A Work of Art on Texas by Iron Mountain Route
A handsome 224 page publication with numerous half tone illustrations showcases Texas resources and future potential. Produced by the St Louis Iron Mountain & Southern Railway to attract immigration investors tourists and health seekers. Free copies are available through Missouri Pacific Railway Iron Mountain Route or H C Townsend at St Louis.
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Iron Mountain
Ind
Texas
Lone Star
St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway
The World's Locomotives Across Continents
The article notes 109000 locomotives operating globally with 63000 in Europe, 40000 in America, 2000 in Asia, 2000 in Australia, and 700 in Africa. Great Britain and Ireland lead Europe with 17000 engines, Germany 15000, France 11000, and Austria-Hungary 5000 as the continent's second largest.
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Europe
America
Asia
Australia
Africa
Great Britain
Ireland
Germany
France
Austria-Hungary
Chinese Leaving Frisco Says 12000 In City Soon Depart
The Chinese consul in San Francisco notes no more than 12 000 Chinese remain in the city and are leaving at about 3 000 annually. Many have become wealthy enough to return to the Flowery kingdom while others move to eastern cities.
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Frisco
San Francisco Bays
Case
No-to-bac Ad Claims Cure For Tobacco Use
An advertisement from Sterling Nemedy Co. promotes No-to-Bac as a miracle cure to quit tobacco and regain vigor. It asserts over 400000 cured, mentions a free booklet and sample, and lists Chicago or New York as locations.
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Ad. Sterling Nemedy Co
Chicago
New York
Only One of the Kind Remark Cites Bicycle Quandary
A witty aside calls a man the most extraordinary by noting his factory has not started bicycle production. The quip contrasts a manufacturing site with an apparent lack of bicycle making, highlighting irony.
Excerpt Promotes Digestive Health and Stage Comment
An old advertisement style passage touts Syrup of Figs and Cascarets as liver and bowel regulators. It contrasts progress from old-time medicines with modern health claims and features a quoted New York Press remark about a actress’s future and past. It ends with a generic line about a bad man and fireproof possessions.
Women Discouraged and Blues Explore Symptoms
A column discusses why women feel discouraged and the good and sufficient reasons for the blues. It notes that three individuals fail to recognize danger signals, highlighting warning signs and emotional health concerns in a reflective tone.
Governor Josiah Grout of Vermont A Civil War Hero and Farmer
Josiah Grout, newly elected Vermont governor, born May 28, 1842, on a Vermont farm, joined the Union Army as a private and rose to major after leading frontier cavalry. A lawyer turned farmer, he later built one of Vermont’s largest farms and held multiple legislative terms including speaker, with leadership roles in the Republican League of Vermont.
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Osiah Grout
Green Mountain
Vermont
First
Vermont Cavalry
Frontier Cavalry Regiment
Grout
General Grout
Barton
Chicago
Moline
Rock Island
Hinman
Derby
Republican League of
Zimmermans Texas swing draws crowds to Warren
Mr. R B Zimmerman of Warren builds a 78 foot pine frame 70 feet high with a 42 foot pole and pulley. Swingers strap in take rope to horses and launch 100 feet high. The device attracts local youth and visitors from Hyatt and nearby towns to enjoy the swing in the evenings.
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R. B. Zimmerman
Warren
Texas
Zimmerman
Hyatt
Dallas News
Money In Bicycle Inventions Boost Profits
The Chicago Tribune notes bicycle sundries as highly profitable ventures for inventors. A saddle made of aluminum and leather, introduced less than two years ago, already sold 80,000 units this year, yielding 59 cents per unit or about $40,000 in income.
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Chicago Tribune
Oh ma the lion behind there won’t get any
A mother explains martyr imagery to a small child. The child misreads the scene and exclaims that the lion behind has no scraps or pity, revealing a child’s literal interpretation of danger and hunger. The anecdote showcases comic innocence amid a grim image.
Laurel Tree Splits 500-Ton Boulder in Mill Valley
A laurel tree growing on a rocky hillside near Tamalpais Trail in Mill Valley has cleaved a boulder weighing about 500 tons into three pieces. Botanist Miss Eastwood notes the phenomenon is unique in California, attributing the split to a small initial fault and long water retention in the rock.
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Mill Valley
California
Tamalpais
He Dore
Miss Eastwood
Academy of Sciences
San Francisco
Zanzibar Sultans and Italian Credit Tales
A speculative piece argues Hamoud bin Mohammed bin Seyyid will be a British puppet sultan of Zanzibar, while Said Khalid would have resisted. The writer notes Island residents show satisfaction with a ruler detached from the people, and recalls a tale of Italian merchants in Atlantic City extending credit and collecting promptly, shaping local trust in Italians.
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Hamoud bin Mohammed bin Seyyid
Zanzibar
Khalid
Mohammed bin Seyyid
She Doesn't Object Says Ratio Of Kisses Comment
A summer girl in the Somerville Journal notes that the ratio of kisses a man asks for to what he takes ranges from one to sixteen but she presents it without complaint.
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Somerville Journal
The Wrong Room at Buffalo Expresa
A humorous 19th century quip from the Buffalo Expresa describes a club porter denying access to an ante room where guests supposedly draw lots. The exchange highlights social prerogatives and a playful misunderstanding.
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Buffalo Expresa
Cicero Town Board Seeks Suit Against Swinscoe
Cicero town trustees meet in adjourned session at Cicero Town Hall in Austin on September 28 1896. They adopt measures to sue ex Treasurer Swinscoe for overpayments, review assessments and street projects, and authorize street lighting and water works actions.
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Town of
Cicero
Austin
Jno
W. Barker
Jacob
Peter Bohlander
Charles S. Cutting
H. M. Fiske
R. A. Carpenter
John A. Carlson
Sophia, Nona and
Henry Streets
Carl W. Hass
Jennie D. Small
Pine Avenue
I. A. Hill
Humphrey Avenue
Sammel S. Parks
Hall
Whole
S. HW
Nichols
S. E. Pebbles
Ontario Street
Kenilworth Avenue
A.C. Caldwell
Risley Avenue
Robinson Avenue
12Th Street
Wesley
Clinton Avenues
Ogden Avenue
Robinson
Central
Pierce
Austin Avenue
Madison Street
Wisconsin Central
Trustee Castle
Geo, Loomis
John Jancki
Pillinger Bros
C. Nastring
Mason and Carpenter
Erie Street
Prairie
Franklin Avenues
Consolidated Fire Works Co
Willow Avenue
Town
Aundry
Polk Street
Davis
Swinscoe
Rearden
Geo. EF. Swinscoe
Swinscooe
Illinois
Berwyn
Fire and Water Committees
Winters & Jackson
Harry Olsen
Harvey Avenue
Forest Ave
Division Street
Central Avenue
Pleasant Street
Cuyler
Randolph Street
Woudevard
A. Stolzenbach
Twenty-fifth Street
Catch Basin
Lyman Avenue
Twenty-sixth
Twenty Eighth Streets
Clyde Avenue
Twenty-seventh Street
G., B. & Q. Railroad
Fifty-second Street
Twentysixth Street
Cicero Avenue
Ridgeland Avenue
Derwyn
Harold and
Division Avenues
Mid- Way Park
Dare
Parest Avenue
Thaemas Street
Austin Park Fire Company
Tin Hawthorne Fire Company
Parelas
Anetin Park Company
Extreme temperature limits tested by man and beast
The article surveys human and animal thermal tolerance. It cites heat experiments in baths and Sahara sitins with 143 to 250 degrees Fahrenheit, and extreme cold records in Siberia and Aleutian studies. It notes men enduring minus 90 to minus 160 to 180 Fahrenheit extremes, while animals lack equal endurance.
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Algiers
Sahara
Rouojid
Paris
Prince Henry of Orleans
America
Captain Burn
Nort ReHance
Dawson
Fort Raw
Siberia
Werchojensk
Grandiscursions to the West by Missouri Pacific and Iron Mountain
Homeseekers excursion dates October 6 and 20 offer one fare plus 2 round trip to the west and southwest with return valid to October 21 from sale. Stops allowed on the going trip. For particulars and land books write BISSELL WILSON D P A 111 Adams St Chicago.
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Missouri Pacific Railway
Iron Mountain
Bissell Wilson
Adams St
Chicago
Low Rate Excursions to the South by Railroad
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad offers half fare round trips on the first and third Tuesdays each month through October to southern points. Ask a ticket agent. if not available, write C. P. Atmore, General Passenger Agent, Louisville Ky, or J. K. Ridgely, N W P A, Chicago Ill.
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Loulaville & Nashville Railroad
C. P. Atmore
Louisville
J. K. Ridgely
Chicago
Ill
Old Timey Remedies and Phrases From Past Newspapers
A collage of vintage ad lore and quotes including Jon Brown jokes, a “spirit photograph” reference, remedies for teething and consumption, and a note on Casearets as a laxative. It captures quirky lines and old marketing buzz from Chicago and Brooklyn era sources.
Nobody Works Harder and Gets Less for It Than the Hypocrite
A concise editorial quip decries the hypocrite as the one who labors without rewards, highlighting perceived moral duplicity and public accountability in political or social life.
Skulls Found Under Fort Covington Church
Excavations under the Presbyterian church in Fort Covington uncovered skulls and human bones likely from soldiers who died of an epidemic after retreating from Chrys ler's farm in 1813. Fragments of coffins and nails were also found to be preserved as relics.
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Presbyterian Church
Fort Covington
Chrysler
Huntingdon
Distasteful Proposal Recalled In Gaslight Exchange
In a dramatic line from the Indianapolis Journal the exchange centers on a proposal near grief and misread signals. The woman protests she gave no encouragement while the man recalls her turning down the gas so low he could hardly see her face.
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Indianapolic Journal
The Hand of a Queen Sculpture Piece
A delicate sculpture models Queen Victoria's hand noted for its beauty and historic stature. It is said to have signed important state papers and to have been kissed by many notable men, more than any other queen's hand.
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Victoria
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Texarkana
New York Press
Blues
Mrg. B. Bull
San Francisco Ave
St. Louis
Shahr
Rooter, Kilmer & Co
Jinghamton
Josiah Grout
Green Mountain State
Eorner
Botanical Sampson of California
Honest
Atlantic City
New York Times
Hamoud
Sultan
Cicero Town Board
Swinspool
Communications
Doc
Talsaam
Smithers
Brooklyn
Pliso
J. R. Madison
Brown
Jones
North-Western Line
Chicago& North-Western Railway
W. B. Kuisikorn
Philadelphia
Ayer
Ww. N.Y. Chicago
Good Foundation
THE
Hartford
Columbia Art
Columbia
Pope Mfg. CO
Conn
Babcoelx
Walter Baker & Co
Walter Baker & Co., Ltd
Dorchester, Mass
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