Summer Rail Tours with Half Rates to Major Cities
Summer excursions via the Wabash Railroad go on sale with half rates to Toronto in July and Buffalo in August. Reduced fares to Nashville Exposition are available now, plus special rates for Great Lakes tours. Details at 1415 Farnam Street Omaha or by mail through Geo. N. Clayton. An unrelated note touts New England Conservatory of Music in Boston for its equipment and curriculum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. N. Clayton
N. W. Pass
Agt
Omaha
Neb
New England Coxsarvaroar Oy
Bos- Tax
Ite
Nubia
Burlington Route special trains to national convention
Advertisement style notice lists Burlington Route travel options for the Christian Endeavor national convention in San Francisco. It promotes through trains, stopovers west of Denver, and return via Portland Yellowstone and Black Hills with first class equipment and day scenery. Also includes various unrelated ad snippets and jokes.
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Francesco
National Convention
Christian Endeavorers
Denver
Portland
Yellowstone Park
Black Hills
Burlington
J. Francis
Omaha
Neb
Chicago
Custer
Helena
Butte
Spokane
Seattle
Tacoma
Montana
Pacife Coast City
Meet Jason's Wife
Fragmentary prose recalls Emma Wise remarks on a man named Jason and his family, mentioning a wife Rachel and a daughter, with incomplete description of his appearance and life. The text is damaged and offers only scattered hints of a personal narrative.
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Emma M. Wise
Son
Rachel
Coming Home to You The Letter Drives a Reunion
In a tense car ride toward Polk Street depot, a man and his daughter await a letter's promise. The note from Ellen vows forgiveness and a return home to Jason, who doubts yet hopes as the clock nears 4:30 on Saturday. The scene centers on loyalty, pride, and a long awaited reunion.
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Rachel
Polk-Street
Jason
Ja‘son
Polk Street
Ring's History Tells of Carroll Antecedents and Wellington Link
A Boston Herald tale traces a ring with a storied past from Charles Carroll of Carrollton through generations to the present owner via Letitia Carroll, linking it to the Duke of Wellington and a Dublin castle marriage. The ring is described as authentic, painted by Nomar, and worn at Brussels before Waterloo.
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Boston Herald
Charles Carroll
Carrollton
England
Duke of Leeds
Richard Wellesley
Sir Arthur Wellesley
Duke of Wellington
Castle of Dublin
Nomar
Brussels
Waterloo
Byron
Childe Harold
Letitia
Baltimore
Magnetic Mountain and Island Alter Compass Readings
The Philadelphia Record reports a magnetic mountain tale from Arabian lore and notes Bornholm in the Baltic, rich in magnetite, influences ships miles away by disturbing the magnetic needle. Mariners divert to known lighthouses when sighting Bornholm to steer safely.
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Philadelphia
Wallis
Bornholm
Baltic
Denmark
Mrs Krocher Delights Guests With Piano Performance
At a reception last night Mrs Krocher played the piano to entertain guests. The Boston Transcript notes the performance was highly enjoyed, with chatter and lively talk marking the evening.
Physicians Baffled and Healed by Pink Pills Story
A Hartsville college professor in Indiana testifies to a miraculous recovery from nervous exhaustion and grip after using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. He praises the cure and urges others to use the medicine, with notarized affidavit support and pricing details.
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R. S. Bowman
Hartsville College
Williams
Bowman
Professor Bowman
Tolowity
Artsville
Ind
Lyman J. Scupper
State of Indiana
Pigeons and Cyclists Aid Italian Army Experiments
The Gymnastic Society of Rome tests messenger cycles with carrier pigeons for military use. Riders attach a cage for trained birds to their bikes and release them after placing notes in envelopes. The piece notes a kidney liver cure offer from Peruvians Remedy Co. Cincinnati.
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Gymnastic Society of
Rome
Snakes Kill Thousands in India in 1890
The report notes 21 412 people died from snake bites in India in 1890 while 510 659 snakes were slaughtered. Advertisements promote Vim Cycle Company bicycles and various medicines and potions including Piso's Cure for Consumption and Cascarets for constipation. Claims cite testimonials such as D C Albright of Miflinburg Pa dated Dec 11 95.
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India
D. C. Albright
Miflinburg, Pa
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Vantour
Wise Heads
Piper
Clothi
Sear
Bill
Wabast Rail
Ezra
Wal
Washington Star
Burlington Roaete
Osaly
San
Miss Smitherson
Gainsborough
New York Life
Sterling Remedy Co
New York
Featherstone
Ringway
Thor
Jones
York Press
Hall
Frice, “Te
Deadat
Waterville
Notance of
Egeman
C. G. Clark Co
New Mayen
Stamp Creek
D. C
Jasons
Idney
Thay
Yione Run
Polk Street Depot
Florida
aLlLer Boe
Macnel
Mae
Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Meprewa
Prussia
German Empire
Arrell
Old
Bibegat
Aere
Francis
Omsha
The
Republican
Columbus
Hartsville
United Brethren Church
Charlotte, Mich
Vim Cycle Company
Dr. Kay
Cascarete
C.C.C
R. P. Hall & Co
Props
Neshua, N. H
PGA Western Wheel ‘Works
Van
Gabes Bons
Busta
Edgar Tate
Broadway
Sale Shed
Ayanah Od
Jones Scotty
J. Wesley Miller
Parites
B. J Kay
B. J. Kay Medical Co
Western Office
Nebraska
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