Cost of duplicating railroad tracks and upkeep
An analysis notes that duplicating tracks for a major road is prohibitively costly and unlikely to pay off quickly. Moody's Magazine cites Wolcott Drew, saying most railroads slow track duplication, focusing on keeping existing lines up to date amid rising living standards and expenditures. Southern Pacific is highlighted as an extreme case.
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Wolcott
Moody's Magazine
Southern Pacific
Easity
Preventing Death by Own Action in Boston Crisis
A Boston Herald piece profiles the Salvation Army method for crisis intervention, praising a confidant who pleads with would be suicides to choose life. It notes a late 1900s practice where the saver’s resolve aims to redirect self destruction into survival, with broad social pity and cautionary tone.
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Boston
By & Citizen
Boston ‘Herald
The Automobile Is the Marvel of the Age
A historic advocate argues the automobile will revolutionize transport. It will become affordable, reduce city congestion, enable workers to reach workplaces easily, improve public health by shortening city country distances, and boost goods transport while demanding better roads and prudent laws.
Parrot Brings a Sailor Word Storm in a Victorian Home
A fond mother recalls a parrot bought to amuse a household that swore loudly and frequently. The bird’s vocabulary grows, prompting the mother to consider disposal for her son’s morals. Johnny, the child, insists he only repeats what the bird must not say.
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Johnny
N. Y
Quotations and jokes pile up in a late night column
A mosaic of jokes and witticisms appears in a column listing playful exchanges and humorous quips. It features clever lines about money, governesses, spouses, and everyday mishaps, with light social satire and character sketches from various imagined voices.
Fragmented Vintage Vignettes of Social Scenes
A string of short, humorous clippings from late 19th century periodicals. Snippets depict romantic delays at engagements, parlor chats, theater entries, casual flirtations, and wry quips about social classes and daily routines.
Compulsory Arbitration An Impossibility
A critique of compulsory arbitration in industrial disputes argues it violates individual freedom and constitutional rights. It notes labor is not a commodity, warns against enforcement through government power, and questions how such decrees would be enforced without reestablishing involuntary servitude. The piece cites opposition from organized labor to boards and injunctions.
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United States
Free Labor of America
Equity Courts
Trades Unionists of America
A Cunning Man and Undying Love Exchange
Dialogue between Mrs. Younghusband and George. A rainy morning scene questions work absence and hidden employer concerns. The couple grapples with honesty and declarations of love, ending with a playful twist on lineage of affection.
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Mrs. Younghusband
George
Royal Magazine
Night Fireside Dream Poetic Musings and Smoke Den
A fragmentary verse scene portrays a man by a fireside pipe reading and dreaming of heaven. The narrator finds joy in fragrant weed and a tale of a woman, imagining gilded domes and sunset skies. He cherishes quiet night rituals and warns to keep personal counsel to avoid explaining to others.
Eddies Warn a Woman on Growing Old Hat Purchases
A concerned note advises a woman who cannot buy and compliment with a new hat to be warned in time as she grows older. The piece reads as a moral nudge on vanity and aging.
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Eddies
Jokes and Curious Puzzles in a Lighthearted Column
A collection of quips and riddles about courtship manners. An editor toys with a train speed puzzle from Chicago to Kansas City amid playful anecdotes about romance and social customs. The piece remarks on courtship, luck, and peculiar wedding themes with a mix of humor and local flavor.
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Simpson
Domo d’Ousola
Aosta
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Great Britain
Andrew Carnegie
Elliot C. LI
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Bobby
Cincinnati Enquirer
Chicago Daily News
Driggist
Utica
Freddie
North Carolina
South Carolina
Precious
Benedict
Cupid
Puck
Ruggles
Henrietta
Swain
Liza
Brooklyn
Bowman
Chicago Journal
Gamebody
Chicago
Kansas City
William Jones
Alabama
Lipton
Georgia
Uncle By
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