Goats Lead Sheep at Union Pacific Feeding Yards
Union Pacific crews train billy goats to lead unloading of sheep at feeding stations along the line. Goats navigate chutes to guide arrivals, then return with the flock for reloading, receiving tobacco rewards and night lighting to speed operations.
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Union Pacific Railroad
Judas
Interstate Commerce Commission
Great Western Ranges
Missouri River
Wyoming
Colorado
Utah
Idaho
Oregon
Montana
California
Omaha
United States
North Plattie
Billy
Union Pacific
Bill
Bride Discovers Hargis Roots Through Gypsy Marriage Tale
Katy Filtablis, once homeless at sixteen, marries Gypsy Prince Millen Johnson and learns she is Mamie Hargis of Kentucky. Her search connects a longlost brother in Arceola, Pa., and traces her mother’s movements from Five Points to New York then Philadelphia. She vows to find and care for Mamie Marison.
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New York
Katy Filtablis
Prince Millen Johnson
Elizabeth
N. J
Gipsies
Arceola
Mamie Hargis
Breathitt County
Joe Filtablis
Filbates
Charlie
Richmond
Five Points House of Industry
Charles
Carl Marison
Philadelphia
Mamma
Millen
America
Mrs. Marison
His Philosophy and Halley's Comet Jokes
In a witty exchange Hank Stubbs and Bilge Miller debate ambition with rustic humor. A man proud of local pride quips about Halley’s comet visiting Earth once in 75 years, noting they won’t miss the spectacle despite the rare event.
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Hank Stubbs
Bilge Miller
Halley
Spreading Culture in Turkey Lectures Draw Large Turkish Audiences
Dr Emil Ray Gregory head of biology at the American College of Girls Constantinople leads a public hygiene and municipal reform lecture course for native residents. Distinguished city physicians volunteer as lecturers. Lectures especially for Turkish women attract the largest and most attentive audiences.
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Turkey
Emil Ray Gregory
American College of Girls
Constantinople
Not the same party divorce tale at local court
A clergyman cites the union quote while a seeker after divorce notes a justice of the peace officiated. The exchange indicates a dispute over marital dissolution handled by civil authority rather than church.
Sixteen Years of Skin Disease Recovered by Cuticura
Leonard Hawter shows a long struggle with a persistent skin disease affecting his legs and mobility. After trying many remedies with little success, he used two sets of Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills and says he improved markedly, becoming happier and healthier. He cites a progress report from New York.
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Leonard
Hawter
Nostrand Ave
Broolyn
N. Y
Boy visits country as uncle milks four faucets
A Washington Heights milk dealer recalls taking his son Willie on his first country visit. Willie watched Uncle Hezekiah milk and reported he had completed two faucets and just begun on the other two. The tale blends farm memory with city life as Willie sizes up rural work.
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Washington Heights
Willie
Hezekiah
Hezzie
Toledo firm oath on catarrh cure and payment offer
Frank J Cheney senior partner of F J Cugnty Co of Toledo swears the firm will pay one hundred dollars for each sale of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary public Gleason witnesses. Ad copy touts Hall's remedy and testimonials plus Hall's Pills for constipation. Also includes a stray dialogue about believing a story.
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Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cugnty & Co
Toledo
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
All Druggista
Paydeane
Resinol Chemical Company
Baltimore
J. H. Kidall
Mt. Washington
Ohio
SASTORIA Bottle Reminder for Infants and Children
A cautious notice urges mothers to examine every bottle of SASTORIA, a long-standing remedy for infants and children, ensuring it bears the signature indicating it has been in use for over 300 years and is the kind you have always bought.
Papa and sister quarrel over alleged threats
Dialogue reveals family dispute in which a daughter accuses her sister of lying and recounts overheard conversations. The exchange centers on a threat to "call papa" if misdeeds are repeated, with tension mounting as accusations escalate.
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Jennie
Charlie
Papa
Pettit's Eye Salve Ad and Misc Quotes
For any eye disease use Pettit's Eye Salve sold by Howard Bros Buffalo NY. An arty choir can spoil a sermon with a lullaby. To be true to self one must stop thinking of self. Lewis' Single Binder cigar compared to 10c cigars. Deep love grows from depth, not flowery talk.
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Pettit
Howard Bros
Buffalo, N. Y
Casey at the Bat in Coca Cola Baseball Record Book
A historic Coca Cola Baseball Record Book for 1910 includes the Casey at the Bat poem and schedules for both leagues plus other baseball data. It notes postage details for obtaining the book from Coca Cola Company in Atlanta and references a booklet The Truth About Coca Cola. Also advertises Coca Cola at 5 cents and Lewis' Single Binder cigars.
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Casey
Coca Cola
Coca Cola Co
Atlanta
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City
Lucas County
Syvaseg
A. D
Gleason
Windig
Hobert
Perry Davis
Lewis
Angus
National Live Stock Com. Co
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Dodds
Gua
W. L. Douglas
al Ork
Bysiete
Aon
W. T He Douglas
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Brockton
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Rines Co
W. Broadway
Fo. Fitzgerald & Co
Pat.Attys
Bork
Washington, D
Chicago
Auth
Paxton Toilet CO
Boston
Mass
Brivace
Busine
Norphene
Claude Hots
Herald Bidg
el Paso
Ehompson’s
Chew
Tiger Chewing Tobacco
Standard Oil CO
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