Wonders of the World at St Louis Exposition
Early visitors report a nearly complete Louis iana Purchase Exposition with grand scale and diverse displays. The Pike features expansive exhibits from 25 nations, 1500 animals, and 6000 performers, while the Palace of Machinery showcases a 40k to 50k horsepower power plant and turbine engines marking a new era in engineering. Visitors praise beauty, magnitude, and educational value, and guidance on affordable living arrangements emphasizes ample lodging and dining options in St Louis.
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Louis
St. Louis
Esquimanx
Africa
Earth
Alaska
Esquimaux Village
Rome
Hawaiian Volcano
Battle Abbey
Bohemia
Crystal Palace
Colorado
Cairo
Constantinople
Haseen
Cascades
Grant
Galveston
The
Ozarks
Indian Congress
Wiki West
Jerusalem
Jim Key
Moorish Palace
Morocco
Asia
Old Plantation
Old St. Louis
Old Cahokia Court House
Old Virginia Homestead
Weller
Paris
France
Seville
New York
North Pole
Upper Mississippi
Stearaa
City of
Chicago Exposition
St.Louis
Chicago
Palace of Machinery
Exposition
Jess
Beacons Line the Coast and Guard Mariners Worldwide
The United States maintains about 9 000 burning lights and signals along its shores river systems lakes and coast to guide mariners. About 7 000 are lit nightly with many emitting 100 000 candle power. A lighthouse service employs over 4 000 people and 2 fleets of 50 vessels. Modern first class lighthouses cost 100 000 to 200 000 dollars, with electric light equipment making up about a third of that.
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United States
American
Atlantic
Great Lakes
Pacific
Rhodes
Mizraim
Big Man and Little Woman in a Crowded Car
A demure mother with a baby sits on her lap as a crowded car carries a fierce looking man with a newspaper. The child kicks its feet and the exchange leads to a witty retort about private carriage rights.
New Song to the Lord Refrain Urges Growth in Faith
A devotional piece urges Christians to sing a continually renewed song to God drawn from life experiences. It cites biblical examples from Moses, Deborah, David, and Paul, arguing growth and adversity yield deeper praise, and calls all earth to join in a fresh worship.
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Atul
Saul
Israel
Red Sea
Moses
Canaan
Deborah
David
Solomon
Hezekiah
Jesus
Christ
Mary
Elizabeth
Zacharias
Anna
Simeon
Paul
God
Thomas Halyburton
Thomas Halyburtoi
Daniel
Dr. Meyer
Ife
Axihe
Christ Jesus
John
Yielow
Land of Judah
Zion
Thermost
Weary Walker and Ragson Tatters in Old West Tales
A Philadelphia Press and Plain Dealer fragment recounts frontier yarns about a weary walker who survives a water bottle saved by luck, a feller named Ragson Tatters aided by a lucky coin, and a coin’s worth amid dying moments for a glass of beer. The report hints at a clever ruse involving a distant father and wartime Russian names, with Skates visiting and a jgw who could barely whisper.
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Weary Walker
Philaphia Press
Plain Dealer
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