Fifty years of hopper stories from a western trip
An editorial excursion report details a rail journey from Atchison to Dodge City, describing cattle towns, Grenada and Grenada County, and the impact of grasshoppers on crops. It recounts receptions, meals, observations of trains, towns, farms, and the behavior of hopper swarms, with reflections on editors and artists met along the way.
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TaUowsi
Otis House
Ntus
2. R
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R.R
Grenada
Cedar Rapids Delega
Ping
Chick, Brown & Co
Otero, Sellar & Co
2. R. Co
Bay Ute Weegan Atchison
Bent County
Anenias
Suvenby
Kansas
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Atchigon
Pueblo
Phil Px
Norbh
North Vale
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Siles
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Lenin
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Vt Sion
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Ransie
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Touawen Talis
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Meuttisx
Jans
Spn
Atelitson, Topeka & Siuika Fu Railroad Company
Ielisun
Kamas
Cavisda
Colorado
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Ohio
Paris
Peoria
Majszivinas
Carbelic
Mazeppa
Riilroad
Hutchinson
Arkansas
Stickle
Prairies
Dodge City
Fort Dodge
oMehopperr
Regulus
Thia
Compton
Dodge City Aml
Sth
Dodge City Lawn Co
Dreamaties
Post
B. B
Quartenmus I
Osage City Free Press
Dodge City West
Hopper
Dodge
City Land Company
Dore
Trav
Tural
Hop
Meneel
Atehikon
Walt BU
Atchison, Fopekad& Santa
M_Spivey
W.G. Dickenson
Srenbuiont
Horrrrotss
Learn a Trade for Lifelong Independence and Work
The piece urges choosing a trade, like printing or carpentry, as a sturdy foundation for life. It notes health and vigor from honest work, cites Horace Greeley on teaching trades, and recalls stories of workers who built independent livelihoods through skilled labor.
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Academy
Hus
Girard
Lmy
Stehen Girard
Horace Greeley
The Wrong Lie Well Began a Long Time Ago
An unknown speaker recalls the Whigs of Schenectady county New York appointing a Mohawk farmer as county judge and surrogate. The anecdote cites a juried damages suit and a speech filled with mock solemnity, promoting patent medicines and elixirs as remedies amid legal rhetoric.
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New York
Schenectady County
N. Y
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