Time Freight Cars and the Age of Tamed Trains
William Ward explains in Technical World Magazine how freight cars, formerly roaming wild, now travel under tight supervision. A modern time freight system tracks each car from Chicago to Omaha via telegraph boards, ensuring precise location updates and firm accountability for every shipment.
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Jacksonville
Flas
Spokane
Wash
Phoenix
Aris
Augusta
United States
William Ward
The
Technical World Magazine
Asbestua
Hole
Cartoad
Variish
Chicago
Omaha
The Stomach and Its Self Digestion Mystery
The article surveys why the stomach does not digest itself. It notes gastric acidity and experiments with living and dead tissues, including a dog and frog leg test, leaving the question unresolved and suggesting the stomach may be rebuilt as it slowly erodes.
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Lawrence Hodges
New York Tribune
Aerial Warships in Tourney Plans for Chicago Air War
Plans mid underway for a Chicago autumn air warships tournament with exhibitions of maneuvering and bomb dropping. A miniature fort would host bombardment tests and a $5,000 prize awaits the aviator delivering the most bombs into the fort.
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Chicago
FOR SALE ITEMS AND GARAGE AD OFFERINGS
An assortment of ads lists a summer clothing clean and press service at Pennington's with a contact number, plus a 46 horsepower gasoline engine for sale in fine condition at Smith's Garage. Also mentions eyeglasses for sale and a Keiffer Hotel reference in noisy OCR text.
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Smith
Care for Loss of Memory. American Woman Abroad and an Accent
A New York Sun piece recalls an American woman married abroad who clings to her accent. At Carlsbad and in Vienna’s Kaisern, Americans with broken English spark mockery from locals, including a doctor who chides a Countess Maria Smith for losing her native tongue amid European life.
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Europe
Carlsbad
Countess Komoffsky
New York
Hera
Maria Smith
United States
New York Sun
Fraternal Lodge Meeting Notices for La Grande Area
Directory lists weekly lodge meetings at IL C O F Hall I C O F Hall I O O F Hall and Elk's Club. Notices invite visiting members and list officers Chloe Robinson Lizzie Ellsworth John Hodgin C W Williams G L Biggers Hugh McCall Anna Alexander Jennie Smith with schedule details for Masons Woodcraft and other groups.
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Grande Ronde Circle No. 47
I. O. O. F. Hall
Chloe Robinson
G. M
Lizzie Ellsworth
A. F
A. J
la Grande Lodge No
A. M
John *. Hodgin
W. M
A. C. Williams
Subordinate La Grande Lodge 16 Meets Saturday Nights
Visiting brothers cordially invited to attend. Grand Lodge officers GHO Grout N G JR Snook Rec. Sec W A Wostell Fin Sec.
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J. R. Snook
Crystal Lodge No
Ening
B. P. C. E. la Grande Lodge No
Elk’s Club
Depot Street
Washington Avenue
G. L. Biggers
Hugh McCall
la Grande Lodge No. 16
Gho. Grout
Infant showroom miscue at department store tour
A young husband on his first department store visit asks about a room on the second floor while his wife explains the area where babies are checked. He glances at a distressed infant he holds and mutters he wishes they would check this one, reflecting a misinterpretation of the scene.
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Hubby
Chicago News
Yeast Kingdom Lesson Sparks Unexpected Answer
A Chicago Tribune item recounts a classroom moment where a teacher asks students to name yeast’s kingdom. A boy volunteers, declaring yeast belongs to the criminal kingdom, prompting amused reactions from the class.
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Johnny
Chicago Tribune
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Geddes Grocery Building
D. G. Brighoux
Depo la Grande
Oregon
Portland
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Willamette Valley
Mao Wood
Golden Rule
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Pennington's
C Ave
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Gray, Keiffer Hotel
Observer
AUTO
D. Brichoux
Red Bridge
Hilgard
Observer Office
N. Avenna
LA Grande, Ore
D. EB. Cox
Vebrkahs
Women of Woodcraft
Anna Alexander
N. G
Jennie M. Smith
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Knights of Pythias Red Cross Lodge No. 27
Castle Hall
Old Elk’s Hall
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R. L. Lincoln
Hope
C. E
Holde
Mary A. Warnick
Pauline Lederlee
Woodmen of the World
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Clert
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Sa Yauperson
Helens Hall
Portigrd
Candy
Modern Confectionery Co., Mire
Orequa
J. R. Oliver
Boerver
Professional Directory
C. H. Upton
Ph. G. M
la Grande National Bank
Geo. W. Zimmerman
Pacific Main
T. B. Moore
LA Grande School
T. H. Crawford
la Grande
P. A. Charlton
Hill's Drug Store
DE. H. L. Underwood
Red Cross Drug Store
Res
Baker City
J. W. C, Nelson
N. Molitor
Adamn
J. C. Price, D. M.D
Pho
E Black
Chas. B. Cochran
Geo. T. Cochran Cochran & Cochran
Grande National Bank
Adams’ Ave
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