Minnesota and St Louis R R Spring Reduced Fare Sale
From March 1 to April 40 the Minneapolis and St Louis Railway offers reduced rate one way tickets to Arizona California Oregon Washington British Columbia Utah Montana Idaho and Old Mexico. Rates are $15 below regular fare. Wednesdays see tourist cars to Los Angeles and San Francisco via Kansas City and the Santa Fe system.
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Minneapolis & Bt. Louis J. R
Arizona
California
Oregon
Washington
British Columbia
Utah
Montana
Idaho
Old Mexico
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Kansas City
Sunset Dreams of the West Magazine Preview
A vintage style inquiry promotes a Western themed illustrated magazine. It invites readers to subscribe for $1.50 a year and promises issue details, colorful regional views, and the book Road of a Thousand Wonders included free with subscription.
Weekly Inter Ocean and Vindicator Savings Offer
An old newspaper ad promotes discounted magazine bundles with the Vindicator and Republican, Cosmopolitan, World Today, Woman's Home Companion, and Review of Reviews. It notes reduced prices, regional availability, and a rail route promo by the Minneapolis St. Louis railroad, inviting readers to contact agents for details.
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Vindicator
Republican
Cosmopolitan
Harps Basar
Woman's Hotel Companion
Womens Home Companion
Yili
Vik ViIndeator
Inter Ocean
West
Cement Drain Tile Plant Production Notes
Fractured OCR text outlines cement tile production and plant equipment needs. Mentions ordering and rotation of supply lines, with references to Miny and Jute suppliers and a BirnQhaM location, but details are unclear.
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Mente
Benqham
The Hard Times Warn Us All to Save Money
A Chicago Evening Post strip warns readers of looming hardship as figures like Rockefeller fear no relief. Nesbit’s poem cautions to save, spend wisely, and avoid debt while Uncle Sam’s finances strain. A Washerwoman quips about a poet’s cuffs provoking jealousy in Meggendorfer Blatter.
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Lawada
Wilbur D. Nesbit
Chicago Evening Post
One Way Settlers Rate Advertised Across States
One Way tickets to points in Nebraska and surrounding territories will be sold at very low rates during March and April. Individual fares include a base price plus 2.00 for ample benefits to settlers. Inquiries to local Central Agents for details and rates. Minneapolis, Minn.
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Colorado
Kanses
Missouri
Arknosaw
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Oklahoma
Iowa Central Railroad
Lotteseekers
Atoe
Gutts
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Franklin’s Garb and Faith Show Franklin Not a Quaker
A Youth’s Companion excerpt explains Benjamin Franklin wore Quakerlike dress in Philadelphia and France while denying Quaker membership. It traces his religious journey from Congregational upbringing to Presbyterian ties, later pew in an Anglican church, and finally Deist belief in God and immortality of the soul, with no allegiance to a sect.
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Judge Edwards Delays Trial To Tend Potatoes In Cochran
In Cochran Georgia Judge Edwards, also a farmer, interrupts a tense civil case to note a plan to plant potatoes. He places a paper under a paperweight to declare his decision later, telling the lawyers to continue their argument. An astonished orator watches.
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Edwards
Nashville Banner
Odd question about pumping sea dry in Harper's Weekly
A humorous exchange where Mr Brown notes a claim that pumping the sea dry at 1000 gallons per second would take 12 million years, and his wife asks where the water would be put. The anecdote reflects scientific probings and domestic curiosity in Harper's Weekly.
Too Much First College Graduate Dialogue
Two graduates converse about work and social class. The first recalls being invited to an employer's house for dinner, then notes discomfort at mixing business with social inferiors after hours. The exchange hints at class tension in the workplace.
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New York
Cardial Scheming In A Garret Bard Scene
A witty exchange shows a pretty girl and a poet debating imagination. The poet says imagination fuels their yarns told to creditors, prompting a quick quip about why collectors come around for money.
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Puck
Question and Divorce Pressure in Humorous Exchange
In a playful exchange, Hammer challenges Gor to cite divorce as a remedy for mistreatment, but Henpeck laments he cannot even ask his wife for a divorce, fearing her refusal. The lighthearted dialogue highlights stubborn domestic dynamics and humor about marriage.
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Henpeck
Gor
Philadelphia
Actor and fiancée in play blaze draws crowd cheers
An American actress recalled a provincial theater scene where the hero and villain duel rising tension over a faux blow. A young actor, fearing a ridicule from his inlaws, struck back with precision, winning furious applause and a rush of relatives to attend later.
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England
Sir Daniel Deepwater
Daniel
Siomne
Natural abilities and cultivation
Quote from Schopenhauer notes that natural abilities can nearly compensate for lack of cultivation. The idea contrasts inherent talent with effortful development, implying innate gifts balance or substitute for training.
The J M White steamboat legend and its mythic speed
A retelling of the J. M. White river steamboat saga from Elizabeth Pa to New Orleans and St. Louis. Builder Billy King shaped hull waves to gain speed, rival plans vanished, and the design remained secret until the craft wore out. The piece notes the White’s record stood until the R. B. Lea cut it in time.
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J. M. White
Ohio
Lee
Natchez
J. M White
Archer
Etalbert
Ohio River
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Inh
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Billy’ King
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Abe
Louis
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Jatural Enough and Bradley Inheritance Tale
Léppincott's notes claim Bradley, newly rich, acts the one possessed as he navigates wealth and power. The skit suggests dramatic transformation and public intrigue surrounding his behavior and persona.
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Léppincott
Young heir argues over spendthrift plan after benefactor’s example
An inheritor plans lavish living after a large fortune. An elderly adviser cites the uncle who proved a man can live on under $1,000 a year, challenging the heir to continue his experiment. The exchange hinges on frugal use of wealth and skeptical proof.
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Harry
Old Age and the Mind’s Quiet Wisdom
A compact extract from Ralph Waldo Emerson on aging, arguing that true wisdom arises as life wanes. He suggests central wisdom from infancy remains alive in old age, and that intellectual strength supports moral sentiment even as physical vigor fades.
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