Expressing the Baby in a Traveling Crib Rescue
In a tale of a carpenter Dan Dolittle and his wife, a baby is sent home in a chest marked This Side Up With Care. After a bridge disaster, the chest and child vanish until a German couple find the box afloat and revive the infant, reuniting the family.
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Dan
Daniel Dolittle
Birkville
Dan Dolittle
Eagemnan
Dan Hevan
Murs
Dolittle
Stgn
Glass
Gertrude Gowan
The Unconquered One by Seneca
Demetrius Poliocrates conquers Megara yet proclaims inner wealth remains intact. Stilbo notes he carries all his property as enemy flames engulf the city. Seneca presents the idea that a mind well established cannot be conquered despite disaster and loss.
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Demetrius
Poliorcetes
Megara
Stilbo
Seneca
Endurance Among Nomads Through Hardship and War
Seneca notes that northern tribes beyond the Alps endure harsh winter and poverty, shaping fortitude. He argues great strength comes from hardship, comparing wind shaken trees to resilient souls who endure alarms and difficult climates to grow steadier.
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Seneca
Alps
Roman Empire
Danube
Tablet on Main Street House Reveals Quiet Honor
An Ohio author now in Chicago recalls a boyhood friend announcing a tablet placed on his birthplace on Main Street. The memory transforms a simple gesture into a poignant moment as he recalls the lilacs and that house, and hears the tablet inscription read as Main Street.
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Ohio
Chicago
Nesbit
Main Street
Bill
Mirth In the Mine Night Lunch Becomes Cornish Feast
A party of ladies and gentlemen explored a celebrated mine and sent lunch to the 1400 foot level. Four baskets with squid and substantial fare were lowered, but the 1200 foot miners mistook it for a national holiday and ate the contents, leaving the hampers empty while twenty miners danced a Cornish breakdown with chicken salad champagne and other treats.
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London Express
DeWitts Kidney and Bladder Pills Promote Urinary Health
Advertisement notes DeWitts Kidney and Bladder Pills as unrivaled for backache and weak kidneys. Promoted by Wim. FP. Jung kung, a druggist located at 85 Stephenson St.
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DeWitts
Wim
Jungkung
Stephenson St
Detecting Forgery Through Handwriting Analysis
A handwriting expert explains how forgery is detected in criminal trials. Key ideas include pen scope, where a signer covers distinct paper stretches. tracing through glass and light reveals copied signatures. magnification shows tracing hesitation and uneven strokes that betray imitation.
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Harold N. Sandberg
Chicago Tribune
Indians Mistake Woman for Episcopal Cross Guide
A tale recalls Bishop Tate of the South Dakota diocese who gave visiting Indians silver crosses. In New York several delegates wore his crosses, mistaken for a guide, and followed a New York woman until explanation showed they trusted her to lead them to the convention venue.
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New York
Tate
South Dakota
Ispisecopal Church
Rosebud Indian Agency
Episcopal Church
New York City
Notched Mountain Legend of the Devil’s Bit in Tipperary
The article recounts two Irish legends about the Devil’s Bit in Cashel and Templemore. One tale claims Nickie Ben bit off a piece of the mountain and spat it at Cashel, explaining the notch. A London Notes and Queries version describes a saint forcing the devil to carve a road across a bog, leaving a dent that can be seen for miles.
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Ireland
Tipperary
Nickie Ben
Cashel
London
Barnane
Templemore
Daily Journal Delivery Service Offered Citywide
A notice indicates the Daily Journal is available for home delivery across the city for a weekly subscription. It emphasizes convenient access and broad coverage to ensure readers receive the paper wherever they live.
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the Daily Journal
The College Hero
Tom Trotter, poorest yet most popular student, carries his college through gridiron victories and dodges exam failure. He cheats when needed, battles injuries during finals week, and earns a campus celebration before facing a tough display of ethics in a dramatic examination room scene. Douglas Smyth,
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Tom
University of Y
Linden
Tre
Ieloth
Jfolus
Betas
Ton
Niagara
Douglas Smytib
Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup Promoted for Colds
A prompt pleasant remedy for coughs and colds Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup is advertised as popular with children. It is sold by Wm. F. Jungkunz, druggist at 55 Stephenson street.
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Kennedy
Wm. F. Jungkunz
Stephenson Street
Dice Cast Overboard Aboard Vigilancia Aims To Atonement
Story recounts the Twenty third Kansas regiment on the Vigilancia during a Cuba voyage. A violent storm prompts a revival led by Rev. John L. Waller and a pledge to throw 500 pairs of dice into the sea. The voyage ends with no dice aboard and a makeshift replacement billiard ball dice sold later.
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Burdyrell
United States
Twenty-third
Kansas Regiment
Kansas
Topeka
New York City
Cuba
Lesen
John L. Waller
Prenacher
Aero
Tie
Notable Presidential Nicknames Through Uprooted Misprints
A garbled list preserves various nicknames once applied to U S presidents. The text strings together misrendered epithets such as Father of His Country and Old Hickory, some clearly altered by OCR, with stray references revealing a chaotic compilation of titles and attributions.
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Washington
Americus Fabius
Atlas of America
Georgios
Sol Mery
Flower of the Forest
Deliverer of
America
Tis
Adams
Carlossus
Jeferson
Sage
Monticello
Long Toms
Madison
Pather of the Constitution
Monroe
Jackson
Od Tekory
Big Knife
Sharp
Flora
van Buren
Martellan
King Martin
Harrison
Mppeeanoe
Tyler
Uickory
Polk
Ufiekory
Tavelor
Buena Vista
Zach
Fillmore
Louis Philippe
Perce
Purse
Buchanan
Bach- Clor
Buck
Nopaws Discuss Baby Looks Like Father and Deep Thoughts
The speaker asserts the baby resembles him in hair and eyes and notes the child cries for the bottle like him. A later aside ponders human imperfection and the idea that even great minds have limits in certain areas, revealing a view on shared human flaws.
Well in Connection With Low Round Trip Rates
An item noting reduced round trip rates on gale waars with long limits and favorable stopovers.
Brick and Frame House Movad and Raised Residence
Residence at 433 Douglas Ave and office at 162 Stephenson St listed with telephone numbers for residence 487 and office 479.
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Douglas Ave
Stephenson St
New
Time Tables Arrive for Omaha and Dubuque Routes
Railway timetable snippet lists westbound and southbound departures and arrivals with multiple train numbers including No 402d St Paul, No 83 Dubuque, No 4d Fort Dodge, and No 86 Omaha Ex. It notes daily and Sunday services, sleeper and coach accommodations, and freight and passenger distinctions.
Train Schedules East and West Bound Routes and Cars
East bound trains depart Freeport at 7:15 am 10:35 am 8:20 am 12:45 pm 2:00 pm 5:06 pm 5:15 pm 8:45 pm with various car services. Westbound trains from Chicago schedule 7:05 am 1: NeWer 1:50 am 11:05 am 2:45 pm 4:15 pm 7:45 pm 6:25 pm 9:40 pm. Daily except Sunday. Sunday service listed separately. Connections noted at Rockford Beloit Janesville Milwaukee Sycamore DeKalb and Madison. JOHN F. DALY, Agent.
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East Bound
Lv. Freep’t
Ccage
Nweseed
Rockford
Bee Loit
Janesville
Milwaukee
Madlsar
Belvid
O. and St. P. R R Train Arrivals and Departures
Schedule of No 10 and No 86 passenger trains from Rock Island with arrival times to Milwaukee and connections to Janesville Madison Kansas City Omaha Cedar Rapids and Polk County. Freight service notes indicate some trains carry passengers. J B Swhatt agent.
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Dam
Rock Island
Fraight
Racine
Asengers
Arroll
Chicago
Milwauke
Milwaukee
Janesville
Madison
Kansan City
Train Schedules For Chicago Great Western Routes
The Chicago Great Western timetable lists trains from Chicago to Dubuque St Paul Minneapolis Waterloo Marshalltown Des Moines Omaha and Kansas City with express and local services. It notes daily departures except Sunday and through baggage handling with no extra charge. R Hulett agent and J P Elmer G P A St Paul.
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St. Paul
Minneapolis
Waterloo
Marshalltown
Des Moines
Omaha
Kansas City
Maly Cecades
Des Moinag
St. Joseph
Fort Dodge
Galte
Dubuque
Chicago
Brewster Pye
Baggem
Por Eon Wi
R. Hulett
Agene
J. P. Elmer
G. P. A. St. Pauli Ming
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H.H Antrim
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