Missouri Pacific doubles daily Colorado service via St Louis and Kansas City
The Missouri Pacific Railway offers double daily through trains from St. Louis and Kansas City to Colorado Utah and the Pacific Coast with sleeping cars between St. Louis and San Pedro. Trains depart St. Louis at 9 10 p m Kansas City at 6 p m and 10 a m for through service. Excursion tickets are on sale and agents provide details.
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Colorado
Missouri Pacific Railway
Miscouri Pacific Railway
St. Louis
Kansas City
Utah
Pacific Coast
St Louis
St. Louie
Sao
Do Your Feet remedies and fashion ad in paper
An advertisement touts foot powder Allen's Foot-Face for corns and sweaty feet, promising relief from burning, swelling, and smarting. It notes availability in stores at 15 cents with a free sample and includes a garbled byline and place hints, typical of period classifieds.
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Allen
Allen S, Olmsted
le Rey
N.Y
Hattiesburg
Reckless speculation condemned by citizen and magnate
A citizen and a trust magnate clash over speculation, lamenting opportunists who profited by “tak[ing] flyers.” The exchange underscores anxiety about unchecked speculation and the need to curb it.
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Tak Fiyers
Impressed Notions of Lackawanna Service From Rail Note
A dated extract praising the Lackawanna Railroad highlights punctual trains, clean coal smoke free operations, and smooth wheels. It lauds on time service as essential to enjoying scenery and shares admiration from patrons, reflecting early 20th century railway esteem.
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Lackawoona
Lackawanna
van Etten Breese
Mississippi Prohibition and State Unity Push Debate
A Mississippi religious and civic roundup favors state and national prohibition. The Baptist convention calls a nine member committee for lobbying, urges a non partisan Prohibition convention, and notes related temperance actions. Mentions Sabbath enforcement, local civic improvements, and regional political notes.
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Baptist State Convention
J. B. Chrisman
Mississippi
Miexiexippi
Dowsogeest
Jackson
WC. T. U
Prohibition
Firemen's sliding pole origin story from Chicago
The sliding pole in firehouses, invented by Captain Dave Kenyon and first tested by Steve Payne of Engine No. 1 in 1872, transformed quick exits. Payne recalls the carpeted No. 21 house, the pole’s first 16 foot installation, and later metal and brass poles replacing the wooden version. The tale also mentions Kenyon’s death en route to a fire and the faroe islands puffin fowling cliffs.
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Chicago
Steve Payne
Payne
Chicago Fire Department
Inter Ocean
Dave Kenyon
Kenyon
United States
Europe
Engine-House No. 1
No. 2
No. 1
California
No. 21
Twelfth Street
Third Avenue
Green Tree Tavern
Matt Benner
Department
Capt. Kenyon
Twelfth and
Clark Streets
Hbenner
Capt
Eye for Home Comforts and a Paris Parlor Seat
A Philadelphia Record quip notes Mrs Maxgins-M’s husband faced six months of urging to buy parlor furniture. He reportedly paid $40,000 for an old seat in the exchange. The piece concludes with a cash value bite about falsely valued goods.
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A. D. Jarret
Belmont
Ohio
Maxgins
Philadelphia Record
Odd Paris Dentist Pitches Painless Teeth Tricks
A Paris dentist demonstrates a contrivance to make tooth extraction and filling pleasant using a phonograph playing music during the procedure. The London Globe notes the scene makes the work seem less painful. Stray stories and quotes follow, mentioning scattered tidbits from other papers and light humor.
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Academy of Medicine
Paris
London Globe
Face Familiar Stranger Reunites With Mrs Bangs At Landmark
A deciphered passage shows a formal encounter where a distinguished stranger, Mr Bangs, recognizes the lady who recalls past affairs and stock investments. The reunion sparks renewed social tension as they exchange formal pleasantries.
Fragmented OCR dialogue fragment from a crime page
A garbled OCR passage shows a dialogue with references to a felon, a father, a wife, and a possible state or colonial term. The text is fragmentary with unclear speakers and lacks coherent context or a clear event. No identifiable date, location, or organization is present.
How He Saved and Other Hazy Notes From Salina
A fragmentary clipping recalls a Salina scene where a man saved 2000 over years of army life and reflects on wartime discipline. It mixes stray quotes from Topeka soldiers and unrelated jesting about poker and drinking, ending with brief, disjointed exchanges from city humor pages.
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Cena Willam L. Dare
Salina
Topeka
Dawson
Es City Journal
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Rae
DeStile
Philadelphia
Cerrie
Nell
Bisa
Houston
Mr. Staylate
Ohio State Journal
Piso
Leneene Ushe
Evde—N Semuel
Owen Grove
N.S
Alversity
Sait River
Detrois
National City Bank
Lyne
Mass
Lrnia E. Pinguam Medicine Co
Lydia E. Pinkham
Furs LZ Whitney
BABY
Mars
L. Z. Warmney
Flint St
Somerville
Texas
Cairo
Memphis
Arkansas
Louisiana
Tindian
Oklaoma
Miso
Til
D.P.A
W.G Adams
T.P
Winchester
Winchester Repeating Arms
Mitchell
Drogyur’s
W. H. Patton
Shubuta
Boonie
New Orleans
Harry McCarthy
Spengler
McCarthy
Capitol
W. S. Barry
Young Republic
A. E. Mackmer
Albert Pike
South Carolina
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
Virginia
North Carolina
Tennessee
Missouri
Kentucky
Vicksburg
State Underwriters’ Association
H. V. Campbell
Kosciusko
Edward L. Zeegier
J. K. Moore
Cow
Bishop Galloway
Murrah
T. J. Batley
South
New England
Boston
J. L. Lake
Lee
Richard P. Lake
Grenada
Levin Lake
Vol. Lake
Buffalo
J. G. McGuire
Yazoo City
Whitfield
Teachers’ Association
Wesson
Epicurus
University of Mississippi
C. M. Williamson
C. H. Alexander
T. A. McWillie
Monroe McClurg
E. Mayes
Calvin Wells
R. H. Thompson
Fannie B. Ricks
Oxford
Supt. Whitfield
Humming Bird
Ee En
Bso
Rambler
Stag
Galena
Dispatch
Mr. Michel
Bay St. Louis
Beehaven
Millsap Colleges
Longino
State Insane Hospital
Sardis
Lamberton
Rankin
Faroe Islands
Ladianews
Detroit Journal
Ally Sloper
Urban
Congress
Leite
Gisseee Oy
Col
Carter
Pgelran
Atchison
Roesetti
Brooklyon
Storm
James S. Robinson
Team
Cincinnati
Detroit
Caseda
Niagara
Toledo
T.P. A
T. I
Atlanta
Cisseats
A. N. KF
Lion Coffee
Cookie
Darling
Woolson Spice CO
Oro
Isery
Cascarets
Rere
Jos
Kaemume Tongrens
Locan
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