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Newspaper
Hamilton Spectator
Location
Hamilton, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 15, 1891
Page
5
Station indicators and railway travel lore from 19th century Britain
A lengthy survey traces 30 years of station indicator inventions for British railways, comparing guard and permanent-way powered systems, mechanical, electric, and novel ideas, plus failures. It notes practical issues like inter-carriage communication and cost, and forecasts electric indicators as the likely path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
London
Patent Office
New South London
Banda of the Guard
Rat Thin
Trier
Aus
Avery
Beech
Enna
Judy
Medialien
Esol
Obscure Names From a Fragmentary Local Notice
Fragmentary OCR text mentions individuals and places such as Suraway Mew Hanitl and Melbourme with unclear roles. The readable parts reference persons, dates, and locations but lack coherent events or outcomes to summarize into a clear news item.
Cough Syrup Advice In A Druggist Exchange
A Michigan Avenue druggist, after a long coughing fit, is asked for cough remedies. The clerk lists many options and a respondent suggests trying Heorice or gum Arabic as a suitable remedy, noting the need for a safe, honest recommendation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan Avenue
Editor Says Subscriber Cheats Offer Nickel With Hole
A Georgia editor mocks a man who would cheat a country editor out of a year’s subscription by offering a nickel with a hole in it. The piece jokes that missionaries sigh because they are not bigger than the nickel.
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Sunda
Southampton
Long Tlamd
Sanda
Signora Rochus
America
Signore
Tanta
Signore Rochita
Uy Tanner
Tom
John Volhemus
Jim Barker
Polhemas
Ramsey
Ram
Bhem
Polhemus
Indy
Sarah Jane McElroy
Sarah Jane
Jim
Frank H. Stockton
Detroit
Bret Simpann
Simpeon
Alcott
Sieopsnn
Sid Simpaon
Simpaon
Simpsom
Stepeon
Georgia
Fond Mudh
London Detective Traps Pickpocket With Fisherman’s Hook
A London detective describes a fatal trap used to capture a pickpocket without showing the prisoner’s face. The method involved a tailor-made pocket hook device sewn into a frock coat to snag a hand yet prevent removal, enabling a capture without alerting accomplices or triggering a struggle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Office
Maya
New York
LT Know
Europe
Society of London
Houses of Parliament
Westminster Abby
Conte
London
Tack
Strand
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