Transporting Explosives and Safety in Transit Across Modes
A New York Trib report surveys how dynamite and fireworks move by rail, ship, and canal. Experts say when properly stowed and separated from other cargo the risk is low. magazines on ships and railcars vary by policy and route, with limited local stock in Fort Lee and careful handling cited as key safety measures.
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New York
Magaziore
Prom
New York, New Haven Hartford
Comin
Southern Steamship Lines
Fort Lee
Where the Money Went Vicar Confronted by Shopkeeper Over Funds
Rural parish vicar known for sermons on mission receives hostile reception in village shop. The shopkeeper exposes a coin and accuses the vicar of taking money, implying prior theft accusations. The incident highlights tensions over church funding and parish finances in a small community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exemili
Schubert Centenary Celebrations Planned in Vienna and Berlin
The centenary of Schubert is marked with a Vienna festival dedicating the event to his works and an exhibition of autograph manuscripts. In Berlin the tribute will be unique with performances of Die Werther? The Conspirators and involvement of several royal family members.
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Schubert
Vienna
Berlin
New York Tribune
New English Railway Proposal Integrates Liveraber Manchester
Proposals to construct a new railway between Liverpool and Manchester aim to connect with the ship canal petition. The plan seeks to boost transport links and regional commerce by linking major hubs and facilitating freight and passenger movement.
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Liveraber
Manchester
Deaf Mute Census Counts 40,000 in United States
A census notes there are about 40,000 deaf mutes in the United States. The figure reflects the era’s terminology and raises attention to the size of the deaf population.
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United States
Amity Witch Creator Proposes Great Bend Reservoir Plan
W J Koon of Lamar Colorado represented a western group proposing to flood Cheyenne bottoms near Great Bend to form a vast reservoir fed by a ditch from the Arkansas River near Pawnee Rock. The project seeks Walnut Creek water with dams at creek intersections. If built it would become the largest artificial lake in the United States or perhaps the world.
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W. J. Koon
Lamar
Colorado
Great Bend
Asas
Western Ea
Cheyenne Bottoms
Arkansas River
Pawnee Rock
Arkansas
Cheyenne
United States
Knot in the tail of a boy constructor
A rustic dialogue excerpt shows Trath remarking on a knot tied in a boy constructor's tail as a mnemonic to remind him to eat a rabbit, with Billy acknowledging the habit and recalling similar knots used to remember chores or meals.
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Billy
Trath
DANDERINE Endorsement From Territorial School President
Edmund D. Murdaugh president of the Territorial normal school commends Danderine claiming it restored hair on persons who were bald. He urges readers to obtain the remedy from Knowlton Danderine company of Guthrie Oklahoma at $1 per bottle, noting it may be stocked by local druggists.
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Danderine
Edmund D. Murdaugh
Territorial Normal School
Knowlton Danderine Company
Guthrie
Oklahoma
Undefined fragment linguistic relic prompts inquiry
Fragmentary OCR item presents a cryptic dialogue about religion and identity with distorted names and phrases, including a landlady, a widow, and questions of belief. The text lacks clear events or context to establish a concrete news item.
Salzer’s seed catalogue offer raises farm interest
Don’t believe the editor’s words until he examined Salzer’s great farm seed catalogue. It boasts a wealth of facts figures new seed varieties and big yields. Send this notice and 10 cents in stamps to John A Sater Seed Co La Crosse Wisconsin for the catalogue and 12 rare farm seed samples valued at $10 to start.
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Salzer
John A. Sater Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
He Creditor’s Good News From Dying Husband
A sick man informs his wife that when his creditors call he is now in a position to give them something. The remark appears in Tit Bits and reflects a macabre humor on impending death and debt.
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Hughy
Temperance Society
No To Bac Fifty Cent Trial Offer Promoted
A tobacco habit cure No To Bac markets a fifty cent package promising quick relief from tobacco desire. The ad claims 400000 users freed and offers a free sample and booklet by mail from Sterling Remedy Co. in Chicago or New York.
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Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
New York
Irreverent Advertisements and Medical Claims Snippet
A jumble of old advertisements touts remedies for tobacco, teething, wind colic, and coughs. It includes claims for No-To-Bac, Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup, Piso’s Cure, Kilner’s Nerve Restorer, and Carters candies. The text also features social quips about temperance, fashion, and humorous anecdotes.
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Denver
K. K. Scouller
Fighlands
Enyets
S. McMurray
Ayer
Anne M. Ross
Williamsport
Josephine Foat
Paris
Dr. Kilne
de. Runes
Arch St. Phils
Hobson
Gunn
Diana
John Worri
Ashington
D.C
ST. Jacobs
Agic
Jandy Cathartig
SRSA
Conrannartt
Remedy Co
Montreal
Can
PERSC
Webster's
Worcester’s
Century
Standard
Omaha
OmMana
World-Herap
Marion Harland
Rudyard Kipling
H. Rider Haggard
Wilkie
W. J. Bryan
World-Herald
Omana
Neb
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