Perambulators and the Birth of the Baby Carriage Era
A fragmented reminiscence traces the history of baby carriages from early methods of keeping infants near to the adoption of perambulators. It notes Charles Burton and royal interest, explores cultural methods in Canada and the Tartee Fakta, and argues aluminum carriages offer lighter handling and easier use for mothers.
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Dusty
Watt Juntos
Gaig
Dinky
Sottmann
Sigvinur
Charles Burton
New Yorlk
England
Queen Victoria
Queen Isabella
Spain
Western
Thotmek
Trony Afrard
Railway Travel Memories Through the Strait of Cat
A reminiscence recalls a bygone rail journey between North Sydney and Moncton around 1613, including a twenty minute halt at the Narrows for a restaurant meal, a ferry loading on the deck, and a fifty cent feast, with notes on river and bridge plans and later limited memory of the Capso ferry.
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Strait of Cat
Tarercodental
North Sydney
Moncton
Narrows
Hradore Lakes
Fort Mulgrave
Canso
Capso
Newfoundland Train Ride In 1897 From St John’s To Lewisporte
A reminiscence recalls a 1897 Newfoundland journey from St John’s to Lewisporte aboard a train with slat wood seats. Memories mention Cade Sound or Shoal Arm for a meal, rough rides, and the Norris Arm terminal where the Lady Glover steamer took passengers to Notre Dame Bay.
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Newfoundland
St. John’s
Lewisporte
Cade Sound
Shoal Arm
Port Blandford
Clarenville
Bishops Malls
Norris Aum
Notre Ume Bay
Lady Glover
Reid Company
Clyde
Isis
Early 1900s Rail Travel Hardships in Newfoundland
The memoir recalls frequent derailments on curves due to misjudged cant and centrifugal force, with passengers lingering at stations during delays. It notes the harsh winter of 1908 that blocked Clarenville North and a rail line disruption that halted traffic, while stores ran out of tobacco and trains were mobbed for smokes.
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Clarenville
Notre Dame
St. John's
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Daly News
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R. R. Radway
TOONS
Western Canada Flour Mills. CO. Limited
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Eriza Boyde
Maritime Life Assurance Company
Clayton W Puddester
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Purity Factories Limited
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