Towed by Rail A Novel San Francisco Street Railway
An observer describes a new cable driven streetcar system in San Francisco. A hidden wire rope powers two linked cars via a surface slit and a midline engine house, using a lever to grip the moving cable. The over mile long Nob Hill line on California Street relies on tar once every two days for the cable, with huge engines and a deep underground pit system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SY. Nicholas
San Francisco
Slate
Immena
California Street
Nob Hill
San Francisco Cable Car Romance and Ride Comfort
The narrator details the costs and features of a new cable car line near eight hundred thousand dollars. Cars include a blue uniformed conductor, low passenger decks, and a dummy open car. Riders hail the driver from the sidewalk and enjoy smoother travel with less jolt than horse cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
St. Nicholet
John Burroughs On Cows In The Farm and Pastures
A reflective piece on cows and farm life by John Burroughs. It recalls daily duties of herding cows to and from pasture, the joys and adventures of countryside journeys, and memories of nature encountered along the way. It notes salt licking and cow appetites with rustic detail.
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Galt
Suridner
Simpler Dresses For Young Girls In High Society
A Cincinnati Commercial style observation notes a trend toward simpler dressing for wealthy young girls. It contrasts over-dressed young ladies with working-class mothers, urging prudence as fashion filters down while cautioning against impractical displays by youth seeking status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dreas
Cincinnati
How Brazilian Women Carry Their Bane Image
Brazilian women perform most of the work among the Indians, starting with babies on the hip and baskets on the head. They walk three to four miles, work appears hard, and their methods are crude. The habit of carrying a child on the hip is common though ungraceful, with pipes often part of daily life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville Courier-Journal
T. V. Pimror
World Dispensary
Kvallds’ Hotel
Butlata
London quirks and urban life in old world notes
The fragment surveys London life with eye on dress and manners of workers, shop fronts with brass ornaments, cheap meals and drinks, housing density, and street spectacles. It contrasts British and Parisian styles, notes damp shops, and hints at social issues amid bustling streets and public houses.
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Dros
P.u
London
New York
Gotham
Europe
Punch and Judys
Pavement
A Foxtown Princuss Comes to Town in Mirthful Tale
A sea rumor brings Victorias youngest daughter Princess Beat rice age twenty one under her mother's careful watch. She longs for a freer life and a bold prince with golden hair and a brave plume to win her heart, while a waiting servitor peers toward the moorland for his arrival.
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Foxtown
Ayer's Sarsaparilla Promoted for Broad Range of Ailments
Ayer's Sarsaparilla is advertised as a universal alterative for scrofula skin diseases ulcers rheumatism and many others. It claims to purify the blood with a blend of Stillingia mandrake yellow dock and iodides of potassium and iron touted as mild yet effective and supported by physicians' testimonials.
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St. Anthony’s
Pierce
Elkras
Hota
Hulfalo
N.Y
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Benson
Graefenberg
Graefenberg Co
Reade St. N.Y
Smolander’s
Ayer
JG. Ayer & CO
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Yead Co
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Maine
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Chicago
Ill
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Pentel
Anea
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Actec
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Peerce
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M.D. Bronte
World's Life Sensary and Invalida’ Hotel
Buffalo, N.Y
CLAEX
Cmicago
A.G. Olin
Warrtage
Waco
Bol
Amy
Roc. Werth
Hull
Dr. McAttee
Perry St
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McAfee
Addrose Lock Box
Goog
Walker & Hemenway
Thec Insurance Agency
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British America of Canada
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Conn Mutual
West Slic
Lynde Strelt Tare Ducta Pouthi
Main
John Hoyt
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Emerson
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