Special Excursion Rates to Colorado Utah and Black Hills
Special excursion rates announced by the Chicago and North Western Line to Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo Salt Lake City Hot Springs Deadwood Lawton Costin with dates from June to October 31. Multiple trains daily. Apply to local agents.
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Colorado
Utat
Black Hills
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Salt Lake City
Hot Springs
Deadwood
Lawl
Costin
Renure
North Western Line
Chicago & North-Western
Special One Way Colonist Raves Tickets to Pilin in 108
On the first and whirdnesday of each month through September 108 the Mya St. L. Re TR will sell colonist tickets to Arkansas Missouri Nebraska Kansas South Dakota Colorado Vermont Louisiana New Mexico etc at extremely low prices. Contact agents or address A B, Cutty, GP. 1, Aa Minneapolis Minnesota for factory information. Sept. 4h
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Mya
St. L
Pilin
Arkansas
Missoari
Meluhowa
Kunsne
Nebraska
Sout Dukota
Coloradi
Vesa
Louisiana
New Mexico
Cutty
Minneapolis
Minn
Foe
Faetiner
Allen's Foot-Ease Promotes Comfort for Aching Feet
A vintage notice advertises Allen's Foot-Ease as a powder to relieve swollen hot sweaty feet corns bunions and chilblains. It promotes use in shoe stores and through dealers with emphasis on quick relief and everyday footwear comfort.
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Allen
Zic
A Strange Dream
A London Stundara note tells of a cottage rescue dream at 4 30 am heard by a compassionate mistress. The old man was found dead in a well later that morning, and the timing and distance raise questions about the dream report and unexplained mystery.
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Sue
Loudon
Imitation New Potatoes and a Tame Snake Tale
The article describes making imitation new potatoes by burying late season potatoes and dipping them in a boiling lye to crack the skin and harden the potato. It also notes Marianne North's humorous account of a tame snake that loves glittering rings and strings them on its body before knotting itself.
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London Globe
Marianne North
Not Quite What He Meant Revisit in Small Town
A man famed for soothing remarks returns to a town after twenty years. Miss Mears, a coquettish elderly spinster, greets him in the post office, recalling him as a landmark of the town while he expresses warm, lingering memory.
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Miss Mears
Miss . Mears
Double Surprise Plan Upstages Mr Candor and Mrs Candor
Mrs Candor and Mrs Fonni nai conspire to trick Mr Candor with a staged guest absence. They intend to hide and reveal a surprise as Mr Candor enters, noting that the expected guests Mr and Mrs Punniman did not arrive. Mr Candor reacts with gratitude.
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Furniman
Running to a Fire in the Mad Dans on Broad Way
The excerpt describes fire horses dashing through city streets to answer a call, likening the run to music. Yor Silver recalls the heightened senses as the Gray Horse truck advances past a fist call box with bells, wheels, hooks, ladders, and clattering gear creating a unified, exhilarating rhythm.
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Sewell Ford
Lannigay
Broadway
Burial Customs Across Antiquity Outlined
The article traces early burial practices from ancient Egypt embalmings to Greek and Roman cremations. It notes early Jewish earth burials and varied tribal methods, detailing which body parts were kept or cremated and cites Tartars preserving only thumb and toe nails.
Amusements of Great Men List of Hobbies and Quirks
A catalog of leisure pursuits attributed to notable figures including Eduard Burke farming Lord Kyron riding smoking Carlyle fishing Dickens performances and smoking Tom Hnoil shooting Kingsley fox hunting Lamb Punch card playing snuff taking Lord Sgyt ton gardening walking music Captain Marryat snuff ale ing Lord Palmerston horse racing Pitt felling trees and studying classics Shelley making and sailing paper boats Sydney Smith chess swimming riding and music Wesley whist Den Swift harpessing servants with cords and driving them up and down stairs
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Eduard Burke
Lord Kyron
Carlyle
Lord Chit Pwiss Datwit
Daekultinon
Oso
Dickens
Howls
Tom Hnoil
Kingsley
Lamb
A Touch of Ireland in Spat
An anecdotal note from Malaga recounts a lighthouse outage blamed on an ancient earthquake, two years of unaddressed American shipping complaints, and its final termination due to interference with fireworks. A boot fitting dispute with a maker ends with a sharp defense of universal fit.
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Ireland
Malaga
Blackwood's
The Felt Discovery and Saintly Origins
The piece explains felt as a compact union of animal hair and wool, noted for its importance and often attributed to divine influence. It recounts Saint Clement having blistered feet and placing wool between sandal and skin, leading to felt through perspiration and pressure during his journey.
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St. Clement
Embarrassed guest cannot tell edibles from decorations
In a Washington Star excerpt a guest exclaims the luncheon is beautiful while confessing he cannot tell edible items from decorations. Mr. Cumrox notes the mother and girls say it is all right as the guest admits feeling embarrassed while standing apart trying to identify food versus decor.
The Winter of Discontent and Warship Reflections
A fragmented historical piece cites Chicago News on a mechanical device shaping history and notes a cool relation between autumn and spring in the Philadelphia Record. It references war, Wiltie-Say in Pa and a four season rivalry.
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Wiltie
Chicago News
Philadelphia
Fogs Winds and Steam: Weather Wonders and Embroidered Arts
A survey of peculiar winds and fogs across deserts and mountains including pogonip and williwaw, plus notes on the fierce buran and khamsin winds. Then a look at ancient needlework in Egypt India Babylon and Phoenicia, praising exquisite embroidery and eastern mastery.
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Haid
Colorado
Choustain
Spain
Williway
Tierra del Fuego
Willy Willy
Kalgoorle
Hannan Street
Switzerland
le Alps
British Columbia
United States
England
Asia
Siberia
Sahara
Egypt
Spitzbergen
Pearson’s Weekly
India
Babylonia
Phenicia
Mohammed
Medina
SUI
Distinguishing Chicken Pox From Smallpox
The text explains that chicken pox and small pox differ in eruption patterns. Smallpox begins with forehead papules that become blisters then pustules, which may drain pus and develop central depressions. Chicken pox lacks this uniform sequence and shows no such depressions, aiding diagnosis.
Reading on Books and Reading from Various Authors
A collage of quotes and ideas about reading from Addison Lepebor Burke and others. Emphasis on the value and dangers of books and a reminder of personal taste in choosing reading material. Includes sayings attributed to Emerson and Bright.
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Addison
Lepebor
Liayerson
Dyson
John Bright
Emerson
What Makes Things Grow in the Manpringer Theory
A French writer on growth links growth energy to electric energy and osmosis. He argues molecular pressure drives cell multiplication and that osmosis has been shown in related experiments. The author predicts we may soon measure growth energy like electricity and perhaps control it for designed outcomes.
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Manpringer
Tourist complains boots left outside room in remote inn
A tourist staying at a remote inn reports his boots left outside his door for cleaning were not touched by staff. The landlord quips that valuables would also be at risk if placed there, reflecting a wary tone from the era's lodging.
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Teetly Sare
Ieimnd
Share
Jagdlord
Lomdon
Notable misfits in a bustling society tale
A clipped Chicago item mocks two men named La Montt and La Moyne. La Montt is described as always seeking a drink and as part of the upper crust, while La Moyne claims elite status. The piece plays on social pretensions and recurring, colorful labels.
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la Montt
la Moyne
Chicago News
Goose flesh and cold fits prompt medical advice
An editor debates with a contributor about truth and poetry. The editor cautions that goose flesh often signals a mild cold and urges the contributor to seek medical advice if such attacks recur.
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Jim
NE Bakery and
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Brows & Co
N.D
Minawipotis
Ot. Lenin
Tre “Thomesvekurs
Minnesito
Sorth Dakery
Montana
Fob Do
Southweer
See
Southent
Pnese
Dan Af Sul
J Eckstein
NEW Ulm Review
van Ried
Williwan
Hself
Liberia
Nate Mederine Remedy CO
Mian
Soobiet Coualning
Express
Tineit
Eeerry
W.G. Alwin
Tyne
Palace
Mack
Cile
Nevaaned& Metta
Merps
Aiano
Wera
Williams Bros
St. Lome
Minufacuurers
Graeuenfelder
New Ulm
Jn T
Geo. Haven
Deene
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