Tracing Lost Freight Cars Across the Nation
The Philadelphia Press reports how railroads track missing freight cars through a vast nationwide system. Pennsylvania Railroad keeps records on over 30,000 cars with 2,692 moved recently, while clerks and searchers map routes from Germantown to Chicago and San Francisco, ensuring accountability for every car.
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Philadelphia
Taney Oclong
New York
Pittsburgh
San Francisco
Germantown Junction
Pennsylvania Railroad
Union
Texas
Montreal
Reilly
Transportation Department
Worcester
Mass
Pennnsylvania
New England
McCully
Newgland
Fourth Street
Theittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railway
Chicago
Citgo, Roerk Island and Pacific
County Bluffs
Union and
Centralacific
San Brancisco
Thme
Scientific kissing replaces old school romance
An opinion piece argues science has transformed kissing, deeming the old lingering kiss obsolete. It mocks modern scientific methods of kissing, describing a mechanical sequence and noting it lacks warmth and substance despite being labeled scientific.
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Devel
Porterhouse Steak Gaff in Hawkeye Restaurant Scene
A fragmented restaurant vignette shows a weary waiter confirming a porterhouse order to a sad passenger. The exchange hints at a recurring mishearing of the dish name and a longing for a better memory of past meals.
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Meer
Telephoning Heaven Inspires Child to Heal Sick Baby
A mother near the post office heard her four year old daughter call on Jesus via a telephone and speak for the baby’s recovery. The child climbed to the phone, pressed the ear piece to her head, and asked to speak to Jesus. The baby’s life revived that day and the infant began to improve.
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Jithaira Free Press
Jesus
A Vision by the Sea and the French Bathing Fashion
A narrator recalls a Paris trip with his wife to buy a bathing dress and notes that tight jerseys conceal stays and shaping aids. He contrasts a vivid vision of beauty with a nearby hag, reflecting on illusion versus reality at a French watering place.
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London
Afriend
Paris
Earthquake Power Shaped by Ground Type and Masonry
The article explains that seismic destruction varies with ground composition and building mass. It notes that alluvial plains and deltas tend to suffer more damage than solid rock. It cites the Lisbon quake where the alluvial Tagus banks collapsed, swallowing ships and people while higher basaltic areas remained intact.
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T[schia
Lisbon
Tagus
A Disgrace to Her Sex in Philadelphia Times
A Philadelphia Times column attacks women who pamper dogs with nursemaids for pets and daily grooming. It cites a New York physician whose career rises from an elderly lady’s pup care and notes a wealthy mother who cleans her dog with an ivory handled toothbrush daily, while neglecting her children.
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Philadelphia Times
New York
Long-Lived Betsey Trautham of Tennessee Died in 1834
Betsey Trautham of Tennessee is reported dead in 1834 at age 154. The National Gazette notes details from a Murfreesboro, Tennessee dispatch.
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Betsey Trautham
Tennessee
National Gazette
Murfreesborough, Tenn
Remarkable Longevity In Record of Centenarians Fielded
A dated survey lists numerous individuals claimed to reach advanced ages across Europe and America. Notable names include Solomonabit of Laurens County North Carolina, Henry Francisco of Whitehall New York, Wonder Booker of Prince Edward County Virginia, and Peter Torten of Afken Hungary.
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Germany
America
North Carolina
Solomonabit
Laurens County
N. GC
Nabit
England
Maryland
South Carolina
Henry Francisco
Whitehall
N. Y
Francisco
Ivane¢e
Holland
Jengland
Anne
Duke of Marlborough
New York
Braddock
Quebec
Wonder Booker
Prince Edward County
George Booger
Peter Torten
Afken
Kafrock
Hungary
John Rovin
James Bowels
Itilingwort
Thomas Winslow
Ireland
Countess of
Desmond
William Evans
Caernavon
Dumiter Radudoy
Harmenstead
Stowaway Emigrants From Cattle Ships On the North Sea
A London Telegraph observer recalls cattle ships docking at a North country port with decks crowded by hundreds of Scandinavian emigrants. Men women and children endure filth and deprivation on crowded voyages to America. The piece notes stowaways smuggling from Liverpool and addresses harsh conditions and poverty among the travelers. A brief obituary for Mrs. Holloway follows.
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London Telegraph
America
Liverpool
North Sea
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Wm. Holloway
Indianapolis
Hardware HeaDquarters
Wi Ae
Eoses SS
South Side
Sullivan
Indiana
Oliver
Richmond, Hamilton
Pittsburg
Brown Cultivators
Champion
Studebaker Farm Wagon
Gilpin
Sulery
Climax Corn Planter
Saoke, Sullivan
Ind
McEneney
Sullivan,nd
D&e
Lever
Tha ‘Enic
J.P. Watson
Chistian Church
Troy
ST. Lols
Manefaclturing CO
Dy Postaleard
Enius
Dany
The
Qewise Mashins
Singer Manufacturing Co
the Singer Manufacturing Co
Union Square
Rand
Commercial Row
Terre Haute
J. P. Stratton
Aa Tatil
Setober
Poliman Cara
Pis Cone
Pues
SOPRA
Canba
Denver
United States
C.b.&q-R.r
Colorado
T, Williams
Milwaukee
Wis
Ben Vandelf ‘& Co
Beekman St
N.Y
M. L. Byrn
Nassau St
E. A. Wilson
Penn St
Willamsburgh
John Lb
Ogden
Cedar St
Ea ES
Castings
J.A. Parker & Bros
Harris
Troda
Aeerarag
ST. Louis
Moa
Sor
Alee
Florence Machine Ch
Florence
GEO. P. Bent
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