Overland Route Journey Through Colorado to the Northwest
FF. P. Baker extols the Overland Route on Union Pacific detailing Colorado and Wyoming scenery, the Rocky Mountains, Ames monument, Dale Creek bridge, and Shoshone Falls. He highlights Idaho, Utah, and the Northwest parks, especially Yellowstone, praising climate and affordable travel in modern cars.
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West
New England
Kansay
Rocky Mountains
Denver
Cheyenne
Sherman
Ames
Mr. Ames
Egypt
Dale Creek
Idaho
Border Station
Great Northwest
North America
Yellowstone Park
Colorado
Wyoming
Northwest
Utah
Union
Ivor
Weber
Ogden
Washington
Oregon
Union Pacific
FF. P. Baker
The Evil Eye Still Persists Among Some English Folk
The article notes that belief in the evil eye lingers in remote parts of England. Author F. T. Elworthy cites continued use of charms to ward off danger. It humorously suggests that naming the devil in sermons offends some listeners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
F. T. Elworthy
Chicago Record
Gathors
The Heart of Old Hickory review by Will Allen Dromgoole
A praise filled review extols The Heart of Old Hickory as warm hopeful literature. It lauds Dromgoole for vivid life sketches, delicate female artistry, and stories that reflect shared humanity and elocution value.
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Old Hickory
Will Allen Dromgoole
Boston
The
Arena Pub. Co
Rose of Dutcher's Coolly by Hamlin Garland
A critical note on Hamlin Garland's Rose of Dutcher's Coolly. The novel follows a free spirit named Rose who seeks knowledge and literary fame after schooling at Wisconsin and a rejected love for a circus performer. The review praises its natural depiction of growth and storm scenes while noting mature themes.
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Rose of
Hamlin Garland
Chicago
Stone & Kimball
Dutcher
Mr. Garland
Rose
University of Wisconsin
Life of Lincoln praised by Philadelphia collector
Mr. Wm. H. Lambert of Philadelphia, a leading Lincolniana collector, lauds the McClure’s Magazine Life of Lincoln for its thorough treatment of Lincoln’s personal history and character. He notes his vast collection enhances understanding and gives the work particular value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Wm. H. Lambert
Philadelphia
Springfield
Silk care and gratitude quotes from a period note
The passage guides silk care by avoiding ironing to preserve life in the fabric. It describes sponging and rolling silk on wooden rollers or pinning it to a carpet to dry flat, with a reflection on gratitude and relative wealth.
Wit and Humor and Odd Schoolroom Inquiries
A lighthearted piece recalls a Boston flirt asking her mother about engagement and a grammar exam miscue where a student marks the sentence between you and this is good butter as incorrect because lamp posts were omitted. A playful exchange notes a soldier confined in a guardhouse where the sergeant asks if he was drunk or sober and the answer lies in the liquor dying out of him.
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Boston
Giant genius Crookes helped Roentgen light discovery
Lively tribute to William Crookes, pioneer in tube physics and photography. The article notes his London birth, early chemistry training, Oxford Radcliffe Observatory role, Chemical News founder, and Royal Society fellowship. It credits his investigative work leading to X ray related insights and other experiments in repulsion and thallium discovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Crookes
Professor Crookes
London
Royal College of Chemistry
Hoffman
Wrong Side of Pride in DAR Ancestry Tale
A woman attends a Daughters of the American Revolution reception and debates ancestry with two others. One claims long Norman lines while another asserts revolutionary roots, triggering envy and a quest to verify lineage dating to 1769 and James Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daughters of the American Revolution
Arthur
James Brown
Maria
Jonas
Ellen Smith
Crookes and the rays that changed science
The article recalls Professor William Crookes and his vacuum experiments leading to radiant matter and the incandescent lamp. It notes his occult investigations, roentgen tube relation, and his role in modern experimental science alongside generous biographical detail. It also touches on Millais and the Pre Raphaelite circle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Crookes
Nature
Crookes
Roentgen
Mud Made Men at Indiana Mineral Springs Cure 1895
Physicians from across the country cite Magno Mud Cure and Magno Lithia Baths with Magno Lithia water as a remarkable treatment for rheumatism kidney and nervous diseases. The Indiana Springs Co claims growing fame with a new hotel bath house and offices in New York and Chicago providing information to visitors seeking health rest and pleasure.
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Indiana Mineral Springs
Ind
Lithia
Lttle
United States
Whesbaden
Karlsbad
Indiana Springs Co
Hudson St
New York City
Randolph St
Chicago
Worth Fighting War Property Valued at Over Four Million
The Salvation Army reports its property in the country valued at more than 4 million dollars as the conflict continues.
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Salvation Army
Fragmented Religious Rhetoric and Patent Remedies Mentioned
A garbled 19th century text mixes religious exhortation from Rev. C. L. Jones with notices about a Grand Army of the Republic leader Ts. N. Walker. It advertises free medical treatises from Dr. Rilne and various tonics, confections, and remedies, including Parker’s Ginger Tone, amid scattered claims of energy, cures, and health products.
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Ts. N. Walker
Grand Army of the Republic
F. H. Lord
Quincy Building
Chicago
Fun Is Of Two Kinds A Quotation About Enjoyment
The saying contrasts two forms of fun the kind you pay for and the kind someone else pays for, framing enjoyment as a social and economic distinction.
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Lord Leighton
John Everett Millais
Royal Academy
Hewis
Southampton
Millais Hias
Jersey
William the Conqueror
Millais
Are
Society of Arts
Academy
Pizarro
Peru
Holman Hunt
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Sir John KE. Millat S. Gledstone
Nellie Parker
Nizes
Sade
Harry Stillwell Edwards
Macon
East
Joo
Beach
Heghigago Regor
Clicago Record
Associated Press
All Po
J.J. Hatfield
Northwestern University
Evanston
Me.t. Shores
Cliss
New York
Victor F. Lawson
Madison Street, Chicaco, Ill
Salzer
W.n
Dr. Kilmer & Cow
E.krauser & Bro
Milton, PA
Parker
W. Morris
Syre
Thompson
Rev. C. Lj, Jones
Dr. Rilne
Kentorer
Tor
Busta
Hide
Luck
Work
Piso
O. L. Baker
Regent
Wade
Garner
Africa
Puck
Ayer
Sarsaparilla
W.N. Y. Chicago
Walter Baker & Co., Ltd
Dorchester
Mass
Columbias
Pope Mfg
Hartford, Conn
Columbia
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