King Edward and Queen May Visit America
London reports a possible incognito tour by King Edward and Queen Alexandra to Canada and the United States next year. The plan includes royal state travel to Canada, a two week rest at Rideau Hall, and a quiet Washington visit with secret service escort and White House entertainments.
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London
Edward
Queen Alexandra
United States
America
Canada
England
Rideau Hall
Ottawa
Earl and Countess of Chester
Washington
State Department
United States Secret Service
Roosevelt
White House
Coburn Declines Senate Seat to Protect Sunflower Crop
Foster Dwight Coburn of Kansas refused appointment to the U S Senate, citing his commitment to sunflower cultivation. His aides say he feared political entanglements and the hoodoo of Senator Burton's seat, while Coburn pursues experiments with sunflowers as secretary of the Kansas state board of agriculture. He plans to collaborate with two state agricultural experiment stations to identify varieties, cultivation methods, seed uses, and market pathways.
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Topeka
Kas
Foster Dwight Coburn
United States
Kansas
Coburn
Washington
Senate
Burton
Mr. Coburn
Kansas State Board of Agriculture
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Stations
Fashion Notes Highlight Narrow Belts and Shadow Embroidery
New York Post reports gingham and linen waistlines with narrow stitched belts and coat suits. Separate skirts remain stylish though shirt suits dominate. Corsets gain comfort with custom fitting. Shadow embroidery graces corset covers and waists, likely to persist into fall. Silks in chiffon and diaphanous shades like lava gray and mountain blue appear in refined gowns.
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New York Post
Industrial Reports and Global Toy Manufacture Trends
The St Lucia colony reports cotton experiments failed to cover costs. US had 109 auto mobile concerns in 1900 with 5 million dollars invested. by 1905 plants total about 40 million. A London firm secretly makes hollow lead soldiers cutting production costs, expanding English toy trade away from Germany. New England uses 492 million feet white pine yearly for packing boxes, plus 50 million spruce, 25 million hemlock, and over 20 million feet of other woods.
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St. Lucia
United States
London
Germany
England
New England
The Royal Box and Dignitaries Salaries
Alfonso of Spain draws a personal salary of 750000 dollars while his queen receives 80000 dollars annually for her own use. Kaiser Wilhelm reportedly detests cats and Berlin is said to tax urban felines. When King Edward plans a railway trip he is always consulted on speed.
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Alfonso
Spain
Kaiser Wilhelm
Berlin
King Edward
The King of Italy and Queen Maria Christina in Ventures
The royal travel will feature the king of Italy noted for his love of music as the first Savoy prince to take musical interest. Queen Maria Christina of Spain enjoys adventurous pursuits and boy’s books, and is said to be the only woman sovereign to make a balloon ascent.
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Italy
House of Savoy
Maria Christina
Spain
The Writers and Their Habits Across Nations
Maurice Hewlett works on a new novel set in Jane Austen era England. Tolstoi claims no essential possessions. Rudyard Kipling writes at night and enunciates every word aloud to test fit. Dr Lorenzo Sears, retired from Brown, prefers typing to teaching after six self authored books.
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Maurice Hewlett
England
Jane Austen
Tolstoi
Rudyard Wipling
Lorenzo Sears
Brown University
Britain’s Rail Innovations and Fastest Locomotive
London underground trains feature lind en carpeted cars and onboard newspapers for riders. Japan operates newspaper reading cars on some services. Scotland’s Carlisle to Perth run covers 150 miles in three hours at about 50.25 mph. Britain’s most powerful locomotive, built at St Rollox, weighs 130 tons and will haul London expresses between Glasgow and Carlisle.
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Japan
Scotland
Carlisle
Perth
Britain
St. Rollox
Caledonian Railway
London
Glasgow
Political wit and crime talk color Dubuque Telegraph item
A clipped line from the Dubuque Telegraph Herald calls a wise politician able to spot the bandwagon from a Salt River steamer. The note also mentions twenty three murder cases awaiting trial in New York with a mining camp comparison.
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Dubuque
Riding Habits For the Girl Who Sits Astride
Fashion notes describe the latest riding habit with a divided front panel skirt and pony jacket in green and blue cheviot and black serge. Chiffon bows, buckles, and velvet ribbons trim girdles while linen, pongee, and voile gowns appear with embroidered feet and braced edgings. Judic Chollet.
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Equestrienne
Fashion notes on summer styles and accessories
Jet Combs and collars with diamonds or pearls showcase summer fashion. A light small motor hat with a Napoleon shape pairs with motor veils. Bright color stockings replace black. linen bolero suits gain varied trims with Irish lace renaissance braid and Valenciennes lace.
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Hans Andersen
Jingles and Jests Old Story in a Laughing Tone
A strip of comic verse reflects on Ebenezer wooing Miss Sarah Jane with a humorous exchange about a financial combine. The Milwaukee Sentinel and Philadelphia Ledger provide quips on ambition and misread fortune in a playful, nostalgic jab at money and romance.
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Ebenezer
Sarah Jane
esLanthia
This Would Help Some Line in a Chicago Record-Herald Quote
A fragment from a Chicago Record-Herald quote laments salary growth lagging behind perceived wives earnings, reflecting early 20th century social commentary on gender and income.
Railroad Rates Promote Excelsior Springs Booklet
A 32 page illustrated booklet showcasing Excelsior Springs waters hotels and rail service has been published by the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railway. It can be sent for four cents postage by Fk A Miller General Passenger Agent Chicago.
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Excelsior Springs
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Fk. A. Miller
Chicago
To Colorado for Summer via the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway
Travel to Colorado this summer and enjoy Rocky Mountain climate and scenery. Low rates and through train service on the St Paul Union Pacific line await. Contact the nearest agent for rates and routes or write to F A Miller Chicago for a Colorado-California book by mail for 6 cents.
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Colorado
Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul Railway
Rocky Mountains
St. Paul
Union Pacific
F. A. Miller
Chicago
Colorado-California
Choose Well Your Doctor Sweet Girl
A brief in a New York Weekly column pits a young physician lover against a mother’s cold care as Mamma is dosed with medicine his plan avoids distress tonight.
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Opstum
New York Weekly
Elephant and Giraffe Tease Create Odd Rhyme
A playful exchange from a Chicago News piece features an elephant and a giraffe trading ribbing about necks and noses in a humorous verse.
No Comfort In That in Catholic Standard and Times
A despondent Grumley remarks that pity is like love, while Kwater notes its poor relation in a fragment from the Catholic Standard and Times.
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Grumley
Catholic Standard and Times
Salted Sea Charm Quietly Reappears
A verse fragment notes a seaside beginning and a fresh appearance turning salty, with a Brooklyn setting and an implied transformation hinted in concise lines.
The Only Excuse and a Mushy Silliness Exchange
A brief Detroit Free Press line recalls a scene where a mother defends Mr. Mushy's behavior to calm a child. The remark centers on an attempt to excuse his silliness rather than offer a real reason.
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Detroit Free Press
New Book on South Dakota Published by Railway
The Chicago Milwaukee and Saint Paul Railway has issued a descriptive book on South Dakota its resources and opportunities. The first chapter covers Lyman County and the western territory recently opened by rail extensions. The book can be mailed for 12 cents postage. F A Miller.
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South Dakota
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Lyman Couny
Missouri River
F. A. Miller
Chicago
G A R Encampment Special Trains Advertised
Limits on sale events via the North Western line offer direct routes with splendid train service and fast schedules. Special G A R trains promise the best arrangements. for sale dates and details contact Chicago and North Western Railways agents.
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North-Western
Chicago & North-Western Ra Y
New Homes in the West on Shoshoni Reservation
Chicago & North Western announces round trip excursion rates from all points July 12 to 29 for travel to Shoshoni Wyoming. Registration on July 16 to 31 at Shoshoni and Lander. The line is the only all rail route to the reservation border. Pamphlets with maps and information are free from W. B. Kniskern P T M Chicago Ill.
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Shoshoni
Wyo
Shonshoni
Lander
W. B. Kniskern
Chicago
Ill
Excursion Tickets Offered By C M and St P Rail
The C M and St P R sells excursion tickets at low rates for Pacific coast intermediate points June 1 to Sept 15. Denver Colorado Springs and Ogden Utah sales run June 1 to Sept 30. Canadian and New England points have July August and September dates. Call at the ticket office for rates sale dates and limits.
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C. M
St. P. R
Pacific Coast
Denver
Colorado Springs
Ogden
Utah
New England
Men Using Appetizers Rouse No Appetite
A Philadelphia Press quip notes men who use appetizers may admit they arouse no appetite save one for later drink. The remark frames appetite as limited and reserved for time after beverages.
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Philadelphia Press
G A R Encampment Special Rates Minneapolis Trip
G A R encampment in Minneapolis from August 15 to 18 offers special low fares of $3.50 from La Crosse to Minneapolis and return on August 11 17 and 13 with favorable return limits on the North Western line. Direct route splendid train service special G A R trains and full particulars available from Chicago and North Western agents.
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la Crosse
Minneapolis
Minn
North-Western Line
Chicago & North-Western Ra Y
Speech Between Mike Kin and Pat About Cooking
Judge notes Mike Kin speaks to Pat about cooking comparing it to his mother’s skills. Pat replies she cannot match, adds she never pretends to. The exchange reveals a light domestic court moment centered on family prowess.
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Mike
Wolfe
Pat
No wonder by the countryside Katy’s melancholy tale
The brief verse notes the countryside mood and Katy’s actions while Dame Nature hints at the scene, though it omits Cholly. The line reflects a literary fragment from the New York Press.
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Dame Nature
Katy
Cholly
New York Press
Excursion Tickets From La Crosse To La Shetek
The North Western Line offers summer excursion tickets from La Crosse Wisconsin to La Shetek Tracy Minnesota with two round trip options. A weekend rate of 7.45 for Friday and Saturday travel with return by the following Tuesday and a daily 11.95 round trip with return within thirty days. Lake Shetek is promoted as a scenic summer and fall resort with abundant fishing and hunting and nearby lakes include Current Lake Siegel Fremont Sarah Bear Long Buffalo Iron Beauty Willow Isabella and Clearske.
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North-Western Line
la Crosse
Wis
Lake Shetek
Current Lake
Siegel
Fremont
Sarah
Bear Lake
Long Lake
Buffalo Lake
Iron Lake
Beauty Lake
Willow Lake
Lake Isabella
Clearske
Britannia Now and the House Running Question
A digitized plea echoes the Mont real Star satire as John Bull questions his say in household affairs amid colonial-era voice and opinion. The fragment hints at debates over governance and autonomy within imperial satire.
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Britannia
John
J. Bull
Montreal Star
Weather shifts quick with sun and shower in Baltimore Sun
The Baltimore Sun notes rapid weather changes with sun and shower alternating, advising readers to carry an umbrella and walking stick for sudden showers.
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Baltimore Sun
Willing. He What would you say if I kissed you
Yonkers Statesman notes a flirtatious exchange as Willing asks what she would say if he kissed her and she replies with curiosity, capturing a moment of playful dialogue in the paper’s society column.
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Yonkers Statesman
Pride and Fall Yet to Surface in Warm Season Attire
A Cleveland Plain Dealer aphorism notes that pride may falter as summer heat strips away the outward show. The poem-like meditation suggests vanity fades when conditions change.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Sometimes Truthful Noisy Jester Quips In Post Verse
A brief Houston Post quip notes that Mr Gaylad shows truthfulness inconsistently. The joke hinges on a song lyric about staying out until morning. The remark plays on expectations of honesty and performance.
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Mr. Gaylad
Houston Post
Phrase and jest speak on pleasure and graft
A brief quip from Judge and Puck contrasts light verse with moral caution. It cites a man bent on pleasure and the later downfall, and a child asking what Hon. stands for, answered as a grafter.
Strange Yet True Bohemian Magazine Quote
The excerpt notes a paradoxical idea from Bohemian Magazine that losing temper precedes its display. It presents a witty observation on emotion and self-control.
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Bohemian Magazine
Special Excursion Rates to Colorado Utah and Black Hills
North Western Line offers June 1 start with daily tickets to Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo Salt Lake City Hot Springs Deadwood Lead and Custer South Dakota. Return by Oct 31. Special low round trip fares on first and third Tuesdays through Sept 18. Agents of Chicago and North Western Railway available for details.
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Colorado
Utah
Black Hills
North-Western Line
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Salt Lake City
Hot Springs
Deadwood
Lead and Custer
S. D
North- Western Line
Chicago & North-Western Ry
Low Rates to Milwaukee Excursion Via North Western Line
North-Western line offers discounted excursion tickets to Milwaukee Wisconsin for travel on August 11 and 12 with special rates for passengers. Limited seats apply and return options available.
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Milwaukee
Wis
G A P Encampment Minne Round Trip Rates Promote Pacific Coast Travel
G A P Encampment Minnesota advertises low round trip rates from Chicago and Omaha to San Francisco Los Angeles Portland Seattle Tacoma and other Pacific Coast destinations via Pullman tourist sleeping cars on the Chicago Union Pacific and North-Western Line from June 1 to Sept 30. Double berth rates start at 7.00 from Chicago and 5.75 from Omaha with daily excursions to Francisco Los Angeles and Portland. Agents of Chicago & North-Western Ry handle tickets and rates.
Paradoxical Pup Quip Stirs Light Banter
A Washington Star cartoon caption jokes about Briggins new bull pup. The exchange ponders whether the pup is handsome or not, playfully doubting its appeal. The brief item captures a nimble, lighthearted moment from the era.
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Briggins
Washington Star
Miller than the cheese in Catholic Standard and Times
Publicly circulated quip ponders the pen versus the sword while posing a playful question about miller than the cheese in a Catholic weekly. The fragment cites the Catholic Standard and Times as the source of the remark.
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Catholic Standard and Times
Ring of mourning mistaken for wedding ring
A fragment cites quoted lines about rings and mourning. It mentions a baggy bathing suit, a large straw hat, and breaking waves on shore. The text includes terse asides about dogs and a ten year old who can spell like Carnegie, with various magazine and newspaper attributions.
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Washington Star
Carnegie
Low Rates to St Paul and Minneapolis G A R Encampment
Low fares to the Grand Army of the Republic encampment in Minneapolis August 13 to 16. Tickets priced 3.50 to St Paul or Minneapolis available August 11 to 14 with return by August 31, 1906. Extension options offered. inquire via Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul Railway agents or F. A. Miller, GPA, Chicago.
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ST. Paul
Minneapolis
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Grand Army of the Republic
F. A. Miler
Chicago
Inneapolis
Special Low Rates to Minneapolis North-Western Line
Aug 11 12 13 tickets from La Crosse to Minneapolis at 3.50 each for the North-Western line return. Applied to favorable return terms from Aug 15 to 18. Limited to specified dates and routes.
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Apolis
la Crosse
Minneapolis
Minn
Excursion Tickets Offered From Chicago to La Crosse
Reduced rate excursion tickets on the Chicago and North-Western line available Aug 6 to 8 with return allowed to Aug 10 for members of the Grand Aerie Fraternal Order of Eagles and the state association of P. O. E. Apply through Chicago and North-Western Railway agents.
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Grand Aerie
Order of Eagles
Chicago & North-Western
B’y
la Crosse
Wis
North-Western
Chicago & North-Western R’y
Change in Time for C. M. & St. P. Ry. Trains
The schedule changes Sundays July 22 affect train N 6 eastbound leaving at 12 35 PM instead of 12 45 PM and train No 8 northbound leaving at 5 35 PM instead of 5 40 PM.
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St. P. Ry
Low Fare Tickets to Roanoke Convention
Very low rates to Roanoke Virginia for National Firemen's Association annual convention sales August 11 12 13. Tickets available via Chicago and North Western Railway agents with favorable return limits.
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Roanoke
National Firemen’s Association
Chicago & North-Western Ra Y
Port Profits Pay Tomorrow's Public Costs
A historical note compares civilization to store-keeping where today’s profits fund tomorrow’s taxes and public costs, which in turn strengthen and secure the enterprise and future profits.
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