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A Novel Railway Patent and Odd Humors of the Day
A piece notes a railway patent by P Hitler of Marseilles for a passing mechanism with inclined planes and overpass rails. The column then shifts to humorous anecdotes including wedding proposals and social quirks from Washington Post and New Orleans papers with colorful quips about courtship and manners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patent Office
P. Hitler
Marseilles
Lis
St Louie Globo-Democrat
Mauyana
Julia
Jennie
Capitol Hill
Washington Post
Aytoun
Misa Jane Emily Wilson
Christophar
Micaiani