First Monday traditions and Rail timetable notes
Fragmentary survey of April to November observances with counts on the first Monday of various months, along with a Wabash Railroad time table. It records local ceremonies, religious sessions, and schedule details for omnibus and train connections, including west and east routes and station timings. The text names several places and individuals like John Young, plus rail connections to Richmond and Concordia, and lists multiple daily and weekly timings.
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Wabash
Cayl
Wralond
Seva
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Omoibu- Wliliewve
Dunetion
Ue Richmoni
When Youth Departs We Feel a Lost Sweetness
Reflective verse notes that gains come from losses Yet youth and dream fade leaving a void in the heart As manhood's rule grows sterner the speaker recalls youth's roaming feet and laments it will never return
Notable Kentucky duel ends in deadly encounter in Lexington
A violent confrontation in the Lexington post office lobby between Col. A. M. Swope and Col. W. C. Goodloe escalated to gunfire and stabbing. Swope died on scene. Goodloe survived with injuries and was placed under medical care as authorities assess the case.
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Lexington
Willian Caseius Goodloe
Republican National Committee
Internal Revenue
Kentucky
Armsfeaa M Swope
Postettice
Swope
Goodloe
Fred
Money Order
Money Order Department
Swope Goodloe
Fayette County
Belgium
Faves
Nation Republican Committee
McChesney
Colonel Goodloe
Colonel Swope
Harry Swift
Post Office
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Connor
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J. B. Deck
Beef
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JF. Robinson
Shackleford
Hemen
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W. C. Goodloe
Col. Goodloe
Phenix
A. M. Swore
The Worm Turned in Puck Court Exchange
A fragmented courtroom quip exchanges between Bally Rugg and witnesses. The dialogue mocks a gentleman’s appearance and challenges the jurors to identify a suspect, reflecting satirical tone of a comic periodical.
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Mr. Bally Rugg
Mr. Bally Hae
Smokeless coal treatment promises less smoke
An inventor treats coal chemically to curb smoke and noxious gases. In a public demonstration two fires used ordinary versus treated coal, the latter proving nearly smokeless yet bright and well heating. Cost of treatment is 6d per ton, with one ton claimed to yield twenty five owl in use.
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A. E. Russell
Main Street
Kansas City
Ofice
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Third Street
Corner Holmes
A. H. Jackson & Co
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Dewardoif Hid
Nth & Main
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Hundroda
U. S
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Hook
James J. Young
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W. Cor
Kane City
Spinney
Malin St
Kanaas City
C. D Lee
Corth & Malin
Kansas City Optical Institute
H. G. Silvestone
Floyd
12Th St
T. C. Cramer
Wi Gram Ave
Lis
Senator Wade Hampton Discusses Protection and Manufacturing
From the Nashville American Wade Hampton argues the South will become a great manufacturing region with protection for its industries. He cites Lowell cotton mills and cheaper work, asserting tariffs help the South compete with the North and that the government’s protection keeps the North advantaged. He notes South Carolina’s growing cotton and iron industries as proof of manufacturing potential.
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Wade Hampton
Riehtle
South
South Carolina
Lowell
United States
Local Odessa merchants urged to advertise or lose support
Odessa readers are urged to patronize home advertisers or see the paper solicit ads from neighboring towns and Kansas City. The piece laments widespread nonadvertising by local merchants, lauds two grocery stores and a few others for occasional ads, and cites the hardship of coal miners helped by Frank Lawler, urging continued local support to avoid broader canvassing.
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Odessa
Ewing Bros
Fossil
The Evils of Spanking as Punishment
ALetters excerpt from the Ladies' Home Journal condemns spanking as barbarous and harmful. It cites a physician's warnings of brain and spinal damage from blows to the head and spine, urging parents to abandon the practice and follow humane child care.
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Solomon
Mean Temperature Question At Rocky Mountain Resort
A guest asks the hotel clerk for last month’s mean temperature at the Rocky Mountain summer resort. The clerk responds that there is no mean temperature data available and asserts that the weather is all good.
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Prom Slarpor
Rocky Mountain
Ihotel
Missouri Geologist Winslow Begins State Survey Work
Prof. Arthur Winslow, recently elected state geologist, has established headquarters at the state capitol to organize a Missouri mineral display and map drawing. He plans rapid surveying of coal beds in the south and lead and zinc fields from Joplin to Springfield, with building stone, clay, and sand tests statewide. He traveled to assume duties yesterday, facing scarce maps but intent on swift progress, noting Missouri’s high potential and uncertain silver findings in the south.
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Jefferson City Tribune
Arthur Winslow
General Assembly
State Capitol
Missouri
Winslow
Broadhead
Joplin
Springfeld
Franklin County
Prat
Westerday
Areiv
Union
Ripley
Madison
Hiv
Weighed and Found Wanting from the National Democrat
The piece criticizes the administration’s handling of the treasury, pension office, and Indian affairs. It notes dissent from Civil Service reformers and Old Soldiers, protests from New York businessmen over a warehouse site, and perceived nepotism in offices granted to Harrison supporters and family.
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National Democrat
Treasury
Pension Office
Indian Rights Association
Indian Office
Civil Service
Harrison
New York
Secretary of State
Mexico
Secretary of the Treasury
Republican Party
Tiga
Dickens House for Sale in Gad's Hill Landmark
A Philadelphia newspaper notes the historic Gad's Hill home of Charles Dickens is for sale for a price around 000. The piece laments English reverence for Dickens waning while urging admirers to buy and preserve a monument of one of the world's greatest writers amid shifting national sentiment.
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Philadelphia
Oquirer
Gad's Hill
Dagkane
Saud
Wickens
Dickens
Shakespeare
Bia
London office opens for American coal sales
A Philadelphia firm starts an London office to sell American soft coal in Europe. This move, described by an industry organ as nearly unique in Europe, could spur rivals to challenge Britain's coal monopoly by supplying steam and ocean coal directly. The piece questions why American coal cannot compete at home if overseas costs are overcome.
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Indianapolis Sentinel
Philadelphia
London
Europe
Ocean
England
Subsequ ent Discovery. (Tine) Archie de Ven and Mabel Blossom
An archaic dialogue shows Archie taunting a scarecrow and Mabel recalling an old male friend. Aera de Ven questions the friend’s appearance, while Mabel deflects with affection for Archie. The fragment hints at jealousy and humor in a melodramatic exchange.
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Archie de Ven
Mabel Blossom
Aera de Ven
Archie
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