Drunken Captain and Crew Turmoil Aboard Jersey Belle
Aboard the Jersey Belle Captain Wales and mate George Washington Hangs contend with a drunken cook Bangs and a drunken captain. The crew recounts a mysterious old man offering elder and whisky. The captain sauve remains stern as Bangs is dismissed for intoxication.
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George Washington
Jersey
Mr. Bowen
Captain Wales
Belleport
George
Mr. Brown
North Carolina
Bangs
Cap'n
Wales
Cider Tale Aboard Ship Sparks Curious Debate
A ship captain and mate discuss a mysterious North Carolina cider and elder fruit drink. The captain recalls tasting his own Pip Pippin cider and warns of its strong effect, while a strange old man claims he’s building a church back home.
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Captain Wales
George
Jerwwy
North Carolina
Forge
North Carelina
Catenin
Carolvenls
Mr. Hooker
Private capacity and the Dictionary Birdy tale
At Plymouth an eighteen year old pupil nicknamed Dictionary Birdy earned a reward after a free fight with a rival school. He captured a rival club despite fractured wrists and faced a lecture from Mayor General Dunsterville before being praised for valor and fined.
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George Nirdweed
England
Plymouth
Birdy
Jeader
General Dunsterville
Birdwood
Bo Lo
Peacemaking Child Hears Parents’ Heated Argument
Five year old Margaret in the North Woodward vicinity overhears her parents quarrel and calmly steps between them. She tells her mother not to pay attention to daddy and to avoid saying mean things about her mamma, bringing a rare moment of childlike diplomacy to a tense scene.
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Margaret
North Woodward
Elwaye
Hank Jerkine’s Rail Deal Turns Sour in Springfield
In a Springfield Republican tale Ed V. Williams recalls Hank Jerkine who bought a railroad for 8.60 dollars and tried to hire it out for profit. Hank buys ten miles of track and an engine, then faces a judge and a 30 day jail sentence for obtaining money under false pretenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed V. Williams
North Springfield
Hank Jerkine
Hank
Springeld
Straner
Fesl
Smillonaire
Springfield Republican
Today's Diaphanous Clothes Riff Earnest Debate
Lealie's Weekly notes English papers mock scarcity of fashionable female dress. A missionary cites Jeremiah on skirts, while questioning if modern women are worse than ancestors. The piece recalls early 19th and 20th century gowns and hosiery among different social ranks.
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Jeremiah
Jane Austen
Hronte
Mulock
Reynolds
Gainsborough
Romney
Lawrence
Lealie’s Weekly
Ancient Motel and the George Botus of England
An aged inn tale spans over four centuries. The George, run by Bibetlon, dates to 1506 beneath Reading's abbey era. The Reading village once boasted 2,000 residents and its owner Hanry Neville, Sr. cherished this historic establishment.
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George Botus
England
George
Businege
Reading
Reading Wishen
Pabliania
Hanry Neville
Marvel at Engines Size Without Actually Seeing Huge Locomotives
The London Tit-Bits describes American built engines for the Virginian railroad that dwarf earlier locomotives. Each engine weighs near two hundred tons without the tender, while the tender adds about one hundred tons and stores vast coal and water. The machines are longer than previous engines, with double boiler barrels and four pairs of driving wheels plus driving wheels at both ends. They generate about five thousand horsepower and burn four tons of coal per hour under heavy load.
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Americo
Virgiolen
London
Green Light Signal to Clear Track on Freight Run
A fireman and engineer monitor the locomotive cab as the green signal lights illuminate the track ahead. The narrator notes the burning coal, darkness after doors shut, and the moving road bed as the crew confirms a clear track at seventy-five to eighty. The dialogue references a green signal and block clearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freman
Joseph Husband
Atlantic
Perforated rail method aims to reduce wear
In Gothenburg Sweden a perforated street car rail using a narrow slate web is tested to increase rail life and resilience on rigid foundations. The tote can be horizontal or inclined, bridging the head over the slot and smoothing head wear. Popular Mechanics discusses the concept.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gothenburg
Sweden
Abolition of Grade Crossings by the Pennsylvania Railroad
The article discusses the rail line’s program to remove grade crossings, noting 1052 crossings abated at a total cost of 1 094 000 and an average cost per crossing of about 1 0500. It contrasts with other roads spending far less per crossing and questions the overall feasibility and cost efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvanis Company
Ptee
Lng
Steel "Business Gare" Tee steel badiness fare
A garbled report describes a steel business area in Algona with railway relief and travel plans. It mentions provided equipment and tolls, with references to railroad stalls and a weather office, but many words are unclear or misordered.
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Beng Bullt
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Dain Sr, Si
Cyanes Aidenick Morspenn
OPAL
Wyoming
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Orden
Jesse B. Budd
Pres
LD. Tanner
V-Frea
Dick Rey
Secy-Treas
Big Piney Mercantile Co
Big Piney, Wyoming
Peter Schuttler
Deering
Bon Ton Restaurant
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Meale
Kemmerer Soda Bottling Factory
Earnebt W. Holmes
F. D. Fagount & Sons
J. E. Irvine
the Kemmerer Steam Laundry
Lin
the Kemmerer Hotel Cafe
Hotel Kemmerer
Tom Ming
Prop'r
Hotel
Rogers
Cha & Chapin
Toprietore
F. H. Chapin
Mer
Daily Story Pub
Engilah
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Britleh
Amari
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