Siren on the Santa Fe Train
A Kansas City Journal item describes a flirtatious encounter on a Santa Fe train heading toward Argentine. A Veechita man and a Lawrence girl react as a siren from Eudora draws attention. humorous dialogue ends with an offer to meet at a county house and a request for further acquaintance.
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Burlington
State House
Lawrence
Clark
Veechita
Santa Fe
Argentine
Eudora
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Hreereats Ramidton & Daytoetween
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Cincinnati
Our City
Ois-St
Kentucky Ave
Union Station
Unknown tramp meets fate at railroad crossing
A destitute man named Mr. Whiskers beguiles luck with whisky and bread then stumbles through a snowy night toward the railroad yard. He is struck by a freight train as onlookers and police observe the grim scene, with The Morning News noting an unknown man was knocked to pieces at the crossing.
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Mr. Whiskers
Ir. Whiskera
Hutto
Childs speech and family quips from 19th century joke column
A collection of humorous exchanges shows a boy asking for a quarter while a man stalls, a girl on the moon, a minister and boy in choir, a New York boy debating his father's anger, and a nine year old diplomat seeking birthday advice. The rustic dialogue captures social quirks and language of the era.
No Smoking and Names in a Curious Christening Tale
A humorous anecdote tells of a Washington mother who sought a unique name for her son Nosmo King Jones, only to discover the doorway sign No Smoking as the doors closed. The passage blends quips on doctors in Missouri and Samuel Wentworth’s grave uncertainty with playful wordplay.
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Can —Dryden
Miller
Missouri
Liberia
Samuel Wentworth
San Francisco
Oakland
Cal
Washington
Nosme
King
Nosme King Jones
Nosmo King
Notable Miscellany of 19th Century Curiosities and Obits
The piece notes Washington Alston’s grave in Cambridge lacking a memorial, mentions Loftus Jones Parker with a 32 inch head in Washington, cites K Emmett fined $600 with other cabmen in Pittsburgh for a blue law violation, and recalls Donn Piatt’s death at Mac-o-chee Ohio with Boynton praising his devotion to home and friends, including Piatt’s last words.
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Washington Alston
South Carolina
Cambridge
Mass
Washington
Loftus Jones Parker
Doe K. Emmett
Pittsburg
Donn Piatt
Mac-o-chee, C
Ten. Boynton
Col. Piatt
Mr. Pratt
Quotations and anecdotes from a bygone era
A collage of witticisms and brief anecdotes touching on art, health, love, work, gender roles, theater, travel mishaps, and a courtroom joke. The excerpts showcase period attitudes through quips about artists, singers, women, manners, and a humorous courtroom moment.
Various National and Local News Items From 19th Century Dispatches
A compilation of brief notes covers politics and conventions from Boston to Cincinnati, labor and religious topics, and crime. Items include a possible next Republican convention site, Gen Sewall linked to the Proctor secretary post, a proposed Mt McGregor purchase, a Mormon choir at the world’s fair, a Texas border clash, tin plate industry figures, Tammany Hall politics, a tornado demolishing the Lester shoe factory, a plant valued at 1 000 000, and a fatal assault in Ironton with the suspect at large.
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Boston
Yorktown
New York
Chili
Methodist Missionary Committee
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Sewall
Proctor
Mt. McGregor
Grant
Garcia
Rio Grande
Col. D. Ayer
Pittsburg
Tammany
Flower
Lester Shoe
Lestershire
Hepworth League
Chattanooga
Collins
Wilmington
Del
Knipp
Ironton
Richard Kyle
Western Trust and Savings Bank
Chicago
Fragmented OCR note on price cutting and fraud
A garbled passage discusses price cutting and substitution of inferior goods. It mentions fraudulent imitators and a dealer using aggressive pricing. References a doctor as agent and mentions golden liver products, hinting at a fraudulent scheme.
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Williams
Deans
Maysville
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Cleveland
Ohio
Unlawful Gas Connections and Valve Interference Provisions
The act prohibits ranking or reconnecting with gas mains or service pipes without a written permit from the supplying company. It bans turning on or off valves or interfering with appliances or mixer orifice sizes. Violations carry fines from five to one hundred dollars upon conviction.
Big 4 Route Tickets for Indianapolis Travel
The Big 4 Route offers through cars to Indianapolis with cold weather travel dates from November 17th to November 25th, 1891. Buy tickets and get full information from Big 4 Route agents to avoid delays and car changes.
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Indianapolis
Editorial Endorses Benjamin Harrison in Rochester
The Rochester Herald praises Benjamin Harrison as a superior public affairs man with a strong intellect and practical executive sense. The piece lauds his scholarly yet candid leadership and hints at future gains if Harrison secures the upcoming presidency. An advertisement for Kidney Cure appears within the text.
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Rochester Herald
Ben Harrison
Benjamin Harrison
Kich
Harrison
Pehoria
Wholesale Dairy and Creamery Butterine Ad Offer
An advertisement at 205 West Washington Street promotes wholesale dairy and creamery butterine with special inducements for agents and mentions Bram and Pitts' manufacture Hingis.
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Bram and Pitts
Hingis
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