Merchant All Set to Peddle Peanuts Popcorn 1900 Style
Marietta, a suburban Pittsburgher, plans a comeback with a horse drawn steam operated peanut and popcorn wagon. He rebuilt a circa 1900 rig, sourcing parts across states, and fitted it with propane and a boiler to power the roaster and poppers. The nostalgic wagon, stamped POP CORN & CENTS, awaits appearances at Kansas Centennial events and local celebrations.
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Merchant
Harold C. Taylor
Pittsburg
Sun
Johnnie
Marietta
Kansas
Ringling Bros
Barnum & Bailey Circus
Miami
Fla
Seattle
Wash
Mariettaia
Johnnie Marietta
Watering-Place On Santa Fe Trail Historic Landmark
A famed watering-place on the Santa Fe Trail near Ulysses Kansas Wagon Bed Springs on the Cimarron River about 12 miles southwest of Ulysses is now a registered national historic landmark. Also designated were Fort Larned Bent s Fort Raton Pass and Santa Fe. Wagon Bed Springs was named after a wagon bed sunk to reach water in the swamp.
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Ulysses. Kas
Wagon Bed Springs
Cimarron River
Ulysses
Fort Larned
Kansas
Bent's Fort
Raton Pass
Colorado
Santa Fe
New Mexico
Lower Springs
Smith
Rockies
Pacific
South Pass
Wyoming
Nevada
Utah
California
High
Sierras
Jornada
Wagon Red Springs
Trail Oasis Honors Jedediah Strong Smith Death Site
Water from Wagon Bed Springs endures after Jedediah Strong Smith perished there in May 1831 during the Dry Route expedition. The site on Cimarron River lands, now owned by the Harry Joyce family, will host a summer dedication with a bronze tablet as guards watch the public access.
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Harry Joyce
Joyce
Richard
Red ink, water on Cimarron cutoff guides trail travelers
Reports from Fort Madison Iowa indicate demand for red ink. Travelers to Santa Fe show a decline of a percentage in 1960. The Shaeffer Pen Co. notes rising consumer demand as business outlook shifts.
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Fort Madison
Iowa
Shaeffer Pen Co
Santa Fe
Mekong River Key Commerce Route for Lace
Lace relies on the Mekong River as its main artery of commerce amid sparse railroads and highways and a telephone network under 1 000 lines. The Chanute Tribune reports from June 7, 1961.
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Mekong River
The
Chanute Tribune
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Wisconsin Dells
BOR
Greek Garden City Telegram
Chanute
Aziere
Vincent J. Aziere
Dickerhoof
Flying Service
West
Cimarron-Ingalls
Arkansas River
Oklahoma
Jedediah Strong Smith
Kit Carson
John Charles Fremont
Jim Bridger
Tom Groken Hand
Fitzpatrick
Cimarron
Nicewaner Electric Motor Soc
N. Evergreen
Lennie Fisher
Liberal
Ashley
S. Plummer
the Tribune
Chanate
C. M. Hoffman
Coast To Coast Stores
E. Main
Magneto and Cycle Service
N. Grent
Kansas Centennial
Avis Pipe and Supply
Steuben
Ture
M. W. Oyler
BM Berade Davis
Halliburton Co
E. Ash
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