Train routes and schedules across major U S cities
A fragmented timetable lists east and west bound train stops from Chicago to Colorado Springs and beyond. It notes daily freight and passenger services, sleeping car reservations, ticketing agents, and associated contact guidance with several city markers from Omaha to St Louis and Minneapolis.
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Chicago
Omaha
St.louis
Memphis
Colorado
Peoria Fort Worth
ST Joseph
ST Paul
Kansas City
Minneapolis
P. Mis
Daffy NG
Dally Excent Sur
Mstnervile
Mosk Inland
B.m. Allen
Cubcage
Alifornia
Oregon
Washington
Missouri River
Iowa
Minnesota
Dakotas
Westers Line
Nese St
Physician and Surgeon Office One Block West of M F Church
Physician and surgeon with prompt attention to all calls. Office and residence one block west of M F church. Night calls responded to by phone 2A, with three long rings. Hardy. 7 Towa.
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M. F. Church
Hardy
Towa
Parson’s Plan for an Orphan Asylum Sparks Uneasy Sermon
In an eastern parish a zealous clergyman pushes to found an orphan asylum. He urges wealthier parishioner Brother Jones to fund the project, proposing to donate two boys and a girl as a start. The congregation remains silent before the bold appeal.
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Brother Jones
Louis Globe-Democrat
Whistler Dining Quip and Adirondack Boarding Tale
A fragment recounts Whistler in Paris dining with friends when an English father bristles at his odd French. Whistler retorts with wit about a waiter and stairs. Another tale features Abe Graber in the Adirondacks describing a pirate landlady who repelled boarders.
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Whinflor
Paris
Pene
Whistler
Abe Graber
Adirondacks
New York Times
Street Scene On Wall Street Broadway Interaction
A vivid street tableau at a Wall Street Broadway corner shows crowds rushing by as a street parade of activity unfolds. Messenger boys bark Extree calls while a loud gong, auto, and huckster selling papers and books add to the bustle in a city street moment.
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Wall
St Broadway
Extree
Gents
Wegner
Brooklyn
Life
Telegraph Across Australian Desert 2000 Miles Long
The Indianapolis News notes a telegraph line 2000 miles across the southern Australian desert. Construction required transporting over 8,000 tons of materials and poles hauled up to 400 miles. Recent reports cite minimal wear but ongoing difficulty supplying desert stations with operators.
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Indianapolia News
Silkc Worms In Venice Weave Golden Ribbon From Strips
Ambitious silkworms in the Venice neighborhood reportedly spun a three yard by three inch ribbon. They traveled up and down a nine foot wood strip rather than forming cocoons, producing a transparent center with golden edges and a remarkably strong scarf for such delicate weaving.
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Venice
Indianapolis News
London Chronicle Quote on Global Names and Prefixes
The London Chronicle muses on renaming the United States and on how letters routed to "Arone" would reach "Ewishesa." It humorously weighs the initials of nations in a broad, imperial context referencing England Wales Ireland Scotland and more.
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Ewishasa
America
Sir Edward Clarke
Great Republic
Usona
United States
London Chronicle
Berlin Fortune Teller Arrest Ties Love Potions
A Berlin woman imprisoned for fortune telling is linked to love potions allegedly brewed from parchments with charms. Her recipe requires a seven day breast wear and three hairs plus three drops of the lover’s blood on quince, to be eaten under a full moon with fixed gaze.
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Berlin
Water Cure Ads and Patents in Distant Markets
A collage of early 20th century ads touts patent medicines and remedies. Listings include water cure claims, digestive and kidney cures, and cough syrups from various still unnamed firms. Mentions of commissions for sales reps, territorial advertising, and paid salaries accompany references to Chicago and Atlantic regions.
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Pepsi
Hardy, Towa
Nan
Ally
Esther
Tows Falls
DR. J. J. Bowes
W.W. Keon
Philadelphia
Deator
Collier’s Weekly
M. Baler
Honey Grove
Texan
Earth
Cole
Wdjolung
Witd
Manon
Chicago IL
Aldeman Owen Tiation
Lance Chamberlain
H. B. Cole
Waerly
Wresa
Rew Bros. & Co
Jikdy
Uhiesga I
Cataba
Monon
Chirag I
Chas. F. Demberger
Syracuse N
Huckson
Cole's
Brakepeare
Sien
Fla
North Pole
Carnegie
Mark Twat
Dome
Releif
Baitio
Cele Arig
Mhukedt Pars
Frozen Klas
Rocky Moenton To
Ry M. Goetisih
B. J. Saxton
Prop
Telephone N's
Scientific Fimericana Abreu
Ais
Bcom
New York
THE
Wil
Seria
Sorteamerican US
Camp Bod
Wormeo
Statenines
Trevekerk
Wiener
Aricker Ur Publ
Deane Qeechiom
Ariel
Tatilons Articims
Caden
Page
Wie
Noel Nice
R. King
Jay
Grain
Buell & Morse
Gregon
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Portland
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