Costly Building Plans for St Louis City Hall
City officials meet over final details to complete and furnish the new city hall with an estimated 1.5 million dollars. Ground floor offices may open soon including the Recorder of Deeds. Storage battery experiments could outdo trolley wires for railroads. Milk inspection expands to curb food adulteration. Night readable illuminated street signs are being installed to aid visitors during next fall festivities.
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St. Louis City Hall
St. Louis
City Hall
Recorder of Deeds
Court House
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Moston
Providence Line Reopens Passenger Service May 1893
The Providence and Stonington Steamship Company resumes passenger service on May 1 1893 between New York and Providence via Long Island Sound. The steamers Connecticut and Massachusetts depart from Pier 2 North River at 5:30 p.m. daily except Sunday, connecting to Worcester by express train. These ships boast electricity, modern appliances, and a famed dining room with open windows and scenic views. An onboard first-class orchestra will perform, with music rivaling any onshore entertainment.
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New York
Providence
Long Island Sound
Thement
Providence and Stonington Steamship Company
Tage Providence Line
Worcester
Connecticut
Massachusetts
North River
Warren Street
J. W. Miller
O. J. Briggs
J. N. Babcock
Fragmentary verse echoes doubt and pledge
A brief, fragmentary text expresses uncertainty and resolve, with lines invoking unknown names and a vow of certainty despite unclear meaning. The piece reads like a poetical meditation on belief and fate, using archaic phrasing and speculative imagery. It emphasizes inner certainty amid ambiguity.
Love in Lodgings Chapter II ContTixvep
Temple and siblings hide from hardship as they plan a desperate fund drive. Cameron, Harry, and Hildred pool limited resources, recruit Temple to pawn valuables, and stage a trek to Seaview for aid while tensions flare over hunger and loyalty.
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Temple
Victoria
Custom House
Hildred
Harry
Cameron
Honor Bright
Walt
Der
Linda Frere
Seaview
Tahall
Lucifer
A Glass of Tricks and Tricks of Life in One Page
A collage of quirky notes and advertisements. Mentions of sailors and Turks, a two foot four inch soldier, a Mississippi divorce suit over cooking, travel woes from seasickness, and praise for Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a remedy. Includes jokes and domestic snippets with humorous quips about marriage, print satire, and a mock Columbian Exposition pointer.
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Russia
France
Louis Bernadat
Better Public Roads Need More State Action
Public roads demand improvement across the Union with many states pushing for better highways. Totten & Hogg’s rock-breaker from Pittsburgh is praised as a key macadam road device proving the era’s inventive aid to construction. The piece notes ongoing national interest and a belief that better roads will come.
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Union
Totten & Hogg
Foundora
Pittsburgh
World's Fair Extra Number Promoted by Youth's Companion
An 86 page World's Fair Extra from The Youth's Companion promises 60 illustrations and a ten color cover, touted as the largest issue in 67 years. Free with a $1.76 yearly subscription or available from newsdealers. 10 cents postage to Boston for single purchase.
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Companion
Eixty
Youths Companion
Boston
Mass
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