Illinois Central Adds Daylight Special on Chicago St Louis Run
Illinois Central introduces a new Daylight Special solid vestibule day train between Chicago and St Louis, running eight and a half hours and offering free reclining chair cars and Pullman parlor buffet cars. The Diamond Special remains as night service, both using a new route via Pana and Big Four tracks with frequent Chicago stops to serve Kenwood Hyde Park Pullman and South Chicago districts.
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Illinois Central
Chicago-St. Louis
Chicago
St. Louis
Illinois Central Railroad
Pana
St. Louis, & c
Clinton
Chicago At 22d Street
39Th Street
Hyde Park
63D Street
Kenwood
Pullman
South Chicago
Queer case of wife swapping ends in name swap
Ligonter Indiana July 16. John Krubelman of Cass county Michigan married Cora Huggins, the divorced wife of William Hecklyman of Monroe Ohio, after a pact to swap spouses. Hecklyman and Krubelman both later divorced, leaving Mrs Krubelman as Mrs Hecklyman and Mrs Hecklyman as Mrs Krubelman.
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Kruberman
Hecklyman
Krubelman
Harvest excursions offered by Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul By announces harvest excursion trips to South and North Dakota and other Western regions. Dates include August 18 September 15 29 and October 6 20 with a round trip fare two dollars above one fare. Tickets valid on return Tuesdays or Fridays within twenty one days of sale. For rates schedules and details contact local coupon agents or Geo H Heafford General Passenger Agent Chicago IL.
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul B.y
North Dakota
Northwest
Geo. H. Heafford
Chicago
The Little Boy's Bride scandal shocks Wilmington families
In Philadelphia special coverage the Davis and Kirkpatrick families of Wilmington, Del., face consternation after the marriage of 17 year old Charles H. Davis to 60 year old Mrs. Ann Kirkpatrick. Seen as a sudden union, they spent their wedding night at the Merritt house, with the clerk routing them to a mother and son suite. The groom appears as a boy of about 15, and the match, formed after a rapid acquaintance, drew no early suspicion until after the fact.
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Philadelphia
Davis
North-Western Limited Train Advertised Between Cities
A superbly appointed train named the North Western Limited operates daily from Chicago at 6 30 p m on the North Western Line to St Paul Minneapolis and Superior and Duluth. It features new equipment including compartment sleeping cars buffet smoking and library cars standard sleeping cars dining cars and ladies coaches. Tickets available via the Chicago North Western Rail Way and through W B Kniskern G P and T A Chicago Ill for more information.
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Chicago
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Superiors
Duluth
North-Western Limited
North-Western
Chicago & North-Western
Specs
W. B. Kniskern
G. P
T. A
Chicago, Ill
Rabbit's Foot for Bryan drama at nomination rooms
During the great crush at his rooms, a friend asked Bryan if he kept his watch. He drew a rabbit's foot as a lucky charm, saying an unknown man had given it and urged him to keep it until balloting began. He returned the talisman to his pocket.
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Bryan
Seven Grand Excursions Through Missouri Pacific Route
On August 18 and September 1 15 and 29 October 6 and 20 there will be homeseekers excursions via the Missouri Pacific railway and Tron Mountain route to the west and southwest at one fare plus 2 dollars for the round trip. Tickets are good to return within 21 days of sale with stopover privileges on the going trip. Write for particulars and land books BISSELL WILSON D P A 111 Adams St Chicago.
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Missouri Pacific Railway
Tron Mountain
Bissell Wilson
Adams St
Chicago
Wall Rates to Omaha via the North-Western Line
A limited time excursion offer from Chicago and North Western Ry for August 15 16 and 17 1896 at a single round trip fare. On August 24 discounted excursion tickets from Omaha to Denver and the Hot Springs of South Dakota will be sold. Details available from ticket agents or W B Kniskern G P and T A Chicago.
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Omaha
North-Western
Chicago & North-Western Ry
Denver
South Dakota
W. B. Kniskern
Chicago
Prince of Wales in Paris Wears Green Gloves
The Prince of Wales is frequently seen in Paris wearing green gloves, but he will never corral the Irish vote.
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Prince of Wales
Paris
Texas
Compound Locomotives Proven Efficient by Big Four Tests
The Big Four tests show compound locomotives saving 20 to 23 percent fuel over simple engines. Sixty engines were ordered after two compounds burned less coal. the Chesapeake and Ohio No. 140 already saved 1,580 tons across 1893–1895. The valve allows starting with live steam and then automatic compound operation, while permitting a simple mode in emergencies. If widely adopted, estimates suggest massive coal savings across the U.S. locomotive fleet and potential marine engine parallels.
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New York Sun
Big Four Railroad
Chesapeake and Ohio
Garstang
Mr. Trigg
Trige
United States
The Loves and Hates of Nations in Public Feeling
The piece notes quick shifts in national sentiment, from harsh attacks on the German emperor to renewed praise and mutual admiration rooted in self interest. It cites naval leaders toasting the Kaiser and a wreath sent to the First Royal Dragoons, tying current views to pragmatic motives rather than kinship or history.
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First Royal Dragoons
England
Prussia
Waterloo
Saturday Review
Things Worth Knowing In Early 20th Century Advice
A column offers shopping and care tips on valuables and fabrics. It highlights cut glass, colored gemstones, sapphires, pearl necklaces with diamond clasps, and brilliants in pendants. It notes silver plate marks, damp effects on pianos, preserving piano keys, salt granules, and using spirits of wine to freshen black satin.
Stage Notes On Artists Abroad And Engagements
Louis Campbell Tipton a Chicago stage writer has gone to Germany for two years. Carl V Lachmund a famed music teacher currently in New York is in Minneapolis for part of the summer. American soprano Meta Strong, praised abroad, is reported engaged by Col J H Mapleson for his American opera season.
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Louis Campbell-Tipton
Germany
Carl V. Lachmund
New York City
Minneapolis
Mé4ss Strong
Col. J. H. Mapleson
Nobody Is Notably Wicked All at Once
A terse proverb-like line notes that wickedness rarely appears fully formed overnight and suggests the devil uses cunning to mislead men. The remark emphasizes gradual enticement over sudden moral collapse.
Maple Sugar Origins In Algonquin Legend And Practice
The Atlantic Monthly notes aboriginal maple tapping methods, from stone chisels to birch bark vessels and kokhs. In the Woksis legend Moqua overboils, spoils the first batch, and the hunter eats the sugar, sparking widespread boiling and the return of broken pottery shards as evidence.
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Atlantic Monthly
Niquases
Woksis
Moqua
Waksis
Klosekar-Beth
Prodigal Reclaimed Under Rain Glistened Trees
In uptown square at a rain’s end two women meet under a friendly tree. The older woman, worn and tired, steps into the sunlight while the younger, tail-stained and weary, moves toward her as their eyes meet. The scene captures renewal after a May shower.
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Natire
Embroiderer Sees Daughter Return After Fire Accident
In a Philadelphia Call account, an old woman tending a wigwam kitchen spills a tale of survival. She repairs a canoe but a failed cake burns, triggering a scream from her long-lost daughter Mary. A crowd gathers, then departs as mother and daughter walk into sunlight.
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Mary
Philadelphia
Tombstones For Sale At Doors Across Regions
A field note from the New York Recorder reports an odd rural sales practice where men drive wagons loaded with tombstones priced at two to ten dollars and hawk them through interior towns of the state and nearby New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The piece contrasts this with tariff debates and Kochs lymph medicine campaigns and frames tombstone hawking as a notable local enterprise.
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Koch
Cooper Union
Commonwealths
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
New York Recorder
None at All. Quotation from Uncle Eben cited by Star
A compact quotation frames the remark by Uncle Eben about regrets and conscience, attributed to the Washington Star with a regional flavor. The line contrasts clear moral stance with ambiguity, reflecting a rhetorical voice typical of the period.
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Uncle Eben
Washington Star
Dynamite Found in Rye Crop in Michigan Farm
Henry Glass of Pipestone township Berrien County Michigan was about to thrash his rye when three sticks of dynamite were found hidden in a bundle. A dozen or more workers were nearby at the threshing machine when the discovery was made.
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Henry Glass
Pipestone Township
Berrien County
Mich
Modern Office Fixtures by Frederick Hewen & Co
Frederick Hewen and Company of 247 249 Wells Street Chicago advertise four leading styles in office partitions and furniture. The goods are cabinet work with high polish finish. Popular prices offered and shipments available knocked down for easy self-assembly.
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Frederick Hewen & Co
Wells Street
Chicago
Powerfully Healthful Commercial Traveler
Columbus Journal notes a robust nation and recalls a tense encounter with the Hatfields as a warning of danger and strength in travel. The excerpt hints at rugged frontier life and a brisk, forceful speech style typical of period reportage.
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Columbus Journal
Syrup of Figs Promises Relief for Constipation
A Detroit Tribune item touts Syrup of Figs as a gentle remedy to overcome habitual constipation, awaken kidney and liver activity, and dispel headaches and fevers without irritation. It contrasts a romantic exchange about dying for love with a hopeful note on living together happily.
How to Grow 10¢ Wheat in Saber Seed Catalogue
Saber's Fall Seed Catalogue promises vast value to the farmer. Send a cent stamp for the catalogue and free samples of grains and grasses suitable for fall sowing from John A. Saber Seed Co. of LaCrosse Wisconsin.
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Saber
John A. Saber Seed Co
LaCrosse
Wis
Baby rides a nursery bike as kinship joke appears
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quip recalls a mother asking if a baby walks. The piece contrasts with rail ad rates from Missouri Kansas and Texas Railway offering low fare excursions on August 18 September 1 15 and 29 for Homeseekers and Harvesters. Apply to local agents for details.
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Tare Bell
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway
The Stark Nurseries: A Century of Planting Power
Judge Miller visits Stark Nurseries spanning Missouri and Illinois, praising the vast operation with 40,000 acres of commercial test orchards and a canvassing force of 5,000. The proprietors are hailed as exceptionally capable, with millions of Stark trees ready for sale and a highly organized, expansive nursery business.
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Missouri
Illinois
Stark Nurseries
Starke Nurseries
Colman
Man seeks steady work as wife learns bicycle riding
A brief Louisville Truth exchange has Mr Styles asking what Walker wants and Walker replying he seeks steady work. The joke lands as the man jokes his wife is learning to ride a bicycle and will be out soon.
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Mr. Styles
Walker
Louisville
Porches Shape First Impressions For Home Appeal
A porch’s attractiveness boosts visitors’ initial view of a house, influencing their overall impression even before entering. Simple details like clean steps, welcoming lighting, and tidy seating set a positive tone for the interior and future interactions.
Pink Pills and Nerve Restorer Ads Highlighted
The clipping presents medical remedy ads offering information by mail for Dr. Williams Pink Pills and a free trial of Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer. It also notes London theater misfortunes blamed on cycling and promotes Dee's Cough Balsam as a fast-acting cold remedy and a novelty match box gift for men.
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Kline
Buick
Arch St
Philadelphia
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