Regular stockholders meeting notice for Minors Central Railroad
Public notice announces the regular meeting of Minors Central Railroad Company stockholders at the Chicago office on Wednesday October 7 at 12 noon. It describes a travel ticket for holders of one or more shares, details on eligibility, and the process to obtain tickets by writing to the president.
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Airwngs
Minors Central Railroad Company
Chicago
Triols Central Railroad
Oftica
W.G. Bruen
Chicago Daily Tribune
Vindicator
Republican
The
Tribune
Daily Tribune
Tribune Company
Republican CQ
The Averaged Man and the Average Boy
A brief reflection on the path from boy to man. The speaker notes the adult’s preoccupations with mortgages, social status, health trends, family expectations, and the pursuit of distinct identity, while friends drift behind and women ponder widows’ futures. A Puck quote anchors the meditation.
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Bill
Puck
One Word's Meanings in English Dialect
A brief excerpt discusses the richness and limits of English vocabulary, noting dialect terms that name precise sheep ages and countless meanings of words like rack. It cites the Dialect Dictionary and Youth's Companion to illustrate how a single word can carry many distinct senses across regions.
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England
The Dime Coin History and Its Scarcity
The Dime has a unique history tied to the English six pence, is very small and convenient, and is becoming extraordinarily scarce as more dimes are minted yet hoards grow. The piece notes a craze for dime banks and how their appealing design tempts people to save dimes they do not need.
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New York Mall
Great Lake Cities cited for growth and prosperity
The Great Lake Cities including Chicago Cleveland Buffalo Detroit Milwaukee with Duluth Superior and other ports are praised for the highest growth, low death rate, high home ownership, and record savings deposits. The Cleveland Leader describes them as handsome, enterprising, and full of progress.
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Great Lake
Chicago
Cleveland
Buffalo
Detroit
Milwaukee
Duluth
Superior
Lake Drie
America
Getting Licked For Principle In A Newsboy Fight
A reporter met a scarred faced newsboy who explained he fought after a man disrespected his sister. The boy admitted no sister existed, saying he was whipped for the principle of the thing in a Philadelphia North American item.
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Philadelphia
Office boy holds line till caller returns
The new office boy sits in his chair with a telephone transmitter in his lap. The boss questions his actions as the boy explains a caller asked him to hold the phone until the caller rang again, hinting at a future promotion.
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Lippincott’s
Trade's Sensitiveness and German Goods Choice
The piece notes German goods often substitute for British where possible. A Russian joiner, non meat eater, lacks muscle for heavy hammers. Bo bo buys and uses the German light hammer made for him, avoiding the heavier English hammer. Landon Post.
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Landon Post
Henhouse Feud Echoes Neighborly Threats and Slang
A fragmentary exchange shows a rural feud over hens. The elder warns of action if his neighbor’s dog eats his poultry, while the neighbor dismisses the threat with stubborn bravado. The rough dialogue hints at tensions in a small community.
How Bees Gather Honey From Flowers
The article explains bee honey production via a bee tongue described as a flat broomlike tool that brushes nectar from blossoms, guiding it to the mouth and into the honey bag where a chemical process supposedly turns nectar into honey, then disgorged into honey cells. It notes scientists have long studied the bee lab but many workings remain unexplained.
Grass as universal cure for sick horses says veterinary expert
A renowned veterinary surgeon asserts grass beats drugs for horses, urging a few quarts daily from spring to fall. He argues the belief grass is harmful is cruel, comparing grass to fresh produce for humans. Drivers should let horses graze roadside grass, reducing waste and promoting health. Summer visitors with horses should allow grazing when possible.
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Elerses
The Plausible Lie and Its Quiet Power
A compact meditation on how refined lies from historians politicians friends and self deceivers shape humanity more than crude calumny. The author argues truth seekers deserve gratitude even when truth is hard to find and cites St John Ruskin as a guiding fountain.
Faithful to His Friend Toole and Irving Friendship Tale
From struggling beginners Toole and Irving rose together and shared a lifetime of support. Irving faced presentation to Queen Victoria with pride, while a court official warned secrecy. Irving defended Toole as a worthy peer and Christian gentleman, noting Toole’s aid during his early years.
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Toole
Irving
Queen Victoria
Mr. Toole
John L. Toole
Benny Irving
London Standard
Hyacinthus Myth Birthed a Flower Name
The Hyacinth derives its name from Greek myth. Ovid tells how Hyacinthus, beloved by Apollo, was struck by Zephyrus during a playful moment, dying and being transformed into the flower that bears his name.
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Hyacinth
Ovid
Hyacinthus
Apollo
Zephyrus
Figure It Out Duck Sale Puzzle
A man had sixty ducks split into two lots of thirty. One lot priced at three for $1 and the other at two for $1. In his absence the clerk sold all sixty at five for $2, earning $24. If sold as instructed, the two buyers would have paid $15 and $10 totaling $25. The missing dollar arises because the two pricing schemes cannot coexist. the clerk’s sale at five for $2 produced a total of $24, which reflects the misalignment of the two lot prices and the misallocation of ducks between the two pricing routes.
No Nonsense Snaps at Elizabethan Ruff Return
Ma Twaddles reads a fashion note predicting the Elizabethan ruff will likely come back. Pa Twaddles responds energetically and jokes about setting the dog on the rival as the exchange unfolds in a domestic snapshot.
Fragmentary dialogue on Olea conduct and wit
Snippet shows a heated exchange with a line about Olea conduct enough to make an angel weep and a retort about not shedding a tear. The text appears incomplete with broken quotation marks and truncated phrases.
Old Way. Robert and Richard Exchange Promises
Fragmentary dialogue shows Robert vowing orderly plans for his new life and Richard acknowledging clarity of purpose. The garbled text hints at timing and foresight but lacks concrete context or outcomes.
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Robert
Howe
Richard
An Odd Ball of Nature The Phalarope’s Courtship
A readable extract describes Wilson's phalarope across northwestern prairies. The female leads courtship while the male incubates and cares for young, with the birds displaying unusual sexual and social roles. The essay notes the species’ aquatic adaptation, gentle behavior, and a hint of playful domestic chaos among the females.
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Wilson
Herbert K. John
Outing Magazine
Remedies From Indian Lore Include Claws Horns and Magics
The Madras Mail describes traditional beliefs about remedies using animal parts and objects. Tigers claws are valued and worn, deer horn paste aids pain, and powdered horn is claimed to promote women’s growth. A black scorpion tail charm, door bolt contact, keys for epileptic fits, an iron pillow, red hot iron for sore throats, and peacocks flesh with pig ghee cited as cures for rheumatism are noted as common native practices.
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Madras Mail
Early steam power milestones from ancient to early modern era
The piece traces steam power origins from Hero of Alexandria and early Roman magicians to Denis Papin and pot steam models, then highlights key milestones: Watt's rotary engine patent in 1760, Trevithick's 1804 locomotive, Stephenson's improvements, and early steamboats by Symington and Fulton with trials in 1802 and 1808, plus river trips from New York to Albany starting 1807.
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Hero of
Alexandria
Ptolemy Philadelphus
Pliny
Rome
Watt
Trevithick
Stephenson
Denys Papin
William Symington
Robert Fulton
Chancellor Livingston
Seine
New York
Albany
No Influence With Him In Scottish Municipal Vote
A canvasser visiting a west Scotland town asks a housewife for her influence with her husband in a local election. The wife retorts she has no influence and recounts asking him to wash the floor that morning, which he refused. The exchange highlights household dynamics in political campaigning.
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Scotland
No Hurry. A moral quip at a parishioner’s digression
A minister is shocked when a young woman declines an introduction to parishioners. she quips that heaven is near, showing wit about social duties. The item also cites a moralist noting the dollar as man’s great enemy and a quip from Roxley about his wife loving him for his enemies.
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Roxley
Philadelphia
Not Int Bq The Last Of Yan Siltena Family
The dialogue presents a wry exchange about being the final member of a notable lineage. Acknowledgment is followed by a bemused reaction to the claim, with a playful undertone and a hint of self awareness about heritage.
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Moore
Norman C. Maine
Mgr
Estherville
Towa
J. Hansen
Illinois Central
R.R
Anual Stockholders
Maes
Titneis Central Railroad
Tisket
Chicngo
A.G. Hacketafy
Chamberlain
di Colera
Diarthea
Far East
Converse
KB. Be, Hartung, V. Pren. FP
W. Converse
Casiler
Iowa Savings Bank
the Vindicator
Estnerville, Iowa
F. H
Rhodes, Cashier
W. T. Rhodes
Asst
Europe
Bank OF
Iowa
California
Rock Island Lines
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Portland
Tacoma
Seattle
Rock Island
Pacific Coast
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