Fragmentary Poetic Rhapsody and Rocky Mountain Route Hints
A damaged OCR fragment muses on poetry and love, then glides into travel hints about Glenwood Springs Colorado Springs and Denver. It mentions a trolley ride to Manitow and Pike's Peak cog railway, and notes routes from Denver to Omaha or Kansas City for the Pan American Exposition at Buffalo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenwood Springs
Colonde Springs
Denver
Colorado Springs
Manitow
Pike's Peak
Omaha
Kanes City
Buffalo
Williamette Valley Dream and Golden Rio Grande Route
Poetic prose exalts Willamette Valley and celestial beauty while invoking mortality and immortality. Mentions the Rio Grande Western Beenie Line with Colorado connections as the travel route. For rates and reservations, address J. D. Mansfield, General Agent, 122 A Third Street, Portland, Oregon.
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Rio Grande Western
Ite Colorado
Beenie Line
Addres J. D. Mansfield
Third Street
Portland
Oregon
Where Rolls the Oregon
Farmers stock raisers and miners eye the far west as Oregon headlines draw attention to the Columbia and Willamette valleys. The Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company releases a booklet with a map and details on land and climate advantages and best suits for settlement. Send 6 cents for the pamphlet to A. L. Craig, general passenger agent, O R N Co, Portland Oregon.
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Great
Columbia River Empire
Snake
River Valley
Willamette Valley
United States
Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company
A. L. Craig
Poland
Ortgon
Delighful Trip East via The Great Salt Lake Route
A promotional piece extols travel eastward by the Rio Grande Western Railway as the only transcontinental line through Salt Lake City. It highlights daily departures from East Lake City, a stop in the Mormon capital, and scenic daytime journeys through the Jordan Valley to the Rock Mountains with continuous natural panoramas.
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Great Salt Lake
Rio Grande Western Railway
Rio Grande Western
East Lake City
Wenger
Salt Lake City
Valley of the Jordan
Rock Mountains
Penitent. Mia and the Tramp-Yee’s drink folly
A fragmentary dialogue places Mia in a humbling moment as she admits drink has driven her to ruin while a Tramp-Yee taunts. The voice hints at a public downfall and personal shame tied to alcohol. The exchange underscores consequences of alcohol abuse in a stark, archaic tone.
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Mia
Puck
Round Robin Remedy Confuses Doctor and Patient
A Detroit Free Press excerpt describes a physician on Lafayette Avenue recounting a patient with stomach disorder and a mistaken medicine that supposedly treats multiple organs. The tale ends with a note on headaches yielding to hot water therapy for feet and neck, a common home remedy of the era.
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Lafayette
Detroit Free Press
Why You Should Settle in Lane County
Lane County offers rich soil and diverse farming from uplands to prairie. The Willamette Valley has regular seasons, no extreme storms, and healthful climate with long growing periods. It promises strong markets for grain, lumber, dairy, and livestock, plus abundant timber and existing schools and churches.
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Lane County
Willamette Valley
Pas
United States
Philippines
Hawaii
Alaska
Tts
Archbishop Bond Chosen Metropolis of Canada
Rt Rev William Bond Archbishop of Canea becomes metropolitan of Canada succeeding Archbishop Lewis. He will be known as lord archbishop of Montreal and metropolitan of Canada with jurisdiction from western Ontario to the Atlantic. Archbishop Lewis ill in New York remains a courtesy title. Also included are verses about a classroom kiss and a report of divers raising art treasures from Crete including a Hermes-like statue and bronze statuettes.
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William ". Bond
Canea
Bond
Montreal
House of Bishops of the
Church of Eng. ‘d
Canada
Lewis
Ontario
Atlantic Ocean
New York
Truro
England
Newfoundland
Quebec
St. George's
Cerigo
Greece
Christ
Athena
Rome
Hermes of Prextteles
Fragmented overheard dialogue from a Brooklyn Eagle snippet
A garbled dialogue fragment features Maude Clara and Johnny discussing curiosity in a conservatory with Mr Lowering and a birthday gift plan for a football. It includes a boy’s boast about money and a sister’s teasing line, ending with a quip about a miser and lost possessions.
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Tad Maude
Mr. Lowering
Clara
Maude
Bride's Despair and Carnegie's Origin in Telegraphy
A distraught bride laments a thwarted life while a mother urges consolation. The text then shifts to James D. Reid recounting how Andrew Carnegie first earned a messenger boy role in Pittsburgh, detailing Carnegie's rapid learning and his view of entering the telegraph office as a transition to "paradise" among books and papers.
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Eusphaais
Seale
Andrew Carnegie
James D. Reid
Mr. Reid
Pittsburg
United States
Carnegie
The Family Library and the Spread of Books
The article extols the library as a universal reach, noting publishers and authors drive down costs so the poor may access books. It describes books becoming abundant in homes, often arriving unexpectedly, and likens shelves filling to a growing roomful of literature. It ends with a quip about domestic life and a future bird’s luck.
Turkish literary language shaped by Persian Arabic blends
The Turkish literary language blends Turkish with Persian and Arabic phrases. The Turkish writer must study the oriental tongues to master the language. A good writer, or kintib, is highly valued in Turkey as a top accomplishment.
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Zoraster
Henes
Education of Mme Chrysanthemum Sparks Female Clerks Trend
The Hong Kong Press notes rapid Japanese cultural progress with a new wave of commercial schools training female clerks. A major Nippon railway firm hints that, after a set date, women will be employed exclusively in its clerical department.
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Mme. Chrysanthemum
Nippon
Hong Kong
Italian Railroad Trains and Winter Travel Quirks
A whimsical note on Northern Italian rail travel cites cold third class cars and heated second class only on express trains. It adds a remark about a woman waking a good pie crust and ends with a humorous line about lingering illness.
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Italy
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