Shortest Line Claim and Westward Route Promotion
The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway parades as the shortest Chicago to Omaha route and the best line to St. Paul and Minneapolis with electric lighted trains and reading lamps. It touts finest dining cars with meals on imported china for 75 cents and announces a new through line from Chicago to Denver via Omaha and Lincoln. Passenger agent at 207 Clark Street, Chicago, promotes tickets and sleeping car reservations.
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Chicago
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Denver
Omaha
Lincoln
United States
Clark Street
Underground lake found near Genesee Idaho by well-digger
An underground lake three miles from Genesee Idaho emerged at sixteen feet depth with clear water and fish lifted to the surface before sinking back. The sightless fish suggest underground habitation and locals fear farms may subside. A separate note claims near sightedness is more common among blondes, tying to Germany and spectacles.
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Genesee
Idaho
Willingness to Do More Sets Path to Success
A wholesale merchant recalls hiring a new boy who eagerly asked what more he could do after completing assigned tasks. The boss noted the youth’s faithfulness and initiative, predicting a successful business career. The lesson: willingness to exceed duties marks promising talent in commerce.
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UL Shall
Judge Parker Laments Crime Rise and Mob Justice
Judge Isaac C Parker of the Western District of Arkansas condemns rising crime figures citing murders estimated near six thousand for 1901, lynching excess over legal executions, court incompetence, perjury and corrupt influences as reasons. He warns that few offenders face death or mob violence.
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Isaac C. Parker
United States District Court For
Western
Arkansas
Fort Smith
Parker
Whale Meets Gale Aboard Schooner Mary E Scudder
Sailor recounts a brutal night at sea three days from New York bound for Portland with coal. A whale skirts the vessel during forty knot winds as the captain laments prohibitory laws driving whales away and changing the coast whaling scene.
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Mary E. Scudder
New York
Portland
New Bedford
Bowery
Petition for Smith Turns Into Hanging Accusation
A West Virginia prankster circulated a petition to benefit Mr Smith, signed by nearly all locals. At the county seat the court read a few lines and the judge exclaimed at the signers, who realized they had endorsed a petition to have neighbor Smith hanged.
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West Virginia
Smith
Iris Honor
Neighbor Smith
Epileptic tits cured by brain surgery at Vienna clinic
Professor Benedict of the University of Vienna treated a patient with epileptic tits by skull opening and brain tissue removal in Billroth's operating rooms. The patient recovered quickly and reportedly has had no tits since. The Independence Belge cites Nauticus claiming British fleet flaws and admiralty incompetence.
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Benedict
University of Vienna
Billroth
Independence Belge
Admiralty
Admiralty Office
Thomas Symonds
George Ellicot
Philip Colomb
Decrease in Circulation and Treasury Holdings in March
A Treasury Department statement shows a net $917,372 decrease in circulation and a $3,240,292 increase in money and bullion in the treasury for March. The main drop was in gold certificates and standard silver dollars, while gains occurred in silver bullion, treasury notes and standard silver dollars. Circulation per capita on April 1 stood at $24.68.
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Treasury Department
Treasury
Morgan’s unmatched autograph volumes reveal royal and literary luminaries
The Critic reviews two Morgan autograph volumes, one with signatures of English rulers from Henry VI to George II and famed figures like Warwick, Raleigh, Milton, Pope, and Newton. The second book adds engraved portraits of English and American notables since George II, plus the Cornwallis letter seeking Yorktown surrender terms.
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America
J. Pierpont Morgan
New York
England
Henry VI
George II
Warwick
Mary Stuart
Sir Walter Raleigh
Duke of Marlborough
Henry IV
Louis XIV
Frederick the Great
William the Silent
Prince Robert
Latimer
Milton
Ben Johnson
Addison
Pope
Dr. Johnson
Newton
Watts
Nelson
Wellington
Humboldt
Washington
Mr. Morgan
Cornwallis
Yorktown
Bay Rum and Health Promises Across Dominica
An 19th century note explains bay rum production in Dominica from dried pimenta acris leaves, distilled to bay oil in a simple process at the island’s north. It also promotes Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a universal remedy for dyspepsia, constipation, malaria defense, and general vitality, touting botanic extracts and tonic benefits.
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Dominica
Hood
Innovations in military coats and medical progress highlighted
The article notes a shift away from dark uniforms toward light gray overcoats for the German army to lessen visibility against smokeless powder. It then extols medical advances, citing the Saratoga Miracle and Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People as modern remedies. It also mentions Ashantee royalty practices and a note on the term pidgin for Chinese business speech.
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Saratoga
The Only One Ever Printed Word Puzzle Ad
A 3 inch display advertisement from The Dr. Harter Medicine Co invites readers to find the unique word in each weekly ad. Each issue features a crescent mark on their products and prints. Readers who name the word receive books, lithographs, sample products, and free items.
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Dr. Harter Medicine Co
California Fig Syrup CO
San Francisco
Cal
Louisville
York
Sylvan Remedy CO
Peoria
Ill
Reld
Harter Medicine CO
St. Louis
Ysicians
John L. Thompson, Sons & CO
Troy
N.Y
Railways spur nationwide track growth this year
Estimates show over seven thousand five hundred miles of new railroad track added nationwide as charters surge across states. The column also mentions patent medicines and odd anecdotes from the era, including cures and wagers, reflecting a period advertising mix alongside transport growth.
Brown's Bronchial Troches and a Fragmented Traveler
Brown's bronchial Troches praised by Rev Henry Ward Beecher as highly serviceable for public speakers. A rush of traveler dialogue interrupts with a pie inquiry and a terse culinary exchange about an open-faced apple and pumpkin offering.
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Brown
Henry Ward Beecher
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