Train schedule fragment Northbound and Express arrivals
A fragmented timetable notes No 1 and No 46 trains with arrival and departure times. Con'sville Local arrives 6 40 p m and Limited Express arrivals and mail connections listed with arrival times 12 37 p m. Eastbound Main Line times referenced for leaving times and express numbers.
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St. Louis
Chicago
Louven
Pittsburg Limited
Combeville
Chicago Limited
A Bargain in Kisses Auction at Church Fair
The minister's daughter, in charge of a church fair fundraiser, calls for a kiss auction to boost profits. Eight young women, among them the most attractive, volunteer to be bid on in a bold plan to raise money for charity. The scene unfolds amid judgment from critics and anticipation of proceeds.
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Young Women’s Guild
Mike Lady
Mike
Kiss Auction Sparks Church Scandal in Town
A church fair auction for a kiss drew a panicked rush of locals from clubs and gambling rooms. The minister’s daughter conducted the bidding, with a $40 bid from a local youth. The twist revealed a proxy bidder, and the heroine honored her debt by kissing the stoic cook, raising funds for poor children.
Miniature Street Car Toy From White Cardboard
A simple children's toy car pattern is described with step by step folding and assembling of a one piece body cardboard model. The guide covers cutting the front end windows seats and roof, adding isinglass for windows, binding parts together, creating axles and wheels, and finishing the miniature street car.
The Financial Value of Good Highways for Farmers
A writer argues property owners must back road improvements to boost local asset value. Good roads connect farms to markets, raise crop prices, and deter storage gluts. Suburban growth relies on durable trolleys and highways, with highway quality lifting country property values 10 to 20 percent or more.
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Iood Roads Magazine
Realiz
Young Grants Colt Story of a Boy’s Bold Buy
Ulysses S. Grant, as a Georgetown boy, eagerly pursued a horse and offered $20 for a colt owned by Mr. Ralston. When refused, he raised the bid to $25 and purchased the animal, enduring teasing from schoolboys. He kept the horse for years, then sold it for $20 after it became blind and later worked a ferry wheel on the Ohio River.
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Ulysses S. Grant
Georgetown
Ralston
Ulysses
Mr. Ralston
Grant
Ohio
Kentucky
Ohio River
Eskimo Trick Pitchmen Hit Coin Jackpot
Short, chunky Eskimo figures charm crowds by a skill game that lifts donated coins from the dirt. They lash a twenty four foot bull goad style whip along the ground, snapping at the edge of a coin and sending it into the air to the winner.
DIY pipe doll baby and string doll craft idea
The article describes simple handmade dolls as holiday gifts. It details a pipe doll baby with a painted face, cap, Mother Hubbard dress, and a button holder label, plus a string doll made from an ordinary doll with a string ball replacing the lower body, a crape paper dress, and a paper cap with ribbons for hanging.
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Mother Hubbard
Miss Piper
Poppy head pincushions for a bright dressing table ornament
Novel gift idea uses large artificial poppy heads gilded in gold paint. Ribbon is tied around the stem with four pin ends placed inside the head, two white and two black pins. Three heads decorated in red white and blue form a cluster tied by stems, finished with bows or silk pompons for a charming in store ornament.
A Road Built to Endure Says New York Tribune
A hard surface that prevents water runoff and careful maintenance after construction ensure long lasting roads. Permanent, well designed culverts and bridges stop washouts, while timely repairs keep routes usable. Burned gumbo serves as a serviceable material though not as durable as crushed stone. Everyone, from merchant to farmer, benefits from good roads.
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New York Tribune
Perpetual Light Lanterns a Coast Marsh Beacon
A New Orleans Times Democrat report describes a lone lamp between Lake Borgne and Mississippi, south of Chinchuba near Bay St. Louis. It burns day and night, unseen by most, and is visited quarterly to refill oil and trim, maintaining a constant glow in a bleak marshland setting.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
Lake Borgne
Mississippi
Bay St. Louis
Chinchuba
Ragged Laundry Habits Across Cultures Report
The Chicago News describes Japanese washing practices with garments torn for washing and sun-dried wrinkles, outdoor washing by women, and low washboards. It claims Koreans toil hard, washing many dresses in cold water or streams, pounding clothes until they shine like new shirts.
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Chicago News
Parisian in duel tradition signs wedding registry plea
A young Parisian famed for his grace and swift readiness as a second agreed to accompany a friend to the mayor’s office to witness a marriage. Upon arrival he froze and, as the mayor prepared to finalize, quipped about arranging the affair to prevent a sad outcome.
Say, Jinks and the watch in a nickel plated case
A brief quip from the Baltimore American notes a joke about a gold watch replaced by a plain nickel plated one and reflects a proverb on changing circumstances. The second line cites a postal rule about petitions to the sovereign or Parliament being postage exempt if under two pounds in weight.
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Jinks
Baltimore American
Maud Muller Parody: The Lawn Hose Act and Suitor’s Dream
A Baltimore American parody reimagines Maud Muller as she waters the lawn. The judge, admiring her, is enticed by her wit and charm. She ends the scene by turning the hose on him, sparking a playful, domestic romance and a sly verdict on men.
Joke parallels age and achievement at school
Professor I. W. Prentis, principal of the Hlodgden school, teases himself during an examination visit. He asks a bright student a simple algebra sum and cannot answer. The boy retorts that at Prentis’s age Washington was a surveyor while Prentis was president, ending the exchange.
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Hlodgden School
United States
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Bridegroom’s Father Gifts Rowdy Coal and Steak
Society News notes a striking wedding scene as the bride’s father presents an enormous coal load dumped into the parlor and a porterhouse steak placed in honor among gifts. The groom’s father is seen tearing the certified check he had given the couple into pieces in a dramatic moment.
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Society
Baltimore American
Grandpa and Bobbie quarrel over a new baby
Bobbie complains the newborn has no hair or teeth and sounds like Grandpa. Grandpa asks what’s the matter. Bobbie retorts that if she were mother she would send it back, saying they’ve sent an old baby.
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Bobbie
Characters recall childhood joys in witty quotes
A collage of playful exchanges from newspapers with coy reflections on youth and social rituals. A sentimental line from Washington Star contrasts with Miss Cayenne and others who mock propriety, exposing light humor in daily scenes and fashion.
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Miss Cayenne
Washington Star
Her Mistake Turns Into Coed Segregation HQ
A Chicago Record-Herald item portrays a mistaken belief about a flat build uke leading a janitor to declare the place the new co-ed segregation headquarters. The anecdote highlights social tensions in a humorous misread setting.
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Chicago Record-Herald
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