Elegant Dining Cars Inaugurated On Iron Mountain Route
Iron Mountain Route starts a new dining car service on fast daily trains from St. Louis to Texas with electric lighting and fans. Cars are Pullman built and equipped with Haviland china Libby glassware and silverware. The line runs dining cars from St. Louis to Southern Missouri Arkansas and Texas with multiple daily services and electric sleeping cars.
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Iron Mountain
St. Louis
Menpass
Texas
Pullman
Daint Haviland China
Libby
Missouri
Arkansas
Memphis
Obituary for Kaneas Editor Who Passed Away in March 1992
The editor born May 3 1875 died Friday March 19 1992 at 9 30 p m Central Time. He is remembered by the Oklahoma State Capital in a brief obituary noting his long life and final departure to his eternal abode.
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Kaneas
Oklahoma
Proph ets Chamber tale spurs interest in farmers wives
A Boarding-House 2,798 Years Old is the moat of The Prophet's Chamber in the Four-Track News for May. The tale promises intense interest to farmers and their wives in New York and New England. The Four-Track News is free by mail to any U S address with 5 cents in stamps, or a yearly subscription for 50 cents, via Gee H Daniels, General Passenger Agent, Grand Central Station, Newark.
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New York
New England
United States
Gee. H. Daniels
General Palnne
Gand Central
Newark
There Comes a Change in a Humorous Quote
A lighthearted line from the Atchison Globe notes that a girl may laugh at a man's jokes before marriage, but after marrying him she finds her humor needs moisture and digging at the roots. The quote emphasizes changing dynamics in humor within marriage.
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Atchison Globe
Allen's Foot-Ease Advert Claim and Quick Cures
An advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Ease for swollen tired feet available at druggists and shoe stores for 2 cents with a sample offer. The piece also includes short quips from Philadelphia Record and London Answers about salary humor and Kaiser jokes. A laxative tablet claim promises to cure a cold in one day with a money back guarantee.
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Allen
Sampie
Fuez
Olmsted
le Roy
Nurses Endorse St Jacobs Oil For Sprains And Aches
Nurse Eliza King praises St Jacobs Oil as an excellent outward remedy for sprains bruises rheumatic pains and neuralgia and cites successful use in pleurisy after years of experience. Sister Carolina of St Andrew's Hospital also vouches for gout sprains and bruises stating the doctor orders it constantly.
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St. Jacobs
Carolina
St. Andrew's Trospiral
President Roosevelt Fights Rebates and Beef Trust
The piece credits President Roosevelt with tackling railroad rebates to large shippers, stopping discrimination by enforcing the Interstate Commerce Act, and launching antitrust inquiries into the beef packers. It notes suits will clarify whether packers conspired to restrain trade or set prices, with outcomes shaping public knowledge of enforcement and penalties.
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Indianapolis Journal
Interstate Commerce Commission
Roosevelt
Chicago
Kansas City
Omaha
Menis
Democratic Head Quarters In New York Unopened
A fragment from a newspaper column discusses the supposed permanent democratic head quarters in New York overseen by David B. Hill that have not opened, with mockery of political promises and party tactics across the era. It cites contemporary editorials from the Albany Journal and Indianapolis Journal reflecting on politics and war critics.
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New York
David B. Hill
Albany Journal
Indianapolis Journal
Free trade wedge in Cuban tariff debate sparks party division
The piece argues that free trade papers celebrate Cuba tariff concessions as a wedge for reform, while Republicans unite under protectionist principle. It dismisses claims of Democratic manipulation, notes internal GOP differences over limited reductions, and cautions against tariff favoritism affecting Cuban trade and U S prosperity.
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New York Times
Congress
The
Times
House
Cuba
the Times
Repubican
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Palma
United States
Mexico
Republican Prideecho at Indiana convention praises party gains
Senator Beverage lauds Republican successes in Indiana and nationwide citing debt reduction and savings. He warns four years of Democratic rule increased debt and highlights reforms, efficiency, and safeguards, asserting Republican governance in state and nation amid opposition.
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Indianapolis
Senator Beverage
Republican Party
Republican Financial Administration
Indiana
Lucky Farmers Recovering Lost Money In Illinois
Illinois farmers and country people reportedly recover lost money and papers with surprising luck. Examples include C V U Johnson near Sycamore reclaiming $2310, Mrs. Mary Crowell in Oregon recovering a $109 note, and Theodore Rossow near Bloomington retrieving an envelope containing $300 after a mistaken burn. A Sterling area farmer hid over $1,000 cash inside a calf carcass to ship to Chicago, only to recover it later. Local notices also mention a cleaning of the Chicago Tribune clipping.
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Illinois
C. VU. Johnson
Sycamore
Mary Crowell
Oregon
Ogle County
Republican
John Reed
Presbyterian Church
Reed
Rossow
Sterling
South Water Street
Chicago
Chicago Tribune
Painting Barn Siding For Faster Prep And Better Milk Cooling
From Orange Judd Farmer advice shows a method to paint barn siding quickly by stacking six boards at a time, sliding them, and adding cross strips for airflow. It also notes cooling milk rapidly by submerging cans in cold water and stirring to equalize temperature.
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P. J. Kohr
Orange Judd Farmer
Rise of Tenant Farming in 1890 Census Data
The Midland Farmer notes a sharp rise in tenant farming across the nation, with the percentage of farms operated by tenants growing faster than population, as census data from 1890 shows. The trend is described as increasing nearly twice as fast as total population and four times that of rural workers, highlighting how tenants are reshaping farm ownership dynamics.
Items of Interest from News Clippings
The clipping notes diverse facts: Mexico and Central America host at least 185 butterfly species. Minnesota's mills number 307 and daily output about 120000 barrels, with Minneapolis mills alone supplying over one sixth of national flour consumption. It also cites Thomas Dixon reading 1865 southern papers showing Booker T. Washington’s education platform echoed by Confederate generals postwar. It mentions offers to Father Lorenzo Perosi to conduct concert works abroad, which he declines due to travel dislike and homesickness for Italy.
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Mexico
Central America
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Lev
Thomas Dixon
Booker T. Washington
Father Lorenzo Perosi
Father Perosi
Italy
A Soldier's Narrow Escape at Watts Flats
George Manhart, 80, recalls a near death from Bright's Disease four years ago. Doctors told his wife he would not live two weeks. After taking Dodd's Kidney Pills from Clark's drug store, his health improved rapidly. He says he feels like a boy again and can work chopping wool as easily as at twenty.
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Watts Flats
George Manhart
Bright
Dodd
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