Items for Travelers Pamphlet and Texas Gulf Coast rail times
Travelers readers are invited to obtain a pamphlet about Gulf Coast Texas success stories and travel to principal points in the Southwest for 30 to 35 dollars. Tickets available first and third Tuesdays monthly. The Rocky Mountain Limited and Golden State Limited serve Colorado and California destinations. The Estherville timetable lists westbound and eastbound freight and passenger trains with numerous route numbers and restrictions, noting daily and Sunday exceptions and limited stops beyond Estherville.
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Souths West
Origin of the Boning System for College Examinations
The piece recalls how students coined boning from the pony and grindstone habit during exams. It details Henry George Bohn and his 1840 library venture that translated many works into cheap English editions, making classics widely accessible and popular among students.
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Bohn
Henry George Bohn
Rohn
A. B
New York Tribune
Voodooism in Haiti and the Cannibal Question
London Times examines Voodoo in Haiti noting pastors influence but instruments remain. government avoids interference due to leaders' power. The piece questions human sacrifice, finding no organized ritual but occasional cannibalism in extreme cases, with public opinion condemning the act and educated Haitians ashamed.
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Huilien
London Times
Pious Advertisement Sparks Moral Suasion in 1787 Gazette
A fragment from the Pennsylvania Gazette dated June 23, 1787 presents a moralizing ad alleging Franklin’s authorship. It notes a pewbound red gilt prayer book marked TD. F. taken and advised to read the eighth commandment, with a threat of no further notice upon its return.
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Pennsylvania Gazette
Franklin
D. I
Deborah Franklin
Distinction of a Master and a Servant
A quaint exchange from London Tit-Bits contrasts a master returning for his umbrella with a servant's remark. The snippet also notes a man lacking a reason for action has one for abstaining, attributed to Thomas Scutt.
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Sentlewan
London
Thomas Scutt
A Fulsome Compliment About Mrs. Cleveland
During Mr Cleveland's tour after his marriage he and his companion were in a large town when a violet lunch was thrown to Mrs Cleveland. Mr Cleveland joked about keeping her in water, and a gentleman replied that flattery is fulsome compliment. The moment hinges on Mrs Cleveland's maiden name Frances Folsom.
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Mr.Cleveland
Washington
New York City
A Queer Chinese Notion on Eyes and Magic
The article notes a belief among some Chinese that foreigners use the eyes and hearts of Chinese in making rare drugs and in metallurgical tricks. It cites 1870 work A Deathblow to Corrupt Practices describing funeral rites where eye removal and filling with plaster were used to “seal the eyes for the western journey” and claims eight pounds of silver could be extracted with Chinese lead.
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China
Europe
Marine Rubber Chewers and Other Curious Notions
A cluttered column of 19th century vignettes returns with nautical slang about sailors chewing rubber to ease gun shock during firing. It includes quips about a landlubber druggist and a Manila Bay veteran, then shifts to brief anecdotes about Washington statues, royal titles traced to Hebrew roots, and humor from London to Boston about manners, misplacements, and grit.
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John L
Manila Bay
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Deserter Hewitt-Green Arrest Reported
Hewitt-Green, marked as a deserter, has been arrested in a case noted by Jewett Wite of arpoy New York Press. The report mentions a figure named Vergy and a belief of equal status, though details are unclear and fragmented.
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Hewitt—Green
Jewett | Wite
Arpoy
New York Press
Moslem Superstition Described in Beard Dressing Ritual
The text notes a Moslem practice after prayer where a comb is used to dress the beard solemnly. It recalls old beliefs that fallen hairs were broken and buried as portions of a covenant with angels who watched the process.
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Havine
Four Women Solve The Dominion Of Matter Over Tea
A club tea table discussion features four women debating gender roles and progress. They claim women prompters improve theater, teach languages, and have superior horse training by kindness, concluding that mental power will overturn muscular dominance.
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Garrick
Harlan
Words to Freeze The Soul
A Springfield North Carolina merchant recounts doctors' grim prognosis for his son with consumption. After trying Dr. King's New Discovery for three weeks, the boy recovered fully. The advert touts the remedy as infallible for coughs and lung diseases, with a free trial bottle and guarantees.
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Geo.ry Blevens
Springfield
N. C
King
Mr. Blevens
Notice of Incorporation in Wallingford Telegraph Firm
Notice of incorporation states a new Wallingford telephony company formed under laws of own with capital stock of 6000 dollars. It will construct and operate telephone systems in Wallingford with officers elected January each year. Directors named Kennedy Anderson Olson Woodlerson Bardon listed. debt limit 60000 dollars. stockholders not liable for corporate debts.
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Bowie
Encorportation
Haven Airectors
Janay
Parson
Towlt
J. BP. Kennedy
Anderson
Vdevetson
O. O
Olson
I. ‘Woodlbertson
BR. Bardon
Buch Corporation
Jamis PL Kennedy
Bev Atson
J. Q. Kaba
D.D. Rebel
Drew Anderson
BL G.hando
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