How Herman Corning Built a Merchant Prince Legacy
A village boy named Herman Corning overcomes poverty to become a premier merchant. He starts as a stockkeeper at Hope Norris & Co, rises to assistant manager, then launches his own ventures after marrying into the Holdbrook family. His bold moves create a vast business empire and he later reunites with Hannah Curtin.
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Erman Corning
Hannah Curtin
Herman
Ahe
Hannah
Hope, Norris & Co
Herman Corning
Hopkins
Hope
Houston
Parkins
Ultimae
Turmee
Mr. Hope
Asy Capl
Peddie
Norris
Hit
Corning
Peter Holdbrook
Holdbrook
Lillian Holdbrook
Herman Coroing
Hanogh Curtin
Chivalry at Poker During a Postwar Remembrance
A traveling man recalls a poker game after the war where a major and a general tied on a life insurance burden and a $12,000 stake. The story ends with a toast to the old Confederate era, as the colonel and others reflect on loss and memory.
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Ali
Majah Nevah
New York Sun
Missouri farmer rakes more corn than several states
David Rankin of Tokio Missouri grows excess corn surpassing Nevada Wyoming Montana Idaho Arizona Washington Utah Oregon and Rache Island combined. He feeds all to his cattle and buys large quantities from neighbors.
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Monster Farm
Missouri
David Rankin
Tokio
Nevada
Wyoming
Montana
Idaho
Arizona
Washington
Utah
Oregon
Rache Island
Rats in Paris Rat Pound Harvest Carcass Bones
In Paris a municipal rat pound keeps rodents for scavenging carcasses. Overnight bores arrive and are stripped by morning as workers remove polished bones from the remains.
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Paris
Table Manners From The Birds Of The Yard
A parent narrator contrasts how bluejays spar for crumbs with sparrows quarreling and chickadees polite eating. The piece humorously teaches good manners by comparing children's sharing to birds at a meal. It cites Hannah G. Pernald in Good Housekeeping.
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Hannah G. Pernald
Ike
Rhinoceros Hornbill Feats of Nest Defense in Borneo
Boston Globe reports on the rhinoceros hornbill of Borneo a large billed bird living in high fruit forests. The male seals the female in a tree hollow with dirt gum and other material during incubation, guarding her from predators while foraging and delivering food.
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Borneo
National Museum
Washington
Boston Globe
The Toilet of an Elephant Makes A Maestic Grooming
A brief note on elephant grooming describes the toilet as a four week process costing up to $400. It requires a valet de chambre daily or weekly and a senior supervisor with a large salary. Soap sandpaper oil and other supplies are bought in bulk for the intricate care.
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Tyoura
Daye B. Paxton CO
Pope Blig
Boston
Mam
Corsican brigands use trained dog to attack victims
A report describes Corsican brigands employing a trained dog to grab and pull down victims, pinning them on the ground as the attackers advance onto the scene.
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Corsica
Rope vaulting tips from Chicago Inter Ocean
An old Chicago Inter Ocean piece explains rope vaulting as a portable sport. It describes setting up two wooden posts, nails, a long rope, and a crosspiece to leap over, with tips on how to swing and vault high for an exciting activity.
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Chicago
The Train Dispatcher The Nerve Center Of Rail Travel
The dispatcher's work keeps trains safe across night shifts and 20 points of track surveillance. Frank H. Spearman lauds the plain American who, at a night lamp, controls trains through wires, switches, semaphores and a constant, exacting vigilance.
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Frank H. Spearman
Nickel Plate Road Promotes East in Summer Resorts
The Nickel Plate Road advertises fast access to East coast resorts via Chicago to New York Boston and intermediate points. Stopovers at Niagara Falls and Lake Chautauqua featured with modern trains including day coaches dining and sleeping cars. Dining in-cars priced 35 cents to $1.00. Colored porters promise courteous service and lower fare options exist versus other lines. For tickets and reservations contact J. Y. Calahan Chicago.
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Nickel Plate Road
Niagara Kalla
Lake Chautauqua
Chicago
St. Wayne
Cleveland
Erie
Buffalo
New York
Boston
New la Salle Street
Calon
J. Y. Calahan
Adams St
Ill
Mystery of Gastritis Misnaming in Doctor’s Visit
An old Virginia woman told a doctor her husband was seriously ill. The physician hurried home and diagnosed a hopeless case as gastritis. The tale, cited by a Philadelphia editor, hints at limited medical knowledge and local life.
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Virginia
Deland
Philadelphia
Edger
Kansas City Southern Special Excursion Rates Listed
The Kansas City Southern Railway announces special excursion travel to Arkansas Indiana Territory Louisiana and Texas on October 12 20 27 and October 18 1908 with very low one way and round trip rates. For details write to G Warner General Passenger and Ticket Agent at Kansas City Missouri.
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Kansas City
Arkansas
Indiana Territory
Louisiana
Texas
G. Warner
G. P
T. Ay K,c
Dr Kline’s Great Nerve Restorer claim ad
An advertisement touts Dr Kline’s Great Nerve Restorer with a free two dollar trial and claims of permanent cure after one day of use. It lists 031 Arch St Philadelphia as contact and references various testimonials from period newspapers.
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How
Herman Cornin
Daily Story Pubs. Co
Totten
Phinoceros
Ruinoceros
Sfort
Rope
Railroad
Cassell
Piso
B. Boyer
Trinity Springs
Ind
Chicago Journal
Henan
A J. Tower CO
Boston, U.S A
Pa En
Tower Canadian Co., Limiteg
Toronto
Carada Makara of
Wet Weather Clothing
Wats
Cark
Liberty Streets
Warren
Illinois Central Rail
Fons
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