Miller wrote: “If you dream of a railroad, you will find that your business will need close attention, as enemies are…” Compare 5 historical dream books.
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Gustavus Hindman Miller
Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted; Or, What’s in a Dream · Gutenberg #926; bibliography identifies the 1901 original and subsequent reprints
Railroad · Heading 1670; source lines 18703–18722 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
If you dream of a railroad, you will find that your business will need close attention, as enemies are trying to usurp you.
For a young woman to dream of railroads, she will make a journey to visit friends, and will enjoy some distinction.
To see an obstruction on these roads, indicates foul play in your affairs.
To walk the cross ties of a railroad, signifies a time of worry and laborious work.
To walk the rails, you may expect to obtain much happiness from your skilful manipulation of affairs.
To see a road inundated with clear water, foretells that pleasure will wipe out misfortune for a time, but it will rise, phoenix like, again.
Felix Fontaine
The Golden Wheel Dream-book and Fortune-teller · 1862
Railroad · Heading 644; source line 4092 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream of traveling by railroad, foretells to people who keep house that they will break up their establishment: to young persons it indicates the loss of their home: to lovers it is a sign that if they marry they will not keep house long, if at all.
Astra Cielo
Fortunes and Dreams · New York, George Sully, 1917
Railroad · Dream section, heading 350; source lines 4705–4707 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
A token that you will change your residence soon.
Anonymous
Everybody’s Book of Luck · Whitman Publishing Company edition; date not stated in transcription
Railway · Dream section, heading 212; source lines 4067–4069 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
A journey: (accident) a break in friendship.
The source heading “Railway” is shown on the Railroad page: same concept; Craig uses Railway
View source editionKatherine Taylor Craig
The Fabric of Dreams: Dream Lore and Dream Interpretation, Ancient and Modern · New York, E. P. Dutton & Company, 1918; original US edition
Railway · Printed p. 248; NLM OCR lines 11627–11628 · OCR transcription
Original source (English)
A dream of change (Gypsy).
The source heading “Railway” is shown on the Railroad page: same concept; Craig uses Railway
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