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Newspaper
Rockport Democrat
Location
Rockport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1909
Page
3
Evansville Railways schedule and assorted court notes
Railroad timetable lists morning and evening trains between Rockport Evansville Hatfield Richland and Lincoln City with freight service at Rockport and Richland and connections to Richland. Commissioner allowances for county and circuit court are itemized with names and amounts. Also includes a ball game verse and a Southern Railway excursion note for Louisville with round trip fare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Southern Railway
E. D. Stratton
P. A
Southern RY
Rockport
French Lick
Monon
Lincoln City
French
Cleveland Fourth of July Safety Ordinance Sets Strict Firework Ban
The Cleveland city council enacts a broad ordinance restricting firing and sale of cannons, firearms, squibs, rockets, and other fireworks. Violators face fines up to 100 dollars or up to thirty days in the workhouse. The measure urges other cities to adopt similar protections for children and property.
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Cleveland
United States
America
Board of Public Service
Sali
Ladies’ Home Journal
Vanderbilt River Palace A Luxurious Thames Houseboat
Alfred G. Vanderbilt orders a 182 foot river palace houseboat on the Thames. The vessel features a main mahogany saloon with electric light and ventilation, four bedrooms each with a bath, top deck dining and smoking rooms, a fully equipped tender, French cooking gear, hot water system, ivory white bedrooms, bay windows on the main deck, and teakwood pillars with the Vanderbilt monogram.
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England
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Thames
Mark Twain Advises Girls at St Timothy’s Graduation
Mark Twain visited Baltimore for St Timothy’s School For Young Women commencement. He warned against excesses in smoking drinking and marriage, urging virtue. The piece also notes fashion trends with directoire bathing suits and a rare fish catch in Lake Michigan near Sheboygan featuring a 75 pound sturgeon a 40 pound whitefish and a 9 pound freshwater salmon.
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Maryland
Mark Twain
Baltimore
St. Timothy’s School
Edward F. Martin
New York
Clemens
Lake Michigan
Sheboygan
Wis
Peter Debrail
Castles In the Air by MsLandures Wilson
A New York poem reflects shifting tastes in living spaces from cottages to cottages with roses to tiny flats then to fashion driven bungalows. The speaker notes changing dreams as life grows tenser and tastes evolve with era and style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MsLandures Wilson
New York
Fragmented Age and Wisdom Bits From Satirical Columns
A collage of quotes and witticisms on aging power perception and human nature. The items mix names like Pascal Uncle Silas and Los Angeles Express style humor with jokes about aging, fate, and a cactus that jumps at people. The passages resemble reader snippets or cartoon captions from a 20th century paper.
When a girl is told she has a fortune in her voice
A Galveston News aphorism notes a girl who learns her voice holds value will share its wealth with neighbors, imagining dividends she can declare for communal benefit.
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Galveston
Paris Artist Unveils Solid Gold Forelegs Chair
A Paris furniture maker completes a chair with forelegs fashioned from solid gold, showcasing intricate artistry and luxury design. The item highlights the atelier’s craftsmanship and rose as a notable product in the Parisian decorative arts scene.
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Paris
A Dry Man Like a Dry Stick
A Denver Times aphorism compares a dry man to a dry stick, noting sap is essential to both as a support when leaned upon.
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Denver Times
Retaining Youth Through Steady Tone And Habits
A reflection on staying youthful by maintaining one’s own steady tone and avoiding rigid routines. Fred W. Ware urges consistent habits to prevent narrowing social circles and stagnation.
Eclipses as Timers in History
History shows eclipses noted across ages and records. Astronomers use eclipse data to date events, aiding historical students in determining when significant occurrences happened.
Passion and Pride of Man Quote
A reflective line cites Cardinal Newman on how human knowledge and reason struggle against passion and pride. It likens quarrying granite with razors and船 Mooring a ship with silk to illustrate fragile instruments against monumental traits.
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Cardinal Newman
Cow Has Right Of Way Over Car In Night Road Standstill
A Wilkesbarre magistrate rules a cow has precedence over an automobile when standing in the road at night chewing cud. Humans must take their chances.
Influence of a National Anthem and Companionship
The passage quotes Jack London on drink, Henry Van Dyke on companionship, and Sir Robert Hart recounting a dinner remark about a Russian national anthem calming looters. The examples illustrate moral and cultural themes from the era with brief anecdotal notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry van Dyke
Pekin Legations
Robert Hart
Authors’ Club
Table Talk: Webster’s Dinner Question Answer
Webster reportedly replied to a dinner host as a woman asked how he varied his eating. He said he varied only in this way I eat more but never less, implying consistent excess or indulgence in his diet.
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Dorothy
Dorthy
Will
Uncle Allen Sparks
Webster
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