The Man Who Drank a Railroad Report
Clark sons genius telegraph trickster tale shows Clarkson using wired water cups to feed trains with orders. A hobo prisoner Bert Alvord is captured after a dangerous chase, with Clarkson claiming a $15 000 reward and becoming superintendent of telegraphs.
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Clarkson
P. Q. Railway
Arizona
Lne
S. I. B. Morse
P. Q. Ratway Company
Superintendent of Telegraphs
Associated Press
Interior Department
Rayne
Clarlson
Bert Alvord
Territorial
Express
Alvord
Hell's Canyon
Hell’s Canyon
Balloon Overhead Distracts Golfer In Ashford Manor Vent
A London Globe writer notes golfers often offer excuses and reports a new one from the International balloon race. A player claimed a balloon hovering above and dropping sand hindered his putting at Ashford Manor Golf Club.
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London Globe
Ashford Manor
Swan Rescues Pigeon From Lake Near Swans
Children fed swans at a lake when a pigeon landed nearby. A boy tried to catch it but the pigeon dropped into the water and struggled. A swan helped by submerging its head, lifting the drowning bird into the air, and carrying it around the lake before resting on the land.
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Assia Ct
Summer Gowns and Lightweight Fashion Trends This Season
The piece outlines thin summer gowns favoring simple lines and soft fabrics like batiste linen lawn silk and voiles for garden parties teas and fetes. It details a pale rose linen gown with satin trim lace bodice and a lace trimmed hat with pale rose plumes, and advises belts and girdles to match the frock.
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Batiste
Frame Embroidery Frames for Handcrafted Needlework
A guide to making and using a frame for embroidery. Describes hardwood lath frames with end holes, adjustable size, and pegs. Explains stretching fabric, cord securing with silk floss, and lacing technique from the center outward to prevent fabric pull.
Fresh Flowers for Table from the Winter Ferns
The piece urges keeping table flowers scrupulously fresh and bright. It laments dull decors and advocates freshly plucked field blooms over faded orchids. It warns to avoid ants and insects and to keep vase water absolutely pure for good dining vibes.
Packing Skirts and Hats For Safe Travel
Vogue advises folding full length skirts over a roll of underclothes to prevent wrinkles and using soft paper to fill sleeves and bodices of lingerie waists. Hats should be cushioned with paper between wings or floral decorations to avoid crushing.
Mechlin Net for Yokes and Frocks in Cream Tones
A summer fabric update describes mechlin net used for yokes stocks and undersleeves replacing laces in black or white. It comes in pale cream with tiny open circles on silky fine mesh, selling at a good price and valued for its end result.
Ealing Away with the Hip Corset Trend
Revival of French revolutionary styles pushes women toward hipless silhouettes. New corsets feature long lanches heavy bones and many straps to sculpt the figure. Some designs use rubber seams to loosen when seated offering limited comfort.
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Ealing
France
Milady
Coat Fashions Show Practical Taffeta Styles
Bewitching coats of plain taffeta accompany lingerie and figured silk frocks as a season's practical development. A brown and white check frock was paired with a long high length brown taffeta coat with rounded corners and puffed edge detail. A reseda green cutaway coat with long panel sides and back complements lingerie frocks and matching hats.
No Bridal Petticoats in Paris Gown Line
Vogue describes an expensive Paris bridal collection featuring satin culottes knickers in black white and colors with lace trim frill ribbon and knee buckles each with detachable trim. Each gown is worn directly over these knickers not a Petticoat.
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Troussgeux
Paris
Vogue
Mad Bees Attack Man and Horses Near Fresno Ranch
Robert Stafford a J C Blane ranch teamster narrowly survived a bee attack while driving a hay wagon near Kerman Fresno. A runaway team wrecked the wagon as bees from 30 to 40 hives swarmed the driver and his horses. Stafford fought the insects with hat and hands, was stung across face arms and body, and barely escaped with his life. Three horses died from stings and a fourth will die. Stafford was left nearly insensible with pain and swollen disfigured. Local doctor Dr Long treated him at the ranch house.
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Fresno
Cal
Robert Stafford
J. C. Blane
Kerman
Stafford
Blane
Hat
Round House
Hee
Dr. Long
Absent-Minded Clerk Sells Piano In Unclear Exchange
A transferred clerk questions whether to send or take a piano as part of a puzzling on the spot sale. The dialogue shows confusion over the item and transfer status. The exchange hints at a prior note about selling used items and an awkward authority note.
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Nation Department
Borax Nature's Disinfectant and Purifier Promoted
A health styled advertisement extols Borax as a safe economical disinfectant cleanser and purifier. It claims Borax cleans sinks drains and utensils, whitens bed clothing, and hygienically cleans sick room items, urging its use for domestic and medical purposes.
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Nature
The Candy Girl and the Poet's Failing Romance
A sentimental suitor floods two women with seasonal poetry to win hearts. He gifts a book with a love line, but the recipient jokes she wants sweets instead, cranking the exchange into a playful rejection.
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Lady Fair
Moreau Delivers Kodak Finishing and Supplies
A line about Moreau providing Kodak finishing and supplies at 616 Nicollet Ave in Minneapolis. The text also contrasts a kiss between two women with the meaningless handshake of a hotel clerk, signaling a terse opinion.
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Moreau
Kodak
Nicollet Ave
Fragmented 19th Century Classifieds Spur Minnesota Ads
A collage of promotional blurbs urges readers to ship hides and furs to N. W. Hide & Fur Co. in Minneapolis and milk creameries like Milton Dairy Co. in St. Paul. Also promotes Allen's Foot-Ease and Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup with testimonials and proverbs on action.
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N. W. Hide & Fur Co
Minneapolis
Minn
Milton Dairy CO
St. Paul, Minn
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