Great B and O Magnolia cut off praised as key rail feat
The Baltimore and Ohio Magnolia cut off from Cumberland to Brunswick is hailed as a major American railroading engineering feat. It trims eastbound curvature by 887 degrees and 6.8 miles of distance, enabling a four track system east of Cumberland and reducing needs for helper engines. The plan envisions a 195 mile four track from Cumberland to Brunswick with eventual expansion to the seaboard. The article notes congestion at Cumberland and the heavy daily traffic of 85 trains, including 70 freight trains, highlighting long-term operational cost savings and capacity gains.
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Orleans Road
Little Cacapon
W. Va
Harry C. Plummer
Scientific American
Mr. Plum
Cumberland
Brunswick
Baltimore
Hne
Seaboard
Washington Junction
Washington
Frederick County
Magnolia
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
United States
Chicago
St. Louis
Philadelphia
New York
New England
Progress on New Rail Cut-off and Tracks
The article notes traffic diversity before improvements and outlines plans for two new eastern tracks while the old line serves westbound trains. It praises uninterrupted service during construction, highlights rock excavation, concrete retaining walls, and terraced slopes to prevent slides. The project cost is about $6,000,000 and spanned fourteen months.
Halt Germans in All Assaults Continues Front Report
A wartime bulletin describes repulsed infantry assaults and maintained lines from Arras to the Oise. French sorties near Verdun failed. Saint Mihiel actions and Meuse river bank assaults are noted with mixed results and a chateau storming victory. A Russian cavalry clash northwest of our position also referenced.
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Arras
Oise Tere
Cracnne
Rheims
Argonne
St. Mintel
Chauvonscourt
Alsace
Landwehr
Sainte Marie -Ux
West Flanders
Arroine
Verdun
Meuse
St. Mihiel
Vreesemy
Cirey
Chateau Chatillon
Poland
Torz
Soldau
Miawa
Tihallen
Musterole Ad Promises Fast Relief From Pain
A vintage Musterole advertisement touts mustard plaster relief without blistering, claiming the white ointment made from mustard oil soothes sore muscles, chest colds, headaches, and related ailments. It urges readers to buy genuine Musterole from pharmacists and warns against imitators.
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Musterole Company
Cleveland
Ohio
Peace plan purportedly drawn up at Berlin and Vienna
An apparent official article in Glorvate Italia claims a peace program was drafted at Berlin and Vienna. It alleges Germany would annex Austria and Serbia, with both countries fully occupied as part of Germany. The piece envisions Austria gaining a frontier to Greece Bulgaria and Romania, and a German withdrawal based on prewar borders.
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Berlin
Vienna
Rome
The
Glorvate
Italia
Germany
Austria
English Channel
Grece
Bulgaria
Rumania
Wilson Begins His Message To Congress In December
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Wilson
Washington
Corsress
United States
Corry
D. V
Warren
Lim
Liniment
Lancary Te
Koch
Sasteen Arai
Sue Cory
Mortia
Mist
Im Mamie
Chite Aptile
What 10 Did for This Woman in Danville Va
Mrs Haley of Danville Virginia reports improved health after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills. She cites relief from bearing down pains and better sleep, praising the remedy as a safe tonic from natural ingredients. The ad urges skeptical women to try the product and write for confidential advice from the company.
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Danville
Lydia E. Pinkham
Matz1e Haley
Colqubone Street
Girl Theo Held for Attempted Homicide in Ambler
A girl, alleged to have mixed carbolic acid with milk to harm an infant, was detained in Ambler. The infant survived after a swift bottle snatch by a bystander who intervened, with the child later reported safe at home.
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Noyts
Tenteen Veard
Wright
Ambler
Medid
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