Dining Car Tales From Early American Railroads
R. M. Perkins of San Antonio recalls dining cars as frontier eateries around 1900 as American railroads expanded. Notables such as Rudolph Valentino and Fritz Kreisler reportedly ate aboard trains, with Perkins recounting incidents including a mishap involving President Calvin Coolidge. Descriptions of rail wrecks and diners’ meals frame a nostalgic look at early dining car culture.
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Americas
Spaphett
R. M. Perkins
San Antonio Restaurent
Continental
Calvin Coolidge
New England
Perkins
Cooldge
Coolldze
Bere
Rudolph Valentino
Wien
Fritz Kreisler
Madame Geallitard
Metropolitan Opera
Americaine
Busch
Fort Worth
Eaid
Palestine
Tex
Tor Varigus
Supervised Deer Hunting Proposal Near Bend Oregon
Deschutes County sportsmen filed with the Oregon Game Commission a proposal to open Malheur National Forest areas to supervised deer hunting. They argue wildlife management parallels Arizona Kaibab conditions where winter starvation left many deer. they cite one in ten deer dying in severe winters.
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Ore
Malheur National Forest
Oregon Game Commission
Deschutes County
Camire
Kaibab
Arizona
Nike
Eutherans Open Old Doctrine Tesue In SF
In San Francisco on June 19 two Lutheran factions faced doctrinal rifts as the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri Ohio and neighboring groups prepared a May day meeting. Officials said the underlying dispute could hamper unity between the two sides as talks continued.
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SF. Louis
Evangelical Luther Synod
Divorce suit filed in Dallas names George Gearee as husband
A Dallas divorce filing names the husband as George Gearee. The case centers on Simone and a man described as a defendant with unclear details in the damaged OCR text.
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Fexan
Simone
Dallas
INS
Simine Simon
Mexico Railways Boost Freight Rates Despite Government Objections
Mexico's national railway, run for 48 000 workers, raised freight charges by 5 10 and 20 percent on foodstuffs raw materials and other essentials defying a federal commission order. ex office chief Balvater Romero says rates must rise to a 10 percent economic basis. Mining industry warns of ruinous hikes averaging 43 percent.
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Mexical National Railway
Federal Communication Degiment
Rules Commission
Balvater J. Romero
Office Bay
Mexico
Usatis Treight
Spokane
Fleischer to Move Unit to Florida for Gulliver’s Travels
Max Fleischer announced a feature length color cartoon Gulliver's Travels will be produced in Florida with 34 months of work. The project, produced by Fleischer, aims for completion by September in Mitac Florida and follows his Popeye and Betty Boop cartoons.
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Fleischer
Florida
Hollywood
Mitac
Fla
Life of Valentino Biopic Planned by Edward Small
Hollywood reports Edward Small of Tested Artists will produce The Life of Rudolph Valentino a motion picture biography. Jack Dunn, former skating partner of Sonja Henie, is slated to portray the Italian born idol and film star in the biopic.
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Valentina
Hollywood
Rudolph Valentino
Edward Small
Tested Artists
Jack Dunn
Sonja Beni
Canine With Gold Tooth Stirs Bendigo Fight Over Dog
In Bendigo Australia a dog named Nip earned fame after a Bendigo dentist fitted him with a gold tooth. The owner says Nip proudly shows off the new tooth while the town chuckles at the unusual canine upgrade.
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Bendigo
Australia
Utes
Nip
Pair Fined In Fsh Tapping Scuffle At Covington Creek
In a San Iado creek patrol near Covington Park officer Arthur Eldtafelder caught fish traps and grappling hooks surfacing four more traps. RJ Long and We Fl eaten pleaded guilty to using fish traps and were fined 10 dollars each plus court costs totaling 21 dollars per person by Justice of the Peace Otho Marckwardt. WRITER DIES Wellesley Mass June 15 UPI Mary Elia Waller writer teacher and world traveler died at her Wellesley home at age 83. FRENCH OFFICIAL DIES Rodez France June 15 WPi Senator Eugene Raynaldy former vice premier of France died of a heart attack.
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Otho Marckwardt
Hite
Lelder
Wellesley
Mass
UPI
Mary Elia Waller
Rodez
France
wPi
Eugene Raynaldy
Vic
Joyful Help For Weak Kidneys
Ad reads a kidney health remedy promising relief from excess acids and nights with frequent colds and bodily discomfort. It urges purification of blood with Cyatex, claiming rapid kidney support and widespread benefits, noting drugstore availability and a 1958 Knox Company copyright.
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Drugeiste
Hnox Company
State Firemen to Elect Officers
Amarillo session set to elect officers and choose the 1939 meeting site for the State Firemen and Fire Marshal Association. Gene Howe and Sidney Kring headline remarks with local officials and fire chiefs from Belton Junction and Claude among speakers.
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Amarillo
Gene Howe
Amaxilo
Sidney Kring
Harllogen
Charles Ramsey
jSan Marcos
Frank [Hamner
Belton
Leon Powell
Junction
Clyde Ash
Hish- Up
L & Moore
Claude
Imaraing
Camels Compared By Winners In Ad Claims
Promoter Welnner Cochran and Miss MacGregor are cited in a vintage ad praising Camels for “real smoking pressure” and reliability. The odd testimonial mentions Cigarettes May Look Alike and a mistaken line about Miss Tucker and a pager, reflecting unclear OCR from an old newspaper promo.
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Margaret Rourke-White
Miss Bourke-White
Miss MacGregor
Miss Tucker
Camel's Quality Cited by Tobacco Planters
An allusion filled quote from Meg John Durham Jr and growers like Celvin Wiggins and others praising Camel cigarettes. Planters claim Camel buys top grades of tobacco, pays best prices, and has been a favorite for years, with growers asserting Camel delivers semi quality tobacco and superior product.
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Meg John Durham, Jr
Mast Plantere
Celvin Wiggins
Orntel
Garnel Dought
Amy
Caral
Camel
Comets
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