Dean's Kidney Pills Promise Relief for Kidney Trouble
Mrs George Earl of Mac son Neb reports years of kidney pain swelling and fatigue improved after taking Dean's Kidney Pills. She notes swelling loss of energy and weight gain and urges others to remember the Nolan’s brand sold by druggists and stores. A separate item recalls a warm spring day when Therine aged four asks to remove clothing due to heat.
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Han
George Earl
Macson
Dean
Nolan’s
Frica
Foster Milvura Co
Therine
Wheel Edge Mystery in Rail Car Propulsion Explored
A Railroad Man's Magazine passage outlines experiments on wheel and axle motion illustrating how the top of a wheel moves differently from the bottom. It describes candle and torch demonstrations, back-and-forth engine tests, and simple measurements with a boards and strings to show relative movement.
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Railroad Man's
Record as Railroad Builder Don Juan Whittemore Honored
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Rail Road chief engineer Don Juan Whittemore retired after a 63 year career. He led construction and reconstruction across the system for 47 years and supervised major Pacific coast expansion to Tacoma and Seattle.
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Don Juan Whittemore
Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul
Whittemore
St. Paul
Whitcemore
United States
Canada
Cuba
Pacific Coast
St Paul
Chicago
Milwaukee & Puget Sound
Misscuri River
Tacoma
Seattle
Lightning Save Train Passengers in Night Crash
An engineer on the Buffalo to Rochester run faced a deadly shock when a lightning flash lit up four freight cars blocking the track. He slammed the brakes as the engine stopped abruptly. chandeliers swung and two passengers fell as crew investigated to find the pilot of the freight train had his foot jammed beneath the caboose. The bolt’s strike and quick action saved about two hundred lives.
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Buffala
Rochester
Baked Striped Bass and Stuffed Apples Recipe Variant
A Victorian style guide details preparing striped bass baked skin down with buttery crumbs, onion stock sauce, mushrooms, anchovy, and finish in the oven. It also explains stuffed apples soaked in brandy and lemon, cooked until tender, glazed with syrup, and served with pineapple or peach jam and whipped cream or a meringue topping.
Care of Bedrooms in Warm Climates
Special guidance urges weekly bedstead cleaning with damp cloth or benzine sponge. If cimex detected, use alcohol to kill insects and clean mattress. Inspect nesting areas, moldings, frames, woodwork, tracks, and loosened paper. Clean closets automatically, remove discarded items promptly.
Train Through Strike Sparks Bridge Explosion
During a coal region strike the Hocking Valley train was stopped a quarter mile from a wooden bridge. The engineer refused to stop and declared he would pull through. A keg of powder on the bridge was used to fuse the blast as the train crossed, blowing the bridge to splinters.
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Hocking Valley
Jim
Tye
Panama Railroad Replaces Wood Ties With Hardwoods
Eight thousand hardwood ties have arrived at Colon from Colombia to replace old soft wood for the Panama Railroad project. Most ties are hewn from guai cum lignum vitae and include polvillo corteva and balsamo. Special machinery is needed to bore holes and carve rail seats for installation.
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Panama Railroad
Colon
Corowibia
Salmon Cutlets From Ready Fish Mixture
A recipe uses boiled salmon and potatoes. Chop fish, rub potatoes, melt butter, mix with fish and potatoes, season with salt and white pepper, and bind with egg yolk. Shape into cutlets, dip in egg and bread crumbs, fry until hot and crisp, serve with lemon and parsley.
British Locomotives and Their Growing Power
The article notes British locomotives remain smaller than American engines due to tight clearances yet show steady growth in size and power. It cites Atlantic type engines built for the East Coast Scottish express with a total heating surface of 3,456 square feet a boiler diameter of 5 feet 6 inches and length of 15 feet 10.5 inches a water capacity of 4 125 gallons and coal weight of 5 tons, with the engine weight near 80 tons.
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America
Train Stopped by Caterpillars Near McCloud
McCloud correspondent reports a Southern Pacific train halted by caterpillars whipping the track with grease like sand, forcing the engine to stop three times as it pulled a single coach on a heavy grade between here and Sisson. The engineer kept applying sand to gain grip after each halt.
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Southern Pacific
Here
Sisson
McCloud
San Francisco Chronicle
German Pickled Cucumber Method From a Historic Recipe
Wash and dry small cucumbers then pack them in a half gallon jar. Heat vinegar with cayenne pepper black pepper and a bit of mustard seed. Top with horse radish root onions sugar chamomile and spices, then cover and bottle for pickling.
Cornbeef Salad Recipe From Aged Brisket Instructions
Tender corned beef should be aged and cut into thin strips. Mix with chicory lettuce cress or celery and boiled potatoes. Add horseradish and mayonnaise as dressing. Include parsley or turnip as available to finish in the house.
Living and Learning in a Small Town Skirmish
A mother consoles her son after a clash with a bigger boy, the Smith youth. The boy bluntly admits uncertainty, claiming he learned a lot by surviving and expressing a stubborn resolve to rethink his rival.
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Tommy
Smith
Jimmy Smith
Butter Puffs Recipe With Sour Cream and Malted Butter
The recipe describes softening a piece of butter the size of an eye then beating in three eggs a pinch of salt and half a teacup of sour cream. Mix well add flour to form a thick batter drop spoonfuls into boiling water and cook until they rise. Serve hot with malted butter poured over.
Currant Pudding With Paler Bread Layering Dish
Currant pudding is prepared in a FA baking dish with thin slices of paler bread and alternating layers of fresh currants, stewed and sweetened to taste. The fruit tops the dish, cover and bake for half an hour in a moderate oven, and serve with sugar and cream.
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Ad
A testimonial letter from Mrs. Wao of Cornwallville New York praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for changing life nerves and fibroid issues after doctors suggested hospital care. The ad claims decades of cures, invites letters for free advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia
Pinkham
Natlok
Mass
Nathan B. Greaton
No. Main St. Natick, Mass
Cornwallville
Lydia EB. Pinkhow
Not Much of a Water User. Mewitt Groet Ephepes Money
An OCR fragment advert portrays quack cures and patent medicines. It mentions Allen's Foot-Ease and Huln's Wizard Oil as supposed remedies for rheumatism neuralgia sore throat and foot ailments. The text includes odd spellings and a joke about an actor leaving a drama cast.
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Mewitt-Groet
Trewett
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