Catalogue of the Old Washington College Relic
Mrs. J C Bdtee preserves a 1855 56 catalogue of the United Presbyterian Washington College once on South Marion avenue. The pamphlet lists trustees professors and 128 students, describes the four year course with Latin Greek math and theology, tuition at $20 yearly, and boarding costs. It notes a nine acre campus, stage and rail links, a new three story building and a $30 000 to $40 000 fund.
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Washington
J. C. Bdtee
Old Washington College
United Presbyterian
Marion Avenue
A. A. Beenblossom
Burrell
Washington County
Monmouth
James R. Doig
A. M
W. T. Wilson
C. M. Sherman
John Hruce
A. B
M. A. Robb
Thomas Hene
Samuel F. van Atta
Nahaniel McDowell
Samuel McArthur
Alexander Story
John T. Tate
John Miller
Iowa
Mississippi River
Muscatine
Oskaloosa
Iowa City
Fairfield
Mt. Pleasant
Burlington
Air Line Railroad
New Boston
Burned With Love Described in Chicago Tribune Tale
A Chicago Tribune report tells of a husband who allegedly sat on a stove to be near his wife as she cooked, a dramatic domestic incident cited by the Boston Transcript.
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Chicago Tribunes
Boston Transcript
Parisian Modiste Rewards Help Tradition for Staff
Each year a renowned Parisian dressmaker allows his women employees to pick a dress and have it tailored to their own taste, rewarding loyalty and creativity within the workshop.
Yukon River Navigation in Alaska Reaches Far Miles
The largest American river under the flag is the Yukon in Alaska. It is navigable for more than 2,000 miles, offering extensive waterway reach across the state.
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Yukon
Alaska
Yellowstone Geysers Outshine Iceland Displays
Yellowstone geysers occasionally erupt above 300 feet, far surpassing Icelandic geysers which rarely exceed 100 feet in height, highlighting the contrast in geothermal activity between the two regions.
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Iceland
Yellowstone
Is not his word like a fire? Declaimed with notable force
A fragment from the Inspired Compositor piece in the English paper notes the speaker delivering a fiery declamation. The passage emphasizes the fuel power of his voice, reserved for this section.
Railroads Needed to Fuel World Development and Growth
The article argues for expanded global railway networks to move rising populations and food supplies. It compares rail density across continents, notes lower costs in developing regions, and links mechanized production to broader transport needs and ocean trade capacity. It highlights uneven rail spread in South America Africa Asia and Australia and the potential gains from connecting inland producing areas to waterways.
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South America
Africa
Asia
Australia
United States
Europe
Red States
North America
South
Frica
Sahara
Railways of the World by Grand Divisions
A fragmentary excerpt outlines broad railway divisions excluding polar regions. It references fantasy rail concepts for Alaska and presents an exclusive regional framework for global rail networks.
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Railways OF the World
Polar
Alaska
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John Scott
Monmouth, Til
W. Nash
Place
Columbus City
M. Robertson
W. H. Wilson
Nathaniel McDowell
Samuel Rankin
Crawfordsville
David Lindsay
Samuel Gould
Birmingham
Dutch Creek
Alex B. Cassil
William C. Anderson
James Dawson
Robert Meek
Robert McConnell
John Vance
Albia
William B. Lewis
Brighton
Amboy
C. W. Burris
Margaret Burnside
Bether J. Miller
Pilot Grove
Jane H. Caldwell
Thomas F. Allen
Charles A. Allen
Clara E. Allen
Mary FE. Allen
Horatio W. Anderson
Emma H. Andreson
Charles J Arnold
Wade C. Arnold
Andrew P. Joharnes
A. Robinson Harnes
Granville G. Bennett
Mary M. Bennett
John Brokaw
Norton P. Chipman
Sue BR. Chipman
Celia W. Chipman
Helen M. Chipman
Marietta KE. Conger
J. Mitchell Currie
Samantha J. Curry
Margaret FE. Curry
Josiah B. Dawson
George F.dawson
Samuel H. Dawson
William Dawson
Joseph A. Dawson
Martha S. Dawson
Mary A. Dayton
M. Lizzie DeVoe
Alexander de Maree
J. Rankin Doig
H. Agnes Doig
Mary Grace Doig
Sue Ewing
Sarah PD. Fulton
Maria Fulton
Jamesd. Glasgow
Robert M. Glasgow
John C. Hamilton
Nancy Hayes
Patience Hayes
Eleanor Johnson
C. T. Jones
Arthur R. Kendall
Irvine W. Keck
Robert M. Kilgore
Nancy H. Mealey
Samuel Mealey
Josephine Mealey
Caroline Meek
Martha McCahan
Mig A. McLaughlin
Andrew McMillan
William H. McMillan
Greene County, Wis
Amanda
Chadwick
Sarah J. Cleaves
Orlando W. Fkaston
Hannah McCullough
Margaret A. McConnell
James J. Moore
Richmond
de Witt Cooper
Castleton
Ind
Robert 8S
Sunbeam
Robert S. Finley
Hepzibah Gould
John Lindsay
Martha Lindsay
New London
Frank M. Gunning
Thomas H. Maxswell
Zipporah Maxwell
William T. Walker
Little York
John F. Graham, Daniel Harris
Somanauk
James McCleery
Afton
M. Ella Myers
Winchester
William Nelson
Monmouth, Ill
Margaret Orr
Caroline KE. Pollock
Samuel £. Jones
Nancy J. Quinn
Samuel E
Terrett
Linden
James P. Irvine
David Irvine
Andrew H. Robb
Charlotte
Robb
Wairfield
Mary J. Urie
Wayne
John H. Walker
Dorset
R. B. Howilson
Grandview
Louisa J. Ken
Board of Trustees
Associate Presbytery of
Wolf Floral Co
P. Austin Bratissevan
Natonal City Park of
New York
Bureau of Railway Economics
France
United Kingdom
Japan
Western Australia
New Zealand
Canada
Poeta Tan
Dominion
Greenland
Brazil
Teheree
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