Refrigerator Cars Pioneered in New England Milk Trade
The concept of the refrigerator car emerged from New England in 1851 when a farmer’s butter surplus near Ogdensburg needed cold transport. Wilder, then in charge of through freight, proposed an icebox on wheels and the railroad backed a plan for several cars. A trial loaded eight tons of butter, shipped to Boston, fetched 17 cents a pound after costs, proving the idea a success and spreading use. Wilder did not patent the idea, allowing broad adoption.
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New England
Ogdensburg
N. Y
Boston
Wilder
St. Louis Republic
Odd Volumes Dining Club of London and Curiosities
A glimpse of the Sette of Odd Volumes a London dining club founded in 1878 with twenty one members and twenty one honorary members. Its rules include fines for temper unasked advice talks overlong speeches and limited speech time. Also mentions Major Banks race tipping and Kongo tattooing customs in Belgium.
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London
Banks
Cincinnati
Middle West
Frigid Quips Trigger Neighborly Wit In Classified Snippets
A humorous exchange cites a gum man remarking on a neighbor as a first class stranger. The Boston Transcript notes a cold, frigid girl described with a biting quip.
Irish Wit in Courtroom Exchange
A fragment shows an Irish judge admonishing a woman with the line never give alus to a stranger. The response mocks relief for an angel, illustrating sharp courtroom wit and rural speech.
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Alus
Old & Ter
Condemned Unheard Notice From Cornish Church
A church notice in Cornwall warns that the preacher for next Sunday will be found hanging in the church porch on Saturday. The remark is attributed to a London Purchs or source and is paired with a literary quote about cleansing the fountain.
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London
Artists Emblems in Whistler Butterfly Monogram History
The article traces how James Abbott Whistler adopted a butterfly emblem in the 1860s and used a J W monogram. It notes early etchings like Chelsea Wharf from 1863 bearing the butterfly and Describes other artists who signed works with unique symbols such as cocks rings cross and zodiac devices.
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Whistler
J. W
James Abbott Whistler
James McNeill Whistler
Chelsea Wharf
Hieronymus Cock
Mariotto Albertinelli
Martin Rota
Pieter de Ryng
Giovanni Dossi
del Mazo Martinez
Lionelo Spada
Jacopo de Barberi
Hendrik de Bles
Lucas Cranach
Cornelius Engelbrechtsen
Hans Holbein
Tin Plated Tomato Moral of Bold Ideas
A Chicago Tribune quip recalls a young inventor who promised tin plated tomatoes to save cooking and preserve produce for twenty years. He projected huge profits but the idea never sold, illustrating that grand reform plans often fail despite appealing logic.
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Chicago Tribune
A Lottery Romance Across a Christmas Draw
A Corunna mechanic dreams 125869 nights and a lucky number, buys a disputed ticket, and wins £200,000 first prize. The tale sits among brief items on the lottery, Garibaldi era red shirt origins, and a temperance anecdote from the New York Times.
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Madrid
Corunna
Loundon Globe
Mary-Waited Three Hours At Appointed Spot
A London Express advertisement quotes a woman named Mary waiting three hours at a fixed spot to be questioned by a suspicious policeman. She concludes the price of love is too heavy and bids farewell to Potts.
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London Express
Mary
Potts
Time and Patience Quote
A brief quotation highlights the value of steady effort and patience in reaching goals. It notes that no road is too long for a deliberate, unhurried pursuer and no attainment unreachable for the patient learner.
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Za Bruyere
Locust Plague Fights Across History and War
From 1780 Transylvania to earlier campaigns, armies faced locust swarms as strategic enemies. Descriptions detail their color, blank eyes, and edible status among Arabs who roast and eat them, affecting meat prices in Baghdad.
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Pliny
Greece
Charles XII
Sweden
Bessarabia
Poltava
Transylvania
Bagdad
Rivers of Alaska Open Vast Interior by Rivers
Collier's notes Alaska already relies on rivers for interior development. The Yukon navigable 2100 miles with a nine by one hundred foot channel at the delta. The Kuskoquim 1000 miles navigable on lower reaches, Tanana 500 miles, Koyukuk over 500. Overall some 5000 miles of navigable streams exist.
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Alaska
Yukon
Kuskoquim
Tanana
Koyukuk
Stiwall
Collier’s
Noah as a Bible name given by a woman at inquest
In England a female witness at an inquest used the Christian name Noah. The coroner doubted such a use until the witness, versed in the Bible, pointed to Numbers thirty six eleven mentioning Mahlah Tirzah Hoglah Milcah and Noah as Zelophehad’s daughters.
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Noah
England
Mahlah
Tirzah
Hoglah
Milcah
Zelophehad
Betrothal Ceremony in Germany Ends Breach of Promise
In Germany engagement becomes a formal city hall matter with signed documents and witnesses. If either party withdraws, further papers are signed to seal the agreement and determine compensation for any hurt feelings.
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Germany
Ready For the Storm Poetic Exchange Ends in Engagement
A fragment notes a poet vows to storm a beloved citadel while a reply suggests engagement to a wealthy elder, valued at 9 000 000, in a St. Louis Post-Dispatch snippet. The exchange frames a quirky romantic twist amid a rainy mood.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The Smaller One and Tom Reed Wit
A Portland Maine Dixpress anecdote recalls Tom Reed's sudden wit when Miss Reed struck the earth instead of the golf ball and he quipped, Hit the other ball Kitty.
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Tom Reed
Miss Reed
Kitty
Portland
Dixpress
We realize a thing's worth after losing it
A reflective exchange notes valuing life and self mastery. The dialogue cites life insurance worth ten thousand dollars as a gauge of value while Beecher's maxim emphasizes victory over oneself as true conquest.
Community Fraternal Meeting Schedule Listed for Lititz
A compiled notice lists regular meetings for local lodges and groups in Lititz including Lititz Lodge No. 253 K of P Rudy's Hall 180 Litiza Lodge No. 1050 I O G Fo meets Mondays at 7 30 P M Garfield Castle No 76 EK G Ee every one in Rudy's Hall at 7 M Morning Star Temple No 70 Ladies of the G H meets first and third Wednesdays in Washington Camp No 6Y P O 8 of A Rothsville meets Thursdays in their hall Swan Stevens Post No 81 G A R meets first and third Saturdays in Brobst's Hall at 7 P M Lititz Springs Council No 197% Jr Do UC A M meets Fridays at 7 30 P M in Rudy's Hall Lititz Borough Council last Monday monthly in council chamber Lititz School Board first Friday monthly at 7 30 P M Lititz Hose Company No 1 first Wednesday monthly in council chamber East Orange Street Warwick School Board last Saturday afternoon monthly at Warwick House Lititz Agricultural Mutual Fire Insurance Co first Tuesday morning monthly office secretary Lititz M G C A rooms open daily W C T U every other Monday evening Moravian Chapel 7 38 Loyal Temperance Legion every other Saturday afternoon 2 15 P M Court Lititz No 26 F of A second and fourth Wednesdays at 8 P M Rudy's Hall
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Litiza Lodge
K. of P
Rudy’s Hall
Rudy's Hall
Garfield Castle
Morning Star Temple
G. H
Washington Camp
Rothsville
Swan “Stevens Post
Lititz
Springs Council
Jr Do. UC
Council
Litite Hose Company
Council Chamber
East Orange Street
Warwick School Board
Warwick House
Litite Agricultural Mutual Fire Insurance Company
M. GC A
the Loyal Temperance Legion
Court Lititz
F. of A
Rudy’a Hall
Trolley Road Schedules and Local Town Timetables
Transit timetables show Lancaster Lititz and nearby towns with morning first trips and hourly service through the day. Weekend and Saturday variations add extra half hour departures. Sunday services begin at set morning times across Lancaster Lititz Lancaster Peters burg and Manheim.
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Lancaster
Lititz
Cara
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We offer a large stock of coal in all sizes from Company Coal-Hard to Soft varieties, a wide lumber assortment, slate, plaster products, pewter sand, roofing materials from Granite to Mutual Rubber Roofing, ground alum and several salts including Ritsoll Rock Salt and fine table salt, plus high grade phosphate from Griffith and Boyd.
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Victor
Griffith and Boyd
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Hiram Holtzhouse
Broad Street
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Bear & Long Lititz
W. D. Fichthorn
Bow- Rudy's Meatman's Bakery
Allentown
C. H. Kreider’s Hardware Store
Main St
Allen
D. Frank Kline, M.D
E. King St
A. R. Bomberger & Co
Lititz, Pa
A. R. Keller
Rudy
Uum
S. M. Huber
East Main Street
Lancaster’s Best Jewelry Store
Queen and Orange
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Center St
H. Front St
Warwick
Orange and Cedar Sts
Buch & Hassler
W.S. Buch
Attorney At Law
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Ory
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Leczal
Spruce Villa
Spruce Villa Dairy
J. C. Brubaker
W. H. Bollinger
M. M. Souders Electrical Contractor
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