East Bound Trains Schedule and Stops
The excerpt lists eastbound and westbound train services with numbers and destinations. It notes departures for Missouri State Express to St Louis and Chicago trains, plus accommodation and Sunday-only services, including stops for Slater and Kansas City, with varied daily and special schedules and times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri State Express
St. Louia
Slater
Yoo
Weet Bo
California
Chicago
A Now
St. Louis
Southeast travel sale offers wide range of Florida routes
The notice announces a $20.00 fare from St. Louis to most Florida points excluding Jacksonville and Key West and to many Georgia Carolina Tennessee and Virginia points. Tickets are valid thirty days with stopover privileges. a general cap of $2.00 applies to many routes. Special dates list September October and November sale days with round trip one fare plus $2.00 for Florida and Southeast travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Jacksonville
Key West
Florida East Coast Railway
Georgia
North
South Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
Florida
Southeast
Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription and medical advisory sale
An 19th century advertisement touts Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a cure for female infertility and related ailments. It claims to restore menstruation, relieve pregnancy complications, and improve general health, with testimonials and an offer for a free medical adviser book for one cent stamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
James W. Blacker
Catherne St. Gyracuse
Bond
Vanishing voices menace future Verdi sopranos
A fragment from La Republique Francaise laments violent sport dulling singing powers and fears descendants may miss Verdi and Rosini arias due to a lack of singers. A separate note advises eye care, recommending brief eye rest to prevent strain, especially on trains and streetcars, to avert headaches and discomfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verdi
Rosini
la Republique Francaise
Humble Plea For Title Amount From Stoop-Shouldered Clerk
A skimpily described Mr Hennypeck pleads softly for the title sum owed, claiming his wife’s upcoming visit makes the repayment urgent. He appeals for understanding as he negotiates the owed money to aid his wife.
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Hennypeck
Pnex
Publication Pause Ends Soon for Klangsu News Org
The oficial authority of Klangsu, Nan yan kwang pan, ceased on August 9 but the viceroy orders a quick resume. For economy, flight editors were dispensed with according to Shanghai Mercury.
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Klangsu
Shanghai Mercury
Alcohol Harmful or Helpful Says Dr Hoppe
Dr Hoppe a noted physician declares that when a great amount of energy is suddenly needed alcohol may be valuable. But he adds that a long journey requires enduring strength and alcohol is a hindrance and, if used, only increases fatigue.
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Hoppe
Ocean Currents and Climate Change in Europe
A historical note explains that if the Isthmus of Panama were submerged, the Gulf Stream would be redirected into the Pacific, altering Western Europe’s climate by removing the warmer Atlantic current and potentially cooling the region.
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Europe
Panama
Pacific Ocean
Gulf Stream
Atlantic
How a Compass Dial Keeps Time and Directions
A puzzled note explains reading a compass dial as a clock to locate directions. By aligning the hour hand with the sun or reference, the dial indicates south at 6 o clock, with north opposite. It describes using the dial for orientation and subtle timing cues during navigation.
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Toronga
Bandaya
Cuaran
Wall
Miracle Cure Reported After Electric Bitters Trial
H M Adams and wife Henrietta of Pa report a miraculous cure in their home. One child with cancer in five years was deemed incurable until Electric Bitters. After seven bottles the child was completely cured. The tonic is advertised as top blood medicine and body builder. Crenshaw Young drug store sells it for 60 cents and $1.00.
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H. M. Adams
Henrietta
Anu
Crenshaw & Young Drug Store
New Card for Epilepsy Promises Cure Claims
J B Waterman of Watertown C writes a testimonial for Dr Kings New Life Pills claiming cure for years long epilepsy in his daughter and stating she has not had a fit in over two years. The ad also touts Crenshaw Young drug store selling 250 pills. Missouri Pacific promotes winter river navigation training. Lexington Savings Bank bought a modern Corliss safe from Mosler Safe Co to be installed in its window.
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J.B. Waterman
Watertown
Bora Free Delivery
Lexington Savings Bank
L. Kaun
Mosler Safe Company
Hamilton
Ohio
Corliss
Gambler crackdown leads to fines for two principals
Saturday arrests led to guilty pleas before Justice Price with fines and costs averaging 12 dollars per offender. Principals Ashcraft and Morris faced heavier penalties, Ashcraft 212 dollars and Morris 287 dollars. Separate health note extols Kodot digestion aid with claims it digests 3000 grains of food at proper temperature, sold by Crenshaw and Yung.
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Ascraft
Morris
Ashcraft
Crenshaw & Yung
IBM
Groceries Below Price as September Ends
After September 17 Jy promises the lowest cash prices for a range of groceries. Local advent Jos L Long is cited in the offer, signaling a price push to attract shoppers in the region.
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Ab Jos L
Long
The Patient Struggle in a Delayed Union
Poetic excerpt by Phillips Brooks reflecting on patient struggle and the longing for ideal union. The lines emphasize earnest use of present resources and enduring discontent until the ideal is achieved, noting what is needed now and what time would grant.
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Patience Ang *Trussle
Phillipy Brooks
Enthusiast Doctor Confides Final Observations
An ardent French physician, as he neared death, carefully described his symptoms to his son and attending doctor to preserve a record. In his last moments, he surprised mourners by remarking You see I am dying as he prepared to pass away.
Language Diversity Worldwide Highlighted
A historical note lists the world’s most spoken languages after Chinese. It ranks English at 120 million, German 70, Russian 68, Spanish 44, and Portuguese 34 million, with caveats about dialects in China and Mongolia.
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Mongolia
Thibet
Pekin
China
Infanta Linguist in Basle City Child Learns Six Languages
In Basle City a child of an iron manufacturer, Infanta Linguist Besale Doyle, reputedly ages seven, is taught by a French scholar father and German-descent mother. A Swedish nurse also communicates with the youngster in a Scandinavian dialect, exposing the child to multiple tongues.
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Infanta
Besale Doyle
Basle City
Long chase across oceans ends in Bandago Cuba arrest
Detective Hickey of Sydney chased a embezzler across Europe India America France Holland Canary Islands West Indies. Arrival in Bandago Cuba marked the arrest after nine months and 42000 miles traveled before returning to Sydney. Pirates linger as Hongkong islanders once forced tribute from craft arriving there.
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New South Wales
Hickey
Sydney
Europe
India
America
France
Holland
Canary Islands
West Indies
Bandago
Cuba
Liverpool
Offeer
Fragmentary reminiscences mix race and rail tragedy
A quoted scene shows Aunt Phoeby comforting a bereaved Black woman and recalling a fatal Southern Pacific railroad accident. The text references a judge, a great man’s humility, and a 1522 Pope Adrian VI anecdote about his short papacy and tomb inscription.
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Phoeby
Smif
Southern, Pacific Railroad
Adrian VI
Utrecht
Ife
Ants and the Overflow Discovery by Dr Hayes
Dr Arthur J Hayes reports on Abyssinia surveying party marking for Nile use and links Nile mud fertility to abundant Abyssinian ants or termites. He describes ants as a crucial but recently misunderstood factor in fertilizing the Nile delta despite their pest reputation.
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Arthur J. Hayes
Abyseinia
Blue Nile
Fuyot
Nile
Egypt
Abyssinia
Byproducts Drive Most Standard Oil Profits
John D. Archbold, vice president of Standard Oil, states that over the last decade more than half the company's profits come from byproducts. He notes the firm could discard all refined oil and still pay handsome dividends through byproduct revenue.
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John D. Archbold
Standard Oil Company
Sweden tests new telephone transmitter design
Sweden expands telephone use as government backs long running program. A novel transmitter with a large bell can be held near the ear or body rather than spoken into the mouthpiece, reducing direct mouth contact while enabling communication across the room.
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Sweden
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