Touring in Norway A Rail Steamer and Fjord Journey
A 1885 correspondent recounts an extended Norwegian tour from Christiania to Sognefjord and Hardangerfjord. He details swift train travels, carrier stations, rustic inns, and the peculiar gaiety of Norwegian peasants, with vivid notes on fjord scenery, church architecture, and a climactic night voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican
Christiania
Norway
Germany
Randfjord
Odnoes
Valders
Beedeker
Europe
Switzerland
Tyrol
Laerdalsoren
Selohorn
Solohorn
Sogndal
Sognefjord
Gudvangen
Vosserangen
Fide
Italy
Railway travels in India stir pilgrim crowds and myths
The piece notes Brahmins opposing railways to pilgrims then describes pilgrims flocking to stations like Allahabad during mela. It captures the awe of first rail travel and the view of trains as “monsters of iron and brass” while pilgrims depart with water from the Ganges.
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Allahabad
N. Y. Tribune
India
Ganges
Longmont Soldier Reunites With City Clerk at Weirs Reunion
B L Carr of Longmont Colorado arrived in the city en route to the Weirs veterans reunion opening today. In the city he visits City Clerk N P Kidder, a cavalry comrade wounded in service. Carr lost his right arm and Kidder his left foot. they had not met in 20 years. Both shared wartime memories and cordial warmth marked their reunion.
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B. L. Carr
Longmont
Colorado
Weirs
N. P. Kidder
Carr
Kidder
Manchester
N. H
Farmers' Protective Association Declares 124 Percent Dividend
Fort Collins group formed a year ago and owning the Hottel mill elevator declared a 124 percent dividend to stockholders after paying running expenses and office costs. Management was praised for the year's business. Surplus remains $2,500 after the payout.
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Farmers’ Protective Association
Fort Collins
Hottel
Town Trustees Move Gas Lighting Charter Vote Scheduled
At a Monday meeting Mayor West presided over petitions from the Electric Light Company to purchase land and install a lighting system. The United States Carbonous Oxide Illuminating Gas Company charter and a five year gas lighting contract were approved for submission to voters on October 13.
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Mayor West
Electric Light Company
Artesian Well No. 2
A. A. Howard
Judiciary Committee
United States Carbonous Oxide Illuminating Gas Company
Elisha Bottom
Hall Jastrowitz boys suits sale notice 1885
The notice offers boys suits discounted at 1.50 and 1.00 off for different age groups from Hall and Jastrowitz. It requests readers to view the sales before a Removal and mentions an offer to teach violin to a limited number of pupils. Tropore D. Bacon signs from Greeley Colorado dated September 7 1885.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
All Boys
Hall & Jastrowitz
Tropore D. Bacon
Greeley, Colo
Retire the old wagon and buy a new one for harvests
The article urges replacing aging farm wagons with new ones to improve harvest transport. It compares old wagons to a failing shay, noting diminishing returns from partial repairs and suggesting rack usage for hay or simply abandoning them to the shade. It emphasizes better economy with a fresh wagon.
Rain Wagon: The Best Wagon in the World
The advert touts the Rain Wagon as unbeatable with customers swearing by it after years of use. It claims Bain wagons last six to eight years with tires unused, offers two styles, and promotes the Ludlow Spring Wagon as cheapest and most elegant two seater. Also Buck-boards of all sizes and styles are sold by the sole Weld county agent.
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Vosserangen
Norway
Fleischer’s Hotel
Kide
Hardanger Fjord
St. John's
Odde
Eide
Sogne
Hardanger
Bain
Weld County
Ludlow
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Park Place Book Store
the Music Department
Miller
Lawrence
Bay State
American
George D. Horne
Park Place
Newport
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