Scenic Railway Journey From Colombo To Nuwara Eliya
The traveler describes a Colombo to Nuwara Eliya rail trip through bright Sri Lankan markets, palm groves, tea gardens, and terraced rice fields. The journey climbs through forests to misty highlands, offering views of Adam’s Peak, tea plantations, and the 8300 foot Peturutalagala summit above a tropical plateau.
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Ceylon
Kandy
Nurwara Eliya
Colombo
Colombo Station
America
Matéere
Palma
Italy
Alagala Peak
Nuwara Kuya
Indian Ocean
Adam’s Peak
Nuwara
Eliya
Ita
Nuwara Eliya
Peturutalagala
Tropics
Out of Business Candidacy Uncertain After Receivership
A troubled candidate appears to have lost momentum as his campaign stalls amid a receivership. Supporters question where the candidacy stands while the party weighs next steps.
Enormous Waste of Coal Highlighted in Historical Report
A historical analysis compares coal production growth in the United States from 1850 to 1910 and estimates waste at 250,000,000 tons annually. It contrasts coal with oil, noting California leads crude petroleum production and oil usage shows less waste than coal.
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United States
Albi
United
Western
Great -Southwest
California
America
United ‘States
Signs of Age for Men in Everyday Moments
The piece lists informal indicators of aging for men. It cites being addressed as sir by young women, the mustache growing gray, and wrinkles. A key test describes a man yielding space to a newcomer between him and a pretty girl on a streetcar as proof of advancing years.
Six year old misreads golden text on stage
A St. Louis union Sunday school service featured six year old Johnnie reciting the morning golden text I am the bread of life. He walked to the rostrum but hesitated and, in a shaky voice, declared I am a loaf of bread instead.
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St. Louis
Johnnie
Have You a Dream Pillow for travel and sleep
A dream pillow may measure 15 by 10 inches and be stuffed with elderdown or hair. Carry it when you travel and take two plain linen covers, one embroidered in blue, for a steamer chair. An easy to wets automatic air fashion aeen inflated pillow measures 9 by 16 inches and fits a flat leather case. Extra linen covers can be made to fit for night use.
Boy athlete faces balance between sports and studies
At a Lake luncheon Overdoing St Woodrow Wilson quotes a boy athlete who jokes about choosing sports over English, math, and history, while his aunt reminds him other pursuits matter. The exchange highlights the tension between athletic success and academics.
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Woodrow Wilson
the Lake
Harold
Governor Marshall Defends Privilege Debate
Indiana Governor Marshall denounces demands for government favors as beggar-like regardless of wealth. He says anyone who extends a hand for aid is begging. The remark follows a reporter interview amid political discourse. A club scene then references a birthday shout, noting a newborn son.
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Marshall
Indiana
Beeman
Poutie Benedick
Eistray
Paris shopgirls suffer underpaid meals and small waists
Analysis shows Paris shopgirls paid 50 centimes to enter their meals in cafes. The breakdown lists fried potatoes or sausage ten centimes, bread ten centimes, bonbons ten centimes, and violets or flowers twenty centimes. The inquiry noted undernourishment and undersized figures among the workers.
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Aloe
Paris
SS Haranle
Jas
Pettus Eve Spits Believes: Tired Eyes Qualifications
A reader letter to David Belasco reveals a would be actor tall in stature but with a failed stage career seeking acting as easier work. The message notes elocution study and fondness for late hours.
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David
Belasco
Shake into Your Shoes Allen's Foot-Ease Advertisement
Shake into Your Shoes Allen's Foot-Ease powder relieves painful swollen smarting and sweating feet. It makes new shoes easy and is sold by all druggists and shoe stores. Don’t accept substitutes. Sample and address A S Olmsted Le Roy New York.
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Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
National Characteristic of French Family Habits
A national trait notes French family exclusiveness during holidays and interaction limits within kin. It mentions French mothers keeping children close before and after marriage and endorses Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children.
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France
Mrs. Winslow
Ingratitude Stuns a Devoted Friend at Death's Call
A distraught old friend recalls 30 years of dinners with Lord B while lamenting the lack of a bequest. He says the loss harms him less than the ingratitude of the will, as others console him amid the shock and irony of the tribute.
No Difference to Her Suffragist Exchange
A fragmented snippet from the Chicago Record-Herald shows a suffragist asking a sister about supporting a husband as a candidate. The sister responds she has supported him for ten years, reflecting tension over political alliances and women's roles in public life.
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Chicago
Record-Herald
Fashion note on waist girdles and skirt hems
A fragmented fashion blurb notes a wide waist girdle as a current fad. It questions alignment of belt line and hem and warns that only an experienced hand can manage the styling to create a balanced look.
Narrow Cape Ann Scene Prompts Tiny Boat Borrowers
A woman with a brown rowboat tied in a sheltered Cape Ann cave answers a cottage door knock from a small boy and another man asking to borrow the brown skiff for a cod fishing trip. The text also mentions silk umbrella care tips and repair with black court plaster.
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Cape Ann
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