The Great Pacific And its strange oceanic formations
The article surveys the Pacific Ocean detailing its breadth from pole to pole, currents, climate, and submarine features. It notes Behring Strait connections, submarine ridges between Hawaii and Australia, and contrasts currents with the Atlantic. It also compares voyage distances and speeds of Canadian and American lines and references a French chronicler’s study of authors’ dens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alike
Sileria
Australia
Pacific
Behring Sea
South Cape
Tasmania
Ite Bay
Pacific Ocean
Mount tevenTa
Camors
Yokoham
Victoria
Pacific Mail
San Francisco
Yokohama
Paris
Dumas
Coppee
Pierre Loti
de Goncourt
Sardon
Zola
Massenet
Metihac
Halevy
Westminster Gazette
Mis Native Element and the Florida water availed
A playful exchange about a small alligator and winter plans with whimsical names and regional flavor. The dialogue references Florida water and a humorous line about a wife after a mention of a Linagier woven priin year home, reflecting a light human interest tone from a New York Weekly style fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kitty
Florida
K. Biols
New York Weekly
Are You Going East? Rio Grande Western Rail Way Offers Three Routes
Traveling readers are urged to choose Rio Grande Western Railway for speed and safety with comfort. Tickets should read via the road offering three distinct routes and renowned scenic views. Send 25 cents to J. H. Bennett in Salt Lake City for a copy of the illustrated book Utah, a Peep Into the Mountain-Walled Treasury of the Gods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Rio Grande Western Railway
J. H. Bennett
Salt Lake City
Utah
Beatty’s Piano and Organs, a Self-Made Pioneer
Sen Daniel F Beatty is hailed as the “gun and Mino man” of Washington and Washington state. From penniless plow boy to head of Beatty’s Piano and Organs since 1870, he overcomes obstacles, builds a vast business, and plans to sell 209,000 more items in the next decade, averaging about $100 per sale through widespread advertising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel F. Beatty
Washington, N
Soy
Beatty
Wedding delay due to illness and smallpox scare
A family Thanksgiving joke recounts Chuck Bier delaying his wedding as measles and a smallpox scare disrupt plans. They finally wed after ten weeks, but a preacher falls ill with grip, delaying by another two weeks. The dialogue shifts to a grandmother's portrait and a humorous resemblance to the narrator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wien
Chicago
Tribuan
Tough life insurance case with iron works owner
A solicitor recalls a brutal encounter with a Troy iron manufacturer who pretended interest in life insurance. In a deafening machine shop, the owner urged him to explain his product while clerks smiled, making communication impossible and prompting the solicitor to leave in anger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Tye
Tafter
Kis
Albany Express
Waiting Man at the Ticket Office Cranky Exchanges
A humorous exchange unfolds as Waiting Man insists on a turn at the ticket office while the ticket seller mocks his frustration. The scene spirals into slapstick doubts about keys and grammar questions, with snippets from various papers adding to the collage of oddities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M
New York Press
Affable Friend Ahs Advice To Mr Grampscy
An odd phrase delivered as a clipped message from Philadelphia mentions hopes for wellbeing and hints at a reward. The text reads as a personal address with affectionate titles and a suggestion to take action, ending with a reference to a reward in Philadelphia.
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Mr. Grampscy
Grampacy
Philadelphia
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Wm. Pierson
E. P. Butler
Reno
Opera Meme
Nevada
AML
Etyl
ST Pictures
Bret Terms
Free
Washington
T. V. Julien
Reno, Nevada
Beatty's Organs
Dianbel F. Beatty
Washington, New Jersey
Wadsworth
Wx. Nicholls
Silvon
W.N. Linimenz
Daniel Etty
Wallington
New Jersey
Tahoe
I Organs
Beatty’s
Daniel F. Gearty
Great Pacific
Chicago Tribune
Ayer
Lockport
Ayers
Ayer &Co
Lowell
Mass
Beatty’s Organs
U.S
Hin Tubierttane
Cholly
Tain
Bingo
Brooklyn
Lanton Tn
Tommy
Texas Siftings
Willie Mugg
Johnny
William Donaldson
AGE
Stillwater, Churchill Co
Agency of
Inurance
Europe
America
Fire Association OF
U. S
J. M. McCormack
Otto Swanson
Wadsworth, Nevada
Luis
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