List of Chicago Telephones in Austin
A long OCR list shows Chicago telephone numbers and associated names in Austin, including businesses like Austin Floral Co and Austin State Bank, and numerous individuals with phone prefixes and entries. The sequence seems to catalog telephones tied to residents and firms in Austin linked to Chicago exchanges.
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Chicago
Austin
Abbott
Abernethy
Alden
Andrews
Geo
Atherton
Atwater
Miss
Austin Coal Co
Austin Fire Department
Austin Floral Co
Austin State Bank
Aun
How to Paper Whitewashed Walls
Instructions for papering over smooth whitewashed walls. Mix flour and water to make paste, boil and cool, brush onto walls, let dry, then wet the paper and hang it as usual.
First Street Cars Debut in Xenia Ohio
The Gazette reports the first street cars in Xenia operated on Detroit street to the fair grounds with a crowd witnessing the test. After brief delays due to filled tracks the car began regular trips and will carry passengers to the fair grounds on schedule.
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Xenia
Ohio
Detroit Street
Fair Grounds
Beal
Bubble Solution Makes Bubbles Last Longer Says Guide
A 19th century teaser explains glycerine enhances soap bubbles. Dissolve castile soap in warm water then add glycerine in stages, filter, bottle, and wait days for a clear top layer to siphon off. The resulting mix yields large bubbles that hold shape for hours on bone teething rings or wool and can last days under a glass shade.
Pennies and the Woes They Cause the Street Car Conductor
A suburban trolley tale shows a conductor lamenting pennies in change. A passenger pays two fares with a nickel and five pennies, prompting debate on penny use. The piece cites a worker who struggled with pennies delaying pay due to company policies and office closures.
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Banquo
Catfish Use Swim Bladder as Ear in Water
David Jordan explains in Appletons Popular Science Monthly that the catfish uses its swim bladder as a hearing organ. The air-filled sac connected to the esophagus through a tracheal remnant sits near the spine, with enlarged vertebrae and a bone chain forming a primitive ear. This structure provides limited sound range, mainly jars or disturbances in water.
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David Jordan
Appletons
Popular Science Monthly
Confused by the Filipinos in Wartime Letters
A speaker explains hesitancy in writing to Philip due to wartime reading. The dialogue notes confusion over proper spellings of names, especially Philip, amid war reporting and unfamiliar terms.
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Philip
Century to Century Centenarians Across Nations
The piece compares aging by country noting Serbia leads with 575 centenarians, about 4 000 people alive at century change. Ireland 578, Spain 578, Norway 28, England Scotland Wales 192, France 213, Sweden 20, Germany 78, Denmark 2, Switzerland none. It highlights longevities among populations and percentages.
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Servia
Ireland
Norway
England
Scotland
Wales
France
Sweden
Germany
Denmark
Switzerland
Man who whipped son and boasts first Indiana rail spike
Monroe Hedges aged 106 of Anderson Indiana claims the distinction of driving the first spike on the first railway in Indiana. He whipped his 80 year old son Hiram in Indianapolis and surgeons sewed his scalp. He lives in a small Irondale addition house and remains mentally active.
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The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Monroe Hedges
Anderson
Ind
Hiram
Indianapolis
Irondale Addition
Beng
Indiana
Cat Contracts Whooping Cough in Bangor Home
A Bangor Maine cat owned by J Henry Smith a commercial traveler has whooping cough. The illness spread from Mr Smiths three children who also show symptoms the cat coughs as they do.
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Bangor
Maine
New York Sun
J. Henry Smith
Mr. Smith
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A. Carlson
G. E. Fletcher
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Tel
Oak Park Ave
Oak Park
Oakdale
Lake St Austin
Austin 5
A, P
Preble
Polar
Lake St
Marion St
Austin Av
ROB
I. Ward
Eto
W.s.smith & CO
Oak Park and
Maywood
Dunlop Bros.’ Bank
Conrad. Kampp
C. Kampp & Son
North Park Ave
North 48Th Ave
Telephone
Austin 12
Bagley
A. G
Barnim
Barry
J. W
Basset
Bassett
N. M
Bartelme
A. E
Beeson
F. C
Bennett
W. BE
Bennett W. H
Benson
A. L
Ligegs
P. G
Biggs & Son
Blair
D. C
Blomgren & Johnson
Boehm
Rolander
Britton
Brown
W. C
Bryning
Burke & Hansen
Burns
Burras
C H
Campbell
Cammon
Cargill
Carlson
Carolan
J. P
Carpenter R. A
Carrier
J.C
Castle
P. D
P. W
Chard
Cicero & Proviso Railway
Cicero Lumber Company
Cicero Light, Heat and Power Co
Clark
W. R
Cline
W. O
Clemenson
C. O
Clement
A. H
Cogdal
Collins
A. C
M. J
Compton
Cooper
H. C
Coultrin
C. W
Crafts
C. BE
M. B
S. C
Craft S. J
Cummings
H. D
Cutting
Daly
J. Frank
Henry
J. S
Davis G. M
Davis
W. G
Denniston & Co
Denniston
U. R
G. R
Dickinson
S. B
Didler Bros
Dobler
Fred
Donaldson Press
Elliot
T. P
Emerson
H. A
Erfert
Faulkner
Dr. L
Fire Department
Ford
W. J
Galley
Haeggard
J. D
Hall
L. EB
Hallgren
Hankermeyer
H. C. & Bros
Hathaway
J. N. Er Meh
F. H. Hartman
Head
G. P
Hil
Hoy
Howell L. H
Iserig M. I
Itasca
Jampolis
R. R
Jenkins
W. P
Johnson
A. A
Jones
Dr. C. BE
Jorgerson
P. C
Kampp, C. & Son
Kearsley
Kehler
Kendall
Kent
Kerr
M. A
John
Kremer
Kretzinger
G. W
Kries
G. A
la Mena
C. R
Mallum H. W
la Mena & Thiele
Linn
Lloyd W. D
Luther
Lyon- Mark T
Martens, A. C. & Bro
Mason
Fred M
Mastonio
McBurney
McCarthy
J. J
McClelland
McGrogan
McIntyre & Ruxon
Mitchell
W. A
Mudd
Frank X
Moore
Morin
Z. L
Munsterman
Neil
Nelson
Neshelroth
Ign
Newell
Nissen
Nissen Bros
Norling
L. A
Norton
Oakdale Hotel
Oliphant
Olsen
F. J
Oniel
Osgood
C. A
E. S
Owen Bros
Patrick
C. B
Peterson, CO
Pettibone
Pearson
Hay
Grab and Feed
Pillinger
Harry
S. & Son
Pope
E. J
Postelwalt
Pratt
Quinn
Race
F. L
Rearden
Betterman
Dr. C
Rhceberg
Rhodes C. A
Roath
QO. J
Robertson
Robinson
E. D
Ross
Rud
Dr. A
Sandman
Schmitz & Rix
Schmitt
Taylor
Miss H
Teele
Todd
Alex
Traill & Cooling
Traill
R. H
Lurner
Wallins T. N
Vanderwolf
Vastine, S. 8
Wadsworth
Walser
Ward
D. D
Waugh
Wayt
Wayt & Amerson
Weistenfeld
H. J
White
G. H
Rev
A. M
Whitlock
S. J
Zander
F. H
O. W
C Ella Taylor
N. Park Ave
Lidig
William Wilken
Skandinavisk Gales
Dentsel Wird Gesprocker
Fred M. Mason
Washington Foundry Co
Ilealch Aie
North Park Avenue
S. Franklin Avenue
Aalbert Burgess
Choice Bakery
Parkake St
North Boul
Esball
Express
Fabricain Cassimeres and
Worstedauch
Sau MD
Dot
Sears, Roebuck & CO
Galenge
Beare, Roebuck & Co
Kaltos
Desians
We- Copyricuts &c
Munn & Co
Scientific American
N & Co
New York
F St
Washington, D.C
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