Land of Used-to-be and a Railway Mystery
An old couple in a small railway town share dreams of the future as engineer Tom Romer faces a string of misfortunes at the H. and C. R. R. A jealous rival, Henry Warner, resents Romer after losing love to the same woman Jennie Middleton. Romer suspects tampering with his engine as he and Jennie ride the mountain route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Romer
Jennie
Thomas
Romer
Tom
Mr. Steele
Comany
Tom Romer
Mrs. Steele
Steele
Ife
Henry Warner
Henry
Romers
Jennie Middleton
Warner
R’omer
Jennie Romer
The Jokers Budget and Rail Heroics in a Burlesque
A mixed bag of anecdotes and comic vignettes appears, featuring opinions on agents and disguises, a tense railroad chase between Romer and Warner ending in near disaster, and assorted quips about manners, fashion, and social foibles. The Epoch and Chicago Times pieces punctuate with brief jokes about politics, romance, and domestic life.
Difficult to Recruit for the Regular Army
Lieutenant John McA Webster of the Twenty second United States Infantry describes the strict eligibility standards for recruits. About 200 monthly apply but only 10 to 20 are accepted after physical, height, and character checks. Recruits enlist for five years with staged pay, then are drilled at Columbus, Ohio, before joining regiments.
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John McA. Webster
Twenty-second
United States Infantry
Columbus
Ohio
Chicago Post
Corean Books Described By Eue Field
Eue Field writes to the Chicago News about native Corean books noting scarce availability. He criticizes cheap paper with straw particles and poor print quality causing text gaps and reader confusion. Only select deluxe editions include occasional subject change notices.
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Eue Field
Chicago News
de Lux
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James Whitcomb Rley
Ise
MEN OF the Press
Jaysmith
Lawrence American
Smith
United States
Brown
Chicago Times
Celestine
Ernestine
Boston Blade
Mrs. Fangie
Sor
Profes
Willie
Apollowe
Johnny
Jupiterr
Georgie
Mars
Rambo
Ponsonby
Congress
Lippincott
TBS
Fege
Ferg
Chicago Tribune
St Wood
Anc
Ced
Bicona
iNew Yae Sun
Astronomical
Wittix
Lucalius
Weill
Terre Haute Express
Levelhead
Jinks
Biinks
Ginsling
Blinks
New York Weekly
Adig
Jack
Minnie
Alice
Don
Mimi
Grocer
Hardup
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
Ned
Tommy
Tam
Brooklyn
Corean Books
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