Great Wabash Link Near Cumberland Opens Hopeful 1906
On the Wabash construction stretch from Cherry Run to Hancock crews blast through solid rock, raise 65 miles of line with tunnels and bridges, and push toward opening by January 1, 1906 despite heavy costs and difficult terrain. The Indigo tunnel and other feats illustrate the project’s scale with thousands of workers, equipment, and mountain barriers. The plan aims to connect Cumberland, Maryland to the West with an ocean-spanning railroad network.
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Cumberland
Paw Paw
West Virginia
Wabash
Rocky Mountain
Western Maryland
Cherry Run
West Virginia Central Railroad
George Gould
Sidling Hill Mountain
Potomac River
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Pittsburg
Hancock
Chesapeake and ‘Ohio Canal
Baltimore & Ohio ‘Railroad
Baltimore ‘& Ohio Railroad
Henry G. Davis
Union
Chesapeake. & ‘Ohio
Welton
A. Hille
Sidlings Hill
Wabash & Straighter
Baltimore & Ohio
Arthur Bros
Bayard
Orleans
W. Va
Sare
Kansas City area saloons closed by mayor Page
A compilation from Kansas papers notes Winfield saloons closed by the mayor, a $40,000 new court house planned for Troy, Hutchinson contemplating Salt trust probe, Marion county pioneer Mahlon B. Riggs sent to Florence, Leavenworth starting a new Post editor, and various town notices on bonds, ordinances, and upcoming events.
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Winfield
Troy
Hutchinson
Salt Trust
Mahlon B. Riggs
Marion County
Florence
Leavenworth
the Post
Albert T
A. Robinson
Municipal
Ottawa
Salina
Kansas City
Ida M. Farbell
James R. Garfield
Harper County
Chaffeur
Kansas State Sunday School Association
Chanute Fields
Kan
Rosedale
Lenexa
J. L. Brady
T.e Lawrence World
Congress
Bowersock
Andrew Forsister
Armaourdale
Topeka
Kansas
Lindsborg
Troy Chief
Doniphan
Cyrus Leland
Cherryvale
Montgomery County
Independence
Coffeyville
General Bell
Fort Leavenworth
Fort Riley
Department of
Fort Hayes
Fort Dodge
Valley of
Wichita
Leloup
Moses Swinney
Great Bend
O’brien
Missouri Pacific
Herrington
Mary Cairnes
Emporial College
Northwestern
Onaga
Big Cut
Golden Medical Discovery Promotes Health and Defense
A historical ad extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a tonic to increase red blood cells and fight disease. It cites Edison and Dr. Pierce on bacteria, mosquitoes, and flies, praising alcohol free roots and herbs to aid digestion and liver function. Testimonials from Gro. N. Toner accompany a sales pitch for the two million copy Common Sense Redical Adviser and the Golden Medical Discovery.
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Bers
Erce
Ita
Thomas A. Edison
Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
R. V. Pierce
Duffalo
N.Y
Golden Medical
Doctor Pierce
Golden
Gro
Buffalo, N. Y
Napoleon burns Britches an historic quip from the past
A Cleveland Leader note recounts Napoleon accidentally sat on a smoking cannon. He told an aide he could not turn back and exclaimed I have burned my britches behind me. The piece warns later writers misused the expression.
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Napoleon
Cleveland
A Domestic Hold Up Dialog Delivers Sudden Tension
A light domestic scene shifts to danger as a robber demands money. The woman pleads to avoid violence while the man explains his wallet is kept in his hip pocket for easy access in case of a hold-up. The tense exchange ends with a wary exchange over the amount.
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Henry
Gossey
Style at the Opera Night With the Blinkers
Mrs Blinkers frets over outfits while Mr Blinkers boasts an opera box from Bullion. The couple jests about dressing for the night and bringing the girls, hinting at social plans and light domestic humor.
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M. Blinkers
Bullion
Mrs. Blinkers
Mr. Blinkers
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Advertises Health Cure
An old advertisement touts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a cure for stomach and liver troubles promising quick relief and health. It claims money back if it fails and targets readers with a folksy tone about personal caution and trust.
Music shop ads and a Portland assault in brief
An assortment of notices includes Kennedy's dyspepsia relief claim from Harlem R.R. N.Y. and a Kansas City music house catalog. A Portland man insulted a young woman, was arrested, gained liberty, insulted her again, and a bystander was commended by the police judge for interceding, suggesting leniency in court upon future incidents.
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Portland
Ore
Red Cross Ball Blue in South Bend ad spoof and mores
A fragment lists a two ounce package of Red Cross Ball Blue from The Russ Company of South Bend Indiana. The piece includes quips about money as a curse and a mock exchange about moccasins made on the Last of the Mohicans as a humorous Philadelphia Press style snippet.
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Dow
Russ Company
South Bend
Ind
Philadelphia Press
The Adirondacks and How to Reach Them Advertisement
A readers guide to Northern New York wilderness with maps and localities is offered. The ad promises a free mailed copy titled The Adirondack Mountains and How to Reach Them upon receipt of a two cent stamp, credited to George H Daniela at Grand Central Station New York. A stray quip about growing whiskers ends the note.
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The
Adirondacks
New York
Adirondack Mountains
George H. Daniela
Grand Central Station
Why It Is the Best Defiance Starch Claims Superior Process
An advertisement extols Defiance Starch as superior to rivals. It touts a one full pound per 10 cent package, four ounces per package, no harmful chemicals, and a promise that Defiance never sticks to iron. It warns grocers against selling inferior 12-oz packs to move old stock.
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Defiance
Defignea
Dema
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K.david Kennedy
Kennedy Wero
B. T. Trowbridge
Harlem
R.R. N.Y
Jenkins’ Music House
DE Laval Separator Co
Randolph& Canal Sts
Cortlandt Street
Chicago
Fes
Este Mason & Hamlin
Thompson
Kitner
SS Stowell & CO
Mr. Newwed
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