The Crew of the Liquor Bottles Edited by William J Bacon
Captain Dickson recalls a western express robbery near the Utah line with $15,000 taken from the safe and $5,000 from passengers. He tracks three bandits through Telluride and Silverton, using whisky bottle clues to locate their cabin and arrest them after a tense stakeout with a US marshal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Bacon
United States Secret Service
Western Express Companies
Capt. Dickson
Denver
Utah Line
Express
Colorado
Continental Divide
Express Company
Rockies
Telluride
Ouray
Silvertom
Silverton
United States
Sleeping Car Company
Bach and Queen Louise Piano Era Concert at Stuttgart
In the Royal Museum of Stuttgart a concert featured only seventeenth and eighteenth century spinets clavicembolas and pianos. Notable items included Bach’s former instrument and a piano once used by Queen Louise of Prussia. The king and queen of Württemberg attended the event.
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Royal Museum
Stuttgart
Wurtemberg
Johann Sebastian Bach
Louise of Prussla
Pittsburg Man Sells Odd Cargo Promises Hidden Goods
A peculiar poster touts a Pittsburg man who claims to carry large denomination figures and a diverse stock including natural gas steel rails time plate petroleum pipes and sheet metal fre bricks tumblers table ware coal pickles and more. The ad hints at a combined delicatessen and hardware store theme.
Bill Hits Baseball Fever Across Town
A lighthearted snippet shows a conversation with a nephew asking about everyone and an uncle replying that all are well except Bill who is afflicted by baseball fever. The line captures a neighborhood feel and a fond family moment.
Cure for infant skin rash credited to Cuticura remedy
A Yukon Oklahoma family recalls a two year old suffering weeks of itch and severe rash with blistering. After poor results, Cuticura Soap and Ointment reportedly cured the child over two years ago with no recurrence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Lauck
Yukon
Okla
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Bole Props
Boston
Sunshine from Pure Food Grape-Nuts Tale Health Boosts
A Newburyport Massachusetts veteran credits Grape-Nuts with reversing a grave illness after drastic weight loss. He describes long sickness, doctors’ doubts, and a dramatic recovery beginning weeks after starting the cereal, finally restoring strength and work ability.
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Newburyport
Mass
Interwoven portraits in early cinema assemble notable faces
Fragmentary notes describe an early film project linking rare images from a 1806- era production to contemporary figures. Names such as B F Stephen, Henry Nevius, John Brose, E Burnside, Raphael Alger, and James Tanner appear among familiar faces in this lingering archival interest.
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F. Stephen Ae
Henry Nevius
John Brose
E. Burnside
John Are
Rant
Rapaell A. Alger
Joan de Bilao
James Tanner
Colorado ranch offers free home and membership invite
A Beaver Valley Ranch prospectus promotes a 600000-acre Colorado land and cattle enterprise near Pike's Peak. It invites applicants to join as paid up members with a fifty cent share, promises a ranch town site, rail access, timber and streams, and possible future income shares with refunds on request. Interested parties send names and the 50 cent fee to the Denver office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Pike's Peak
Bis Land and Cattle
Inter
Thea
Beaver Valley Ranch
Denver
Sta
Colo
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The
Secret Service
Dickson
Kentucky
W. G. Chapman
Great Britain
Owe
Honers
Pittsburg Man
Otatlatios
Harper's
Pittsburger
W. K. Vanderbilt
Keith Spalding
Chicago
Chicago Tuberculosis Institute
Collis P. Huntington
Borden Harriman
Porto
Succes
Comiskey
Baz
Hurat
Everybody's Magazine
Aguflen
Ee Bear Co
Brown Palace
Blake
Woaterm Newspaper Union
Ron Fou Cone
Ironus
Postomica
IAA Prs
Ogden
Barbers
Tore
Dulager Broy Ae Co
Calo
Weare
Othe Ridge
Matthew
EB. E. Burlingame &Co
Ane Chemical Sapanéreny
Alton
Ghibli Akaare
Eee
Torme Oo Cole
Mth
Waseo Bts
Worms Co
Giese
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