Close connections at Madison with four trains schedule
A dated timetable lists multiple trains linking Madison Eau Claire Saint Paul Minneapolis and Galena. It shows passenger departures from Galena at 7:25 a.m. and 1:25 p.m., arrivals in Madison at 12:15 a.m. and 6:50 p.m., and Milwaukee arrivals around 9:05 p.m. The schedule covers north and west southbound routes with several Madison to Galena and Milwaukee legs.
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Collapsible Megaphone Aims To Ease Heavy Horn Use
A Cleveland inventor proposes a collapsible megaphone made from flexible material with parallel edges and curved ends that fold into a cone. When not in use the sheet rolls into a compact cylinder resembling a music roll, easy to carry in a hand or suitcase, with eyelets and clasps to hold its shape.
Immensity of Czar Palace and Parisian cabbage trend
The Winter Palace in St. Petersburg is described as Europe’s largest building begun by Peter the Great and finished by Catherine II, with 1,500 rooms and vast imperial nurseries. A snuff box once owned by Mrs. Horace Perkins, presented by Daniel Webster, now resides in the Salem homestead. Paris fashions shift to raw cabbage served in top restaurants, imported from China and praised by the Paris elite.
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Winter Palace
Europe
Peter the Great
Catherine Hf
Daniel Webster
Horace Perkins
Salem
Mass
Princess Louise
Glver
Kimball
Boston
Webster
Paris
China
England
Relic Sign Remembers Boston Store in Randolph Vermont
A seventy six year old sign from Boston adorns the Tewksbury and Raymond shop in Randolph Vermont. The sign reads Cash and Barter Store and recalls a bygone era when such signs were common among a class of traders now passed away.
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Tewksbury & Raymond
Randolph
Boston
Amos Tewksbury
Voodoo Faiths in the West Indies and Beyond
A historical feature traces voodoo practices from executions in the West Indies to rituals across Haiti Louisiana and New Mexico. It notes criminal violence linked to voodoo beliefs, mentions Marie Levean as a famed priestess, and discusses social decay under colonial and Haitian regimes amid sensational depictions of dances, sacrifices, and mastery over fear.
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West Indies
India
China
Louisiana
New Mexico
Jersey
Marie Levean
New Orleans
Hayli
Haiti
Hippolyte
Earnest Efforts Seem Unable to Check Savage Rites
A sensational report describes savage rites, including blood drinking, human sacrifice, and voodoo ceremonies in Hayti and Cuba, detailing rituals from blood baths to serpents, with accounts of a headless child incident, a fleeing Frenchman, and official inquiries.
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Health Fad Pill Praised By Fort Wayne Woman
Mrs Mary D Murphy recounts long health struggle with stomach disorder and weakness. After trying Dr Williams Pink Pills her condition improved quickly, heat flashes and nervous spells ceased after three boxes. Pills touted as blood tonic and cure for anemia dyspepsia rheumatism and more.
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Dr. Williams
Mary D. Murphy
Force Street
Fort Wayne
Indiana
Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Company
Schenectady
N.Y
Raise Cain and Holler murder remark shocks reform scene
District Attorney Jerome of New York visited Philadelphia to lecture reformers on cleaning up city politics. When asked how he would handle a joint party machine, he answered without hesitation to raise hades and holler murder, a quip cited from Harper's Weekly.
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Holler
Jerome
New York
Philadelphia
Harper’s Weekly
Grape Nuts touted as cure for stomach and kidney ills
An affective testimonial extols Grape Nuts as the cure for past stomach and kidney ailments caused by a meat heavy diet. The speaker credits improved digestion, steadier nerves, sharper thinking, and sustained energy after adopting Grape Nuts, aligning with promotional copy by Postum Co. of Battle Creek Michigan. The piece ends with a call to read The Road to Wellville.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
New incubator idea rotates eggs for uniform warmth
A Chicago inventor proposes an incubator with a wheel of peripheral pockets holding eggs in bands. The balanced wheel rotates to bring the embryo into contact with all nourishing material, reducing the need for daily turning in traditional incubators.
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Chicago
Insect Eating Flower From Magdeburg Collection
A giant Aristolochia blossom over eighteen inches wide and thirty two inches long from a merchant’s plant collection in Magdeburg is highlighted. The article notes 180 Aristolochia species globally with seven native to the United States, and remarks on the varied form and size of these insect catching flowers.
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Magdeburg
United States
Plants Said to Entrap Insects and Fight Snake Poison
A New York Herald report notes certain plants lure and trap insects on their flowers, while others are claimed to act as antidotes to snake venom. The description emphasizes their natural defenses and possible medicinal uses.
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New York Herald
London Zoo Feeds Diverse Menagerie With Large Quantities
The report details last year’s animal fare at the London Zoological Gardens. Flesh eaters received 144 tons of horse flesh and 9,530 chicken heads, water fowl were fed 1,260 pints of shrimps, and ruminants got 297 hay loads plus 6,030 bundles of greens. Additional items included 972 pounds grapes, 498 pounds sugar, 6,262 loaves, 5,086 quarts mill, 803 pounds crackers and over 33,000 eggs.
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London Zoological Gardens
Shoeblacks Fail in Warsaw Streets in 1904 Trial
British consul general in War reports an attempt in 1904 to introduce shoeblacks in Warsaw failed. Public curiosity drew crowds but deterred many from others submitting to the service, leading to withdrawal after the venture could not sustain itself.
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Warsaw
Twelfth Night at Vassa R. A vivid open air Shakespeare night
Sunset hill at Vassar College hosted an outdoor production of Twelfth Night by Philalethia. Over a thousand students alumni and faculty attended as all roles were played by girls with professional like costumes and lighting.
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Sunset Hill
Vassar College
Philalethia
Students’ Association
Heidelberg
New York
Thought She Couldn't Live
Moravia New York June 5 Mr Benjamin Wilson credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with saving his wife from a four year battle with sugar diabetes and rheumatism. She dropped from 200 to 130 pounds, then rose to 190 after using the pills, regaining health and strength, according to his testimonial.
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Moravia
N. Y
Benjamin Wilson
Dodd
Keeping It in the Family Poker Echoes in Borough Club
A successful borough businessman, once a skilled poker player and athlete, has a 24 year old son who mirrors his habits. Both belong to the same club where a friendly poker game is held. The father criticizes his son as a financial failure noting he squanders wages and the father must win back the losses at the club on Saturdays.
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Hes
Brooklyn Eagle
Defiance Starch Promises 16oz Packages and No Sticking
Housekeepers are urged to buy Defiance Cold Water Starch for laundry as it offers 16 oz per pack, higher than competing 12 oz, at the same 10 cent price. Advertisers claim it never sticks to the iron and contains no injurious chemicals. The note also mocks grocers selling smaller sizes and mentions Worlds Work July issue uplift content. Cupid imagery closes the piece.
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Defiance
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