How De In Many Odd Corners Of The World
A globe trotter and hostess discuss foreign greetings and courtly gestures from Tokyo to London. They recall bowing rituals, stage romances, and Maori salutes, contrasting graceful manners with American briskness in crowded streets and elevators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E.s.merriam
Globe-Trotter
Japan
Tokyo
San Francisco
Furugawa
Fin
London
Queen Alexandra
Eileen Fanning
Buckingham Palace
Weill
Maine
Uncle Ovitch
Aroostook County
Usele Niklovitch
Gaye
Gach
Bain
Touching the Pocket Nerve in Shopping Advice
A shopper tale uses Mr. Nearby and Mrs. Doubtful to illustrate how expert guidance, not mere prices, wins customer trust. The piece urges sellers to diagnose needs, educate buyers, and present goods as friendly, lasting choices that turn dollars into long term value.
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Mrs. Doubtful
Mrs. D
Lucy
Blank
Mary
Jennie
Mr. Nearby
Bob
Naither
Provider
Misa Proudfoot
Miss Bright
Joseph B Bowles
Payment Fears Shape Railroad Claims In Juries fall
The article discusses how railroads settle or defend tort suits, noting juries' sympathy for plaintiffs and the tendency to avoid court battles. It recounts an odd claim where a man and his dog seek damages after a trolley accident and electricity exposure on Washington street. It mentions Guatemala's new railroad line expected to connect Guatemala City with the United States and shorten travel to New York.
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Boston Globe
Washington Street
Hol Ns
Claim Department of the Company
Guatemala
Guatemala City
New York
San. Franciseo
Chicago
Pacific Coast
Vienna
Berlin
Ann
Builders of the Highway Dedication Poem by Evelyn Gunn
A poetic homage to road builders and engineers who work along canyon highways. It honors the laborers who lay roadbeds blast rock, the engineers who command the Open Way, and those who sacrifice with little public glory.
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Evelyn Gunn
Canadian Magazine
Monster Locomotive on Erie Hauls Wheat Across State
A Susquehanna correspondent describes the Erie railroad’s new giant locomotive named Gollah built at Schenectady. It weighs about 286 of a ton, rides on 18 drive wheels, and can pull a two mile long wheat train at eight miles per hour.
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Erie Road
Schenectady
Susquehanna
Electric railroads prove resilient in rough terrain
A Pittsburgh to Butler interurban line defies mountains and rivers with a 600 foot long, 86 foot high bridge and other heavy work. The article notes steam is unlikely to vanish soon but electric rail travel has proved its viability along challenging routes from coast to coast.
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Pittsburg
Butler
Pennsylvania Mountains
The Innocent Bystander and Odd Bets in a Western Tale
A traveling man loses money in a poker game and bets $2 on a horse, then faces a rainy misfortune and an escalating feud with a fellow townsman. He vents in profane humor as events spiral toward a dramatic ending featuring a chaotic scene and a curious bag of pasted verse.
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Fairgrounds
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Underwood & Underwood
Edward
Germany
Kaiser Wilhelm
New Zealand
Jerusalem
Tab
Diana Hirschler
Railroads
Monster Locomotive
Erie
Goliah
The
Fellnes
Uncle EY
Byron Williams
Paramas
Ant
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