Burlington Route goods and schedules for Denver travel
Peoria limited departs Brighton at 6 41 p m daily arrives Peoria 11 20 p m. Quickest Washington to Denver time 22 50 going 25 40 returning. Catches Burlington No 1 fine train on the Q leaving Washington 7 30 p m arriving Denver 6 20 p m next day. Cheap rates to Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo. See us or phone, Fox, Agent.
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Washington
Burlington F
Burlington
Peoria Limited
Brighton
Peoria
Nepr
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Pacific Coast
Twin Cities
Lowa
W. G. Young, Jr
Davenport
W. 7 Young, Jr
Keithburg
Helen Blaine
Uguawka
Keithsburg
Young
W. A. Blatr
W. W. Kinnear
Agt
Surtington
Iowa
Passenger No. 12 Off the Track Near Letts in Rain Floods
Passenger No. 12 derailed two miles east of Letts after washouts on a soaked track. The tender and five cars left the rails. Sheriff Teeter aboard escaped injury. One porter severely injured lightly, others scratched. Engine and two sleepers stayed on track. Train running slow orders. Muscatine area tracks worst in years. repairs underway. Attorney J. Wilson travels with wrecking crew. law firm represents railway company.
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Sheriff Teeter
Montezuma
Davenport
Muscatine
Wilton
Totte
Hraoch
Columbus Junction
P. E. O. Matrons Host Maidens At Ida Hell Home
The P. E. O. matrons entertain the maidens at the home of Mr. Ida Hell Tuesday evening at 7 10. Visiting P E O’s welcome.
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Mi. Ida Hell
P E O
Death of Isaac Van Nostrand noted by local paper
Telegram reports the death of Isaac Van Nostrand, longtime local businessman later living in McPherson Kansas for about twenty years. His body will be brought back for burial, with Thomas Van Nostrand expected to leave Kansas City tonight to transport the remains.
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Washington
McPherson
Kansas
W. E. Kerr
Isaac VanNostrand
Kan
VaenNostrand
Mr. VanNostrand
Thomas van Nostrand
Kansas City
Lost and Found Ads Promote Local Job and Sale
A vintage classifieds snippet shows a 14 year old seeking work at a journal office and a sale notice for a four room residence in Crawfordsville. The terse notices reflect common small town job and property postings of the era.
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Journal Cee
Wanren
Itua
Jourrnal
Crawfordsville
L. D. Hiearns
Munn & Co
Scientific American
New York
F St
Washington, D
Local People Move and Travel Between Towns
John Wolf visits Williamsburg to see his son Sherman who remains seriously ill in Grace Fravey. Several residents, including Miss Tillie Lyon and Mrs. Wiley, travel to Watertown Morning Sun and Morning Sun for meetings and hospital work. Mrs Kecouse and family visit Arthur Lil while Mrs Emry arrives from Keota. Betty Crayne returns from West Chester and Mra Bena returns to Woodburn. W.R. Mount to work for International Mercantile Co. in Kansas City. Homer to supply bakery goods tomorrow at Harvey Warfel. License to wed issued to Harry Ditmars and Martha Tracy of Brighton.
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John Wolf
Williamsburg
Sherman
Birdie Crayne
Misa May Long
West Chester
Mra Bena
A. Heenblossom
Hannah Looney
Woodburn
W.R. Mount
Kansas City
International Mercantile Company
Bradstreet
Dune
Homer
Harvey & Warfel
Johnson
Clerk Matthews
Harry Ditmars
Martha Ethel Tracy
Brighton
Spooner Word Twister Leaves Odd Toasts in Church
The article recounts the famed Oxford professor William Archibald Spooner known for malapropisms. At a service he told ushers to “sow these ladies into their sheets.” He also quipped about fruit and mispronunciations involving Mrs Goodwin and Misa Goodwin during a social meal.
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William Archibald Spooner
Oxford University
Mishop Harvey Goodwin
Carliale
Meeting by Mistaken Identity in London Street
In a brisk exchange a man accuses another of striking him in an aggressive manner. The mistaken identity episode ends with apologies and a light remark about the weather as they part in London.
From London to Baltimore Tales and Estates of Oaks
A Baltimore doctor comforts a dying child of colored parents with a blunt truth and a family reply about heavenly rest. Prom Lambert's Oaks in Woodmansterne KRogland, once known as a inn, lends its name to the Oaks stakes. Built by the Liunter's club, it later housed General Burgoyne and then the 11th Earl of Derby.
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Baltimore
Woodmansterne
Krogland
Abbreviated Telegrams From Various U S Regions
A mixed set of brief items notes conventions migrations land allotments and diplomatic remarks. Highlights include the United Association of Miumbers meeting in Omaha a $10 000 000 cotton mill site selected at Holliday Kansas and the Creek nation set to receive land allotments this week.
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United Association of Miumbers, Gas and Stum Bitters
Omaha
Eastern
Missouri
Kansas Capitalists
Holliday
Kan
Garment Makers’ Union
Cleveland
Indianapolis
Indus
Exlatona
Mexico
United States
Meaton
Dune
DB Scherzer
Franklin, O
Berlin University
Chares M. Schwab
Steol
Practical Clothes Care and Liszt Concert Anecdote
The piece advises dampening and ironing worn coats to restore shape, then suggests borax sponging to remove shine. It recounts a Len Liszt anecdote in 1855 in France where seven attendees listen politely and he converts a dull evening into a generous dinner and a big next day crowd.
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Liszt
Tie
Lisst
Debate on Dieting Fasts and The Greatest Man Ever Lived
A New York press summary discusses medical opinions on long fasts and hunger as disease avoidance, arguing appetite drives excessive eating. It then shifts to a panelistic debate on universal judgments of history’s greatest man, noting disagreement over Cromwell Shakespeare Milton Burns and David.
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Brooklyn
At & H
New York
Lord Brougham
Julius Cesar
Professor Gardiner
Cromwell
Shakespeare
Lord Lytton
Milton
Scotland
Charles Mackey
Burns
King David of the
Leslie
Portsmouth Harbor The ancient haven of Portus Magnus
The article traces Ports mouth England as a historic harbor used by Romans at Portus Magnus and later by Saxons and Normans. It notes Portsmouth’s early importance from Henry II’s era and Richard I's naval ventures, with citations to the London Globe.
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Portsmouth
England
Portchester
Portus Magnus
Henry L . Richard Coour de Lion
London Globe
Town Council Buys Town Hall Plane in West Scotland
A Scottish town council in the west acquires a plane for the town hall and appoints three members to inspect the purchase. A humorous exchange features a self styled judge of music and a quip about age and manners, reflecting local newspaper wit from the Philadelphia Record and Chicago Tribune clippings.
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Scotland
Bees and insects inspire with clever natural engineering
A Cincinnati Commercial Tribune remark compares bees busy honeycomb shaping to a perfect preplanned design and notes ants build smoother roads and tunnels, highlighting advanced nature’s efficiency.
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Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Trifles Reflections and Musical Matrimony Dialogue
The excerpt presents a meditation on every action's hidden roots and effects. A conversation features a young man asking to be seen as part of a millionaire's family, followed by witty exchanges about belonging and marriage.
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Millonaire
Iowa Central Offers Low Fare Tickets to Minnesota Resorts
Iowa Central Railway cut ticket prices to St Paul Minneapolis and Minnesota resorts with return by October 31. The offer promotes health recreation and fishing with usual low rates. Agents provide further details until September 2.
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Iowa Central Railway
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Lowa Central
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Spirit
Okoboji Lakes
Cedar Rapide & Northern Ba Y
Winnesota
Jno G. Farmer
Agp&ta
Cr&n R’y
Cedar Rapids
Lombardos
M. Lombardos
Rambler Bicycles
Wheeler and Wilson Sewing Machines
Solbrig Repair
Opera House
Helen Blair
Oynawka
Kettleburz
New Rolston
Muscallin
Rock Island
Louisville
Nashville
Great Central Southern Trunk
Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama
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Florida
Gulf Coast
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Yellowstone Park
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