Errand to Stop in Texas on Trip from Chicago to New York
A Chicago Tribune account tells of a voyage from Chicago to New York by two brothers one a Malay Peninsula merchant and the other a former South Clark Street cook. The merchant sent a draft payable in New York and urged the traveler to detour to Texas to visit brother Thomas, expressing a desire to hear how they fared after years apart.
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Laveler
Texas
Chicago
New York
Straits Settlement
Malay Peninsula
South Clark Street
Chicago Tribune
Avia
Asia
Thomas
Freium
Books She Admired Most in Tolstoy’s Crimea Visit
An American yacht party met Tolstoy in Crimea with permission to visit the great Russian. A woman praised Tolstoy’s writings while Gogal quipped Tolstoy wrote the work, not Gogol, revealing a playful misunderstanding about authors.
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Tolstor
Crimea
Lida
Gogal
Classified ads and notices from a vintage newspaper
A dense mix of ads and notices including patent medicines and prices, sales pitches for salesmen contracts with Alexander & Company of Greensburg Indiana, shipping and railway notes, a shoe dealer’s cost concerns, vivid snippets from letters and columns, and generic references to train services and goods selling techniques.
Diabetes Patient Praises Dodd's Kidney Pills
Two top local physicians failed to help Mr E J Thompson a popular schoolteacher with diabetes He used about ten boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills and says they saved him Though some doubt diabetes cure claims Thompson believes the remedy cured his diabetes after two years of treatment by doctors He notes a kidney focus in the cure and asserts such medicine can cure kidney trouble as well
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E. J. Thompson
Dodd
Sir Thompson
Oro
Sherman
Dean
Sweat Shop Rumors Highlight Factory Conditions
A misread visitors tour exposes harsh labor at a Baltimore factory where workers endure long hours. A weary guide points to a laborer by a machine while a well fed supervisor smokes, illustrating the contrast between management and knitters.
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Vieitere
N.t
Balifinore American
Names of Diseases and the Need for Precise Nomenclature
The piece argues for strict medical naming to avoid confusion. It explains how terms like membranous sore throat, typhoid, typhoid state, pneumonia, scarlet fever, varioloid, and smallpox mislead and need accurate designation to prevent unnecessary exposure and misunderstanding. It emphasizes that diseases should be named correctly.
The Wise Terrier Avoided a Flogging and Let a Comrade Take It
A Brooklyn Eagle report describes two dogs a fox terrier and a collie cross living with a family near the city. After hunting together against state game laws the terrier persuaded the collie to disobey, and the terrier then passed on the punishment by slipping away to sleep while the collie faced the whip.
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Brooklyn Eagle
The Cavern Rat of Mam moth Cave Kentucky
A cave dwelling rodent with bluish fur white neck and feet and enormous blind eyes. In daylight it is unable to find food and dies, but in darkness its long whiskers guide it. Its diet centers on a pale yellow cave cricket.
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Mammoth Cave
Kentucky
Great Folkestone Catch Brims With Mackerel
A heavy English Channel sea tossed nets and boats, yielding 60 60 mackerel to three smacks and 20 000 on one, with six others around 10 600 each. The bounty was sent to London and Paris and retailed on streets at 1.44 dollars for 120 and 46 and 18 for 24. Simultaneously Scottish boats reported a strong herring haul off Scarborough aiding local fishergirls employed seasonally.
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Folkestone
English
London
Paris
Ince
Scarborough
Effect of Civilization on the Red Man Examined
A note reflects on how civilization affects Native communities, mentioning a western reservation youth called Bob-tall Coyote in buckskin and speaking his mother tongue, illustrating a serious issue with an ironic undertone.
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Red Man
Bob-tall Coyote
Echoe
Good Cistern Filter Plan and Operation Notes
A practical description of a cistern filtration setup built into a brick or stone chamber. It explains a flat bottom filter with charcoal sand and gravel, capacity of 20 to 30 gallons, and features like an overflow, cleaning access, and roof contamination control. G. Davis notes from Rural New Yorker.
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G. Davis
New Yorker
Wills and salaries reveal changing domestic fortunes
A notice outlines high earnings for executives and promoters, noting Moses Crow’s decline into poverty at Ward’s Island. It cites SS C Todd at 250000 a year and J A Cassatt at 75000, then discusses wills supporting servants, including Emma Matthiesson’s $1000 to short‑term and $2000 to longer‑servants, amid club jokes about George H Daniels.
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Moses. R. Crow
States
Ward's Island
New York
Ss. C. T. Todd
Standard Oil Company
J. A Cassatt
Pennsylvania
Emma Matthiesson
Saratoga Club
George H. Daniels
New York Central
Mr. Daniels
Don t Do That Sayings On Duty And Behavior
A collection of admonitions pointing out common faults in behavior across ages. It contrasts pretentious conduct with actual duty, manners, and self control, urging readers to avoid false appearances and wasteful polish. The piece ends noting a boy who acts older to seem tougher.
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Solomon
Shelled Corn Self-Feeder For Cattle By A W Heide
An Iowa idea describes a six by ten foot cattle feeder with six feet width and ten feet height. It features under runners for mobility, a sloped dry roof, two by four braces, a raised center floor for proper grain fall, vented cupola, trays, a slide to regulate grain flow, and a scoop door with waste-minimizing sides. It is presented in Farm and Home style by A W Heide.
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Cece
A. W. Heide
Fashion Hints for Fall Colors and Veil Styles
Paris shows large lace veils draping from hat rims to the waist. Fall coats feature prominent cuffs and piping in scarlet white and black. Lace inserts adorn loge suede mousquetaire gloves. A black taffeta bodice with black cherry appliqués. Old dotted veils return as a style. Yale lace leads colored wool laces. Ribbons in yellow pink cerise violet red green mauve blue trend as floral decor.
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Paris
Mme. la Mode
Yale
Feminine Philosophy Reflections on Love and Social Perceptions
A Philadelphia Bulletin excerpt discusses how women seek guidance from fathers during love, men admire military feats, and age influences romantic choices. It notes men respond to praise with self-importance and warns against patting men's backs. The piece contrasts youth, romance, and matronly behavior in social contexts.
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Philadelphia Bulletin
Poultry Yard Notes on Feeding and Cleanliness
The article urges investors to put time and care into poultry, noting egg-shell color is less important than proper feeding and hygiene. It warns that cleanliness prevents disease and that “wild” and “tame” breeds are not fixed traits, stressing better nutrition during molt and low laying periods.
Fattening Growing Chicks in Tight Confinement
The text notes it's hard to fatten chicks for market as feed tends to promote bone and muscle growth rather than fat. If fattening is pursued it must be done quickly in strict confinement with corn meal and hemp seed as the main feed.
New Fast Train to Texas on Iron Mountain Route
Iron Mountain Route announces a fast train from St Louis to Texas with 3:30 a.m. departure and connections from the North and East. Additional Texas trains depart 2:21 p.m. 3:65 p.m. and 340 p.m. with through Pullman Sleepers Dining Cars and Elegant Chair Cars. Tourist tickets year round. Agent contact H C Towseck General Passenger and Ticket Agent St Louis. Mr Jones in exchange with Mrs Jane over a witty remark.
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California
Missouri Pacific Railway
Iron Mountain
Colorado
Texas
Arizona
Los Angeles
St. Louis
San Francisco
Calfornia
H. C. Townsexp
Southwest
H. C. Towssexp
Get Your Color Scheme and Booklets on the Southwest
A miscellaneous appeal urges sending a two cent stamp to George Morton in St. Louis for affordable booklets on the Southwestern territory and its development. It hints at attractive reading and suggestive ideas and notes the address at Suite K in the Wainwright Building.
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George Morton
Suite K
Wainwright Bidg
St. Louis
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