Lewiston Hopes For Branch Line To North Bank
Lewiston papers discuss possible sale of the O R N to Northern Pacific for the North Bank Line. Survey work from Lewiston to Butte, through the Clearwater Valley, is paused with camp gear stored in Lewiston, signaling temporary suspension but possible resumption. Railroad men anticipate renewed construction within six months as wage costs drop and campaigns push for improved service.
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Riparia-Lewiston
Northern Pacific
North Bank
Lewiston Paper
Butte
Clearwater Valley Railroad
Lewiston
Mont
Clearwater
Hitter Root
Harriman
Lewiston Teller
Lewistoan
Kooscha
Engineer & A. Cobb
Snake River
Cox's Rapids
Normal Hill
Ungallant Actor Receives Rose In St Louis Hotel Corridor
A famous American actor, not fond of fame, was surprised when a pretty girl handed him a rose in a St Louis hotel corridor. A note the next day asked for two theater seats as a keepsake, but the manager forbids sending seats, so the actor offered to give an autograph instead.
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St. Louis
Harper's Weekly
Glass lenses worth vast sums, more than gold
The London Express notes that high value lies in microscope lenses. A front objective weighing 0.017 gram from a £1 instrument could be worth about £600,000. The raw glass cost is tiny, yet processed lens material multiplies in value 60,000,000 times, suggesting paper money may be less stable than scientific optics.
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London Express
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted as Constitutional Remedy
An advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional treatment for catarrh, claiming previous methods failed. It asserts the medicine treats the mucous surfaces of the body and offers a monetary reward if it fails, with testimonials and circulars available from Cheney & Co in Toledo Ohio. It also mentions Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Cheney & CO
Toledo
Queen Sophia Meets Great Enemy of Germany Joke
Queen Sophia of the Netherlands toured an Amsterdam exhibition with Emperor Napoleon III as a friend to France. A committee member labeled Bismarck as Germany’s greatest enemy, only to reveal a giant beetle model instead, shocking onlookers.
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Sophia
Bismarck
Netherlands
Willian II
Halland
Napoleon III
Eugenie
France
Luxembourg
Amsterdam
Germany
Abe
Westminster Gazette
Placing Responsibility for a Village Poet
The druggist's assistant had long written poems for the village paper in the poets corner of the Youth's Companion offering anonymous Thursday verses. Upon spotting his name signed to a poem in the Weekly Bugle he visits editor Mr Stires to thank him, who replies that responsibility for the poetry is now properly placed.
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Sayu
Bugle
Bugie
Stires
Jobson
His Richt Name in Queer Nomenclature Traditions
A quotation from Blackwood's Magazine 1842 illustrates how dialect and distortions of names create comical confusion. The fisherman Alexander White asks after a woman, and a series of punning forms shows locals misnaming “Sanny Fite” until the woman clarifies, “Goop the Lift ye’re seeking,” and tells him to ask for the man by his proper name.
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Fox- Davies
Blackwood's Magazine
Bucluin
Alexander White
High Game and Fools
An antique quip argues against high game meat as outdated and unnecessary. The speaker mocks the notion that high game is tenderer, calling it a relic of stagecoach days when slow transit forced high pricing and preservation.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Buddha's Six Essentials and Their Meaning in Ancient Teachings
Buddha defined six essentials of perfection for men in ancient Iindoo region dating over five centuries before Christ. They are first, knowledge to distinguish true from false. second, energy to fight evils. third, purity. fourth, patience. fifth, charity or loving kindness. sixth, almsgiving.
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Buddha
Iindoo
Christ
A Hard Crack
"Well," said he, eager to mend their quarrel, "aren't you curious what's in this parcel." "Not really," his wife replied. "Well, it's something for the one I love best in the world." "Ah, I suppose it's those new collars you said you needed." Tit-Bit
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Saturday Evening Post
Smart Boy Seeks Soap To Remove Trademarks
In a brief item from Chicago’s paper a clever boy asks for soap that will erase trademarks. His grocer jokes about removing brand marks. The exchange ends with the boy explaining his father, a shoemaker, wants to wash his hands.
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Cileago News
Walter Wellman Arrives in New Ark Aboard the Majestic
Walter Wellman reached New Ark yesterday aboard the Majestic bringing news of his expedition plans. Officials welcomed him and noted the arrival as a notable maritime and exploration milestone.
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Walter Wellman
Newark
Majestic
Champion Roper to Hawalts in Hawaii Exhibition Plan
The Cheyenne Tribune reports a mission to fetch Angus McPhee, Wyoming's champion roper, for an Honolulu exhibition. William Daiber leads a car party toward McPhee, aiming to rope him with his own lariat and ship him to California then to Honolulu aboard the Hilonian. The voyage is a publicity stunt, not a legal pursuit, to showcase Wyoming cowpuncher skill to Hawaiian audiences.
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Cheyenne Tribune
Honolulu
Angus McPhee
Wyoming
Hawaii
William Daiber
Angus McFhee
Cheyenne
van Taseel Ranch
California
Hilonian
San Francisco
McPhee
Hawaiian
Pinesalve Carbolized Poultice Promoted For Wounds
A. C. Koeppens Bros. advertises Pinesalve Carbolized as a antiseptic poultice that draws out inflammation and poison. It claims immediate relief for cuts burns eczema and cracked hands.
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A. C. Koeppens Bros
Placer Mining Return by Fordney and Maresh at Snake River
Peter Fordney and L F Maresh plan placer mining on the Snake river using a gasoline engine and centrifugal pump replacing gravity hydraulic methods. Fordney last traveled to the river in 1893 to aid the gold standard and now returns to pursue prosperity. Also an advertisement for Man Zan Pile Remedy claims relief from piles in a collapsible tube priced at 10 cents, sold by A C Koeppena Bros.
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Peter Fordney
L. F. Maresh
Snake River
Mr. Ford
Ney
Cleveland
Wallowa
A. C. Koeppena Bros
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Hawalts
W. P. Temple
Pendleton
Somencins St
W.F. Yohnka
5. A. Morton
Delta
St. George
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