Early electric locomotives transform Baltimore tunnel freight
The article details Baltimore and Ohio electric locomotives from 1907 onward, noting 90-ton driver units, two 80- to 90-ton freight engines, and the shift to a two-track flexible design. It compares electric power to steam, explains multiple-unit control, and highlights capacity to haul large tonnages through the tunnel.
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Maton
New York City
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Amd
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bin Controk
Pacific
Flims
Cardinal opposition stalls Maryland religious liberty memorial plan
Cardinal Gibbons protests the design of a memorial fountain in Annapolis, arguing no figures except Lord Baltimore should be honored. Senator Lithicum’s bill would allocate 10,000 dollars for the project noting Maryland’s 1649 religious liberty charter and Annapolis founding by Puritan settlers.
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Campbell Line
Cardinal Gibbons
Maryland
Lord Baltimore
Manhem
J. Cano
Guners
Annapolis
The Tapestry Collector and the Expert Trap
A collector ignores a Paris tapestry offer after consulting an expert. A year later a second set of tapestries, said to be smarter than the advised piece, prompts the expert to visit the collector. The expert privately realizes the original price and warns nothing, as the collector’s two tapestries hide a costly deception.
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Fala
Paris
New York Tribune
Walter and the auger bowl exchange in Yonkers Statesman
A brief exchange shows Walter offering a finger bowl and an auger bowl. One finger bowl is deemed insufficient and a second is requested, humorously noting the narrator just washed his right hand. The snippet captures a domestic or social vignette from Yonkers.
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Walter
Yonkers
Cholly Proposes as Money Talks in Witty Quip
A quip attributed to Cleveland Lender recalls Cholly 4’an Rox proposing but being too rattled to speak. The teller notes that the proposal was evident because his money did all the talking.
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St. James
Cholly
An Rox
Cleveland
Papes Dispepsin Promises Fast Stomach Relief
An old advertisement describes Pape's Dispepsin as a quick cure for indigestion and fermentation in the stomach. It claims relief from sour stomach, gas, headaches, and other discomfort within minutes after a single dose.
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Pape
Government Plans Allotment for 172 Farms at Yuma Cal
Government adopts a lottery or first in line plan for forty acre farms at Yuma California. A baseball park will host March 1 card distribution with name age height and address required. Between March 1 and 10 applicants may file at Los Angeles land office for parcels, with government choosing by lot if contest arises.
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Land Office
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Innd oMee
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Fort Wayne Scientist Introduces Root Juice Discovery
A renowned scientist unveiled Root Juice in Fort Wayne after years of study and travel. He claims the drink, made from soaked roots juiced and consumed hot water, rapidly eases stomach, bowel, kidney, and liver troubles and benefits indigestion and rheumatism.
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Fort Wayne
Lad
Millionaire seeks new stomach linked to Rexall tablets
An advertisement proclaims a multimillionaire’s offer of a cure for dyspepsia and promotes Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets. It explains lack of pepsin causes indigestion and claims the tablets restore digestion. The advertureges refunds if unsatisfied and lists prices three bites 26 cents 50 cents and $1.00, at J A Williamson Rexall Store Frederick N Market Street.
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J. A. Williamson
N. Market Street
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