Rail and Train Schedule Fragments for Forioago and Minneapolis
Fragmentary timetable shows Chicago Burlington and Quincy routes with departures to St Louis Peoria and Denver and arrivals from St Paul Dubuque Clinton and Savanna. Mentions daily except Sunday trains and Sunday service with morning and evening departures and connections for various cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dia Lin
Jo Bea
Council
Or Kannan
Chicago
Bubl
Quincy
Gouis
Peoria
Barington
Cage
Omaha
Denver
Otro Dstown
Burlington
Lincoln
Clinton
Dubuque
Bavanne
Minneapolis
Sterling
Mendota Cagoie
Savanas
Gusnue
Stoke
Wrereeen St
Calon Depot
Moline
Davenport & Southwestern DI
Davenport
Bt. Paul
Monticelin
Acom
Maquoketa
Wapuoketa
Jackson Junction
Pointe Weet
Caltugr
Paul Minneapolte
Berthard Wrat
Oxford Junction
Enat
Faked Tooth Powder Plot Ends in Erie Depot Dollar Claim
A strapping youth in the Erie depot confronts a flashy fakir over a dollar paid for a box of tooth powder bought in Elizabeth last fall. The faker denies the claim. the youth demands payment, threats ensue, and the dispute ends with a dollar handed over to avoid further trouble. The story is relayed by M. Quad in the New York World.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Hudson
Elizabeth
Crext
Elizabeth Ho
M. Quad
New York World
At Bay. A Suspenseful Moment in The Skulllerry Mauls Glory
A rustic lovers scene in Caterpillar Gulch is interrupted when John’s brother arrives shouting for his shirt. The man called Juin confronts the other with a tense grip as the aftermath of a missed Hoboken ferry and a hidden address unfolds. The episode continues in the next issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merriam
John
Hoboken
Caterpillar Gulch
Florida
Juin
Clothier and Furfisher
Worthy inventor in Chicago gains fame and fortune
A comic exchange notes a man across the street worth one hundred thousand dollars after years of poverty. The Chicago Tribune quote aligns with a patent copying machine maker, while a hostess jokes about late supper at a grand reception and a startled Mr Bouttown laments the end of supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grinnen
Barrett
Chicago Tribune
Bouttown
A Small Grain Elevator How One May Be Built
An 1891 guide notes grain elevators are common in western farming towns. It explains the building must be sized to patronage and capacity, with careful calculation of loads and sturdy timber framing for durability.
Guide to Grain Warehouse Construction and Storage
The article details warehouse design for grain storage including bushel weights by grain type, timber weights, safe floor loads, and the need for skilled engineers. It outlines foundations, rail access, loading from above, two entrances, elevators, ventilation, sizing, and cost estimates for a small warehouse typical of a western farming district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Winchester
Temmine
Bulleting
Lizard and Locust in a Picnic Gone Wrong
A New York Evening Sun piece describes a lizard and a locust in an encounter during a picnic. The lizard explains his bellows act as a substitute for a fan while the locust questions the impropriety of the exposed setting before a sudden disappearance signals a fatal outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Evening Sun
Fragmented Humorous Vignette Snippets Across Papers
A collage of cartoon-like exchanges and quips from multiple papers. Vignettes include a Brooklyn tram waiter’s cautionary exit, love at twenty buoyant talk, a chastened youth’s plea, a tempest escape, and a minister’s wedding jest, all stitched into a fragmented humor page.
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Tisson
C. BR. & Northern
N.m
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Bock Anp
Sonia Hite
Union Depot
Porta
Ofanes
Rock Island
Albortoa Monte
Ene
Botar
Palace Stockhouse
BR. Stockh
Bi Budlow
Meapee
Aeenne
Seeges
Chicago, M
Milwaukee & BT. P
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North
No. L
Nortew.rd
Sha.m
Ly Hock Island
Orton Cambridge
Galva
Touton
Prive Ville
Peort
Bloominxton
Goinn Kat
Alam
Aban Ogi
Pan
H&s Aml
Sleem
Ph Po
Ssae
Mangold
Porter ‘Skinner
H.A. Ainsworth
F. Hemenway
HA Edwards, WH
Adama
Andrew Friberg
Hiram Darling
Emenway
Police Skinner
Molino National Bank
Defice Cornur Od
Harper's Bazar
Boottown
Aroend
Hin
Aim
Jane
London
New York
Robert
Philadelphia Times
Mand
Harry
Trisha
Phane
Washington Post
Bobby
Sis
Uncle George
Augustenal J Lidbinea/ Cliege
Rock Island, Ill
Practical Gramma School OF
J. E. Gustus
Prin. Rock Is Landmll
Monson & Co's
Jek
Rae
Chicago, Rock Island & Pagifig Railway
Missouri River
Orta
la Salle
Rock
Pune
Ottumwa
Qskalooas
Das Males
Hetar
Core Bluffs
Towa
Minneapnita
Minnesota
Yareres
Sioux Falls
Dakota
Missouri
Farbury
Huntehingon
Wichita
Bellevi
Caldwell
Watcher
Dre & Ty
Prin
Chicag
Tetinnes
Towma
Chicama
California
Be Lake
Ogden
Portland
Loe Angea
Ban Francisca
Piceva Peak
Inrito
Albert Lia
Bisa
Eek Island
Ate Ptestorey
Norihwe
ST. John
Marsger
Chica
John Sebastian
Ger Ticket
Ssa Ager
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