Locomotive Origins and Early Rail Trials Recalled
The Philadelphia Press recalls the first locomotive Puffing Billy built by William Hedley and the 1825 Stockton & Darlington line. It notes Trevithick’s high pressure engine, Stephenson’s Blucher, and the rise of American steam rails amid early criticism and later railroad booms.
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Philadelphia
William Hedley
Wylam
Newcastle-on-Tyne
Richard Trevithick
Merthyr Tydvil
Wales
George Stephenson
Blucher
Hedley's
Stockton & Darlington
America
Bilas Whitney
Boston
Leiperville
Delaware County
Delaware & Hudson Canal Company
England
Carbondale
Honesdale
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
South Carolina
Charleston
Haq Oliver Evans
Phelphia
First Railroad Company
Providence
London
Gentle laxative tonic aids women's health in heat
Hot weather and weak nerves push women toward light foods that may cause indigestion and constipation. Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is promoted as a gentle bowel stimulant to restore digestion and blood health, with testimonials from Mrs Henry Moeller and Mrs A Caldwell. Free samples offered by mail from Dr W P Caldwell in Monticello, Tennessee.
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Caldwell
Henry Moeller
Les Ave
Chicago
A. C. Caldwell
Denver
Colo
Crockett Hotel Cafe Event Likely in Evening
A Crockett hotel cafe schedule notes an event from 6 to 8 p m featuring tomato at the Crockett venue. Local readers are advised to check for exact details or changes.
Oxygen aids high altitude ascent and balloon feats
The article explains mountain sickness from low oxygen at high altitudes and how oxygen apparatuss enable pilots and climbers to breathe. It cites Tissandier and Spinelli’s 1878 Zenith ascent tragedy and the 1913 Senougue Schneider Bienaime flight reaching 33,000 feet with a compressed oxygen system.
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Edward Whymper
Matterhorn
Chimborazo
Andes
Gaston Tissandier
Grace Spinelli
Signor Sivel
la Villétte
France
Spinelli
Sivel
Tissandier
Icare
Albert Senougue
Jacques Schneider
M. Bienaime
L Lamotte-Breuil
Senouque
Bienaime
Schneider
Independence of Thought and Natural Freedom
The speaker laments civilization's conventions that cage real thinking and urges use of independent thought. He argues that culture comes from building on others ideas, not copying them, and that true freedom requires both independent thought and action. He stresses reading, listening, and arguing with oneself to form personal truths.
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Julius Caesar
To Look and Feel Bright in Hot Weather
Women seek a rose leaf complexion in summer using mercorized wax to absorb sun and dirt. An ounce of mercorized wax nightly improves skin and clears pores, while a Saxolite lotion refreshes and helps smooth wrinkles.
Riverside Restaurant Supplying Meals, Man Claims
A 413 pound man testified he obtained his meals at the River side Restaurant. He provided the statement during questioning, indicating the eatery as his source of meals.
Baby Born At Sea Earns Australian Bonus
An emigrant ship approaching the Australian coast sparked speculation in the married quarters about the birth location. Officially the infant is an Australian and eligible for the £5 baby bonus, narrowly avoiding being a Stepney, London parish birth.
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England
Stepney
London
London Chronicle
Riverside Restaurant Ad Promotes Family Harmony
An old classified style ad encourages couples and families to dine at the Riverside Restaurant to foster peace at home. The short message frames a simple social remedy through shared meals and quality time.
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Riverside
Ady
Extraordinary Values on Hart Schaffner & Marx and Chesterfield Clothes
The store offers Hart Schaffner & Marx and Chesterfield garments reduced to 11.25 to 30. They claim the prices match or beat inferior quality clothing and urge quick purchase as best styles sell out first.
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Hart Schaffner & Marx
Chesterfield
Rise of Bishop Paul Nussbaum from Passionist Monk to Corpus Christi Leader
The life of Paul J. Nussbaum chronicles his journey from a barefoot Passionist monk in Philadelphia to bishop of the new Corpus Christi diocese. Born 43 years ago, he served in Brazil and Argentina, led sanitation efforts amid plague, and earned high church praise before being named bishop and serving from Hoboken, New Jersey.
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Paul J. Nussbaum
Corpus Christi
Abou Ben Adhem
Calvary
Ecclesiastics
Church of Rome
Nussbaum
San Antonio
Corups Christi
Texas
Christ
John W. Shaw
Hume
J. H. Quinn
Paul Nussbaum
Philadelphia
Paul
Christian Brothers
Pittsburg
Brother Paul
South America
Brazil
Bay of
Rio Janiero
Rio
Father Paul
Buenos Ayres
Argentine Republic
Rome
Ace
Hoboken
N. J
St. Michael's Church
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Central Trust Co
San Antonio, Texas
J. C. Terrell
Otto Koehler
Chas Schreiner
J. J. Stevens
B. G. Barnes
W. P. Rote
M. John J. Stevens John W. Warren
Ausiptwizette
Torrell
Consomme
Julienne
Tomate
A la Crockett
Crete de Coq En
Bechamel
Garrett P. Serviss
Messrs
Maurice Blenaime
The
Palm Beach
Fomby-Jones Company
East Houston Street Men’s Wearing
Bisho
South
Painless
Matthews
Houston St
Gas Company
Oas
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