ZR 4 Departs at 84 Ad
ZR 4 departs at 84 ad and BE 78 departs at unknown time. The fragmentary text lists departure moments without full schedule context.
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Newspaper
Upper Des Moines Republican
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1905
Page
8
ZR 4 departs at 84 ad and BE 78 departs at unknown time. The fragmentary text lists departure moments without full schedule context.
Illinois Central Railroad issues notices for luxurious itineraries via routes to Mexico and California. Special private vestibule trains include dining and open top observation cars with lavish lounges. Departures from Chicago January 20 February 10 and March 3 with Mardi Gras stop in New Orleans. Central Tourist Association promotes exclusive travel and weekly excursions through New Orleans, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Cincinnati to Omaha routes, with agents and officials listing details.
Old established business houses seek local reps for sales funding in the Midwest. Wages start at weekly sums with expenses paid, shifts on Mondays. Ads promise advance expenses, permanent positions, and headquarters at Monon block and the Columbia Building in Chicago. Also notes a Witch Hazel salve claim from De Witt’s with dealer R A Miller.
F M Passow explains that a modern Atlantic passenger liner receives frequent repainting of its exterior, roughly a dozen trips per year, with interiors overhauled annually. The work involves thousands of gallons of paint, about 50 workers, and spans two and a half acres of surface, underscoring upkeep as a major expense and corrosion prevention.
Travelers report a plant said to be part spider from the Cape Negro colony. Dr Welwitsch found a low growing plant with two serpentine leaves twisting in the wind, leading natives to describe a living creature. Disbelief followed until an actual specimen arrived in England and Welwitsch nirabilis became known to botanists.
Martha Besley opens a series in Everybody's Magazine detailing life as a nursery governess. She contrasts salaries and duties, noting chauffeurs earning 3106 monthly and governesses paid 382 with demanding hours and no rest during a 7 to 9 pm workday.
World’s Work notes the insurance field draws vast sums as agents secure conviction in multimillionaire circles. General agents in single territories can clear 200000 a year, top solicitors about 50000, and many earn 5000 to 10000. A shift toward home office responsibility and lower agent commissions is urged.
A German journalist traveling from St. Louis noted signs of American excess in New York stores with $1,000 pocket books for women, highlighting the era of luxury goods and consumer inflation.
The piece discusses boys who enjoy making their own winter gear such as windboats skates and iceboats rather than buying them. It highlights the appeal of crafting objects at leisure and notes American inventiveness with references to Dawson and American towns, with travel remarks about Alaska and Canadian borders.
Tonic to the system relieves liver troubles and constipation with mild safe action. Illinois resident Bob Moore praises the pills for not causing stomach upset while other remedies gripe and fail. The ad recommends DeWitt’s Little Early Risers as reliable travel medicine sold by R. H. Miller in La Fayette.
Be Quick note urges immediate use of Chamberlains Cough Remedy at first signs of hoarseness or croupy cough. Claims it prevents the attack and is safe and pleasant. Sold by EB Conner & 20.
A bold advert claims readers can learn their disease from J Newton Hathaway, a noted specialist mod scientist, without paying or visiting a physician. The claim promises free diagnosis from a named expert, promoting a no-cost health service.
A medical advertisement urges women to heed early signs of ovarian and womb trouble to avoid surgery. It cites bearing down feelings, pain, dizziness, and irregular menstruation, promoting Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a preventative and curative remedy. Letters from readers frame the product as life changing, with claims of avoided operations and restored health.
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