Missouri River Flyer trains Colorado to Kansas City route details
The Missouri River Flyer train schedule lists the Bee departing City Union Depot at 6 55 p m daily in summer with library smoking car and Pullman sleepers from City to Colorado Springs and other legs. It notes Denver departure at 12 15 p m, arrivals in Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Kansas City, Oklahoma City, and Galveston with via Newton connections. It includes weekly and monthly illustrated publications for Pullman passengers and newspapers for all patrons. A second note records Milton’s remark on the value of Paradise Lost manuscripts and future worth.
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City Union
Fransnas City
Colorado Springs
Oklahoma City
Newton
Kansas City
Colorado
Pullman
Denver
Pueblo
Galveston
Defiance Starch Promises Big Wash Time Save for Home Use
A dated promotional note extols Defiance Cold Water Starch as a 16 oz package offering time savings and chemical free contents. It contrasts Defiance with rival 4 oz of other brands and claims grocers push inferior stock to clear shelves. Also mentions Victoria’s recruitment quota figures for Australia’s naval squadron.
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Defiance
Tiny shirt stud watch from an English craftsman
An English watchmaker has completed a tiny watch shaped as a shirt stud. The dial measures two sixteenths of an inch and sits with two companion studs. Turning the upper stud starts the watch, while turning the lower adjusts the hands.
Flies Found as Intermediary Tapeworm Hosts in Chickens
Two Sicilian scientists Grassi and Rovelli report that the housefly acts as the intermediate host for a tapeworm species harming chickens. Chickens ingest flies carrying tapeworm larvae, enabling infection.
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Grassi
Rovelli
Ontario Peat Bogs Hold Grand Fuel Resources
Ontario's peat bogs are unrivaled in extent. In the southern region they cover substantial areas and offer a large potential fuel supply for the province.
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Ontario
Deafness Cured by Medical Remedies, Not Local Applications
An advertisement states deafness from ear inflammation can only be cured by systemic remedies. It claims nine of ten cases arise from catarrh in the mucous membranes and offers $100 for any case cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Circulars are available. the ad also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Botanic
Botanic Blood Basin
Botanic Blood Bain
Atlanta
Hall
J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Drugeists
The
Boston
Paxton ,O
Mass
Slavery's emblem described as collar badge
The piece argues that laws allow carrying a coat or hat without a vest or collar while off city pavements, yet insist on wearing a collar, deeming the collar an emblem of slavery and a symbol of oppressive dress norms.
Earnings of British Males Declared by Trade Board
The president of the British Board of Trade told the House of Commons that average annual earnings for adult males in major industrial and agricultural jobs in a year of typical employment are estimated at about 350 dollars each.
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British Board of Trade
House of Commons
United Kingdom
English husband seeks separation amid cruelty claims
The case includes allegations that the English husband, pursuing separation, complains his wife makes him wear gloves at breakfast. The piece also advertises Defiance Starch and gives health notes on heartbeats and blood con- traction, reflecting the period’s miscellany.
World’s Fair Promotions and Local Ads Vintage Appeal
A collage of 1900 era promotional blurbs offering 50 cents for advertising responses, World’s Fair maps, and cheap lodgings in St. Louis. Local ads tout Defiance Starch 16 ounces for 10 cents, Cheatham’s Laxative Tablets, Piso’s Cure for consumption, and various services from metal work to eye-water remedies amid moral quips and buyer tips.
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Defiance
Missouri Jurist Honored For Compassionate Ruling
The federal judge Phillips is praised by Missouri lawyers for a lenient 200 dollar fine reduction in a US statutes case. The defendant’s father, a German vegetable seller, offered silver coins as savings and Thompson the lawyer volunteered free services, leaving father and son relieved.
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Missouri
Phillips
Federal District Branch
Thompson
Chicago Chronicle
Taft Urges Philippine Railroads Funding Plan
Secretary Taft asks Congress to authorize the Philippine government to borrow ten million dollars on four percent bonds, guaranteed by the United States, to develop railroads in Luzon and related infrastructure.
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Taft
Philippines
Congress
United States
Planner seeks Luzon railway to span archipelago
The article notes proposed railway construction on Luzon and other islands. It mentions interviews with several prominent New York capitalists aimed at securing backing for the project.
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Luzon
New York
Edison Motto Appears on Photo for University Office
Francis Baker Crocker asked Thomas A. Edison for a large photograph and an inscribed motto. Edison’s photo arrived bearing the line All things come to those who hustle while they wait. Chicago Railway Center hosts 25 railroads amid a 2500 acre Chicago terminal district. Australian Prime Minister John Christian Watson, once a newspaper typesetter, rises to leadership. Paris underground allocates 230000 from profits to cover last year's fatal accident liabilities.
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Francis. Baker Crocker
Electrical Engineering
Columbus University
Thomas A. Edison
Electrical Department
Mr. Edison
Edison
Chicago
Ohio
Desplaines
Eighteenth Street
Lake Michigan
John Christian Watson
Sidney
Paris
Patents in England 1903 Drop Slightly Amid Tech Activity
The 1903 patent applications in England total 28 832, down by 142 from 1902. Fifty new golf balls were created during the year French Fleet. An official report to the French Parliament lauds fleet efficiency but flags inadequate garrisoning and provisioning of several colonies.
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England
William Pitt
Robert Peel
Gladstone
Average Wages of Teachers in the United States
The average yearly earnings show males at about 450 dollars and females at about 350 dollars. The figures reflect national wage patterns for teachers across the United States during the period.
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United States
Chicago Boy Survives Remarkable Heart Operation
Edward Pelt a Chicago office boy narrowly survived a near fatal gunshot to the chest. Dr Carl Wagner performed a daring operation stitching a half inch heart wound after rib removal and chest opening. If he lives he may be the only person with a stitched heart in medical history.
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Chicago
Edward Pelt
Carl Wagner
Wagner
Pelt and His Heart Survive Remarkable Operation
Edward Pelt survived a notable operation as Dr Wagner opened his pectoral cavity and repaired a lacerated heart and lungs after a gunshot wound. The drawing illustrates the surgical steps and recovery.
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Edward Pelt
Wagner
No Executions in Belgium Told by King Leopold Promise
A Belgian practice avoids executing death sentences by law. The king, honoring his dying mother, would not sign a death warrant. The condemned is deemed dead in law, replaced on the scaffold by a broadside with his name and sentence, while life imprisonment follows.
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Belgium
Leopold
Lecture humor from Feliz Adler told with wit
The article recalls Feliz Adler's sharp humor in lectures and a story told in casual talk. Two women, regular attendees at Carnegie Hall in New York, visited his home to thank him and said they had enjoyed his lectures for months and were now returning to their church perfectly satisfied.
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Feliz Adler
Mr. Adler
Carnegie Hall
New York
Boer patriot buys land in Kansas sparks colony plan
Gen. William Fouche has purchased a quarter section near Geneseo Kansas and taken possession. The move signals a Boer colony may form there as Fouche communicates with former South African comrades awaiting a suitable site before relocating with their families.
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William Fouche
Geneseo
Ellsworth County
Kansas
Fouche
South Africa
America
Baron Rothschild’s Witty Debt Exchange
A client complains of a 10 000 franc loan to a person who vanished in Constantinnople. The Baron replies to write for 50 000 francs, then clarifies the debtor owes only 10 000, predicting the debtor will admit the debt in a letter.
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Baron Rothschild
Constantinnople
Turbine Advantage Study Cites Small Gains for Cunarders
An English turbine commission report finds turbine use for the 70 000 horsepower Cunarders saves only 2 to 4 percent on the English channel and about 300 tons in weight. The article also notes varied quotes on social issues and a Queen's University Ontario faculty meeting about mortgaging a body for money.
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English Turbine Commission
English Channel
Medical Faculty
Queen’s University
Ontario
Mooney
Kidney Pills Said to Cure Severe Kidney Trouble
Frank M. Rus of Cox Wisconsin, crippled by kidney disease, improved after taking two boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills. He reports he can walk all day without fatigue and considers his recovery extraordinary in Chippewa County Wisconsin.
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Cox
Wis
Frank M. Russell
Dodd
Bright
Mr. Russell
Chippewa County
Wisconsin
Wiesbaden to Award 20 Year Pins for Long Service
Wiesbaden town council plans 60 cent seals pins to reward workers who have served a single employer for at least twenty years, aiming to foster contentment among the labor force.
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Wiesbaden
Huge chestnut tree near Mount Etna tops giants
The largest tree in the eastern hemisphere, possibly the world, is a colossal chestnut at the foot of Mount Etna. Its main trunk around 60 feet above ground measures 212 feet in circumference.
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Mount Etna
Controls Asbestos Mines
The Standard Oil Company reportedly controls the entire output of Ontario asbestos mines, supplying most of the world's supply. A Bavarian journalist asserts Austrian professors are more original thinkers than German ones due to lighter workloads. In India royalty and ceremony are linked to land, while China uses officials’ insignia at the royal throne. Hugh’s water leak after the water company flagged an issue, the plumber fixed it, and he paid. A stubborn mind and temper hinder wisdom and happiness.
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Standard Oil Company
Ontario
Germany
India
China
Two Steps The Last One Helps the First
A sick coffee drinker must take two steps to be rid of troubles and get strong again. First, cut off coffee completely to remove the destroying element. Then take Postum Food Coffee, a liquid food that supplies elements to redress blood and rebuild healthy cells.
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Bank of
Carrollton
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Resourceful Lawyer Addresses Court in Train
A British lawyer and MP Ellis Griffith faced a county court judge fourteen miles away on a train to avoid adjournment. He once joined a Gibraltar case with the entire court at a judge’s bedside when illness struck, showing odd courtroom devotion.
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Ellis Griffith
M. P
Griffith
Gibraltar
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G. E. Huntington
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Ala
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J. N. Wisner & CO
Houston
Texas
Cotton Exchange
F. F. Gollins
H. H. Green
FLY Killer
Desratssniet Cress Room
Slice Pin Srooms
W. B. Stevens
Lon ¥. Stephens
Missouri Trust Company
W. J. Atkinson
United States Trust Company
B. G. Farrar
ST. Louis Room CO
ST. Louis
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Dubois
Baton Rouge
Shannon
Union Station
Market Street
Grand View Fraternal Hotel
Dickey
Pelt
His
Wade
Peach Heart
British General Federation of Trades Unions
Prince Ranjitsinhj
Monster Chestnut Tree
Hugh
Defiance Starch CO
Omaha, Neb
Wavchester
Winchester
Alamo Iron Works
San Antonio
Alamo City
Shafer & Downey, Props
Texaa
Canadian
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Mackenzie
Pacific
Funafuti
J. O. Monroe
Atchison
Russia
Shorthand Association of America
Certified Public Accountant
Tulane University OF Louisiana
Mmample Laboratories
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Great Charity Hospital
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Dean
Qriegns
Laos
American Well Works
Dallas
W.N. A. Houston
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