Harvest Excursion To Oklahoma Indian Lands
The Great Rock Island Route offers a half fare excursion to Oklahoma and Indian Reservations and Texas. The last Harvest Excursion of the year departs Oct 25 from Chicago to Mississippi River points and Oct 26 to Missouri River points. Details are in hand-bills. contact Sebastian G T and P A in Chicago IL.
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Oklahoma
Indian Reservations
Texas
Great Rock Island
Chicago
Mississippi River
Missouri River
Sebastian, G.T
P. A
Rabbits of Spiders Cross Water Like Bridges
A curious note from Mr. Spence describes a large full grown spider descending a cane planted upright in a stream of water and then remounting to surface. The spider spun two threads along the cane cut one and the wind carried it to the bank forming a bridge across the water allowing the spider to travel to the opposite bank. It is suggested that adult spiders use this crossing method.
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Spence
No Spooning in the Grecian Isles
In Kaso Greece a wedding custom places courtship and marriage under parental control. The engaged couple have no private courting and elders witness any wooing, with marriage following promptly after the offer. Also printed: a patent medicine ad promising dramatic nerve and fit cures with trial bottles and pricing.
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Kaso
Greece
E. M. Edmonds
Lendon Daily News
Speeds and Safety on Early Railways Across Countries
An article contrasts early railroading practices with modern discipline, recounting Oliphant’s 1855 Chicago to New York run at fifty miles per hour and a derailment caused by a switch error. It notes France tests locomotives like No. 604, England’s speed limits, and U.S. variability, then shifts to book lending satire and a Salem museum cherry seed carving with papal and royal figures, bought for £5,000.
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England
Laurence Oliphant
Chicago
New York
London
Edinburgh
France
Republic
Chemin de Fer de
L’ Est
Rheims
Delle
Rngland
Germany
United States
Salem
Mass
Peter Oliver
Oliver
Prussia
Chicago Herald
Courteous Cashier Proposes Marriage to Old Gentleman’s Daughter
A longtime cashier, trusted and polished, seeks to wed the old gentleman’s daughter. He speaks calmly of a good record and asks whether to marry in the home country or Canada, prompting a firm, reproachful reply.
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Canada
Why the husband bears the housecleaning burden
A satirical roundup cites St Louis Post Dispatch tales where the husband is portrayed as the chief sufferer in domestic chores. It describes a morning scene of a wife cleaning while the husband reads, then plans to go to the office, lamenting the workload as a broader pattern.
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St. Louis Post Dispatch
Maria
Paris Figaro
Trust in Yourself and Self Reliance Advice
The passage argues that useful knowledge comes from personal effort and social exposure. It warns against overreliance on others judgments and urges individuals to trust their own reasoning and avoid asking advice unless others provide better information on a specific matter.
Jenkins Ear War Sparks British-Spanish Clash
A historical account recalls 1731 Jenkins of Rebecca bị boarded by Spanish guarda costa near Havana after Jamaica voyage. He was tortured, ear torn off, trotted as a signal to his king. The episode fueled British outrage. Walpole pursued reprisals, leading to 1739 war declarations.
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Great Britain
Jenkins
West Indies
Rebecca
Gentleman's Magazine
Jamaica
Havana
Guarda Costa
Coast Guards
House of Commons
Walpole
Spain
Stomach Bitters Promises Health for Frail Adults
An essay extols Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a powerful aid for the debilitated and nervous, claiming it strengthens digestion, sleep, and appetite. It asserts the tonic prevents collapse under disease and touts cures for malaria bilious rheumatic and kidney complaints while easing age-related infirmities and nervousness.
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Tostetter
Tall Mountain Climbing
A London Times dispatch from Calcutta reports Conway's mountaineering party in the Hindoo Koosh have climbed a 23,000 foot peak, claiming the highest climb. The New York Sun questions the claim noting 23,700 feet was reached on Mount Kabra in the Himalayas in 1883, with further context on earlier climbs and dangers of early expeditions. Menacing ads for remedies followed, including warnings against unsafe childbirth products and endorsements for Mother's Friend from Bradfield Reg. Co. Atlanta. Seld by all druggists.
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London Times
Calcutta
Conway
Hindoo Koosh
York
W. O. Graham
Emil Ross
Rail and fire statistics from the British Board of Trade
The 1891 report notes 1,008 killed on British railways with only about one tenth being passengers. Over 400 were non passengers including trespassers and suicides, while passenger trips totaled 845,463,668, far above prior years. Fires mostly stemmed from lamps, electricity rare.
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British Isles
British Board of Trade
Love Sues Over Daring Damsel And Aerial Fall
A Rouen court case alleges injuries to Love, the Folies Bergere orchestra leader, after a high flying gymnast in tights dived onto his head during a routine. The judge ruled the defendant not to blame for the fall or the bald head impact.
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London Figaro
Rouen
Love
Folies Bergere
Hygienic hints and household care praised in 19th century note
A medical column extols sweeping, dusting, bed making, washing dishes, and polishing brass as prime exercises for health and grace. Fredonia resident J. Parker endorses Hall's Catarrh Cure, promising it can cure any catarrh, and offers a $100 reward for details, with Druggists selling it for 75 cents.
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Parker
Fredonia
Hall
Limiting the Price of Pins in Henry VII’s Parliament
A historical snippet notes a hullabaloo over pins priced at 8 pence per thousand after Henry VII's Parliament enacted the limit. The text mixes other medicine ads and a few bits of trivia, including a claim about a 257 foot Minneapolis electric mast and the 1815 English steamboat milestone.
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Henry VII
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W.morris
Washington D.C
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Chester Co
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UNION
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Oregon
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