The Register Abuzz With Oddities And Oddities
A jumbled column notes Jay Gould’s unpopularity yet possible grand funeral, warnings about public speech, a Denver man’s Africa mine search, Amelie Rives Chanler’s book sales, and musings on tears’ sacred power. It covers suffrage talk, a Philadelphia seat damage case, railroads’ woes, German and Turkish beard quirks, Wisconsin news on a missing constitution draft and a cud-swallowing cow, clergy smoke jokes, a French ecologist’s ocean return of land, a St Joseph gang robbery attempt, and Maxim’s aerial weapon.
Silhouettes of past loves haunt a man’s memory
A reflective World piece recounts a Chicago man near thirty-five recalling former flames from Utica Batavia and Nebraska, each woman symbolizing a phase of life. It traces Susan Blair Nellie Willi and Mary with wry nostalgia, ending that Mary remains worth them all.
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Mary
Thirty-fourth Street
Elsie
New York World
Admirable heroism in war and duty beyond glory
An aged veteran general recounts his feats in France and survival after war injuries. The piece contrasts military heroism with another form of heroism: quiet sacrifice of personal ambition to care for aging parents. It notes a class reunion where one man chose a simple life as a farmer to support his elderly parents, earning quiet respect. The contrast highlights public recognition versus private duty.
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France
Army of the Republic
Sedan
Belgium
Foolhardy Youth Crosses Bridge On Buckle In New Brunswick
A young man rode a buckle on a single plank across a railroad bridge in New Brunswick New Jersey. The bridge stands fifty feet high and 900 feet long and a train approaching would likely have killed him. He refused to identify himself and was detained by a watchman for an hour awaiting an officer.
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New Brunswick
N. J
Old Memories by Louis 8 Amanson
A lyrical meditation on memory and past joys and sorrows. The poem describes the temple of memory where shadows, harp, and chorus awaken recollections. It traces music as time translated into feeling, with echoes fading into silence as hearts respond to remembered tunes.
A Female Locomotive Engineer Ida Hewitt Breaks Rail Barriers
Ida Hewitt a 24 year old woman who runs a narrow gauge line on the Cairo short line in West Virginia has become the regular locomotive engineer after volunteering when the previous engineer died. Daughter of a Cairo short line owner she is praised for skill and neat appearance and may be invited to pilot a train carrying West Virginia mine and forest products to Chicago.
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Justis
Susan
Susan Blair
Utica
Billy Williams
Billy
Tda Hewitt
Womn
Cairo
West Virginia
Baltimore and Ohio
Miss Pewitt
Ida
Miss Lewitt
W. Newton Lynch
Itair
Miss Hewitt
Chicago
Desirably Invention For Railroad Safety
A noted railroad man argues that a device forcing the rear brakeman to retreat a sufficient distance after an unusual stop is essential for train protection. He cites experience with the brakeman’s vigilance and asserts only such a mechanism can ensure proper signaling and safety ining stops.
Western States Deep Debt Spurred by Ten Year Borrowing
Debts in the West and South show Western States borrowing surged over the last decade while Southern states rose modestly. The Springfield Republican notes Kansas and Texas led with high per capita debt, Alabama also expanded but behind the West. It warns of years spent paying off the reckless contracts, yet cites improved crops and prices giving early repayment hope.
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Towa
Kansas
W& Southern
Peru
Los
Springfield Republican
Mortal After All Quest for Ivory Beads and Lost Collars
Tie travels across Africa on expeditions chasing ivory tusks and beasts while trading for beads, famed for knowing remote regions and secrets yet failing to locate his collars hidden by his wife. The tale ends with a meditation that CONTENTMENT is better than money, scarce and sought after.
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Tie
Africa
North Pole
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