Our New Nation and the Call for a Better Man
Emerson extols American democracy and education as the path to national greatness. He urges self reliance and moral government, urging original thinking, national unity, and a modern citizenry to build a refined civilization.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
Old South Church
Boston
Maine
Massachusetts
Congress
Moon
England
Europe
America
Halifax
London
Lendon
Paris
Columbus
Martin Luther
John Adams
Patrick Henry
Thomas Jefferson
New Times
Fort Wayne and Pennsylvania Line Praised for Speed and Safety
The article extols the Fort Wayne and Pennsylvania railway from Chicago to New York, highlighting its prime Chicago depot location, valuable franchises, short 12 mile ride, robust stone bed, Pullman cars, and safety advances like Westinghouse brakes and Janney’s patent platforms. It notes a California express run of 444 miles in nine hours fifty five minutes and a 112 mile New York to Chicago leg in twenty hours, underscoring speed, reliability, and ambitious expansion.
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Fort Wayne
Pennsylvania
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
New York
Chamber of Commerce
Post Office
Custom House
Pullman Palace
Westinghouse
Janney
Fort Wayne and Pennsylvania Railway
Japan
China
Australia
Indies
Europe
Crestline
Fort Wayne & Pennsylvania
Jarrett & Palmer
California
Ocean
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania Railway
America
Indian Aphorinnas on Wisdom and Charity
A collection of ancient Indian aphorisms extols learning over riches and wisdom as a lifelong ally. It notes soft speech earns friends, compares beauty without wisdom to a fragrance-less flower, and warns against judging others while overlooking self faults.
Nubians and Africans as described by colonial observer
The article portrays Nubians as elegant and intelligent yet primitive, and describes southern Africans in Darfour as barbaric with slave trades. It notes Col. Gordon’s authority in Soudan and mentions Darfour unrest and a large population, along with speculative climate health in Africa.
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Egypt
Nile
Nubia
Kordofan
Sennaar
Darfour
Col
Gordon
Soudan
Africa
Col. Gordon
Philadelphia Press
Green brakeman signal prank on moving train
A humorous Watertown Times note describes a green brakeman ordered to relay signals to the engineer. The other brakeman pretended to signal by rolling atop the car causing a comical display with legs in the air and a chain reaction. The incident ends with both men flat on their backs in town.
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Watertown
N. Y
Greeny
Estimable citizen credits Ball's Cough Syrup for life saved
A local resident credits Dr Ball's Cough Syrup with saving his life after a serious illness, remarking that misfortunes never come singly and drawing a parallel to twins in fortune.
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Dr. Ball
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the Republic
New York Graphic
Moline Manufacturers
Moline Wagon Company
Moline, Illinois
Max
Mark
ER Moline, Illinois
Keator & Low
Moline
Illinois
Atkinson Street
Moline Business Houses
David O. Reid
Everlasting
Lexington
First National Bank
Moline, Ill
J _M GOULD
Bas Atkinson
J. 8. Gillmore
Cahier
J. M. Gould
John Deere
Samuel] Bowles
C. H. Deere
D.C Dimock
Geo W. Vinton
Jonathan Hantoon
J T. Browning
Chas. Atkinson
Heard
Morris Rosenfeld
James Shaw
Glilmore
Draftenold
Guttenberg
Copenhamem
Hamburg
Bremen
Moline National Bank
W. Wheelock
Porter Skinner
Hemenway
FP Grante
J. M. Christy
Orter Skinner
James C. Starr
Wright
C. F. Hemenway
L. E. Hemenway
Hiram Darling
N. Chester
Casper Waxtham
H.W. Candee
Banking House
Mainst
Rodman Ar Crafts
United States
Moline Savings Bank
Moline, Tlinois
W. Waurzzoox
Joxux Goon
John Good
Nelson Chester
H. W. Candee
Marine Nationa
Rodman
Stoddard
Bank
Cor
Avenne
Ngs Bank
Rock Island
Gol
Walker & Hemenway
Insurance Agency
Hartford
Phenix
Orient
Continental
Niagara
Westchester
Manhattan
Franklin of
Springfield
F. & M. Mass
Imperial of London
Northern
LIFE
Conn Mutual
Lynde Street
Main
Ww. C. Grantz
Oolman Avenue
Runve
N. BE. Zeigler
Ancy
Nourse’s
WM. A. Nourse
Moline, Mil
ATENT
E. H. Gleason
Ill
Ae W . H. Glessom
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