Train schedule and travel agency notice
Trains arrive from east north and south with passenger and freight services listed. An agent offers help with rates routes connections and ticketing for rail and steamship travel worldwide and notes affiliations with Fidelity Casualty Traveler's Insurance Co. and offices in Middleborough and St. Paul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Mexico
Canada
Fidelity & Casualty, Traveler's Insurance Co
BE. Clarkes O.M
Stopping Runaways by Central Park Police on Their Own System
The Central Park mounted squad prides on its horses, claiming they are the best trained for runaway stops. Sergeant Egan demonstrates a method where the sergeant’s horse matches pace with a runaway, then halts, showing riders and drivers the system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Park
Central Park Squad
Egan
New York
Baldwin
Ezan
Harry
New York Herald
Lincoln's Modester M D Hardin Recounts Lincoln Fee Tale
Lincoln assisted two lawyers in a case of great state and national importance. They valued their work at 5000 dollars but Lincoln suggested his share be about 50 dollars, noting he had only spent a little over a day on the case. The tale, sourced to the Chicago Times-Herald, highlights Lincoln's modesty in fee judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen Electric Belt and Appliance Co
Owen Electric Belt
State Street
Chicago
Ill
Tyan NS
Lincoln
M. D. Hardin
Mr. Hardin
Mr. Lincoln
Chicago Times-Herald
von Manteufel
Paris
Alsace
Lorraine
Prussia
DR. Hathaway & CO
United Sta
Ann of Medicine
United States
Skill Cor
4Th & Nebraska Sts
Sioux City
Manual Training and a Restful Workbench Hobby
An anecdote about Dr. Holmes showing how a personal hobby aids brain workers by resting the mind. He demonstrates a hidden workbench that retracts under his library table, used to balance study with manual activity. The piece also notes Holmes’s early emphasis on the danger of prolonged nervous strain and the value of mental diversions. It ends with brief, unrelated notes on a witty abbot’s appointment and poultry care tips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holmes
Trained Cats Showman Tames Cats In England's Ring
Clarke the showman trains eighty cats for stage feats and brings sixty substitutes, claiming cats are the hardest animals to train. His acts include walking on a line over rats and birds, climbing a rope to descend by parachute, and two cats boxing, with care and kindness essential to success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Clarke
Nat
Mr. Clarke
The Duke of York's Baby and Other Quips
A note on the Duke of York's unborn infant being deaf and dumb sparks jokes about royal lineage and a satirical epitaph for Prince Fred. It collates quips from the New York Tribune, with additional lines from the Chicago Inter Ocean and a London Tit-Bits mock dialogue about a stage villain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke of York
Prince Fred
Fred
New York Tribune
Plain features noted in Boston Transcript remark
A quoted exchange discusses Miss Cor duroy’s appearance, with one speaker noting she had irregular features while the other argues they were distinctly plain. The line reflects a casual, ironic tone characteristic of early 20th century newspaper chatter.
Also Mentioned on This Page
ST. P. Railroad
TME Card
West Passenger
Wraens
Tilly, m
The
Hamilton Mfg. Co
Two Rivers, Wis
Llinois Central
BR. R
Willi
Harmesee
Penn
Lowa
Ulinois
Wisconsin
Missesotnd
South Dakota
Elleingis Central Aid
Cairo
Tlinois
Memphis
New Orleans
Tlinois Central
Tennessee
Mississippi
Louisiana
Thesellinois
Spom
Sioux Balls
Yp.om
Onawa
Cedar Rapids
Lyle
Ft. Dodge
Will
Ohio River
Southern Homeseekers' Guide
Uinois Central Railroad
Manchester
Iowa
Merry
Tilings Central Railroad
Munn
Erie
C Books
Ken
Munn & Co
Scientific American
OWEN
Erie Medical Co
Buffalo, N.Y
Dr. A. Owen
Ad Brand
Viz Pills
Rico Adison
Squi
Philada
Parker
A-Span
Acme Cycle Company
Elkhart
Ind
E.D. Best
Ket Svenue
Harrison & CO
Nu de Columbia
B. A. Bobb, M.D
Security Park
Mitchell
Nu Uy Otugkini
DSW
Karen
Francis I
France
Montana
Yellowstone
Yellowstone Park
Inter Ocean
London
Viclean
Wit de
D. H. McLean Medicine CO
ST. Louis
SAPOL_IO
Pinequa Lough
Ib Gare
Cook Remedy Co
Patienticun
C.w. Brown
CTY Bakery and Grocery
Alances
Estes & Lauriat
Boston
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!