Bank trap shocks drummer tale in western trip
A Detroit Free Press report recounts a drummer’s wild western visit ending in a bank mistaken-identity trap. He described a staged floor trap that released a gunman’s arm to threaten him, revealing the cashier’s plan to curb a supposed note raiser. The piece also covers cooking tips from the New York Tribune on making apple sauce, emphasizing slow cooking and proper sugar Syrup formation.
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Detroit Free Press
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New York Tribune
Simple Apple Sauce Reveals Cooks Skill
A seasoned cook demonstrates apple sauce making with precise technique. The process yields creamy white texture instantly upon fork contact, signaling mastery over heat and timing.
Provisions in Ballz Advise Bulk Buying Control
The piece argues bulk provisions tempt waste, especially when stored in barrels or boxes. It recommends keeping bulk supplies under lock and key and dispensing needed quantities daily or weekly. Practiced in England and large U.S. establishments, the method would aid small families.
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England
N. Y. Tribune
Learning to Wait Through Trials and Resolve
Cram's magazine reflects on life's hardest lesson waiting with purpose. The piece urges maintaining poise and effort after struggle, viewing steadfast endurance as greatness in any person.
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Cram
Darky of the old south remembered in tale of Bob and Pete
A Detroit Free Press piece laments the fading antebellum darky figure while recounting a humorous rural tale. It follows Bob and his coon dog Pete as they engage a coon in a fierce chase. In the skirmish Pete is accidentally killed by Bob’s axe as the two creatures clash.
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King and Coachman Incognito Meet in Capodimonte Ride
A London report recounts the young king of Italy traveling incognito in a cab named San Biase. The cabman jokes about the horse and admits the royal rider as a marpione while a guard records the king’s entrance and the driver flees without payment after learning who he ferried.
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London
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Carrozzella Mine
San Biase
Peculiar Loess Earth Shapes History Across Continents
The article describes loess as a soft yet firm yellowish earth forming cliff like walls and underground chambers. It notes loess in Europe the United States and China with structures ranging from sunken roads to loess palaces and bomb proof shelters seen in sieges and settlements.
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Europe
United States
China
Yellow River
William Starling
London
Richthofen
Natchez
Mississippi
Vicksburg
Nebraska
Kansas
America
Transcontinental Rail Route Signals Bold Time Goal
The New York Sun envisions a future railway linking New York to Vladivostok via Berlin Moscow Irkutsk in 25 days. Engineers see no obstacle beyond winter cold and tundra as a path would cut through northeastern Siberia, easing Asia America connection.
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Berlin
Moscow
Irkutsk
Vladivostok
Pacific
Asia
America
Behring Straits
Siberia
White Pass
Yukon
N. Y. Sun
Neighboring Family Jar sparks social clash in town
In a brief community dispute, Mrs. Bickers notes general awareness of the situation while remarks hint at divided loyalties. She says some defend the woman while others side with her husband as tensions flare during a temporary pause in hostilities.
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Bickers
Puck
Starts with a Spring Running water often gets its start from a spring
A brief note in the Chicago Daily News recalls how streams begin with springs and grow to feed rivers as water emerges from underground sources. The observation reflects on natural water cycles and early hydrology basics.
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Chicago Daily Newa
Unoccupied Lands Offer Wide Fields for Agricultural Development
The Youth's Companion cites land office studies showing more than one third of the nation’s 2.27 billion acres remain unappropriated, with substantial tracts in Alabama Louisiana Mississippi Michigan Minnesota Montana and government holdings in Nevada New Mexico Arizona and Idaho. Many lands can be cultivated or made so, offering future opportunities for pioneers and settlers.
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Washington
Alaska
Philippines
Hawaiian — Islands
Porto Rico
Guam
Alabama
Louisiana
Mississippi
Michigan
Minnesota
Montana
Pennsylvania
Nevada
New Mexico
Arizona
Idaho
Four Moons of Uranus Draw Astronomers’ Attention
Uranus, the outer solar system planet, attracts telescopes as its four moons align at right angles to our line of sight. The planet, about 60 times Earth’s size, has extreme seasons with 40 years of day and night near the poles and a largely gaseous, evolving surface.
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Uranus
Eorning Post
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Neptune
Expedition aims to solve Asia America aboriginal link mystery
Messrs Jochelson and Bogoras of the Jesup North Pacific expedition depart for northeast Asia to study relations between American and Asian aborigines. They will visit tribes north of the Amur and study populations threatened by gold rush encroachment at Pehentgoo.
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Bogoras
Jesup North Pacific
Asia
America
Amur River
Pehetngoo
Sea of Okhotsk
Joehelson
Russia
I Saw Her Eyes Light Up at Work
In Brooklyn Life a dialogue reveals a subtle cue about a woman’s status. A character asks about marriage and a wedding ring, but the other notes an instant clue when hearing the word cook. The scene hinges on social signals rather than explicit facts.
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Milly
Flossie
Brooklyn
The Only One Mystery Revealed in Harlem Life
In Harlem Life a humorous Q and A reveals Mrs Cobbwigger asking about a man under the bed and Mrs Merritti recounting the night burglars were feared, finding her husband concealed there.
The Passing Bell In Modern Life And Mortality
A reflective piece on the fading of the church bell as a public signal of death and sorrow. It contrasts the bell’s once vast social role with today’s brief death notices and evolving customs, questioning what replaces the bell’s solemn voice in modern times.
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Atlantic
Angelus
Punishment and Deaf Fate Quip in Gaiety Verse
A witty ventriloquized exchange from a Gaiety line where a husband laments becoming deaf and the wife retorts she would not have married him if she had known. The quip frames a comic clash over irreversible changes caused by marriage.
Time Table Free Trains Mt Carmel to Major Cities
Passenger trains depart Mt Carmel for Buffalo Scranton Elmira Wilkes Barre White Haven Hazleton and others at 10 05 am 2 06 pm 4 40 pm for Philadelphia and New York at 7 15 am 12 05 pm and 4 40 pm Fast express to Philadelphia and New York at 7 15 am 12 05 pm and 4 40 pm Trains to Mt Carmel leave New York on weekdays 8 10 am 4 10 pm Sundays 1 05 pm Leave Philadelphia weekdays 4 00 9 00 am 3 0 pm Sunday 1 32 pm Leave Pottsville weekdays 9 45 am 12 18 5 60 am 7 60 pm Leave Wilkesbarre weekdays 8 00 pm 8 05 6 00 pm Sundays 3 05 pm Sunday trains at 9 20 am for Philadelphia New York and intermediate points 9 20 pm 5 56 pm for Allentown Wilkesbarre and points on coal branches Charles S LEE Genl Pass Agent R H WILLBUR General Supt Emigrants find Lehigh Valley Railroad cheapest quickest route to Cleveland Cincinnati Detroit Chicago Omaha San Francisco Indianapolis Louisville St Louis Kansas City Memphis Nashville Mobile New Orleans For baggage checks and forwarding contact.
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Mt. Carmel
Buffalo
Scranton
Elmira
Wilkes Barre
White Haven
Hazleton
Philadelphia
New York
Centralia
Shenandoah
Mahanoy City
Pottsville
Warleton
Mt, Carmel
Pottaville
Wilkesbarre
Linzleton
Allentown
Lee
R.H. Willbur
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Detriot
Chicago
Omaha
San Francisco
Indianapolis
Louisville
St. Louis
Kansas City
Memphis
Nashville
Mobile
New Orleans
Raston
Co US
Reading
Potisvale
Tamaqua
Tala
Williamsport
Alaskan
Neys
Sundsys
Atlantic City
Warlor
Cape May
Fororean City
Sea Isle City
South St
Atlantic City Express
Narrisburg
Koona
Pittsburg
Pacific Express
Altoona
Woolburg Express
Sennsylvania Limited
Pullman
Fast Line
Altoona Accomodation
Pitsburg
1ICAGO
ST. Levis Express
Pittspurna
Louis Express
Pitts
Hutchinson
Ko Wood
Trains to New York Philadelphia and Pottsville Schedule
Philadelphia and Reading Railway announces a time table effective November 12 1899 with frequent weekday and Sunday departures to New York via Tamaqua Easton Philadelphia and via Reading Pottsville via Tamaqua Frackville Sunbury Milton Williamsport and Alaska. Original text lists dozens of irregular times and routes for multiple destinations.
Atlantic City Weekday and Sunday Train Schedules
Atlantic City train times listed for weekdays and Sundays to Cape May Ocean City Sea Isle City and New York Express services. Timings include 9 00 a m and 2 00 p m etc with varying minutes and special accommodations. Delays noted and station stops include South Street Liberty Street and Reading Terminal Philadelphia.
Westbound rail service advertised with limited details
Detroit, Butte, Portland, Seattle and other western points featured as rail connections. First-time low rates offered with superior equipment and scenic routes. For schedule and ticket specifics, contact D POWENS, Agent.
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Portland
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Pennsylvania Railroad Schedules From Mt Carmel and Harrisburg
Train departures from Mt Carmel and Harrisburg listed for various destinations including Sunbury Philadelphia New York Baltimore Washington Williamsport Buffalo and Chicago with multiple daily departures and special services. Time cards and full information available at the station ticket office.
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South Street
Pennsylvania Railroad
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Hurrisburg
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Watkins
Canadaigua
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