The Curse of Progress Delights and Dining Disputes
A diner vents frustration over a barren menu while the waiter jokes about the manager. A short exchange turns to a drifting prize idea as Crimson Gulch toys with a toughness contest that collapses for lack of a challenger.
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Father of the Cattle Trails Joseph G McCoy and the Abilene boom
The article profiles Joseph G McCoy of Springfield Missouri as the father of the cattle trails that transformed Texas and the West. It details his Abilene venture after the Civil War, the shipping yard hotel, and the rapid rise of cattle shipments northward from the Red River to Abilene and beyond.
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Currier and Ives: Pictorial Historians of American Life
A brief look at Currier and Ives as 19th century pictorial historians. Their lithographs captured disasters wars sports and moral scenes. From 1830s partnership origins to later color printings their works became widespread Americana and now fetch high collector prices.
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