Railway News and International Transit Developments
Persia has no railway and tests with Carnegie nickel steel rails on the Pennsylvania line. In Tokio Americans install 20 miles of streetcar using air propulsion with 40 cars. A Nassau Railroad case awards a woman 2300 dollars after a fat man sat on her as a car halted. England’s Great Eastern railway expands liquid fuel for single driver bogie express engines. Crude petroleum from Borneo is tested and may rival coal for propulsion.
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Persia
Carnegie Steel Company
Pennsylvania Railroad
Railways and Engineering Review
Tokio
Japan
United States
Supreme Court
Nassau Railroad Company
Brooklyn
N. Y
Great Eastern Railway
England
Borneo
Landlord’s Game Taste Shock in Rocky Mountain Eatery
In a Boston Globe note, travelers complain about the hotel menu offering only beefsteak and mutton. They press the landlord for game meats such as venison and bear, joking about ordering a cartload to last days and paying high prices for wild fare.
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Rocky Mountain
Ito
Jim
Boston Globe
Notable Youthful Millionaire Plans Dream Home
A young millionaire pledges a luxurious, custom built home for his fiancée. He describes months of searching for the finest interiors and costly furniture to suit her, and she hints at fully furnishing it again herself once they move in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milionaire
Colored regulars in the Philippines inspired repartee
A U.S. Marine sergeant was greeted by a Western volunteer with a hard question. The reply asserted their mission to take up the white man's burden, reflecting colonial attitudes and wartime humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
Iiack
Argonaut
Absent-minded Beggar Confronts Pleasantries Over Ten Cents
A Philadelphia North American snippet shows a mendicant returning for ten cents, apologizing for being absent minded as he repeats the request. The exchange captures a brief street encounter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Goughing Leads to Consumption Warns Public Health
A quackish medical notice hawks Kemp's Balsam claiming it halts coughs instantly. It urges readers to visit a druggist for a free vampile bottle and offers large bottle sizes. The text warns that delays are dangerous and uses antiquated spelling.
Phrase Snippets Echo Curious Dialogues
Snappy quotes from 19th century papers feature quips about iguanas and sleeping cars with a hint of fortune and caution. The lines reflect playful, terse exchanges between characters, capturing a newspaper card style.
Stomach Distress Signals Spring Turmoil
Symptoms of stomach distress in spring include sour stomach dull headache bad taste in the mouth and stomach pains. The passage urges a tonic digestive remedy to support an overworked stomach and restore balance.
Hood's Sarsaparilla advertised as the best stomach and blood remedy
An advertisement claims Hood's Sarsaparilla is the best stomach and blood medicine, backed by numerous grateful letters. It portrays the product as a universal cure for stomach troubles and a trusted medical standard.
The Boy With Beast Companions Faces A Grim Feast
A storied boy with a bear a lion and a tiger proclaims their doom for allegedly devouring travelers. After challenging the beasts they stay silent and the boy fulfills the grim dare eating the tiger and the bear leaving the lion spared by protest.
Pet of the Regiment Jack the Second Infantry Mascot
Jack the dog mascot of the Second Infantry known as Hero of Santiago is a famed fighter and loyal companion to Company D. He traveled from Fort Omaha to Cuba, helped fight in Santiago, endured malaria, and remained a beloved figure despite illness and long campaigns.
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Jack
Second Infantry
Santiago
United States Army
Fort Omaha
HO Jack
Cuba
Standing Rock
Mandan
Fort Yates
Chickamauga
Tampa
Santiave
Aten
Jackimi
Roosevelt
San Juan River
Berd
Santinen
Company D
Detroit
Free Press
Clever Dancing Bear Captivates Baltimore Zoo Crowd
La Belle Fatima the dancing bear at Baltimore Zoo astounds spectators with an imitation of oriental couchee dancing. Once an ordinary trick bear, Fatima gained fame after a Midway Plaisance appearance in Chicago.
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Hagenback
Fatima
Francis Ferrari
Baltimore
Fatimia
Goen
Chicago
The Mother Duck and Her Nervous Nest Choices
The Cincinnati Enquirer describes a mother duck’s anxious care for her nest. She often nests away from water and risks exposure, yet remains affectionate. Dangers loom from rats and pike as soon as the young venture out, making her fussiness understandable.
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Cincinnnati Enquirer
Scribbler's Quip on Popularity and the Gee
A terse remark hints at tactics for self-advancement through charm and social ease. The speaker muses on becoming well liked by the audience or group referred to as the gee.
Senator Pettus of Alabama and the solemn adjournment motion
The Washington Post recounts Senator Pettus of Alabama as the most owl like and solemn member of the Senate. He speaks slowly and with exaggerated gestures making him seem humorless. He attempts to adjourn the Senate during Spooner's remarks, and the chamber ends with laughter as the motion carries.
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Senator Pettus
Alabama
Senate
Pettus
Spooner
Mr. Spooner
Mr. Pettus
Washington Post
Belief in Horse Sense From a Patient Horse
A Chicago Inter Ocean tale recounts a South Side veterinarian who cared for a chestnut driving mare prone to spells. The horse twice sought his clinic, then died at his door after returning in distress, prompting the doctor to declare proof that a horse can reason.
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Jones
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Immense telescope promises lunar insight and world thought shift
The article compares an ongoing telescope project to Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, suggesting the instrument will bring the moon near observers and reveal planetary secrets. It asserts the Bitters strengthen the system and prevent malaria and fever, urging readers to try it.
Teacher Quizzes on Synonyms in Sydney Town Notes
A Sydney Town and Country Journal item frames a Bright Boy’s definition of synonym as a word used in place of another when the original spelling is unknown. The quip reflects schoolroom humor and language teaching.
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Sydney Town and Country Journal
Most of the good jokes are old ones if you only knew it
A brief partisan quip from Washington quotes a Democrat member noting humor longevity, suggesting many clever lines have aged well. The remark underscores political entertainment during a press cycle and hints at seasoned wit within party circles.
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Washington
Pe-ru-na touted by several women as a health remedy
A letter from Mrs. Hamilton of Columbus Ohio testifies to Pe-ru-na’s health benefits for women. Other testimonials from Racine Wisconsin operatic singer Annie Wyandotte and Pittsburg Pennsylvania Miss Clara Stoecker praise restored voices and relief from chronic catarrh. Dr Hartman offers free consultations. Pelvic catarrh is described as common in women.
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Colonel Hamilton
Hamilton
Goodale Street
Columbus
Ohio
Margaretha Dauben
North Superior Street
Racine City
Wis
Pen
Annie Wyandotte
Bright
Clara Stoecker
Miss Stoecker
Pittsburg
Ghost of the Glacier And Other Tales Volume Release
A delightful volume titled Ghost of the Glacier And Other Tales including Making a Revolution Susquehanna Trail Sculpture of the Elfs Once a Pillar of the World leathers of Fashion and others. Beautifully illustrated edition ready for distribution about May 1. Send 10 cents to T W Lee Lackawanna Railroad 26 Exchange Place New York City.
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Susquehanna Trail
T. W. Lee
Lackawanna Railroad
Exchange Place
New York City
Artillery Grows as Key Branch in Military Service
A Detroit Journal note argues artillery increasingly dominates military strategy, comparing war to a shell game and warning diplomacy mirrors battlefield shifts.
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Detroit
Gold field discovery leads steamship trip from Seattle May 1900
It notes a rich gold field found twenty eight hundred miles from Seattle by ocean route. The first steamer is scheduled to depart Seattle around May 10, 1900. For details contact Geo H Heatford, Geneval Passenger Agent, Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul Railway, Chicago, IL. Also remarks on Washington living costs and congressmen dying in office.
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Seattle
Ocean
Geo. H. Heatford
Geneval
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Chicago
Fragments Note Readers and Advertisements
Brief jumble of old ads and sayings with names and places. References include Mrs Thos Robbins Maple Street Norwich NY 1900 and Atchison Globe quips about smoking cures and cold remedies. The piece reads like a collage of promotional lines and quotations from a late 19th to early 20th century newspaper.
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Thos. Robbins
Maple Street
Norwich
N. Y
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THE
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Clever Dancing Bear
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Texas
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Prado
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Omaha
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Peruni
Star
Ghost of the
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Jéura
Carter
Mr. Jones
Atchison Globe
Gures
LA Grippe
Klondike
Charles E. Hires Co
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Cae
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Williams
Geneate
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Cleveland
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Waterloo
Forgé Dodge
Council Bluffs
Buffette Library
Ines
A. H. Hanson
Canada
Department of Interior
Ottawa
F. Pedley
C. J. Broughton
T. O. Currie
Stevens Point
M. V. McInnes
Merrill Blk
D. L. Caven
James Grieve
Saginaw
Mich
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Sth
Des Moines
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Rho Bates
Indianapolis
Ind
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Neata
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Aurora, LL
Missouri
Mexico
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