A Century of Steam Rails Began With the Stourbridge Lion
The 100th anniversary of the Stourbridge Lion marks Honesdale Pa celebration August 8 to 10 for the first practical American locomotive run. The Lion built in England by Foster, Rastrick and Co. proved heavy but sparked a rail boom leading to a nationwide network. The piece recounts early trials from Tom Thumb to Best Friend and the Charleston & Hamburg, with a look at the spread of rail lines across the United States by 1835.
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Hi “Iron Horse
Honesdale
Stourbridge Lion
England
Delaware & Hudson Canal Company
America
Horatio Allen
United States
Honesvale
Yale University Press
Watt
Oliver Evans
Benjamin Dearborn
John Stevens
Richard Trevithick
Liverpool & Manchester Railway
George
Robert Stephenson
Stephenson
Liverpool & Manchester
Great Britain
Europe
Pennsylvania
Carbondale Railroad
Delaware & Huderson Canal Company
Foster, Rastrick and Company
Stourbridge
Stephenson and Company
Newcastle-on-Tyne
Carbondale
New York City
Baltimore & Ohio
Charl& Carroll
Baltimore
Ellicott’s Mills
Peter Cooper
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Cooper
Tom Thumb
Gray Horse
Phineas Davis
York
Davis
Charleston
Hamburg
West Point
Iron Horse
New York
Mohawk & Hudson Railroad Company
Albany
Schenectady
New York Central
Southern Railroad
West Point Foundry
de Witt Clinton
Charleston & Hamburg
Mohawk & Hudson
New York & Harlem
Camden & Amboy
New Jersey
Philadelphia & Germantown
Norristown Railway
Columbia Railroad
Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad
Reading Railroad
New England
Boston
Lowell
Worcester
Providence
Clever Tricks of Hotel Frade
The piece describes strategies used by new hotels to attract guests and create an aura of bustle. It notes free board for celebrities, influential guests, and the tactic of turning on dusk lights and staging activity to draw attention. It also mentions staff prompting chatter about notable names to generate interest and momentum for a hotel's early success.
Bird Dropped Currant Seed in Accumulated Litter Bed
The passage notes centuries of debris forming a wormy litter bed where plant life may take root. A wild currant seed arrived via a bird and lodged in the heap, suggesting natural seeding in a neglected area.
Tourists Describe Wild Bush Growing in Sequoia Gnarled Trunk
Visitors to Yosemite speak of a currant bush that has claimed a strange home high in an old sequoia. The plant grows about 80 feet above ground, protruding a twisted limb from the massive trunk.
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Yosemite
Obnoxious Gas George Attracts Crowd To Local House
After an investigation Obnoxious Gas George told his mother he visited Boyd's and found Mr Boyd nearly dead from obnoxious gas in the garage. Authorities note a strong odor and possible gas exposure as the scene draws a crowd.
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George
Summer drinks and salads for family meals from old notes
An elderly guide urges simple summer drinks using fruit juices, cocoa mixtures, and malted milks, plus home canning ideas. It offers carrot and ginger ale salads, cottage cheese plates, and fruit salads with mayonnaise and whipped cream as easy, nutritious options for children and adults.
Leonardo da Vinci Proposed Telescope Years Before Galileo
A 16th century note attributes to Leonardo da Vinci the claim that the sun moves not and the earth orbits it. It also credits him with proposing a telescope and a manuscript remark to construct glasses to magnify the moon.
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da Vinci
Copernicus
Leonardo da Vinci
Galileo
Eyes and the Tongue Men Quote
A brief aphorism from Bolton notes that humans have two eyes and one tongue so they may see twice as much as they speak. The moral emphasizes measured speech and observation.
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Bolton
Krugers Millions and Boer War Loot Rumors
A Boer War tale from Horak claims General Botha told British fighters to report to Komatipoort for safe passage and share state bullion. About 2,500 men allegedly received gold bars split among them and later sailed from Lourenzo Marques. Also reports a Swedish toy balloon crossed the North Sea and landed in Yorkshire, bearing store advertising.
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Kruger
Horak
Botha
Komatipoort
Lourenzo Marques
North Sea
Yorkshire
England
Malmoe
Scania
Yorks, &E
Hasty Reply Brings Friendly Banter Over Old School Days
A genial host Mr H. entertains an old friend with camera pictures. The guest jokes about not having his picture made anymore, and the host agrees with a light remark reflecting on their school days.
Might Be Tom Mistress
A dialogue fragment highlights a maid stating a visitor was her brother and guessing the visitor’s name as Harry. The piece appears from a humorous or theatrical source, referenced with Der Lustige Sachse in Leipzig.
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Harry
Sachse
Leipzig
Guest and Host Exchange Bold Suspicions
A brief dialogue from The Pathfinder shows a confident hostess greeting Mr Bigewater and a guest retorting that nothing can be proven. The exchange hints at intrigue around the guest’s claims and the hostess’s curiosity.
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Mr. Bigewater
Pathfinder
What's she singing puzzled readers with Mendelssohn reference
A damaged Life column hints at a reader question about a song aria. It mentions Mendelssohn and a broken Spring Song motif, prompting curiosity about the piece's identity and composer.
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Mendelssohn
Bronze memorial honors Chance who warned Jamestown settlers
A bronze memorial honors Chance an Indian who warned Jamestown settlers of the 1622 massacre. The note reflects a proverb about wealth and value and quotes a Brooklyn Eagle line on wealth as substitute.
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Chance
Jamestown
10-Cent Store Buffets Human Nature Like Ancient Traditions
A concise note highlights a 10-cent store as uniquely appealing to basic human impulses, contrasting modern thrift options with ancient practices in consumer behavior.
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Elmo Scott Watson
C. A. Lehman
Long Beach
Calif
Mohawk& Hudson
Pioneer
Chicago & Northwestern
Falcon
Central Pacific
Union Pacific
Utah
Fron Lott Thutib
Underwood Br
Lirdarusoodl
Western Newspaper Union
Louis Untermeyer
Tom
Brooklyn Eagle
Lincoln
Iticura
Avery
Voilee
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