QLAINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD NOV 27 1904 TIMETABLE
Time table shows Galena arrivals and departures for west north east and south routes. Mentions St Paul Limited Omaha Limited Pacific connections from Chicago to Galena with multiple daily trains including express passenger and freight services and connections to St Louis Bloomington Mendota La Salle and Nixon. Agent T McDermorr notes 7 33 a m service.
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Qlainois Central Railroad
Traina
Galena
St. Paul Limited
Chicago
Omaha Limited
Pmaho Express
Sioux City
Ubuque
Paw
St. Paul
Chicago Limited
South Express
St.Louis D'Ly
Galena Euen
Decatur
St. Louis
Quaire
Serembae
Bloomington
Nixon
Mendota
Normal
la Salle
Omaha
Montana
Oregon
Washington
Terriory
Coorado
Pacific Coast
T_T. McDeRMorr
Prince of graft seen in public graft tale
The Washington Star notes a figure described as the very prince of graft who preys on the public, fattening himself and leaving behind stinging mementos. He has been caught, yet often vanishes, sneering at those who curse their luck as he flees in secrecy.
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Washington Star
Desperate trek ends in Fu Chang tale of love and gold
In Fu Chang a wanderer named Robert Barlow battles highwaymen and a ruined past. He regains life with help from a missionary, a hopeful healer, and a devoted woman who believes in his future. A brittle map and a yellow parchment symbolize changed fortunes and new love.
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Fan- Chau
Fu-Chang
Fu- Chang
Robert Barlow
Barlow
Boy Misleads Farmer With Fake Ancient Turtle
A Jersey farm tale recounts a boy who carved G. W. 1776 on a turtle shell to impress Henry S. Deacon. The farmer quickly sees the joke, calling the turtle not even half grown, and laughs at the youngster’s prank reported by the Philadelphia Record.
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Jersey
Henry S. Deacon
Delaware
George Washington
Dr. Deacon
Willie
Philadelphia
Still Had Five Coming and Other Humorous Vignettes
A historic slice from Pawtucket recounts a creditor joying when a debtor finally pays a five dollar loan. It also offers quirky tidbits on domestic rooms, a grim nursery verse, a joke about a missing baby, poems, and a wry exchange about married life, all framed by old newspaper humor.
Walking in the water English inventor of life saving apparatus
English inventor Mr McEvoy demonstrates a life saving suit that lets a non swimmer walk through water. The coat acts as an air belt keeping the upper body above water while brass winged gaiters on the legs aid movement. Demonstrations occurred off the Victoria Embankment in the Thames.
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McEvoy
Thames
Victoria Embankment
Mr. McEvoy
London Telegraph
Left Hens On Nests In Fire Company Tale
Old time New Hampshire anecdote tells how a doctor found a hen on a wagon seat and, not disturbing her, joined a call with Kiddy. Amesbury’s hand tub fire engine stood idle in a blacksmith shop until lightning sparked a small blaze and hens were left to incubate while buckets were used. A Paris youth Armand Gally killed a sweetheart and attempted suicide. defense cites a poem by Viscount de Borrelli, leading to acquittal.
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New Hampshire
Kiddy
Boston Herald
Amesbury
Paris
Armand Gally
Viscount de Borrelli
Trip Hammer Rock Near Corinne Utah Graces Summit
A curious rock formation atop a Wahsateh mountain near Corinne Utah stands for ages though wind could topple it any moment. The image required a half day climb to reach the summit and may be the only photo ever taken of the rock.
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Wahsateh Range
Corinne
Utah
Peculiar Life Insurance in French Towns
A curious form of life insurance called La Pourmi appears in French manufacturing towns. The plan pays 200 pounds to heirs if a man dies before 38, with the amount diminishing as age increases. A 4 shilling monthly payment funds the policy, intended to aid children if a man dies young but allows greater self-sufficiency with age.
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London
Pranks Played by Neptune and a Hidden Ocean Fire
A Pall Mall Magazine account recalls sudden island appearances like Sabrina near the Azores and Sicily including a Manila voyage where a sunken wreck theory proved correct. The narrative describes a silent night, slews of blue mud, sulfur fumes, heat, and a near death struggle before surfacing near Honolulu with crew desertion.
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Sicily
Sabrina
Azores
Gulf of Mexico
Manila
Sandwich Islands
Pacific
Honolulu
Pall Mall Magazine
Don Tarquino A medieval tale of a nobleman in Cesare Borgia era Italy
A London published fiction by F. Rolfe titled Don Tarquino depicts life in Italy about 1495. The hero lists rings with mythic images and refines diet while dining on beef barley broth venison and exotic dishes. The narrator proposes vivid history through living detail.
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F. Rolfe
Don Tarquino
England
Italy
Cesare Corgia
Kytheria
Ares
Ippolito
Don Tarquinio
War Poem Echoes Civil War Era Valor
A Chicago Post Office poem by James E. Kinsella voices soldiers’ resolve to fight Spaniards in distant lands. It contrasts home comfort with war’s lure and duty, ending with a rallying call from the Registry Division.
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Goose Island
James E. Kinsella
Chicago Post Office
King Lewanika and the first ship voyage tale
A report recalls King Lewanika of Barotseland touring England with Col. Harding. The king pondered navigating by night and the purpose of life belts. He mistook a phonograph for his master’s head and pondered iron speaking as witchcraft, while Harding notes merit accompanies royal status in Barotse.
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King Lewanika
Barotseland
South Africa
England
Col. Harding
Zambesi
Barotesland
Lewanika
Barotse
Colonel Beecher Swine Prank Ends With Barron in Mud
The Crawford house in the White Mountains hosts Col Asa Barron and Henry Ward Beecher. A hog pen visit ends when a boar topples Barron into a mud entrance, igniting his rage. Beecher quips that the devils remain in the swine.
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Col
Asa Barron
Crawford House
White Mountains
Henry Ward Beecher
Beecher
Col. Barron
Mr. Beecher
Col. Asa
Jim
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Galena Tribune
20Th Century Printing Co
Fh Edwards M. E. Daniels
Carier
Thlaomes Ns
G. W. Everet
M.D.C
Logan House
Locan
Blum’s
Galena Studio
Henning Studio
Galena, Thurners
Ojeu pOail
St Louis
Minneapolis
Bignespolis
St Paul
Atlas
Dubuque
Pera
It. Louis
Nnespo
Rank Reva and Mills
Kromne
Rial
States
Arena
M. J. Burns
Canada
Chicago St. Paul
Madison Division
Madison
Foat
Eau Claire
Galeno
Milwaukee
Sout Madison
S.se
Aion
Tnt
Tiel
Flevenens
Eno
Yale
Heidelberg
Ally Story Pub
Cod
Fue Chang
Paradise
Father Raymont
Sheng-ti
Wilton
N. H
George W. Hatch
Hateh
Benjamin Eastwood
Pawtucket
R. I
Church of the Good Shepherd
Tom Fararady
Tim Marks
Tim
Tom
Jane
John
Rachel
Willam J. Lampton
Gray
Smith
Neptune
Jack Kelly
County Pike
Old Halsted
Clancy
Spain
Shadow Land
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