The Red Signal and a Brave Telegraph Boy
Robert Douglas leaves his mother for a late rescue shift after learning of a wreck in Thread Valley. He establishes a field telegraph station and then bravely signals an oncoming express through a fierce snowstorm, risking life to halt the train before a derrick blocks the track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Douglas
Robert
Mrs. Douglas
Thread Valley
Tom Carpenter
Anna Olds
Express
Hawley
The Little Chop-House Transforms Into a Cafe
A Times-Democrat reader recalls a beloved street chop-house famed for sturdy porterhouse steaks served on chipped plates. After a makeover into a modern cafe with oak and mirror, the same steak tastes different. Regulars drift away, and the place closes within months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Afe
New Orleans Times- Democrat
Daring Train Rescue Reveals Drunken Engineer’s Near Tragedy
In a storm, Robert and comrade Sandy thwart danger when a sleep-drugged engineer nearly derails a passenger express. A red lantern crashes the cab glass as the driver lashes down brakes saving many lives. the crew aids Robert home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert
Sandy
Express
Sandy Olds
The
Parson Helps Bride and Groom With Unusual Fee
A Yorkshire clergyman, asked to name a fee after joining two people, declines fixed charges and suggests donations. A groom offers five greyhound pups at two sovereigns each, but the parson refuses. Later the groom sends a crate containing a greyhound pup with a note praising the bride Maria as a treasure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Maria
Only One Tree In the Square In Nassau Bahama Islands
In Nassau the public square contains a single immense tree, known as the ceiba or silk cotton tree, called the hurricane tree by West Indies locals. Its massive buttressed trunk withstands strong winds, shading all public buildings in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nassau
Bahama Islands
West Indies
Wanted Explanation
A terse quote from the New York Press notes that insults like hog are often envy driven as one man imagines taking what another possesses. The remark frames rivalry and desire behind a hostile label.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Press
Peruna Promoted As Cure For Summer Catarrh
Mary J. Kennedy of Ar mour & Co. extols Peruna as a cure for summer catarrh or indigestion from long travel. She claims three months of use revived her digestion, cleared stomach and liver issues, and purged impurities from blood, asserting a permanent cure. The Peruna Co. offers free literature on summer catarrh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary J. Kennedy
Armour & Co
Omaha
Neb
Miss Kennedy
Peruna
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Ohio
Is the Queen an O Connor and royal line?
The writer traces the Queen Earl Victoria to a lineage connecting O Connor O'Brien and Guelph and Stuart bloodlines. They claim Ireland Scotland and England royal blood meet in Victoria through Roderick O Connor De Lacy De Burg Ellen Bruce Margery and the Stewart claim.
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An O'Connor
Ireland
Scotland
England
Victoria
Supreme Court Upholds Foot-Ease Trademark Infringement Action
Justice Laughlin orders permanent injunction with costs and full accounting of sales against Paul B. Hudson and a Brooklyn dealer for selling Dr. Clarks Foot Powder imitating Foot-Ease. Allen S. Olmsted of Le Roy N Y owns the Foot-Ease mark and will mail free samples. suits will target others infringing on the Foot-Ease trade mark and related rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Laughlin
Supreme Court
Buffalo
Paul B. Hudson
Dr. Clark
Brooklyn
Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Notre Dame Leader James A Burns Named Holy Cross President
The article notes Rev James A Burns moves from community house head to Holy Cross College presidency in Washington affiliated with the Catholic University of America. Burns, a noted chemist with Harvard and Johns Hopkins credentials, becomes a key Catholic educator guiding postgraduate work. Also mentioned are Shanghai Chinese newspapers and Maple City Soap advertising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregation of the Holy Cross
University of Notre Dame
Indiana
James A. Burns
Community House
Holy Cross College
Washington
Catholic University of America
Father Burns
Notre Dame
Harvard
Johns Hopking
Catholic Educators of America
Shanghai
Notre Dame University Promotes Free Catalog and Courses
The Notre Dame University advertises its offerings including a thorough preparatory school, a commercial course, and St Edward's Hall for younger boys. It invites readers to request a free catalog and details on terms and studies, highlighting fifty six years of educational work and dedication to student care.
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Notre Dame University
West
St. Edward’s Hall
University OF Notre Dame Notre Dame
Indiana
St. Edward's Hall
A. Morrissey
Virginia Implements Jim Crow Rail Car Law Tonight
A Richmond dispatch reports Virginia’s Jim Crow rail car law takes effect at midnight. Rail roads prepared by partitioning cars with whites and blacks assigned to separate sections. Black protests and railroad opposition were noted but unsuccessful.
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Virginia
Richmond
New Santa Fe Route Extends To San Francisco
The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company has completed a line extension to San Francisco and begun passenger service with freight traffic already moving. This gives central California cities a second transcontinental link to the east, potentially improving freight and passenger transport. The Santa Fe is now the sole railroad from Chicago to San Francisco under one ownership and management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Co
Central California
Santa Fe
Santa Fe Road
Chicago
Temple Theater to Bring Back Jessie Bartlett Davis
The Temple Theater announces a one week engagement for Jessie Bartlett Davis, to be staged soon. Fans hoping for a longer stay should note this is a special return at requests of friends, not a continuation in vaudeville.
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Temple Theater
Jessie Bartlett Davis
Mrs. Davis
Temple
Express
Vielin
M. Roberts
Hous Minneapols
Inn
Marquette as a Summer Resort on Lake Superior
The Lake Superior Country promotes Marquette Michigan as a healthful resort with scenery good hotels and immunity from hay fever. It invites readers to request a descriptive pamphlet by mail from Geo. H. Heafford, General Passenger Agent, Chicago, with four cents postage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marquette
Lake Superior
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Mich
Copper Country
Geo. H. Heafford
Chicago
Ill
C B and Q Builds Line Near Crow Reservation
The Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad works Montana line to Yellowstone Basin and has contracted with the Crow Indians for grading a roadbed section. Competing lines threaten a Western Passenger Association complaint alleging a deal with the scalpers to gain favor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Montana
Big Horn Basin
Yellowstone Park
Crow Indian Reservation
Red Men
Western Passenger Association
Burlington
Sacred Heart College Watertown Wisconsin Ad
Sacred Heart College Watertown Wisconsin advertised as a Notre Dame branch. It trains boys for university entrance and provides thorough education at moderate cost. Since 1873 it has grown into a leading middle west college for families with limited means.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart College
Watertown
Wis
University of Notre Dame
Middle West
Copake Residents Hold Tombstone Bee Then Dance
Copake New York residents staged a tombstone bee to straighten toppled monuments in the local graveyard. After the quiet work they returned to town for a dance to close the novel social diversion.
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Copake
N. Y
Cascaret Candy Cathartic Advertisement Headsway
A dental and medical style ad proclaims Cascar ets candy cathartic as a natural cure for all ailments by balancing the bowels. It promises painless, easy movements and notes a ten cent starting price with genuine C C C stamps on each tablet and warns of imitations.
Cambridge Councilman Seeks $5000 for Lowell House Library
A Cambridge city councilman aims to obtain an appropriation of 5000 dollars to acquire the house of James Russell Lowell for use as a free public library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Mass
James Russell Lowell
Maple City Belt Washing Soap Praised by Testers
All good housekeepers testify to the purity and effectiveness of Maple City Belt Washing Soap. It saves time and saves clothes, and all grocers sell it.
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Maple City
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Blends Medicine and Marketing
Fragmentary ad copy touts internal use for catarrh and lists price and bottles. Mentions zinc mines in east Tennessee and a Danish officer heading Siamese navy. Teething remedy claims reduced inflammation and windcolic relief for infants.
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East
Tennessee
Pittsburg Transport Firms Handle Vast 1899 Tonnage
transportation firms at Pittsburg in 1899 aggregated almost 59 million tons of freight.
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Pittsburg
Coke Dandruff Cure Promises Quick Relief
Advertising line promises fast dandruff cure using Coke with refund if it fails. Odd analogy compares misery to a marriageable young lady seeking company. Contains no verifiable authority or outcomes.
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China
Int
Watertown, Wis
Hall
Price
Tic
Carter
Cee
Portugal
United States
Zanzibar
Pangra
Berlin
Yucatan
Brown
Carters
J. KX
Comstock & CO
Traders Bldg
Iceland
Dr. Kline
H. Knixx, Ltd
Philadelphia
Piso
Jonn P Bourma
Trinity Springs
Ind
Lydia E. Pinkham
Maxs
Many Sarr
Arlington, Iowa
Mrs. Pinkham
Ersiz Dayan
Otisville
Sagred Heart College
Wisconsin
J. O'Rourke
North Dakota
North Dakota Land & Loan CO
Rugby
N. BD
Henry Pe Washingtes
O'Farrell
New York Avenue
Sshington
D. G
J. & C. Maguire
J.& C Mal
Wire Medicine CO
St. Louis
Winchester
Roberts Sean House
Nicollet Avenue
Minneapolis
Thia Taper
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