Pan American Rail Line To Link Mexico Guatemala Coast
Reports from Guatemala describe extending the Pacific division of the International Railway of Central America from Champerico to Ayutla near the Mexico border. The line connects with the Pan American Railway to Tehuantepec, opening travel toward San Geronimo and Port Barrios.
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United States
Central
Anamea
Mexico
Guatemala
W. D. Hornaday
Panama
South America
Pacific Ocean
Pacific Division
International Railway of Central America
Champerico
Ayutla
Mexico-Guatemala
Pan-American Railroad
San Geronlino
Tehuantepec
Suchiato
Port Barrios
Tetuantepec
Maxico
I Tehuantepec
Salina Crux
Handshaking Sermon Cites Friendship and Faith
A United Presbyterian speaker quotes a nonpractical reformer arguing that handshaking is more than a formality. He says refusing a handshake from a friend reveals distrust and tests the strength of friendship and faith.
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United Presbytarien
Diner Scene Story From Fragmentary Wartime Text
A brief, fragmented report evokes a diner scene with names and cryptic phrases. The text hints at conversations involving Irae Diner and Walter, a coffee group, and a swallow motif, all framed as a hazy postwar snippet.
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Tiny
Walter
Mts
Fara
Lincoln, Chases and the Civil War Liquor Tax Debate
A historical note recalls the Civil War liquor tax bill that funded emancipation and the treasury secretary Salmon P. Chase urged Lincoln to sign it. Lincoln doubted the need but signed to sustain the war. After his assassination the promise to reform vanished, leaving liquor interests dominant.
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United States
Congress of the
Salmon P. Chane
Chase
Promias
Congress Promina
Lincoln
Trend of Thought at Ad Club Convention
At Chicago’s Associated Advertising Club convention Mr Henry D Extabrook urged temperance and praised European reformers curbing drink. Speakers noted stronger enthusiasm for temperance among advertisers, seen as reflecting public sentiment and possibly influencing politics.
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Chicago
Associated Advertising Chiba
Henry D. Extabrook
New York
Filera
H. & Houston
Associated Club
Newspaper Ten
Prohibition Gains Support From Travelers Union
The Iowa Union of Commercial Travelers urges national prohibition. The travel sales force, once linked to tavern outings, now argues dry towns boost business as liquor undermines trade and harms workers. A doctor warns beer daily costs bread and delivers narcotic effects reducing alertness and safety.
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Iowa
Quote from Rector Saleeby on alcohol dangers
The London Chronicle carries a remark by Rector Saleeby a distinguished Finnish scientist arguing nations cannot afford alcohol. He states every molecule of poison alcohol removes a molecule of sugar the fuel for energy work and warmth and warns weaker drinking cultures will decline through history.
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Rector Saleeby
London Chronicle
Why He Keeps Sober
A saloopkeeper explains he stays sober to run a profitable business. He cites health and sobriety among staff as essential, and notes drinking patrons detract from work. He claims drunken employers are only 15 percent efficient.
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Cincinnati Republican Gazette
Physicians condemn alcohol use in public health push
Forty one physicians of Obs Kosh Win sign a written record opposing alcohol. They declare organs and medicine should lead a systematic campaign to educate the public about the deleterious effects of alcohol.
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Obs Kosh
Win
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Rural Reader
A letter from Mrs Diana Paaxas of Kasota Minnesota praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for chronic abdominal pain and ill health. The piece urges women to write for confidential advice and testimonials appear in newspapers to support the remedy's effectiveness.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkhar
Diana Paaxas
R. P.D
Kasota
Minn
Ien
Lydia B.pinkhaneoo
Theatre Night Sparks Idle Talk Among Local Ells and Railroad Man
A Southville attorney and a railroad man discuss a flashy box patron described as a drunken burglar. The exchange leads to remarks about appearances and family, with locals joking about attire and propriety amid a theater outing.
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Southville
Louieville
Letter Describes Battle Seen From an American Witness
American Mildred Aldrich records a September 1 1914 scene near the Marne from her home, detailing distant cannonades and smoke as troops and civilians watch, the wheat fields burning, and the landscape transformed by war while she recalls past invasions and the sense of awe and fear.
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Mildred Aldrich
Henry Aur Marne
America
Atlantc Monthly
Ameliie
Melie
Agatn
Heden
Allent Mareutt
Chaveonin
Bat Montyon
Perchard
Seine et-Marne
Chelles
1870
Versailles
Fontainebleau
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