River voyages compare Mississippi to great world waters
The author praises the Mississippi as superior to many South American and European rivers while noting the Danube Rhine Nile Volga and others for comparison. He argues river travelers seek well managed boats and generous hospitality, suggesting the Mississippi could rival Nile tourism with similar care.
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St. Paul
St. Louis
Hudson
Rhine
Amazon
Manaus
Orinoco
Ciudad Bolivar
Parana
Paraguay
Buenos Ayres
Montevideo
Mississippi
Magdalena
Colombia
South America
Missouri
Europe
Danube
Danube Ras
Balkans
Volga
Russia
Nile
Chicago
Entertaining charity play earns a strange gift
A young church worker organized an amateur theater for a worthy cause. The show was successful by donation, yet local papers gave no notice. A friend later learned the audience was small, but a father’s check of one dollar and one tenth dollars halted future efforts.
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St. Joseph Press
Debate on Truth and Honor Sparks Between Figures
A tense exchange unfolds as Dedude-That insults Ola Bluot calling him a har a cad a scoundrel and a puppy. Ola Bluot urges decisive action arguing that fighting for the truth embodies nobility.
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Miuth
Natural Filrt Catches Eye In Chicago Record
A clipped excerpt notes a man praising a woman as a natural flirt while a woman retorts there is nothing natural about her but the frame. The dialogue hints at social attitudes and suggests a domestic or city paper brief on nightlife or gossip.
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Chicago
How About Home Dianplaya Discusses Clothing and Work
The dialogue argues that sending clothing to heathen nations opposes Scripture. It questions the practice and cites Ruskin about labor and thought as sources of health and happiness, implying thoughtful work yields better outcomes.
Invention and Necessity Exchange Witty Barbs
An exchange from the Philadelphia Press parries a quip about necessity and invention. One observer notes invention thrives under pressure while the benedict counters that if necessity were invention's mother-in-law, invention would have to bump itself.
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Benedict
Philadelphia Press
Evidence of an Eyewituens Panel
Eyewitness panel discussion features Major Darby claiming love at first sight as the reason for belief in second sight. The exchange emphasizes dramatic charm in a concise wartime time.
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Darby
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Tobin & Wasem, Proprietors
Schlitz’ Beer
Sidney Meat Market
Ee Kor
C. Girmann
Soney, Neb
B. F. Mitchell
Prop
Palace Livery Barn
M. E. Washburn
The
Telegraph
Inter Ocean
Dr. Kilmer & Home of Swamp Rect. Co
Binghamton, N. Y
V. F. Kucera
ON Earth
J. P. Lingaard
U.P. Depot
Sidney, Neb
Earth
California
Union Pacific
Omaha
Pacific Coast
D. Clifton
A. Pease & Sons
Kruse Bros
Schlitz
Milwaukee
Zang
Front
Rose Street
Jed. McIntoshn
J. VT. McIntosa
Cardiver
American Bank
Drarts
T. B. Dawson
Greenlee & Benson
General Merchandise
Dorockery & Glassware
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