Origin of the term State Room in river travel
The article recounts Capt Shreve on the Mississippi naming rooms after major streams and states to elevate passenger comfort. He built luxurious guest rooms in his hotel and assigned each a name such as the Mississippi room Arkansas room Louisiana room Missouri room, giving rise to the term state room.
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Alabama
Lovtekwan
Tertytie Ciy
Shevnport
Capt Shreve
Ted Lo
Shreve
Toa
Miksissippi
Arkansas
Louisiana
Missouri
Mariner
Russians Fond of Reading and Humble Book Prices
A London Telegraph report notes that a popular book in Russia can sell two million copies within months at a low price. The piece highlights Russian readers and the brutal treatment many writers faced under czarist rule, listing authors tortured, exiled, imprisoned, or killed for their views.
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Russia
London Telegraph
Novikot
Moscow
Sehluesseberg
Label
Radixchef
Rybet
Nicholas I
Pushkin
Lermontos
Odoeveliy
Polozhnet
Shevcchenko
He Wanted Music Anyway Thomas Sellers and the Hibernian Picnic Orchestr a Harbor Voyage
Boston double bass player Thomas Sellers was urged to play at a harbor resort Hibernian picnic. On a cold rainy morning he prepared by covering his bass with a rubber coat but arrived to find only he and a tall Irishman in authority. The official demanded the musician remove his hat and play, insisting on his participation.
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Thomas Sellers
Boston
Mr. Sellers
Orchestta
Swellivy
Wanted Trick Played Again in Colorado Springs Hotel
A traveler used a two dollar bill to taunt a waiter in a Colorado Springs hotel dining room claiming the bill would be his on the traveler’s return next Wednesday. The tale, cited from Under the Spreading Chestnut Tree, ends with the waiter later recalling the stunt and retelling it to a new waiter.
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Colorado Springs
Angone
Jim
Denver
Everybody's Magazine
World leading savings deposits reported by country
The article notes total savings deposits at the start of the year reaching $3,060,176,011. It compares Germany ahead by $786,000 and leads Europe by $1,200,000. Britain sits at 228 percent, Germany at $22.08 and the US per capita savings at $57.28.
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Europe
Great Britain
Germany
United States
Australia Seizure Reported On Gold Account
A wartime era notice from Australia describes a gold shipment or account produced that reportedly exceeds BA 18 million in value, noting a wartime fret or disruption linked to gold exports. The document emphasizes valuation and potential government or colonial oversight.
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Australia
Fruitful Furnaces and Gem Creation by Motnean
France reports Prof Motnean has advanced electric furnace production to create genuine diamonds and rubies. He uses intensified heat to mimic earth formation, producing 10 to 15 carat stones of notable color and clarity. Also highlights calcium carbide gas generation for acetylene lighting, its efficiency, and adaptability for various buildings.
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France
Motnean
Siam King a Scorcher Worries Ministers Over Speed
The King of Siam, an ardent automobile enthusiast, worried ministers with his motor pace. They petitioned for slower driving, fearing for the royal neck. his marginal reply warned danger lies in the hearts of men.
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Siam
Adventurers and Indians Meet in West Island Tale
A fragmentary account recalls English merchant adventurers in 165 and a voyage where Indians showed two boats loaded with fruit. The story mentions Adirondack guides and a reaction to civilization spoiling wilderness, with personal reminiscences from DH McLoughtin about old wood fragments of wills.
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Pameage
Anaias
Fayrest
Amini
Fragmented Readable Fragments From an Alarming Notice
Readable fragments describe Castoria brand dangers and mothers attention. Norway paydays and banks midnight hours appear alongside servant hire contracts and a public registry telegraph box. Government lending at 3 percent and low literacy rates are noted with livestock statistics mentioning horses and sheep.
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Norway
Publc
Immense tobacco purchase shocks Western market
Frank P. Lewis of Poo rin HL led a record high grade tobacco purchase valued at forty eight thousand dollars for a fancy lot. The Lot, guaranteed fancy selected, cements Lawle factory as a leading tobacco holder in the United States.
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West
Frank P. Lewis
Poorin
Lawle
United States
Herald-Transcript
Peoria
Disgrace to the Unmarried in Russia
A married woman in Russia views single status as disgrace. she leaves home when exposed, seeks refuge in a convent, driven by necessity and social stigma. The fragment hints at gender and social norms shaping lifetime choices amid constrained options.
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Russia
Woman's Sufferings and Peculiar Remedies Highlighted
A garbled social column cites a woman’s complaints from 1698 with references to Down's Kidney Pile and a testimonial about relief. It includes notices of product ads for Defiance Cold Water Starch and Osaka Electric Light Company progress in Japan, plus scattered editorial notes and a legal reporting fragment.
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Osaka Electric Light Company
Osaka
Japan
Amercan
Schenectady
Relief for Painful Periods Promoted by Lydia Pinkham
An old advertisement extols Lydia E. Pinkham Vegetable Compound as the cure for irregular menstruation and associated ailments. It cites testimonials from women like Minsrene Crosby of Savannah, Georgia, claiming relief and urging others to seek the remedy and contact Mrs. Pinkham for further free advice.
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Mise Irene Crosby
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia G. Pinkham
Minsrene Crosby
Charlton Street
Savannah
Lydia BE
Pinkham
Poe
Pinks Sae
Yin Mans
Belgium Town of Fools Reveals Curious Customs
A garbled excerpt describes Fools in Belwinm enjoying pleasures despite restrictions, noting Hebectien and Th erry in odd phrasing. The text suggests a satirical or mistaken report on local behavior and allowances, but the fragment remains unclear and lacks concrete names or dates.
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Belgium
Fools Tiheel
Belwinm
Famous Woman's Exploit at Lake Chala Prompts Alarm
A damaged account describes Mrs French Sheldon risking the shores of Lake Chala in Alriet, crossing a crater lake and claiming a perilous act tied to a peculiar myth. The text also mentions ostrich farming profits at Salt River Valley and general concerns about teacher shortages in New York, with notes on college graduates and hiring limits.
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Chala
Henry Johnston
Sheldon Gardew
Princess of Wales Stresses Swimming as Education
The Princess of Wales urges importance of learning swimming for all in Britain. She views it as essential, not merely an accomplishment, and ties it to public education and personal welfare.
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T. J. Both
Stagg Street
Brooklyn, N.Y
Princess of Wales
Great Britain
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