Breaks All Records in Transcontinental Rail Run
The H P Lowe special set a new rail record from Chicago to Los Angeles on August 7, covering 2265 miles at an average 42.8 mph. Henry P Lowe, racing from New York on August 4, arrived in Los Angeles ahead of schedule amid personal tragedy as news reached him of his daughter's death. The feat eclipsed the Santa Fe California Limited, marking a historic endurance run across the continent with limited stops and engine changes.
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Atlantic
Pacific Coast
H. P. Lowe
Los Angeles
Santa Fe
Henry P.lowa
Engineering ‘Company of América
New York
Snes
Wfornia
Twentieth Century Limited
New York’ Central
Lake Shore
Chicago
Windy
Ron Greyhound
Duggan
Dearborn Station
Joliet
Mr. Lowe
Illinois
Mississippi
Fort Madison
Iowa
Kansas
Colorado
Rockies
la Junta
New Mexico
Albuquerque
Seligman
Arizona
Williams Range
Golden State
Colorado River
Rocky Mountains
Lowe
Las Vegas
Howevar
Uanaaer -Nicholaon
West
Rockles
Billy Takes Chances At 7 01
A fragment reports William attempting something dangerous at seven oh one, leading to fatal consequences as he enters heaven. The note places the incident at a seven o clock moment.
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Billy
William
Bill
The Thomas Cat and Weekend Laughs in Verse
A playful collage of dog and cat verses, humorous quips, and cartoonish captions from a newspaper page. It features the Thomas cat skit, a poke at the wordless dictionary, reports on Fido’s sadness, and light jests about summer resort bills and fashion. Plus a cheeky line about a man who would not run for president.
English Surgeon Promises Operation Tomorrow
A well known English surgeon instructs students during rounds. He asks if a case merits operation, the students answer no, then declares he will operate tomorrow, provoking the patient who objects. Other items note pension mail, nerves, and a kidney-pill testimonial.
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children Ad
Nurse at Children's Home New York promotes Mother Grays Sweet Powders for Simmer Complaint Feverishness Headache Stomach Troubles Teething Disorders and Worms. 25c at druggists Sample mailed free Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy N Y. Heiress marriage touted as safest get rich quick scheme.
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Mother Gray
New York
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
American Falls Canal Promises Vast Idaho Irrigation Project
The American Falls Canal and Power Company builds a large irrigation canal 60 miles long in Idaho between Blackfoot and American Falls under state contract. It will reclaim about 100000 acres of fertile land with a favorable climate and strong markets. Ten thousand acres are ready for irrigation and settlement. Purchase tickets via Oregon Short Line Railway Co. For information write Evans Curtis Sweet Co. in Salt Lake City. The final sentence is folklore with no enterprise relevance.
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Snake River
Idaho
Blackfoot
American Falls
Oregon Short Line Railway Co
Evans, Curtis ,& Sweet Co
Ealt Lake City
Utah
Whistler and Wilde Cartoon Sparks Telegram Roar
A Punch cartoon sparked a telegram exchange between James McNeill Whistler and Oscar Wilde about conversation topics. A young MP in a noisy meeting faced interruptions and quipped about braying asses. An unrelated ad promotes Comfort foot remedy with a misdirected Midwest address.
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Punch
James McNeil Whistler
Oscar Wilde
Wilde
Whistler
The Summer Bath and Common Advertisements
A compact 1920s style collage notes daily baths with Ivory Soap for freshness and skin care, a teething syrup claim for infants, a Servian king buying a car sparking fear, a one day cold cure in pill form, and a quip about geniuses as misfits. The items blend household health tips with belted ads and a social aside.
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Eleanor R. Parker
Fragmented 1900s patent medicine peddling garble
A jumbled 1900 era advertisement collage offering Hull's Cure for catarrh, Allen's Foot-Ease, Defiance Starch, Plao's Cure, and multiple testimonials. It includes fake endorsements, price mentions, and light humor about shoes, drinks, and a hanging jail joke, reflecting sensational tincture ads.
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Pacific
San Francisco
Sy Byron Wlliams
Walker
Thomas
Thomas-cat
Pfist
Hic Jacet
Fido
Johnny Johnking
Johnny
Greenaward
Johnn White
Toledo Blades
Toledo
United States
Johnn
Sioux City
Hitchcock
Pension Bureau
Sechery
Hatill Springs
Tenn
C. D. Holt
Dodd
Jinks
State of
F. St. McCarthy
Jefferson, Lowa
Servia
Hull
Cheney & CO
Props
I. J.cheney
West & Truax
Kinnan & Makvin
Tiata
All Drugerate
Hall
Allen
Casey
Kelly
Costigan
Plao
John EF. Boyer
Trinity Springs
Ind
BP Good Housekelpvers
Russ Bleaching Inc
All Good Grocers
Des Moines
Thompson
Tone
Cannon Tea
Tone Brothers
THE
Defiance Starch CO
Omaha, Neb
Dr. Caldwell
Pepsin Syrup Company
Monticello, Il
U.S. A
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