Electric Trains Reach Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Route
The Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway offers electric lighted trains with compartment cars standard sleeping dining buffet library smoking cars and coaches entre Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul and Minneapolis. Day and night services include buffet observation parlor cars and sleeping cars on Chicago to Des Moines Omaha and Sioux City routes. Tickets available from agents or travel agent John Oliver 95 Adams St Chicago.
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Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Minnesota
Central Dakota
Illinois
Wisconsin
Upper Peninsula
Michigan
Iowa
Missouri
South Dakota
North Dakota
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
John Oliver
Adams St
Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Short Line Rail Way
The Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul Railway advertises direct east west service between Chicago and Omaha. It notes two through trains daily in each direction with top sleeping and dining car service. Travel information is available from John Oliver, Traveling Passenger Agent, 95 Adams.
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West
Chicago
Milwaukee and St. Paul
Omaha
Milwaukee St. Paul
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
John Oliver
Adams St
English Friend Brings Cultural Clashes and Shoes
A suburban tale recounted of an English visitor in an Irish household. The host endures muddy shoes in the corridor and quietly cleans them at night to avoid losing servants. The exchange reveals class and national tensions, ending with a resigned joke about moral courage and etiquette.
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Sisi
Triehtfuily
Ife
New York Tribune
Best Telephoned Cities Worldwide Compared
The text ranks cities by telephone density. San Francisco shows 342,782 phones for its population, about sixty two per thousand. Copenhagen leads Europe with 312,850 phones, forty nine per thousand, while London and New York trail with seven and twenty six per thousand respectively.
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San Francisco
HSE
Liebe
Europe
Copenhagen
London
New York
Husbands' Motto from the Wife Beater's Bible in London News
The London News cites the Lusbands Protection Society of London noting the motto from the 1549 Wife Beater's Bible. It describes the text urging a wife to be obedient and helpful under the husband and to fear God to enforce dutiful conduct.
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Lusbands’ Protection Society of London
London News
Rod and Child Morals Then and Now
A compact digest notes Dr Grace Peckham Murray on parental discipline and a Swabian schoolmaster tallying severe punishments across 51 years. It also cites Thoreau on self shaping through inner nobleness and external appearance as echoed by National Magazine.
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Grace Peckham Murray
Nearly One Hundred Years Jacob Eslinger Dies at 99 in Carlisle
Jacob Eslinger, aged 99, died January 6 1902 at his son Eds home in Carlisle Sullivan county. Born in Tennessee he settled in Had don township in 1828 and spent his life in this state He married three times and had ten children six survive along with grandchildren and great grandchildren He was known for strength at barn raisings and farming and was blind and deaf in later years.
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Jacob Eslinger
Carlisle
Tennessee
Sullivan County
Haddon Township
Lucretia Holder
Mary Benefield
Catharine Neeves
Mr. Eslinger
A Gentle Reminder to Settle Union Accounts Promptly
A Union notice urges prompt settlement of accounts as new year begins to meet rising operating costs. It stresses that readers support with cash to maintain up-to-date paper quality and avoid financial strain on the business and its supporters. The message asks for early responses to relieve pressure.
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Indiana
Installation of Officers of the W R C
The W R C installed their newly elected officers last Tuesday night led by Mrs Bettie Hardesty. New officials include President Mrs Sarah Kivett Senior Vice President Mrs Hannah DeVol Junior Vice President Mrs Delilah Wallace Treasurer Mrs Jennie erwillager Secretary Mrs Bettie Hardesty Chaplain Mrs Hannah Bass Conductor Mrs Emma Tyson Assistant Mrs Margaret Stewart Color Bearers Mrs Emma Al vey Susan Davis Nan Stivers Lucinda Lucas.
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W.R. C
Jbettie Hardesty
Sarah Kivett
Hannah DeVol
Delilah Wallace
Jennie ‘Erwillager
Bettie Hardesty
Hannah Bass
Emma Tyson
Margaret Stewart
Emma Alvey
Susan Davis
Nan Stivers
Lucinda Lucas
Excursion Rates for Winter Tourist Trips to Southern Points
Beginning October 15 1901 the EL and T H R B R offers Winter Tourist Tickets to principal southern points with low round trip rates. South Carolina Exposition Charleston tickets on sale until May 15 1902. Home Seekers Excursions One Fare plus 2 dollars round trip. Sale dates Jan 7 21 Feb 4 18 1902 return limit 21 days. Territory includes many states and territories. For details contact F P Jeffries W W Casto D H Hillman Agt Sullivan Ind. A G Pla.
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Illinois Central
Cairo
Central
New Orleans
Southern
Omaha
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Chicago
A. H. Danson
Charleston, Sr
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
Colorado
Florida
Geogia
Idaho
Indian Territory
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
New Mexico
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Bucklen's Arnica Salve Featured Worldwide
The famed Bucklen's Arnica Salve is claimed as the world’s best healer for cuts sores burns and skin eruptions. It is described as the perfect remedy for piles and sells for 25 cents a box at Joe K Smock's.
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Bucklen
Joe K. Smock’s
Trustee Election Notice for First Baptist Sullivan
Notice from Sullivan Indiana dated December 9 1901 states one trustee will be elected at the next church meeting on January 24 1902 at 7 PM. The trustee will serve a three year term. John J Gravemier church clerk.
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Sullivan, Ind
First Baptist Church of
Sullivan
Ind
Tame Fish in a River From Burma Field Dispatch
A Burma Field correspondent reports a village spectacle where about thirty tame river fish rise at a village landing stage each year from June to October. The fish recognize individuals by marks and return reliably, with a penalty of 10 shillings for killing one.
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Upper
Burma
Ibave
London Field
Man recounts near-fatal heron attack on mink hunt
A veteran Philadelphia sportsman recalls a close call with a wounded blue heron while hunting for mink. He describes raising a gun to test his aim, the bird striking with its bill, and the moment of blacking out, fearing severe injury to his eyes.
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Philadelphia
New York Times
The Awakening and the Trained Nurse
A feverish man wakes after three weeks of illness and asks about his nurse. He suspects being paid and, upon recovery, declares he is back in his right mind and abruptly gives notice for tonight. The scene unfolds with a mix of fear, relief, and humor.
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New York Commercial Advertiser
Origin of Our Secret Service
The United States secret service began in the 1860s under the War Department. Captain Lafayette F. Baker offered his police scout services to Secretary Seward to gather Confederate information. Congress appropriated $10,000 in 1861 or 1862 to support Baker’s effort to suppress counterfeiting. supervision later moved to the treasury solicitor.
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Secret Service
United States Secret Service
War Department
Lafayette F. Baker
Seward
United States
Congress
Baker
the Treasury
New York Tribune
Art and Craft in the Studio Exchange
A girl with a dimple praises the artist's meticulous work while he admits enjoying the pains of creating. She quips that he pursues art for art's sake, and he agrees with a wry smile, noting the pleasure found in careful labor.
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Chicago Tribune
Compromise Negotiation Quips Between Burroughs and Markley
A light exchange shows Burroughs asking for twenty dollars until month end. Markley offers a compromise lending one dollar until the 20th in the exchange reported by the Philadelphiapresa.
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Burroughs
Markley
Philadelphia
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C. L. Stone
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Hattie Harper Merom
P. H. Blue
J. A. Stewart
P. Poynter
Harry Kirkham
Corunna
Spain
Trezero
Pargpeess
Standard Oil CO
Thoreau
National Magazine
F. P. Jeffries
John J. Gravemier
Upper Burma
Boy
J. A. Pikclanaran, Peer West of
Haddon & Riggs
Leach Business School
A. D. Leach
Sol T. Wolfe
Insurance
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