellington
Paris
Europe
Silent Widow Oaths In Western Australia Traditions
Some districts in Western Australia have women who swear to remain silent after their husbands die. In certain cases they stay mute for two years after the funeral, and the oath is often observed by the deceased’s mother and mother in law as well, according to Paris Revue Medicale.
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Western Australia
Paris Revue Medicale
Poets Born Not Made Says Rural Philosopher
A Louisville Courter-Journal quip reports a rural philosopher declaring poets are born not made and that their fathers must guide them as if they will achieve something. The remark reflects local humor on talent and upbringing.
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Louisville Courter-Journal
Knocker defined as man who finds fault with others
In Detroit Free Press style the quote explains a knocker as a man who criticizes someone doing something better than he could. It frames the knocker as petty and self-comparing, reflecting local tongue in the brief excerpt.
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Detroit
Free Press
When men are friends there lo po ged of Justice
Aristotle notes that friendship among men carries a diminished sense of justice, suggesting social bonds can temper strict equity in favor of harmony and mutual support. The quote reflects ethics and interpersonal duty within communal life.
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Aristotle
Robbins and Newlywed Dialog Sparks Widowed Suitors
A brief, clipped item notes Robbins doubting any plan to marry the widow and Newlywed denying such an idea, with the quirky aside that she had ideas of her own, as reported by Saturday Sunset.
The Man Who Weakened
A 1908 tale follows Michael Tiernan driven by hunger and pride into burglary during a panic. He collapses under the sight of a child, confesses, and is spared punishment as his family regains stability. Dolan and Murphy face longer sentences while Tiernan seeks redemption for his crime through love for his son.
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Quote on women and time from Chicago Record-Herald
Witty remark contrasts a woman's fate with her heir suggesting she might still manage punctuality. The quip reflects era norms on gender and inheritance attributed to a Chicago Record-Herald publication.
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Chicago Record-Herald
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