Train of Hope Ends in Despair on Utah Plains
A migrant man travels with his young daughter along desert plains toward California. An empty water supply and relentless heat press them. he posts a plea on a placard asking someone to take the child. A passing train and crowd ultimately separate them, leaving the man to endure thirst and isolation, ending in a fatal return to the rails.
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Evrie
Ubon
Hewline
Wales
Ushuni
Alice
Pilaere
Enew
Providence
Willy Lemror
Iranand
Alton
Laly
Aleem
Annie
Minnie
Utah
Overland
Boaida
Gene
Hetle
New York
Caliornia
Hester Street
California
Nell
San Francisco
Objection a Woman Had to Traveling on Wheat Relocation
A New York World excerpt recalls a village woman’s railway trek to Bournemouth, misreading changes at multiple stations. She endures amusing misdirections as she changes outfits mid-journey, reflecting social quirks with humor as her son awaits at the coast. Meanwhile a lunchroom waitress critiques men and women’s eating habits, praising women’s restraint and noting men’s fondness for indulgent treats.
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Bournemouth
Elane
Ddeant
Newbury
Southampton
Newary
Jim
Sail Fe
AVERA
Pennies to Gold: Government Profits From Minting
The New York World reports on mint profits as the government coins pennies nickels and gold at Philadelphia San Francisco and New Orleans. It notes the vast penny output near 100 million annually and the low cost of blanks while highlighting gold pieces as the only coins truly worth their face value.
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Philadelphia
San Francisco
New Orleans
Connecticut
Uncle Sam
United States
New York World
How Mr Pullman Can Save Money
A brief quip from Life cites Mr Pullman paying his daughter ten thousand dollars yearly to run the company’s cars. Mr Cawker retorts he will hire someone worse for half the pay, highlighting cost-cutting jests in corporate management.
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MR. Pullman
That Elusive Trunk and a Boston Passage Ordeal
A passenger recalls a chaotic journey aboard a ferry as she clings to a missing trunk. She describes chasing the trunk through freight rooms, wrestling with locked doors, and finally reaching her destination exhausted and vow to never travel alone again. The New York Herald notes her insistence on caution.
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New York Herald
Madge
Mother
Boston
Mighty
Frelgat
Yenotesel Hem
Tom m
Hatty Buscn
Baily
Herald
New York
Ople Road Barn Mystery Seeks Permission to Stay
In ragged text the narrator recalls Ople Road as a formal printer once famed. Amid storm and thunder, a nameless figure endures as villagers debate if he may remain, while the barn shelter becomes the only clear place.
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Ople
Himan
Uae
Madame Eve' Mint
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Thad
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Chicago News
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Freddie
Walt
Kitty
Joe
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Deadgulch Kindergarten
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