Goats Train for Sheep Unloading on Union Pacific Line
The Union Pacific uses billy goats at feeding yards every 25 miles to unload and guide sheep from cars, earning tobacco treats from workers as the 28 hour limit prompts rest and water. Goats lead startled sheep at night and during reloads, improving efficiency and cutting fines.
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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
South Omaha
Union Pacific
W. L. Park
North Platte
Neb
Billy
Dilly
Park
North Plattie
Bill
Not the Same Party Clergyman Remembers Marriage
A clergyman cites the biblical union and laments political divide over divorce. A justice of the peace records the separation issue as a public matter.
His Philosophy and Local Pride on Halley’s Comet
Hank Stubbs jokes that ambition is worthwhile yet risky as he quips about staying in step with the crowd. Bilge Miller questions purpose while a strong local voice notes Halley’s comet appears to Earth only rarely, sparking prideful banter about rare visitors.
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Hank Stubbs
Bilge Miller
Halley
Spreading Culture in Turkey Lectures Led by Dr Emil Ray Gregory
Dr Emil Ray Gregory of the American College of Girls Constantinople heads a public lecture course on bygree and municipal reform for native residents. Distinguished city physicians volunteer as lecturers. Turkish women receive sessions that attract large, attentive audiences.
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Turkey
Emil Ray Gregory
American College of Girls
Constantinople
Sixteen Years of Skin Disease and Cure Claim
A patient describes a sixteen year battle with a chronic skin disease that worsened in heat and hindered walking. After trying various remedies, the narrator credits Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills with a full recovery, citing a testimonial from Leonard Hawter of Brooklyn dated 1909.
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Leonard
Hawter
Nostrand Ave
Brookyn
N. Y
Uncertain confession prompts mutual doubt in conversation
Windig questions the credibility of a story Blinks shared earlier. Hobert agrees with suspicion, saying he would not believe it even if he had told it himself. The two express shared doubt about the tale.
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New York
Katy Filtablis
Prince Millen Johnson
Elizabeth
N. J
Gipsies
Katy
Chariie Filtabus
Five Points
Arceola
Windig
Hobert
Safe remedy for infants carries signature on bottle label
A reader notes SASTORIA claims as a trusted infant remedy and urges careful examination of bottles for the proper signature. A fragment shows a family dispute with a child mentioning a danger and a parent’s possible response, reflecting domestic tension.
Casey at the Bat and Coca Cola Record Book Offer
A Coca Cola Baseball Record Book for 1910 includes Casey at the Bat and schedules for both leagues. The booklet is offered by Coca Cola Co of Atlanta with a 2 cent postage stamp, plus a copy of The Truth About Coca Cola. Also promotes Lewis' Single Binder cigars and a moral quip.
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Casey
Coca Cola
Coca Cola Co
Atlanta
Pettit's Eye Salve and Lewis' Single Binder Ad Copy
An antique classified style note promotes Pettit's Eye Salve as harmless for eye injuries and urges quick action. It also claims Lewis' Single Binder 80 cigar matches the quality of 100 cigars, listing Howard Bros. druggists in Buffalo, New York.
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Pettit
Acta
Howard Bros
Buffalo, N.Y
Lewis
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Richmond
Five Points House of Industry
Charles
Carl Marison
Philadelphia
Mamma
Millen
America
Mrs. Marison
Catherine Filtablis
Washington Heights
Willie
Hezekiah
Hezzie
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cugney
F. J. Curingy & Co
We of Hart
Frank J. Cheney
A. D
A. W. Gleason
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
All Druegista
Ali
Veara
Papa
Jennie
Sin
Perry D. Davis
National Live Stock Com. Co
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Stete
Dodds
Rael
Heumay
W. L. Douglas Shoes
W. L. Douglas
W.L. Dew
Kane
RINES
Friar Rollund
Roy Itil
Engres Ee
Mething
Rines Co
W. ‘Broadway
Tneyynay Mineral Fitzgerald &Co
Patatyne Box
Washington
W. N. Us
Chicago
Desco
Touezet
Paxtine
Pio
Paxton Toilet CO
Boston
Mase
Daisy Fly
Bualne Omon
Eos
Abd Caah
Paso
Tex
Thompson
Chew
Burns
Heapef
Sant
Resinol Chemical Company
Baltimore
J. H. Kidall
Mt. Washington
Ohio
Standard Oil CO
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