Northern Pacific promotes through trains to Montana and Pacific Northwest
The Northern Pacific outlines its through train service from St Paul to Helena Butte Spokane Falls Tacoma Seattle and Portland via the Air Line of the Northern Pacific and connections to Chicago Milwaukee and the Pacific coast. It touts Pullman sleepers dining cars and two daily through trains with stopovers on second class tickets at Spokane Falls and western points for settlers and travelers.
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Minnesota
Dakota
Washington
Helena
Butte
Mont
Spokane Falls
Tacoma
Seatle
Wash
Portland
Montana
Pullman
Wisconsin Central
Northern Pacific
Pullman Palace
Chicago
Milwaukee
Paul
Oregon
British Columbia
Cmas
Lome
St. Paul
A Princely Lunch and a Millionaire's Dilemma
The scene pairs a diner’s wish for a lavish meal with a corner table where a millionaire weighs his order. A quip about a doughnut and coffee contrasts with a moral riff on aging, time, and ending life well as Napoleon’s sunset battle sermon closes the vignette.
Landing the shore end of the cable drill
Details of a ship sending a long cable to shore with balloons, pulleys, and a drum driven by steam to reef in the line. The narrative blends a nautical procedure with a personal reminiscence about new boots and childhood pride from Dr. Talmage.
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Stearh
Herbert Laws Webb
Scribner's
A Western Dwelling Feature Opens Private Space
John W. Root discusses western city dwellings in Scribner’s noting large frequent windows bay windows and open plans with few doors on the first floor except at entry and between dining room and pantry. He argues openness destroys privacy and the subtle cues of home life.
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Chicago
John W. Root
Scribner's
Senator Stanford Vineyard Adventure For San Francisco Boys
Senator Stanford owns a 4000 acre vineyard in California and invites San Francisco public school boys to pick fruit. About a thousand boys volunteer annually, earning a dollar a day. They stay in a large barracks, are well cared for, and return home after a month with $30 and a peck of English walnuts.
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Senator Stanford
California
San Francisco
Harper’s
Rules for a Long Life by a Canadian Clergyman
A Canadian clergyman aged 78 advocates simple living with ample food and strict personal cleanliness. He prescribes frequent ablutions from head to foot as a core habit for longevity.
Hotel waiters earn small salaries despite big hotels
Six men employed as waiters in Delmonico's the Brunswick the Hoffman house and the Fifth Avenue report earnings around 25 dollars a month yet would work without pay. Rarely do the good ones make less than 50 dollars a week.
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Delmonico’s
Delmonico's
Brunswick
Hoffman House
Fifth Avenue
Mortuary Traditions Fade Into Obscurity Across Cultures
A survey notes the decline of many traditional mortuary practices as modern societies shift away from rites once common in handling the dead. Researchers observe changes in burial customs, mourning periods, and ceremonial roles across communities.
Blind boy builds miniature house inside bottle
A Chicago blind boy once crafted a tiny house from forty wood pieces inside a four ounce bottle. The pieces fitted neatly and the cork was secured with a peg, making removal impossible, a feat that baffled observers.
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Chicago
St. Louis Republic
Wages of Cincinnati Teachers
The Cincinnati Times-Star reports salaries in a city school system. Principals earn from 1 900 to 4 000 dollars, with the superintendent at 4 000 and music and drawing heads at 2 100. Average daily wages run 4 18 for about 826 yearly, six hours daily, from 85 cents to 2 50 per hour. Some principals earn more in a day than many workers do in two.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Times-Star
Unusual Banyan Grove Near Gifford Station
A peculiar woodland area on Staten Island railroad near Gifford station shows banyan trees with roots attaching to trunks at four to six feet, creating a spidery stump appearance. Porous soil suggests frost and water shaped the grove.
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Gifford Station
Staten Island
St. Paul Republic
Book Bindery Promises In-State Rebinding Services
Local advert promotes in-state book rebinding, urging readers to send books, magazines, ledgers, journals, and cash books for restoration rather than seeking external services.
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Ord
Remembered Slogan Pledge From Shannon and Longstaff
A fragmented item repeats the pledge Dont Forget Us We Shall Not Forget You from Shannon and Longstaff with HTRON branding. The text includes a Latin phrase Qotret in dicam and a note to send items for mail orders with personal attention.
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Yoo
Shannon & Longstaff
VOB
HTRON
Qotret
Dicam
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Omaha
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Kan
St. Joseph
Cabetees Pointe
I A
V. H. Carpenter
Spee
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Chicago and Northwestern Railway
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Wisconsin
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Nebraska
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Supedy
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L. W. Cooke
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Cooper
Reed Block
Huron
Norton D. Walling
Jeffris’ Block
H. W. Brown
Opera House
Svau Pihicg
California Fig Syrup CO
Cal
Wisville
New York
N.Y
Wells
Orpe
Hia Music Houses
Pierre
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Mer
Chicago Special Press Bureau
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William M. Taylor
Jim Johnson
Dr. Talmage
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