Construction Thunders Ahead At St Louis World Fair
Weather has little effect on progress as February frosts give way to rapid building activity at the St Louis Exposition site. Builders race to finish pavilions and statues, with major domes and foreign and Philippine structures nearing completion and the Intramural railway already open for visitors.
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St. Louis
Dizzy Heights
Liberal Arts
Cascade
St. Peter’s
Rome
St. Paul's
London
Brazil
China
Peking
Sweden
Italy
Austria
Kentucky
Iowa
Missouri
Oklahoma
West Virginia
New Hampshire
Vermont
Forty Acre
United States
Aristippus and Dionysius Ear at the Feet
A philosopher sues for a grant to Dionysius who refuses until Aristippus throws himself at the tyrant’s feet. A bystander scolds his baseness, but Aristippus replies the fault lies with Dionysius who carries his ears in his feet.
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Aristippus
Dionysius
Rural citizen seeks light on air financial question
The rural citizen asks the village editor for insight on the air financial issue. The editor, calling himself the molder of public opinion, responds that he is the one to illuminate such matters.
Nature's paradox of slow beginnings and swift ends
A reflective line contrasts slow formation with rapid action and quick outcomes. It likens natural processes to human cognition, noting the pull of dual paths: building slowly yet acting decisively, and a climb that descends once momentum favors the downward slope.
World’s Fair as a Study Tool for Missouri Schools
The article describes World’s Fair plans to educate schoolchildren from Missouri and nearby states. It notes organized trips by teachers, rail and hotel arrangements, guides from Jefferson Guards, lectures, and exhibits in the Palace of Education. Students will study state products, mining operations, government displays, and foreign nations through guided tours and prepared study suggestions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Missouri
Palace of Education
Jefferson
World's Fair Notes on Exhibits at St Louis
The Justice Department will show prison photographs and prisoner work at St Louis. Early models the Library of Congress for exhibit led by Dr Putnam. Alaska trade highlights include seals, salmon, cod and halibut fisheries with a totem pole Alaskan building. Original Louisiana purchase treaty pages will travel to St Louis. A dairy creamery 180 by 20 feet with glass walls will let visitors view buttermaking from milk to butter.
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Department of Justice
St. Louis
United States
James I’, Early
Library of Congress
Putnam
Early
Klondike
Louisiana Territory
Department of State
Dr Kilmer Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad Offer
The ad touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a cure for lame back and kidney, liver, bladder issues. It promises a free sample by mail and a booklet, asks readers to mention the newspaper, and notes the product is sold in 50 cent, one dollar sizes by druggists.
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Kilmer
Bright
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Ely
ELY Brothers
Warren St
New York
Burling ton Sells Low One Way Pacific Coast Fares
During March and April the Burlington offers one way tickets to the Pacific Coast at reduced rates. Fares include 25.00 to San Francisco and Los Angeles 25.00 to Portland Tacoma and Seattle 22.50 to Spokane 20.00 to Salt Lake City Butte and Helena 16.75 to Mid Horn Basin Wye 15.00 to Billings and intermediate points Proportionately low rates to hundreds of destinations.
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Burlington
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Portland
Tacoma
Seattle
Spokane
Salt Lake City
Butte
Mig Horn Basin
Wye
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Oberfelders
A. Pease & Sons
Sidney
Nebraska
Che
Tee
Tobin & Wasem, Proprietors
Schlitz Beer
T. B. Dawson
Rose Street
Sidney, Neb
B. F. Mitchell
Prop
Kruse Bros
Schlitz
Milwaukee
Zamg
Front
Light of Finance
St. Helena
Napoleon
O'Meara
Europe
Fishman’s
Palace Livery Barn
M. £. Washburn
Helena
Great Northwest
Michigan
Minnesota
Ohio
New England
Seaboard
Atlantic
J. Francis
Omaha
Neb
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