Enormous Growth of Railway Traffic in 1907
The Interstate Commerce Commission reports a large rise in U S railway activity for the year. Total single track mileage reached 224,963.17 miles, with gains across many states and a total rail mileage expansion of 10,296.45 miles. Earnings rose to 2,926,706,167 dollars on 377,740.90 miles of line, while operating expenses climbed 146,276,119 dollars.
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Interstate Commercce Commission
United States
Alabama
Arkan‘ene
California
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Louisiana
Michigan
Minnesota
Missieaippi
Nevada
North Carolina
North Dakota
Pennsylvania
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Fleet Wil Travel Far Amid Unexplained Sailing Date
The slated voyage of the battleship Theet is not clearly explained to the public. It aims to cover about 18 772 miles mainly in Antarctic summer conditions, with some detours for ports of call like Salem and Staternimi. The article hints at future spring plans and references an amateur gardener.
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Call—Salem
Women urged to avoid surgery with Pinkham’s Compound
A hospital-focused plea notes many operations are on women for conditions their symptoms warn of. It touts Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a preventive and curative remedy, claims many endorsements from women, and invites readers to seek Mrs Pinkham’s advice for female ailments.
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Pinkham
E. Pinkham
Margaret Tierney
W. 25Th Street
New York
Conversation Tips From 19th Century Parlor Myths
A column offers social advice for a young woman on becoming agreeable in company. It suggests dramatic entrances, playful boasts about olives, mock artistic enthusiasm, and witty interruptions to spark conversation. It also notes regional sugar preferences in coffee.
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Tam
Mabnl
Mabel
Thia
la Mousicion
Detroit Free Press
Trained Too Well In Baltimore Fare Row
In Baltimore transit anger centers on passengers age rules. A boy about seven rode with his mother on a Charles street car and insisted on calling her mommer. The mother feared trouble as the boy pressed her to reveal his age for free fare, replying he is only five. The Times notes the clash over who pays and when.
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Baltimore
Charles Street
Mommer
Wom
New York Times
Blind Pupita and the Paris Artist Dinner
An artist in Paris laments pupil resistance to impressionistic ideas. At a dinner, a near sighted elder politely comments on the table’s footman appearing as a white shirt front and flesh colored face. The artist muses on how his pupils might see as he does.
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Pupita
Paris
The Marsh Wren’s Sagacity Revealed in Nest Strategy
The long billed marsh wren builds several rush leaf nests in tall marshes but uses only one. This feigned nest idea aims to mislead predators, keeping the best-hidden nest as the actual home while the decoy nests remain discoverable to intruders.
Bad Penmanship and Recipe Confusion
A fragmented dialogue shows Mrs. Youngwed defending a recipe handed down by a friend while noting the handwriting is illegible and dreadful, and Mr. Youngwed laments the penmanship as sloppy or atrocious, attributed to Feliegendo Blatter.
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Mr. Youngwed
Mrs. Youngwed
False Alarm at Dechard’s Tailor Shop Ends in Threats
In a peculiar exchange, a man confronts Dechard demanding repayment as a supposed thief leaves. A startled tailor dismisses the claim, while Pele Mele laments misfortune tied to Bond Bros. and a reputed good sult for every man in Umatilla county.
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Dechard
Bond Bros
Umatilla County
Heavy Yields and Money Promise Big Farm Profits
Secretary Wilson projects farm products worth 500 million to 1 billion dollars more this year, driven by corn and wheat yields well above average. He notes crops remain strong despite stock market fluctuations, with corn near 2.5 billion bushels and cotton ample for export, underpinning favorable agricultural and economic conditions.
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Wilson
Henry Clews
Inet
Government Brings Suit Over Land in Fomon Township
Federal action filed in Portland seeks cancellation of patents totaling about 500 acres in Linn county. Assistant United States Attorney James Cole sues seven defendants for alleged land fraud tied to A. D. Puter case. Government aims to recover lands and place them in the Cascade forest reserve. John W. Kimbrell posts a personal bills notice.
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Fomon Township
Federal
Portland
United States
James Cole
United States Circuit Court
Linn County
A. D. Puter
Oregon
Puter
Cascade Forest Reserve
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Wonder Store
Despain & Bonney
Mrs. Pinkham
Chas. A.rockwood
Philadelphia Record
Dianer
John W. Kimbrell
Buster Brown
the Alexander Department Store
Green River
HOT Springs
The
Cascade Range
J. 8. Kloeber
Green River Hot Springs
Adams
Pendleton
Ore
Northern Pacific Railway
A. D. Charlton
Portland Oregon
Gregg
Washington & Tenth Sts
East Oregonian
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