Woman at Floodwood telegraph station saves two trains
Lily Somers a night telegrapher at Floodwood station holds No 21 until No 22 arrives. She signals, then braves a speeding train, uses a brick and ax to back No 22 into the siding, and switches it clear before No 21 roars by, averting disaster.
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Lily Somers
Floodwood
Lily
E.K.C
Silver Creek
Redwood
Wloodwood
Wloodwoo
Moreter
Fsat
No. 22
Telegraph Office
No. 21
Cincinnati Times-Star
Onion games and collars fill Nebraska social scene
A long collage of 19th century items notes onion kissing games in Nebraska, fashionable dog collar belts for women, and social bohemian pleasures. It mentions a lettuce social at Dr Ferris’s home, casual dinner party banter, and a Parisian style drawing room amusements with prizes for descriptions. Contained chatter also covers sports gossip and medical quackery ads.
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First Methodist Church
Ferris
Waterloo Tribune
Nebraska
Philadelphia Inquirer
Fashions Fancies and Fashion Notes in Spring
A survey of current fashion trends and fabrics from hats to riding habits, outlining color preferences, fabrics like India silk and sateen, and the latest styles for spring dress and tennis wear. Notes include accessories such as turbans, veils, and wicker baby carriages, with remarks on etiquette and housewear. The piece also mentions a humorous ad and a light anecdote about Col. Fred Grant at a silver cup event.
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Directoire
Sarah
Jane Haning
Hopkespur
Whitelaw Board
New York
Hannibal Baviia
Washington
George Bancroft
Fred Grant
Tom Waller
Fred
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