The Democratic Press in Eaton, Ohio

Yankee Tales and Railways Echo Across The Atlantic

A humorous slice of 19th century manners features a Yankee and a Brit on a train crossing Europe and America. The tale contrasts signals and speed on both sides of the Atlantic, with a British critic absorbed in a Times paper while a cartoonish exchange about railway whistles and a later musical quip about snoring in two octaves unfolds.