Rails for Spokane International reach Canadian Pacific route
The Spokane International orders 25,500 tons of 72 and 80 pound rails from Carnegie to be shipped via the Canadian Pacific to Port William Ontario for delivery to Corbin's company. About 580 cars will haul the rails, with 26 train loads, as construction wages expand this fall. Initial shipments start soon, though full completion rides on CP line extension to meet the Spokane route by October. D. C. Corbin says 2000 workers would help, with 1000 already employed on the northern 50 miles. New locomotives and equipment arrive early next spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane International Railway
Pennsylvania Works
Carnegie Company
Canadian Pacific
Crow's Nest
Corbin
Spokesman-Review
Spokane International
Crow’s Nest
Port William
Ont
Corbin Road
East Kootenay
Spokane
Iikely
Sandpoint
Tolato
Inatter Point
D. C. Corbin
Epokane International
Roosevelt At Chautauqua Guest of Honor at Jamestown
President Roosevelt arrived at Lakewood on the Erie line and rode to Chautauqua in a special car. Thousands lined the route as officials greeted him at Lakewood. He attended a breakfast at Higgins Memorial Hall and then toured the grounds before delivering an afternoon address.
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Jamestown
Roosevelt
Lakewood
Erie Railroad
Chautauqua
Essembly
Rooeevelt
Higgins’ Memorial Hall
Mosquito Plague Diminishes Near Spark Nevada
Oil used on Southern Pacific engines at Spark Nevada near Reno has driven mosquitos from the Truckee meadow, once a near livability barrier. Smoke from 40 oil-burning engines in the round-house created bad conditions, but after a year the town shows little mosquito life and officials predict full eradication in the near future.
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Southern Pacific Company
Spark
Nev
Reno
Uttle Lowe
Monquilos Blankets River and Land After Heavy Smoke
A report notes heavy smoke lingering over the ground water and river. The air and landscape are covered with dead monquilos, marking a grim environmental impact.
Tragedy Near Welser: Woman Fatally Shot by Husband
Mrs Charles Olson 34, wife of a rancher near Welser, was accidentally killed when her husband tried to shoot a coyote. He borrowed a Winchester, a rusty shell exploded injuring her groin and severing the femoral artery. She died before a physician arrived. they were preparing to work on a hay harvest and left two children.
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Charles Olsen
Olson
Don
Welser
Rowiguley Suspended By River Steamship Service
The BR and N company steamer Wiston failed to reach Lewiston yesterday and later report said it had turned back near Almonta as the river fell to a low water stage. The river showed about eight tenths of a foot above low water, well below bureau records, and is receding about a tenth of a foot every two days. A new low water mark is expected unless heavy rains hit the mountains in the next two weeks.
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Rowiguley
Wiston
Iear
Almonta
Lawiston
Weather Bureau
Lewiston Tribune
Yellow Jacket Sting At Dinner Endangers Man
Dr Olson responded to Ed Burgess's home north of town after a yellow jacket stung his tongue during dinner. The swelling grew quickly but local remedies applied before the doctor arrived checked the swelling and Burgess avoided danger. The insect was seen in woods at this season.
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Dr. Olson
Ed Burgess
Monte
Rdyoo
Ark
L. G. Lockridge
Destructive Storms Strike Klickitat County Farm District
Last Friday near Bickleton a severe hail and rain storm lasting about thirty minutes damaged crops, notably wheat, with large hail and strong winds. Roads between Bickleton and Arlington were wrecked, forcing rerouted travel. farmer Gene Mace faces about 2500 bushels of grain loss and several others report heavy losses.
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Klickitat
Bickleton
Here
Arlington
Gene Mace
Bickleton News
Bears Versus Hogs at Mendown Ranch Summit
Henry Garner bought the mendown ranch of T. C. Richards on Simcoe summit. He moved a band of hogs there. bears scattered them and killed over 20 hogs. The ranch lies at the south end of Yakima Indian reservation. The government began action to possession of the land. the Northern Pacific railway expects to “make good.”
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Henry Garner
Mendown
T. C. Richards
Simcoe
Yakima Indian Reservation
N. P
Goldendale Sentinel
Storm Destroys Wheat in Glade and Rickleton
In Rickleton, Jomer Donahue reports his wheat crop wiped out by last Friday’s storm and half his hay lost. His granary washed away half a mile. water reached eight feet, sweeping through fields. In American Ridge, Sam Callison notes his wheat yield of 46 bushels per acre, with straw excess causing possible five bushels per acre loss. several threshings yielded 19 to 40 bushels per acre.
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Jomer Dunahug
Glade
Rinkleton
Tuemay
Existenee
American Ridge
Sam Callison
Callikan
Acre
Kendrick Gazette
Collectors and their quirky obsessions in a New York Fun note
A playful roundup lists collectors and their targets including a mother with a lane collection sister Kate with rugs others seeking books and pictures and a quirky line about Avey and toll unceaning while Flo gathers coins from a New York Fun excerpt.
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Lane
Kate
John
Mather
New York
The Secretive Sex Mystery From a Punchy Verse
A compact verse hints at secrecy among three women with two presumed dead and one possibly uninformed, reflecting a curious literary snippet from the Saturday Evening Post era. The lines explore gendered secrecy and mortality with a terse, enigmatic tone.
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Saturday Evening Post
The Tarantula Killing Waape Species Depicted In Hunt
A description from McCook in Harpers Magazine details the tarantula’s predatory behavior. The huntress, moving on the void, uses curved body and thrust to pierce prey, paralyzing then delivering multiple wounds. The victor drags prey to a dug hole, injects eggs, and seals the cell for offspring.
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Waape
Domen
McCook
Harpers Magazine
How Tibetans Dress and Inhabitants of Lassa
Observations compare Tibetan clothing to Lassa attire noting similarities in both sexes while highlighting a turquoise hair ornament worn by women in one province and described as a flattering style. The dress includes a single undergarment and a heavy native robe, worn with a waist girdle, creating the sole pocket for both genders.
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Lassa
Tibet
Workl
Earthquakes and the Calabrian disaster in history
The article recalls earthquake dynamics from famous events like Lisbon and Caracas, noting speeds of seismic waves and sea surges. It also recounts Wilberforce’s long campaign to abolish the British slave trade, highlighting repeated defeats until eventual triumph in 1807 after decades of efforts.
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Caracas
Lisbon
Japan
Pacific
Sitoda
Juywa
San Diego
Cal
Wilberforce
House of Commons
House of Lords
Commons
The Mexican Bridegroom in City of Mexico
The bridegroom in Mexico faces costly nuptials as he must buy the trousseau and meet customs driven extravagance. Country youths are observed in Mexico City buying finery for brides, displaying showy wardrobes and garments in ready to fit ceremonies.
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Mexico
Dividing Blue Ridge Range by Rivers in Pennsylvania
An old geographic note states the Blue Ridge in Pennsylvania is cut by a river every 27 miles from the Susquehanna to the Swatara to the Schuylkill to the Lehigh to the Delaware. At the next 27 miles lies a hollow in New Jersey where Culver's Pond is said to nestle.
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Blue Ridge Mountains
Pennsylvania
Susquehanna
Swatara
Schuylkill
Lehigh
Delaware
New Jersey
Culver
Good Friday teaching and moonlight quips in a Philadelphia joke
A Sunday school scene prompts a boy to name Good Friday, calling it the man who did Crusoe’s housework. A poet references the moon as a “sliver,” with Mr. Rymes explaining the joke about quarters and halves.
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Mim
Caun
Robinson Crusoe
Miss Racim
Mr. Rymes
Philadelphia Press
Follies and Society Jokes With Roosevelt Rebate Note
The piece features witty lines about Miss De Btyle and Miss Gun dusta commenting on Golddust and Miss Gotroz in society. It notes Roosevelt offering a four percent rebate on purchases at the Boston Store.
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Roosevelt
Boston
Miss Florence Marryat Seen Talking Like a Man
William Downey recounts an anecdote about novelist Florence Marryat, daughter of Caplish Marryat. Publisher Mr. Tinsley warns a talk with her, describing her as tall and striking and able to converse with men. A caller, mistaking her, questions her identity, and she insists on meeting Bill herself.
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Florence Marryat
Caplish Marryat
William Downey
Tinsley
Ble
Mr. Tinsley
Bill
Miss Marryat
The Sword of a Knight and Its Symbolic Power
The piece traces the sword as a noble knight’s emblem in medieval songs and proverbs, linking it to rank, heroism, and national glory. It notes the sword as a man made instrument, a key arm, and a badge of birth and freedom, with knighthood tied to its display.
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England
Banana Taste Prompts Prohibition Debate on Shipboard
The passage describes how bananaphobia and prohibitionist views influence sailors and officers aboard an English Western line vessel. Captain Parsons notes seamen freely sampling cargo bananas reduces desire for stronger drink. Crichton-Browne extols immediate acceptance of banana flavor across ages.
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Dayana
Tvor
Captain Parsons
Costermongers in Moroccos Trade With Saints
In Morocco costermongers pledge wares by saints names, shouting roast chestnuts, popcorn, melons, fried beans, and cool water in the name of Allah. Even auctioneers mix religious allusions as Moorish merchants hawk goods, per a London Times report.
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Costermongera
Moroces
Morocco
Costermonger
Mulal Id Tise
Mohammed al Audi
London Times
Overdue and Missing in Maritime Warnings
An essay in the London Mail by Joseph Conrad contrasts overdue versus missing ships. He notes missing implies end of safety for families and underwriters, while overdue fuels fear but may still return unknownly. In prior generations, missing ships rarely reappear, yet overdue vessels have at times shifted to arrived in reports.
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Joseph Conrad
London Mail
Burt
Han
Passenger triggers train halt after losing dentures
A Hinglish railway passenger pulled the communication cord to halt a train. The guard found a distracted woman in the compartment who had dropped her false teeth while looking out of the window and wished to return to recover them.
How he extricated himself in a Boston Transcript item
A brief dialogue scene features a man confessing his long romance and proposals to a woman who teases him about being the first she’s heard of. He admits many prior rejections, saying every woman knew he was hopelessly in love with her.
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Boston Transcript
Out of Hie Lie in Bucress Magazine Dialog Fragment
A fragment from Bucress Magazine quotes a short dialogue about language barriers at a social event. The exchange shows Mr. Wedge admitting inability to speak the language and a sense of restraint about enjoying the German setting.
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Goltall
Wedge
Bucress Magazine
Betting on Horse Races and Modesty Debates
A quip laden exchange touches on betting knowledge and restraint. The Chicago Tribune notes a male conversation about wagering, while a separate barb contrasts amiable modesty with contempt from a shoe maker chorus at Teutsch's Department Store.
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Gayboy
Gayman
Chicago Tribune
Headstrom & Greenawald
Teutsch's Department Store
Age and Pain In Life From Waning Vitality
Older people endure more pains aches and discomforts as natural due to less vigorous blood and weaker resistance. Troubles that a younger healthier constitution could resist afflict them.
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Swift Specific CO
Atlanta
Portland Hotel Rates and Turkish Bar Planned
The Portland in Portland Oregon advertises American plan rooms for tourists and business travelers with daily rates and upward. Special rates offered to families. Management promises to always show the room to a modern Turkish bath establishment rather than a hotel. A. C. Bowerb, Manager.
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Portland
Oregon
Famille Sartalngic
A. C. Bowerb
Hyomel Promised Cure for Summer Catarrh
An advertisement proclaims Hyomel cures summer catarrh quickly when used with a pocket inhaler. It claims many sufferers recover after years of trouble, with a money back guarantee from Tallman & Co. The complete course costs $1.00, extra bottle 50 cents, and if Hyomel fails they refund the purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tallman & Co
Specialista
Hyome
Doan’s Kidney Pills Endorsed in Pendleton Ad
Pendleton readers learn the duty of kidneys to filter blood. Doan’s Kidney Pills claim to cure backache and kidney illnesses, urinary troubles, and diabetes. W Wells, Palace Lodging House, endorses them after relief from severe loins and back pain. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo is sole US agent. price 60 cents. Remember the name Doan’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Pendleton
W. Wells
Palace ‘Lodging
Main Street
Moya
Brock & McComas Co
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
W. L
United States
Doan
Schedule fragment for WA Pendleton service by Calderabbad
Fragmented notice lists arrival and departure times for a transport route between Walla Walla and Pendleton with several OCR errors. It mentions agent W Ada ma and Calderabb ad G P A and gives a contact in Pendleton Oregon and Walla Walla Washington for rates and accommodations.
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Walla Walla
W. Adama
Pendleton
Oregon
Calderabbad
Washington
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Pullman
Haat
Mall & Express
Mall & Expres
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Snake River
Riparia
Lewiston
Riparts
C. Smith
Washington & Columbia River Railroad
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St. Louia
Kang City
St. Joseph
ST. Paul Minneapolis Duluth Fargo
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Crookston
Winnipeg
Helena and
Butth
Philadelphia
China
Tacoma
Northern Pacific Steamah Co
American Line
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Morricon
Hered
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad
Ogden
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