Train schedules and car service details from Illinois station
A historical note lists train times and services for multiple Chicago area routes. It details buffet parlor car service on some trains, cafe parlor service, and various coach options. It also notes connections at Rockford Belvidere Beloit Janesville Harvard Wadleon and famed routes to Beloit and Milwaukee. John F. Daly, Agent.
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Bunda
Rockford
Beloit
Janesville
Milwaukee
Madison
Belvidere
Sycamore
DeKalb
Rock @erd
Harvard
Wadleon
Spring Valley
Pacific Coast
John F. Daly
Gare
Freeport
Leavus Eport
Roskford
Hockioa
85 & M
Ahd
Red Connection
Hockford
Aeloit
Passenger Schedule Snippet for Rail Routes and Connections
Train bulletin lists arrivals and departures with times and destinations for Teland Racine Freeport Rock Island Milwaukee Janesville Madison Kansas City Cedar Rapids and North Dakota routes. Mentions J B BWEAT as agent and notes passenger and freight connections.
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Teland
Carriea
Racine
Euenae
Freeport
Rock Island
Milwaukee
Janesville
Madison
Kansas City
Cedar Rapids
Morth
Bonth Dakota
J. B. Bweat
Sweetheart of Old Naomi Finds Love After Years
Naomi Romer, now thirty, supported herself and her step sister Lilliard after their father died. Martin Colquhoun returns to Washington, rekindling past romance. He proposes, Naomi reveals she still loves him and welcomes marriage, with Lilliard as part of the happy arrangement.
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Naom
Lilliard
Naomi
Liliard
Gay
Ernest Romer
Alice Sparrow
Martin Colquhoun
Washington
Atale
Lillard
Marie
Sam
Martin
Une
Naommi
Cone
Tilliard
Lilllard
Trespasser quotes and office of outdoors
A terse exchange centers on trespass and personal space with a speaker declaring that outdoors is their office while being asked about an office and referencing John D. Rockefeller. The dialogue contrasts imagined workplace with open air.
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Tam
John D. Rockefeller
Daily Journal Delivery Rates Across City
The Daily Journal is delivered to any part of the city for 10s a week.
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the Daily Journal
Richard Croker and the Orby Derby Story Learnings
A tale from the New York Telegraph recounts Richard Croker proudly parading his horse Orby after the Derby while a poised English guest remains silent. Croker seeks critique and speed questions, but the guest asks only how fast the horse can trot. A later Detroit Tribune yarn features a hunter’s boast about a dog hatching chicks and selling a henhouse setter for fifty dollars.
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Richard Croker
Orby
Insulting Quote Sparks Debate on Madness and Jury
A Washington Star excerpt cites an ethnologist claiming insanity is respected in primitive cultures and comments from a fictional unwritten lawyer about aliens and juries. The line satirically contrasts views of sanity and legal persuasion across societies.
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Washington Star
Snide Exchange Over Gowns Cited by Kansas City Times
A Kansas City Times item records a pithy exchange about a gown, with Miss Deery involved. The remark expresses playful insult, “I wished I was a snail so I could crawl into my shell,” in response to an intrusion.
The Spot on the Veil Evokes Veiled Invitation
The Chicago News notes Eva-Mortella wearing a dotted veil with a dot over her mouth, joking that it forms a veiled invitation for a kiss. The remark treats her eccentric style as playful theater in a city gossip context.
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Eva—Mortella
Jack
Chicago News
Police Statue Turns Arrests Into Duty
A Baltimore American quip notes a tall policeman who “stands and poses” yet is “doing police duty right along” as he continually arrests those who attend to the crowd. The exchange highlights public fascination with law enforcement in everyday moments.
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Baltimore American
Responsive Trades Feather Beds and Steel Traps Trade Joke
A Boston Globe quip notes family labor roles with a humorous contrast. The elder son is described as having a soft job making feather beds, while the younger son is said to have a snap making steel traps, highlighting contrasting yet practical family trades.
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Boston Globe
Uneasy Count Fears Borrowing for Car Fare
In a Trouston Post excerpt, a count appears anxious not about proposing to Jane but about possibly needing a nickel for car fare. The banter highlights social pressure and financial worry in a tense moment.
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Jane
Mia
Trouston Post
Wife knows more about piano than kitchen range
A Kansas City Times quotation highlights marriage humor as a wife is said to know more about a piano than a kitchen range, provoking a quick exchange that underscores domestic dynamics. The witticism pivots on perception and misdirection, ending with a light compliment.
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Kansas City Times
It Was Pitcher McSorley at the Benefit Dance
A fragment recalls Pitcher McSorley hosting a benefit dance where the crowd grew rowdy and McSorley then lost control of the ball, as noted by the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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McSorley
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Daring Money Scheme Cited by Cleveland Leader Quote
A Cleveland Leader quote notes a map to money exists but is controlled by a boss who won’t let the speaker act. The remark frames an obvious tension between knowledge of wealth and restricted opportunity within a work context.
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Cleveland
Contrasting Charms of Miss Prettyface Mentioned by Puck
A clipped quip notes that girls can be contrary citing Miss Prettyface as an example who "knows how to give a positive negative." The remark reflects humorous social banter typical of the era.
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Miss Prettyface
Puck
Knicker What is the secret of success Becker
The New York Sun quotes Becker asking what secret of success is and remarks on a line about a wife she might have married if not for you, reflecting a witty salon sentiment.
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Becker
New York Sun
Icehouse Remodel for Farm Ice Storage Shows Modern Plan
A farm ice storeroom article describes a remodeled icehouse measuring 12 by 14 feet on a two foot stone foundation with two inch furring for air space and a large draft over the ice. It details construction, airflow, and handling steps, noting a forty ton capacity from a pond two miles away and that three men can operate the setup.
Prevention of Hog Cholera Vaccine From Missouri Station
Pr J W Connoway of the Missouri experiment station at Columbia reports a serum vaccine to prevent hog cholera. Injected before infection, hogs gain immunity and show protection after exposure. The serum has been tested on 1509 hogs statewide with few cases of cholera after proper vaccination, and it will be dispensed free to farmers by the University of Missouri agricultural department.
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Pr. J. W. Connoway
Missouri Experiment Station
Columbia
Agricultural Department
University of Missouri
Proper copper sulfate mix for plant diseases in vegetable garden
The Bordeaux mixture is recommended for alllunous troubles mildew rust and many diseases in beans potatoes tomatoes melons cucumbers asparagus celery and more. A half strength mix of two pounds copper sulfate two pounds quich ime and fifty gallons water is advised for general use except with potatoes.
Hob-Would you like to see women voters at the polls
Northwestern mock admonition about women voters appears amid a Sewanee Tiger caption humorous in tone. The text references polls and polar regions as a joke. Names or organizations are not clearly identified in readable fragments.
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Hob
Nol
North
South
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