First Railway Post Office on Chicago Northwestern Route
A historical note recalls the first railway post office run on the Chicago Northwestern line between Chicago and Clinton Iowa in August 1864. George B Armstrong led the effort with improvised cars and oversight stretching nationwide as the service slowly grew after 1864 and expanded under subsequent Postmasters General.
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Chicago & Northwestern
Chicago
Clinton
Iowa
United States
George B. Armstrong
Chicago Northwestern
Fernando Jones
West
Post Office Department
Armstrong
Washington
Grant
Modern Railway Postal Car and Its Global Spread
The piece notes Armstrong's role in creating the railway mail service and dividing the nation into six divisions with a superintendent in charge. It describes how postal cars have spread worldwide from Britain to Africa, and how the railway mail system evolved from its origins to today, with commentary on future adoption in darker regions. It also includes a separate vignette on underwater cigar smoking and a note on durable heat resistant joints for cast iron.
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Raiway
Grant
Armatrong
Colfax
House Committee On
Armstrong
Outhoe
Olland
Germany
Austrian
Tyrol
Alps
France
Italy
Mediterranean Sea
Pullman Palace
Sahara
Africa
Stanley
Ancient Greek Boxing and the Pancratium Dangers
Ancient boxing used the cestus and sometimes a metal studded glove, delivering brutal injuries including broken noses and ears. Pancratium, a naked oiled struggle, allowed nearly all moves except biting and kicking, ending only when one fighter yielded. Olympia prizes went to those who won both boxing and pancratium on the same day.
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Pancratium
Pausanias
Olympia
South Sea Islanders Ideals and Fiji Missionary Work
Bishop Julien Vidal visits San Francisco en route to France to seek funds and missionaries for South Sea islander evangelism. He notes Cannibalism among Samoans while Fiji Islanders remain zealous. details Fiji group demographics, missions, schools, churches, and the nature of local cultures.
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Julien Vidal
Fiji Islands
San Francisco
France
South Sea
Epalle
Fiji
Suva
Levuka
Would Go Around the Globe Discussion on World Births
A projection states that between 3,000,000 and 87,000,090 babies are born annually worldwide. The birth rate equates to about seventy per minute, more than one per clock beat. If one line of cradles stretched around the globe, all births would fit in the year.
Giant Cannibals of Seri Island Reported by Traveler
George G McNamara describes an alleged population of 174 Seri islanders in the Gulf of California. He claims the tribe consists of tall, emaciated cannibals who live in low shrub shelters and dugouts, subsisting on fish and goat meat. The account details their appearance, tools, clothing, and a belief they are vanishing, with notes on burial and a dubious encounter to photograph a seven-foot man.
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Seri Island
Gulf of California
Mexico
George G. McNamara
San Francisco Examiner
Seri
Mr. McNamara
Montezumas
Cortez
The Festive Bed-Bug Insights From a Boniface
A boniface laments bed-bugs as the hotelier’s persistent foe noting guests bring bugs in trunks. He advises constant vigilance and frequent inspection with treatment. English pest-services spring into action before eggs hatch. a female lays forty to fifty eggs per cycle.
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Boniface
England
Philosophy of Fishing Magnetism and Luck
A former belief holds that fishing success relies more on a mysterious magnetism than skill or bait. Those admitting they lack it choose other pursuits, likely living longer and happier. Vandals emptied about 300 gallons of whisky and wine into a well near the Big Four saloon in Anderson Indiana, making the pumped water toxic.
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Seth Green
Big Four
Anderson
Ind
Its Own Assessor and the Tax Investigation Idea
A Swiss law making every man his own assessor is cited. The text argues that after death an investigation fraud could lead the government to seize enough from the estate to settle back taxes and interest. It concludes this method would not work in this country.
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Sherman
ST. Louis
American and European Debts in the 1890 Census Findings
The census bureau previews a bulletin on foreign, national and county indebtedness. Foreign debt in 1890 reached $25.64 billion, while U.S. debt stood at $915 million. Per capita burdens varied, with the United States at $14.43, and states and counties showing declines through refunding and taxation. Aggregate per capita debt fell from $49.59 in 1880 to $20.46 in 1890, helped by tax measures.
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Census Bureau
Census Office
United States
Germany
France
Great Britain
Russia
Austria Hungary
Italy
Belgium
Netherlands
States
Territories
Curious Colorado Names and Odd Monikers Explored
A quirky tour of Colorado place names from French northern regions to Spanish southern areas. It catalogs ranks of strange names like Frying Pan Creek and Last Dollar, notes on mining names, and a playful nod to local nicknames before drifting into an 1891 advertisement for Hall's Catarrh Cure and a breadstuffs export tally, ending with pithy adages about snakes and jail-birds.
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Colorado
Great Divide
Cache la Poudre
Rio Las Animas
Gambling Extraordinary in Everett v Stetson case in Boston
The Everett versus Stetson trial features a large penny flipping dispute over losses to Jonathan Bourne. The defense locates wagering in Bourne’s Adams House room with $15,000 won by flipping copper and a subsequent $10,000 stake, described as a record penny-tossing sum.
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Annie B. Everett
John Stetson
Boston
Adams House
Bourne
Wescott
Mr. Wescott
Nellie Bly Train Leaves Denver for Palmer Lake Route
Fragmented OCR text describes a train schedule from Denver at 5:85 a m heading to Palmer Lake Colorado Springs Manitou Pueblo and City with elegant chair cars and free seats. It includes ads for Manson Maurice Corn Salve drug claims and Dr Kline’s Restorer with city Philadelphia addresses and promotional lines about meals and weight.
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Nellie Bly
Santa Fe
Denver
Palmer Lake
Colorado Springs
Manitou
Pueblo
Manson
Maurice
Frige
Dr. Kline
Arch St. Phila
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New York City
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Toledo
Ohio
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New York
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