Madison to Eau Claire and Twin Cities Links By Fast Trains
Illinois Central timetable from November 27 1904 lists north bound east and west routes from Galena to Madison Milwaukee and Chicago with multiple daily connections. Key links include St Paul Minneapolis and Eau Claire via Madison, with through trains to Omaha and St Louis and westward connections at Nixon Mendota Normal La Salle. Timetable notes peak departures 7 25 am 1 25 pm and 9 60 pm with late arrivals and through service to the Pacific Northwest.
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B. & Q. Kark
Galena
Chicago
St. Louis
St Louis
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Minneapolia
St Paul
Dubuque
St Paul and Mills
M.J. Burns
Agt
Madison
Eau Claire
Milwaukee
South Madison
St. Paul Limited
Omaha Limited
Omaha Expresa
Sioux City
Ubuqué
Ubuque
Chi
St. Paul-Chicago
Chicago Limited
South ‘ Express
Chisane
St.Louis
D’ly
Veesee Saee Farrives
Decatur
Cairo
Bloomington
The Larger Prayer and the Living Faith
Fragmented reflections on growing religion beyond rules. A call for living faith over restrictive creeds, stressing personal growth, love for God and neighbor, and ongoing spiritual renewal. Includes Biblical quotes, revival imagery, and quotes from Pusey and Sangster.
A Triumph of Christian Faith
A longtime believer lies near death after decades of trial and sorrow. A pastor offered comfort from scripture as the mother’s life waned, and the dying woman’s response was a calm, final confession that “It’s all clear to me.” The piece chronicles twenty years of hardship and enduring faith within a family.
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God
Shep
Christ
The Hopeful Attitude and Its Call to Service
This piece urges maintaining faith in humanity and cultivating a hopeful outlook. It notes ingratitude tests resolve, cites Jesus as a model, and urges readers to begin improving the world from their own station and use available influence to serve.
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Jesus
Be Still Before Prayer Says Rev Meyer
The author describes prayer as addressing the Father with sincere appreciation to awaken divine attention. He compares divine listening to a mother's attention to a child's sigh and warns against selfish petitions and formal platitudes. He urges quiet reflection before praying and to arrange prayers with loving gratitude.
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Jesus
Margaret E. Sangster
F, B, Meyer
Roots in Christ for Winter Rest and Resurrection
Reverend H. T. Cheever likens spiritual life to plants that must form roots in Christ to endure the coming season of death. He warns that neglecting seed time and harvest leaves the soul unable to survive winter, urging retreat to Christ for refuge and resurrection.
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Christ
Rev
H. T. Cheever
Ghastly Tibetan ritual vivid in mystery plays
The Kansas City Journal describes a Tibetan year end ceremony known as the ceremony of the sacrificial body of the dread year. A dough effigy with heart filled with red fluid is staged as cemetery ghouls surround it. Skeleton ghosts attack the corpse as monks and lamas perform rites to ward off evil. A devil with horns appears and is subdued by a Buddha incarnation who dispenses flour and holy water in a sacramental meal.
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Kansas City Journal
Buddha
Juggler Shatters Watch of Inventor Sir Hiram Maxim
Sir Hiram Maxim recounts a Riviera con artist at Mont-Boron Palace hotel who smashed his expensive Swiss watch in a trick but failed to restore it. The Nice correspondent notes Maxim trusted the juggler Prof Ben Aisbey and warns never lend valuable watches to performers.
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Hiram Maxim
Mont-Boron Palace Hotel
Kansas City Journal
Riviera
Ben Aisbey
Switzerland
How Plants See The epidermic cells act as leaf eyes in light sensing
German botanist G Haberlands proposes that epidermic cells are the plant's eyes. When light hits a leaf at right angles the inner cell wall centers are brightest, guiding orientation. Oblique light displaces the bright patch, triggering curvature to restore perpendicular light incidence.
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G. Haberlands
White Lies and Social Etiquette Debate
From the Indianapolis Nevvs, a Browning Society discussion critiques the burden of polite falsehoods. The verse muses on maintaining civility by offering safe phrases, questioning if a world of white lies erodes genuine friendship and social ease.
Daily Supreme Event Inspires Prepared Work Ethic
Quote from O S Marden on Success Magazine urges treating each day as a supreme act. It likens daily effort to a prima donna's careful preparation for an audience, claiming such vitality transforms life and the world’s work.
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O. S. Marden
Success Magazine
Long Journey for Live Sheep Shipment Ends in New England
A flock of 398 sheep shipped from Montana on March 20 arrived in Shelburne Falls April 17, was unloaded and driven to East Charlemont to be sheared before heading to a Colgath sheep farm. They were fed at St Paul Chicago Buffalo and Westfield. The original count was 400, with two dying en route.
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Montana
Shelburne Falls
East Charlemont
Colgath
St. Paul
Chicago
Buffalo
Westfield
Boscawen New Hampshire A Town Known For Its Name And Noted Sons
Special correspondence describes Boscawen New Hampshire a unique town on the Merrimac river seven miles north of Concord. It notes the curious spelling variants of its name the admiral it honors and the town’s notable figures such as Daniel Webster. The piece highlights the village street elm shade two stores a Congregational church tied to Webster and a legacy of education philanthropy and industry including mills and the Pena cook academy funded by the Gates Brown and Rolfe families. It also mentions a historic meeting house and memorial stones for famous residents.
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Bosca
New England
Merrimac River
Concord
Joseph Coffin
Edward de Boscawen
Cape Vincent
Pacific
Merrimac
Conway
Knowlton’s Hill
Kearsarge
Monadnock
Wachusett
Unconoonucks
Sunapee
Ascutney
Cardigan
Moosilauke
Chocorua
Franconia Range
Wood
Daniel Webster
Dartmouth College
Webster
Penacook
Fisherville
Concord Axle Works
Harris Woolen Mills
Gates
Brown and Rolfe
Genochie Dinet
Plains
Boscawen
Webster Place
Ezekiel
Dix
Crace Fletcher
William Pitt Fessenden
Samuel Fessenden
Ruth Green
Bowdoin College
Charles Carleton Coffin
Astronomical Observatory
Harvard
Boston
Farmer
Telegraph
Notable Distant Town Ties to Gen Dix Fessenden and Coffin
A July 1798 birth here marks Gen John A Dix, famed for wartime bravado, with kin including Gen Samuel Fessenden and Charles Carleton Coffin. The article notes Dustin Island’s granite monument for Hannah Dustin and her captor escape.
Singing Girls of Korea
The article describes singing girls in Korea as attractive, educated entertainers who serve guests, sing, play guitar, and recite at social gatherings. They are in high demand at festivals among the wealthy, hired singly or in groups to enliven events often otherwise dull.
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Korea
Why English Suffers Spelling Shifts In Endings
A grammarian notes English borrows from Germanic and Latin sources causing final syllable endings to differ. Germanic words add or while Latin roots add or as in worker factor speaker orator. The piece contrasts maker creator and explains spelling patterns behind es timator better and orator.
Cremation Trends Show Gender Gap in Germany
In the first quarter, 139 women and 307 men were cremated in Germany, indicating fewer women cremations amid a 38 percent rise from the same period last year. The note concludes with a reflective quote about justice and glory.
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Germany
Achievement of Science in Training Idiots
An article discusses early education methods for mentally disabled children. It cites a program where sequential lessons with a bell stimulate sensory and cognitive development, showing progress from initial reflex to visible amusement and imitation, suggesting dormant nerves awaken and a child becomes capable of reasoning.
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Stephen Smith
Leslie's
Big Pay for Somber Bankers Cited by Post
The New York Post notes that some top earners in banking and insurance reach salaries like 35 000 a year. These leaders gain trust by appearing stable, prudent, and scandal free, inspiring security and steady confidence among savers.
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New York Post
London Debates a Name for the Water Omnibus
Mr Scott Montagu weighs christening the water omnibus and favors mobus from Barry Pain but the public keeps using bus. The London Chronicle notes the reluctance to adopt omnibus, with Bar ry Pain’s work cited as unlikely to sway common speech.
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London
Scott Montagu
Barry Pain
London Chronicle
Woman President Proves College Leaders Need Not Graduate
Miss Caroline Hazard completes fifth year as president of Wellesley College and shows a college leader can excel without being a college graduate. She studied with a private tutor a Brown University level course, displaying broad culture and strong understanding of her college’s needs and staff goals.
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Caroline Hazard
Wellesley College
Massachusetts
Brown University
Providence
R. I
Signora Cousino Tops World Rich List in South America
The South American magnate Signora Cousino is described as the richest woman globally. Her income comes from silver and copper mines earning $100,000 monthly, coal mines at $85,000 monthly, and vast stock farms. She also holds substantial land, cattle and horse holdings, and a steamship fleet.
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South America
Signora Cousino
Salute Change for Crown Prince and Princess
The Kaiser orders that the crown prince and princess receive only the ordinary hand salute from troops at Potsdam. Officers and soldiers need not halt or stand at attention for a prince’s passage in the future.
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Potsdam
Money Talks and Rocks In Learning Oratory
The man quotes money talking as motivation while another cynically recalls Demosthenes who allegedly used rocks in his mouth to practice speech. The dialogue contrasts practicality with harsh methods in pursuit of eloquence.
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Demosthenes
Fade and Figures
A quirky note discusses prices and value, mentioning Nixon and fresh poi at 10 cents a pound. It implies a figure around $18 as a rough valuation.
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Homer
Boss
Nixon
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Chicago Tribune
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Singing Girls of Korea
Tabbington
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