Ben Holladay and the Nose Scratching Robbery
A tale recounted by Ben Holladay recalls an 1850s stagecoach night when masked robbers halted his wagon near the plains. With $40,000 in belts and a $8,000 emerald, Holladay begged mercy for his ailing wife. One robber demanded payment as he held a double barreled shotgun close to Holladay’s face. The sole relief came when Holladay requested to scratch an itch on his nose and the robber used the gun’s muzzle to rub his mustache and nose until the itch subsided. The bandits left with money, the watch, and the chain. Holladay continued toward Missouri with his fortune intact.
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Washington
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Ben Holladay
California
Unusu
Nay Mountains
Salt Lake
Colorado
Death Valley
Yellowstone
Ghoshone Falls
Mrs. Holladay
San Francisco
Express Company
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Missouri
Old Man’s Gutter Lift Retold by Sugar Barrels
A brief reminiscence recalls a humorous reply from an older Black man to a young woman who refused his offer to lift her over a gutter. He quips that he is used to lifting barrels of sugar, implying strength and humor in the moment.
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Missus
New Orleans Mother Reportedly Injures Infant By Pet Terrier
Mrs Dalby of New Orleans locked her five month old baby in a room with a pet terrier. On her return she found the dog had nearly severed the infant’s foot, which was so mangled it required amputation.
The Shadowed Rider and the Veiled Dupuy Mystery
A lone rider nears the Blue Ridge Piedmont as a flood sweeps a woman from his horse. He rescues her, doctors treat her skull wound, and suspicion falls on the stranger, Mr. Durer, while a web of names Dupuy Dupuy and local figures unfolds amid a tense inquiry.
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Blue Ridge Mountains
Piedmont
Virginia
Rappahannock River
Equire
Taylor
Randy
Camney Connnecten Offer Promotes New Series and Engravings
An 1880s advertisement promotes No. 68 of Franz Ldsin's Camney Connnect, plus No. 66 and No. 1 engravings and a story titled Ta narrow Fate by Judge Jarvis. It highlights ten cent weekly or four dollar annual rates and a three month free trial by sending payment to Frank Lesum, 637 Pearl Street, New York.
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Squire
Judge Jarvis
Franc Lessin
Camney Oconnte
All News
Franz Lrdue
Cuimygy Connters
Love
Nina
Ege
Frank Lesum
Pearl Street
New York
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