General Wiles of Ohio Dies in Illnesses and War Service
The item profiles General G. F. Wiles of Ohio, longtime Halstead Kansas resident and Windsor New York businessman, detailing his Civil War rise from Captain to Lieutenant Colonel and later brigadier general under Sherman. It notes his health battles including typhoid fever and rheumatism, a stroke, and a long recovery, with references to his riverboat past and business ties in Kansas and New York.
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Wiles
Charley Potwin
Zanesville
Parkersburg
Ohio Infantry
Fort Donelson
Sherman
Halstead
Kansas
Windsor
New York
Teine
Gieneral Wiles
Ie Williams
Pik Wiis
Directhiowa
Fieimenie
Hotel de Ther
Fae Gs AO
Tay
Ail Dermeisis
Pac
Willawe Matias Company
Dobenne Tady
Mani Eating Tiger and Curios in San Francisco Tale
A chaotic mixed report blends a story of a man-eating tiger and odd curios with long poetic fragments and local notes. The piece references San Francisco life, a tiger encounter on a ship, and various eccentric anecdotes about animals and people.
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San Francisco
Record-Breaking Burlington Fast Train to Denver
A Chicago to Denver special on the Burlington Route covered 1 069 minutes for 1 023 miles at nearly 58 mph. Henry J Mayham of New York rode to reach his dying son, with the trip undertaken without prior special preparations. The run demonstrated the railroad's perfect management and high track condition across more than a thousand miles.
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Burlington
Chicago
Denver
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Henry J. Mayham
New York
Calon
Gitesburg
Doel
Aurora
Hele Catoere
Worth Knowing From a Fragmented World News Note
A garbled passage notes kruss wood from Bornes and Corea rock cho fe, claiming it is stronger relative to weight. It mentions St. Lovis as a large street car manufacturing city and hints at a year of labor, with unclear references to ceres Chom and other terms.
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Bornes
Corea
Gael Vader
Lewa
Morpetel
Basi
Laat Dieeliy Pet
Giro
Vital Perce
Die Neecop Uedil
Mio
Isek
Thik Vpae
Rivongly
Lotional
Ihyehihe
Ieee
Pat Beer Partare
Paris
Seed tale and farm product pitches in chaotic missive
A fragmentary page item blends seeds from Salzer Seed Co with unrelated ad like phrases. It includes requests for a seed catalogue and samples, stray personal notes, and scattered product mentions like tobacco chews and glycerine. The garbled text offers glimpses of 19th or early 20th century consumer notices.
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Dr. Willams
G. F Wile
Todd Foon
Aar
Peendrfadt Banttay Gnel Wien
Feuppiste
Har
Harley
Lather
East
Troy
Salere
Aserva
Yoo Ly Jsis
Selzer
la Crospe
Wis
Norck
Rick Mer
Rowenevkers
Misseori Peetfie Railway
Borte Te Pointe
Marck
A.C. Townsend
Gesersi Passenger Agt
Ot. Lock
Oliver Herd
Curio
Gether
Beacott
Reid Gur Learts
San Francisco Post A
Precourtleus
Decowrtieux ix
Deceretieia & Sankile
Boise
Fronnie
Tees
Walt
Keeing
Hess Malay
Ritids
Oxford
Cawbridge
Oxford Press
Cambridge
Dale
Allengell
Perth
Philoceros
Dentead
Tie Sipamy Poe
Whigis
Joel
Dewden Balleta Tayler
Dee
Suabe
Ferreee
Moniroga
Pal Vereuily
Srehes
Vibe
Eaid of
Kielong
Rae Fe
Tarry Fen
Bhp Bind of & Washi
Cheres Celtermer
Perry
Pether
Miles
Eli
Miles Jie
Dialeau
Sibert
Pepples
Dyck
Fiat
Oak
Hinde
Uta Niles
Rees
Gee Cher
Bork Peremes
Snc Poters
Pisa
St. Lovis
Geepet
cEres Chom
Cers
Salzer
John A. Salzer Seed Co
la Crosse
Aisasterpious
Pino
Lacy Wallace
Marquette
Kaus
Stark Tobacco
Particidarg Weite Saan TY
Malairer &0
Tonle
Hegrman
Benier
Plies
Dee Cock Clark
New
Roeven Ek
Caily Caine
Winslow Segehing Troep
Eblicrer
Ayer
Row & Gees Petonl
Area
Won
Washington
Boo
Orris Washington
Hee Whale
Paaley
Byala Jak Han
Aiiy
Diaom
OR. UL. Stephens
Maat
ST. Jac
Sciatica
Hela
Nebraska
State Medical Company
Omaha, Neb
Raven & CO
Ceresco
Michigan
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