The Christ of the Andes and the Transandine Tunnel
A historic article recounts the Christ of the Andes statue at Cumbre Pass and the 1909 completion of the Transandine railway tunnel joining Chile and Argentina. It notes the project origins, engineering feats, and the expected impact on Atlantic Pacific trade, travel times, and regional unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argentine Republic
Chile
Cumbre Pass
Argentina
Christ the Redeemer
Andes
Transandine Railway
United States
South America
William Wheelwright
Rosario
Caldera
San Francisco
Juan
Mateo Clark
Buenos Aires
Villa Mercedes
Mendoza
Los Andes
Valparaiso
Caracoles
Las Cuevas
Ocean
Crater Lakes of Mexico Draw Anew in Valle de Santiago
The article celebrates Valle de Santiago in Guanajuato for its crater lakes, notably La Alberca and Zintora. It describes the calm, mirrorlike lakes, the basalt walls rising around them, a tiny boat on La Alberca, and a ruined hut near Zintora. The scene is framed by the Seven Candles peaks and the quiet grandeur of the crater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Valle de Santiago
Guanajuato
la Alberca
Zintora
Mexican Herald
Crater
Examiner Warns Firms Over Accident Claims
A physician serving an accident insurer recounted a case where a man claimed a streetcar fall injury. The examiner noted the man could raise his arm much higher before the incident, exposing the fraud and prompting the claimant to leave quickly.
Suffragette Wins Domestic Battle in London Court
In a London suburban police court Mrs Tunnicliffe, an active suffragist, ordered her husband to leave after telling their daughter to pack his belongings. She then sued for desertion and alimony, but the case was dismissed as the husband claimed she refused any protest and would not let him return home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Eng
HELP FOR THE AGED DOAN'S KIDNEY PILLS PRAISED
Mrs Catherine Sullivan of Joplin Missouri credits Doan's Kidney Pills with curing years of kidney trouble. She describes severe back pain numbness in the spine and urinary issues that improved after using the product. The testimonial notes the pills cost 50 cents a box and are sold by dealers. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY is the manufacturer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Sullivan
Moffatt St
Joplin
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
A Dilemma of Marriage and the Office Calls
An office worker observes two married colleagues differing in phone habits. One husband calls his wife four times daily with affectionate remarks. the other, six years married, never volunteers expenses and returns to work scowling. The narrator wonders whether to marry or stay single.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted as Blood Remedy
F J Cheney Co of Toledo advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure as a internal blood and mucous surface remedy, claiming it cures catarrh by tonics and purifiers. The notice states it is doctor prescribed, not a quack medicine, and is available from druggists for 75 cents. Also recommends Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fia
Hall
Ucea
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
New Work for Women Impresario Opens Opera in St Paul
Mrs. Frederick H. Snyder declares she is the only women impresario on earth and says grand opera is a fine venture for St. Paul. Her first successful production led her to continue in the field echoing male opera managers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick H. Snyder
St. Paul
Castoria safety guidance and old branding across papers
The fragment references Castoria with its familiar signature claim and a 30 year usage claim. It mentions Odd Fellows, a calling of a new paper named the Sausage Links, and a Yonkers Statesman quote about loving goodness. It ends with a stray moral line about avoiding open rupture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odd Fellowes
Wright
Sausage Links
Penman
Yonkers Statesman
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Liverpool
Hamburg
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Peru
Zoe
Andeve
Crater Lakes
HE Showed
Schiller
California Tig Syrup Co
W. L. Douglas
W. LL. Douglas
W.L. Douglas
W. L
Douglas
Peter
Brockton
Maat
Ravel
van Cr Tas
C&c
Iad Lara In
Nee Eb Nn
Contrell
N. U
Denver
Pierce
Atial
Car Association
R. V. Pierce
M. D
Buffalo
N. Y
Pe da
Pisaca
Fanny
Common Sense
Continental Oilco
Prcorp Srs
Tay S
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