Record of a Historic Blizzard Across the Nation
The article reports a brutal winter blizzard sweeping the nation with rail blockades and abandoned trains from Kansas to Wisconsin. It notes heavy snowdrifts, freezing deaths in Oklahoma and Nebraska, and widespread disruption including Chicago streetcars halted, stock losses, and numerous city and rural hardships.
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Oklahoma
Clinoix
Missouri River
Kansas
Town
Nebraska
Minnesota
Northwest
Ward
Middle States
Ohio Valley
Associated Press
Mlnvin
Cuinace
Chicago
Illinois Central
J.d Street
Raventy Nen
Wat Kegan
Boreas
Carlyle
Morrel
Rock Ford
ELOIN
Marengo
Quinty
Beevipkinn
Aru
Wabush
Clayton
Keokuk
Wats
Auroga
Prokia
Ves Meines
Fonda
Cns
Carthage
Buckeye
Massilion
Columbus
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Jieleek
Maumee Bay
Guthrie
Red Rock
James Blount
Mex
Fannie Spencer
Cross
James Mulligan
Perry
Harveys Newcomb
Bonica
Jennie Cramer
Lizzie
Sallie
Col
Henry Melton
Jennie Johnston
Alva
Scranton
Omaha
South Dakota
Kentucky
Danville
Moreen County
Scots captain defends history against misquotation on 1647
Fort Wayne's Capt. James B White rebukes a Daily News misquote claiming the Scots sold Charles I to Puritans. He argues Scots opposed the king, helped Parliament, and faced English writers blaming them for Ireland’s conflicts, then notes an odd query about the Queen of the Sandwich Islands and a dubious medicinal claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James B White
Fort Wayne
Newa
Charles the 1St
Scotland
England
Charlies
London
Detective's Mistake Triggers Clock Theft Mixup
A local detective misreads a report and misprints cloak as clock. The force, amused, visits a second hand store to retrieve a big wall clock, then returns it after discovering the error. The clock is logged back to Stark's Toledo Commercial with apologies from the bearer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somvone
St. Clair Street
Stark
Toledo
Walnuts and Bordeaux as Major Export Ports
Walnuts from Chili supply Europe as one of the world’s leading export ports. The English walnut, native to Asia, is now widespread in Italy from the Alps to Sicily. Italy faces a decline in cultivated walnut trees as timber demand rises for cabinet makers.
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Bordeaux
Argest
Chili
Europe
Orient
Central
Asia
Italy
Alps
Sicily
Remarkable 100 Bushel Wheat Yield Reported in Minnesota
Frank Close of Minnesota reports Marvel Spring Wheat on two acres yielding 100 bushels. The new variety is praised as the greatest cropping spring wheat, with farmers hopeful for 75 to 100 bushels per acre next season at 30 cents a bushel. Salzer Seed Co offers a free catalogue and seed package upon request.
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Grand RaPiDs
Kalamazoo
Ironwood
Saginaw
Saginaw Valley
Lansing
Derrort
Michigan
Detroit
Wiaconsin
Green Bay
Milwacker
Racine
John Janschauck
Indiana
Valparaiso
LA Porte
Michigan City
Columbia City
Richmond
Portland
Crown Point
Elwwoon
Wayne
Indianapolis
Min Wat
Lowa Peetle
Montano
Daddy Thailway
Dubaque
Chicago
St. Lottia
Fearfil Blizzand
Nordhiaind
Des Moines
Sds
Frank Close
Minnesota
Salzer
Timber preservation methods for sleepers extend life
The article notes creosote and zinc chloride as timber preservatives. The zinc chloride process, called burnettising, is claimed to extend a hemlock railway sleeper life from about three years to sixteen years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hemlock
Abraham Lincoln Stories Offered Free by Lincoln Tea Co
An illustrated collection of Lincoln tales and anecdotes, mostly unpublished, will be sent free to anyone sending their address to the Lincoln Tea Co. of Fort Wayne Indiana. The piece includes a dialog exchange about preferred charges versus cash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham J.incoln
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln Tea Co
Fort Wayne
Ind
Schiffmanns Asthins Cure Ad Offers Free Trial
The ad promotes Schiffmanns Asthins Cure by Dr K Schiffmann of St Paul Minnesota claiming immediate results with a free trial package after consulting a druggist. The piece also mentions various other oddities and humorous items in a cluttered aged column.
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Trey “Schiffmann
Ite
Bandito
K.schiffmann
St. Paul
Minn
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San Antonio
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Pataradh
Catto
Jersey
New York
Charles
Sandwich Islands
Lumbago
Esther
Jupge
Colchester
Woooen
Wage
Shitoh
Tritt Tuper
Montgomery
Orange Co
PieRce
Pieree
The
Chicago, St Louis RR
Buffalo
Palace Buffet
Buifne
Sara Luca
A.W. Johnston
B. F. Horner
Duperintendat
Wil Wrike C
Wong
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