Big Four Locomotives Show Powerful, Streamlined Design
The Big Four railroad unveils four eight wheel passenger locomotives built with Schenectady Works and designer William Garstang. Engines boast cast steel driving components, deep boiler framing, and 200 psi pressure. They promise smooth high speed service between St. Louis and Cleveland with 180000 pound weight and 78 inch driving wheels.
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Big Four
Wm. Garstang
Schenmectady Locomotive Works
Ser
St. Louis
Cleveland
Richardson’s
Jerome
Coale Muffier
Kunkle
Leach
Fox
Eskimo Dogs Essential to Northern Alaska Life
Eskimos rely on sled dogs for hunting and travel in winter, with teams of seven to nine dogs pulling loads up to 700 pounds across snow and ice. Nelson notes their humor and vocal moonlit serenades, the dogs' resilience in extreme cold, and prices from 2 to 15 dollars depending on age and size.
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Bar
America
EK. W. Nelson
Alaska
Nelson
Ege
St. Michaael’s
Kelson
Mr. Nelson
William M Reed dies at 90 in Deceil county Maryland
William M Reed died in Deceil county Maryland at age 90. He served four years as an employee of the Newcastle and Frenchtown railroad, an early link between New York Philadelphia and Washington. The line evolved from a turnpike to a horse tramway to a strap iron railway before duties ended with the Philadelphia Wilmington and Baltimore railway. The old embankment remains as a green ridge through farm land.
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William M. Reed
Deceil County
Maryland
Alty
Newcastle and
Frenchtown
Newark
Philadelphia
Washington
Reed
Wilmington and Baltimore
Porters in Swiss Alps At Age One Drawn By Tradition
In Switzerland girls reaching one day old are reportedly employed as porters and carry travelers' baggage daily along steep mountain paths during the season. Claribel remarks on a vast fortune while Mathieu muses on becoming his widow.
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Switzerland
Deep Ocean Pressure and Implosion Observed on Challenger Voyage
A Philadelphia Press summary explains deep sea conditions physics such as perpetual darkness near freezing temperatures and extreme pressure. It recounts Moseley’s paint experiment where a sealed glass tube failed under 2000 fathoms, copper casing bulging and glass turning to powder due to implosion, illustrating immense deep sea forces.
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Philadelphia Press
Atlantic Ocean
Moseley
Buchanan
Wyville ‘Thompson
The Senate Is An Eternal Body Says Historian
The speaker argues the Senate of the United States is an eternal body and never dies. It remains the same assembly since 1789 while periodically changing membership every two years as terms expire.
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Senate
Senate of
United States
Bible split for bread at Petersburg
An ex Confederate and a comrade, hungry after Petersburg, shared a small parched corn ration and tore a red morocco bible in two so each could have part. The piece remains in a border state as a relic. Why is the average man said to bear prosperity less well than adversity remains questioned.
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Petersburg
Whitewash of Boss after mine strike in Boston coal town
Boston miners wives rush to the mine boss Andrew Borland and beat him after he refuses to quit. They whitewash him from head to foot in a dramatic public rebuke as strikers press for wage and policy demands amid a four week walkout at W. H. Brown's Sons mines. Borland threatens charges of assault riot and other counts.
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Boston
Marblehead
Massachusetts
Youghiogheny
McKeesport
W. H. Brown
Lovedale Hollow
Andrew Borland
Borland
Penelope Attends Millinery Opening Fails Fashion Test
A Detroit Free Press item notes Penelope wearing a fall suit that turns into a fashion wreck after a millinery opening becomes a hurried bargain rush. The scene captures a whimsical mishap at a public event and the social buzz surrounding it.
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Penelope
Detroit Free Press
Jealous of Himself in Matrimony
A witty remark from the Cincinnati Enquirer notes a man’s extreme self jealousy after hearing that marriage changed another man. The quip portrays jealousy as a comic, self referential trait.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Health and Beauty Advice for Women’s Appearance
Fragments advise warm breakfasts and cautious weather habits. Tips cover nail care with lanolin vaseline and olive oil, arm shape preferences, and the value of slow movements for expression. Warns cold back risks, draughts, and avoiding smelling bottles which cause facial wrinkles.
Prayerful Boy Prays for a Cart Dog
The Chicago Record recounts Rev T V Gardiner’s son and friends playing with a cart. The boy prays aloud for a dog to draw their cart, then fears a bulldog appears and they cry, prompting a second prayer.
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Chicago Record
T V. Gardiner
Reno couple ties 14th and 10th wedding kinship milestone
Donald B. McDonald aged 98 and Margaret Ann O'Reagan aged 84 of Reno Michigan wed recently. McDonald has four teen children from previous Canadian marriages while O'Reagan is mother to ten from two prior marriages. The ceremony united families in the presence of numerous grandchildren.
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Donald B. McDonald
Margaret Ann O'Reagan
Reno
Mich
McDonald
Canada
Greaterane Chhildren
Grain O new food drink to replace coffee
Try Grain O. Ask your grocer for GRAIN O the new food drink that replaces coffee. Children may drink it without injury and adults like it. It has the rich seal brown of mocha or java but is made from pure grains and agrees with delicate stomachs. One quarter the price of coffee. 16s and 25c per package. Sold by all grocers.
Scientist studies soils and fertilizers to improve Florida oranges
A scientist argues agricultural chemistry should guide how to enhance Florida oranges. He conducts chemical analyses of varieties on different soils and with varied fertilizers, aiming to apply methods used by French pear growers and grape producers to improve orange quality.
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Florida
Endorsed Rheumatic Cure Firm Promotes Transit to Public
The American Farmer defends Swanson Rheumatic Cure Co of Chicago affirming trust in its Five Drops remedy for rheumatism neuralgia and other ailments. It notes rare failures from user neglect but praises Mr Swanson for integrity and continues offerings of samples or bottles by mail. The item also lists assorted product notices and short notes on other consumer goods and innovations.
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Swanson Rheumatic Cure Company
Dearborn Street
Chicago
Swanson
Tumor Expelled by Pinkham Medicine Letter
Mrs Eviza Anety WrErock of Magno Na Iowa credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with removing a tumor after three boxes of Lozenges. She describes three years of poor health, bloating and heart palpitations, then relief and improved mobility following treatment. The letter touts widespread testimony.
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Eviza Anety WrErock
Magno- Na
Iowa
Dean Mns. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lawton’s earlier service with Geronimo pursuit
Gen Lawton’s career included 1885 service as a captain in the Fourth Cavalry. He helped capture Geronimo and his Apaches after a 3,000 mile pursuit for the government.
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Lawton
Santiago
Fourth Cavalry
Geronimo
A Steamer from Spain Battles Ocean Fire
A Spanish steamer crew fought ten days to subdue flames in the hold while at sea. The account urges persistent human effort against disorders and touts Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a best weapon for such struggles.
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Spain
MacKinley Spelling Emerges in McKinley Signature
The article notes that McKinley forefathers used MacKinley in the past century and that the first instance of the current spelling appears in the signature of Janes McKinley, illustrating a family name variation over time.
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McKinley
MacKinley
Janes McKinley
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad and Prize Catalog Mention
An old style ad touts Hall's Catarrh Cure with a one hundred dollar reward and testimonials from Toledo wholesalers. The text also promotes Hall's Parity Pills and a prize catalog offering 300 prizes by Cudahy Soap Works and notes Harrison M. Seal's voting history in Whitcomb, Indiana.
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Hall
J. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
West & Triax
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Oledo
Ohio
Diploma and Gold Medal Awarded to Chicago Scale Co
The Chicago Scale Company of Chicago, Illinois received the Diploma and Gold Medal at the Omaha exposition for the best stock and hay scales among first class makes. They claim higher sales than any rival and lower prices. The firm offers numerous farmer friendly specialties and free catalogues.
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Chicago Scale Company
Chicago, Ill
For Sale Sta Fayim Acres at Two Dollars Per
A mixed list of old phrases and stray lines, including a sale notice for Sta Fayim at two dollars per acre cash, plus assorted quotes and anecdotes about taxation beer and historical descendants. The readable portion centers on the sale mention and scattered quips from a 1800s style column.
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Siam
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Mathieu
Boston ‘Transcript
Cold AS
Zero
Gurge Ald
Health and Beauty
Hoeliangs
Mica Zephyr Adler
Nashville, Tenn
Balvation
Seti Arnold
Cornish
Waynesville
Dottie
Cudahy Packing Co
South Omaha
Paris
Lydia FB. Pinkham
Kay
Cudahy Soap Works
Neb
Harrison M. Seal
Whitcomb, Ind
Jackson
Gordon
Piso
Wao
B. McClellan
Cheater
Queen Victoria
Pasily
Puck
Col
Joseph Henry
Vancebureg
Patrick Henry
Ayer
Br. Ayer
J.C. Ayer
Lowell
Mase
O'Parrell
New York Avenue
Washington, D. Co
Thompson
Bonll
W.m.orken Eburs
Atlanta
Gas
Fairbanks Sgales
Ripaps Chemical Co
New York
Coimereco
Wann
Dia
Ohn W. Morris
J Pashington
D.G
Extratuer Mion Bureau
Tora Ie Lest Wa
Stakeston
Isis
Ally
Sinet
W.N.U. Omaha
St. Jacobs Oil
Macic
Righard
Richard
Fred
C.H. Richards CO
Omaha
Nebraska
Eddhtden
B. J. Kay Medical CO
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