Oregon Prospects and Rail Link to Portland
Oregon grows rapidly from 15,294 population in 1850 to 176,704 by 1880 with 86,000 in the past decade. Wheat yields 10,000,000 bushels yearly on 16,466 farms. climate mild, droughts rare, soil ideal for fruit and stock. Union Pacific builds a 876 mile branch from Granger to Baker City linking to Portland. routes via Central Pacific, Oregon lines, and steamers to Portland offered until rail service reaches the coast in 1882.
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Epior Journal
Sierras
Union Pacific Railway Company
Commonwealth
Oregon
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Pacific Gulf Stream
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Cascade Range
Great Northwest
Washington
San Francisco
Union Pacific Company
Granger
Omaha
Baker City
Oregon Railway and Navigation Company
Portland
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Columbia River
Oregon and
California and
Oregon Central
Willamette Valley
Columbia
Willamette
Snake
Lewiston Idaho
Eugene City
Union and
Central Pacific
Ixelton
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Oregon Division
Redding
California
Roseburg
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Bear hunt near Knox City ends with elusive monster
George Coe, foreman of the Apple tree and Fisher lease, spotted a large black bear on a hill above Knox City. A hunting party armed with shotguns and five-drachm powder loaded buckshot pursued the animal with dogs. The bear fled through rough terrain, bleeding, and vanished by dawn, leaving a blood trail but no capture. The bear, described as monstrous and weighing around 400 pounds, eluded the hunters by Bradford Pa Eva.
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George Coe
Appletree & Fisher Lease
Knox City
Knox White
H.T. Morlan
Joseph Bannister
Brain
Coe
Bannister
Bradford
Eva
Quiet boarding house tale and butter canning tip
A humorous boardinghouse scene on Henry Street depicts a nervous old lady and a chatty young tenant as they navigate eccentric residents and loud interruptions. The piece shifts to practical advice on preserving June butter using repurposed fruit cans, muslin sacks, brine, and airtight sealing for six months to a year.
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National Live Stock Journal
Mica Mine Near Custer Promises Rich Ore
Six miles from Custer a mica mine shows a rock ledge at least 100 feet wide and highly impregnated with mica. One ton of rock yields over 600 pounds of rough mica and four men can extract more than 1,000 pounds daily. Open cross-cut near the south end limits ledge width. Early sheets were large but not first class, now improving with clearer mica expected in large quantities.
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Dakota
Custer
Custer Chron
Ng Petroleum
Mica Manufacturing CO
Michigan Avenue
Chicago
Ilinois
Fatal duel at Wolf Lake picnic ends in shooting
At a Wolf Lake Mississippi picnic two Black men Selby Johnson and Jeff Young fought after boxing. A bystander fight escalated when Young pursued Johnson with a brick and a stick. Young's wife struck Johnson with a stick, Johnson drew a pistol and shot Young in the left chest, killing him within hours. Johnson was captured and jailed.
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Wolf Lake
Miss
Selby Johnson
Jeff Young
Young
Johnson
Illinois Central and Northwestern Time Cards Rail Schedule
Train timetables show Illinois Central and Northwestern routes with departures and arrivals for day and night services. Freeport connections, Belvidere and Milwaukee service details, and agent R. H. Holder note schedule changes effective June 26.
Death of a Well Known Dog Dolly the famous terrier
Dolly a black and tan terrier once belonging to John A. Smull and beloved by W. P. Smull died at twenty one. Deaf and blind in her last year she was cared for on a feather pillow at Mr Smull’s home and buried there with keepsakes. Dolly sat on the desk during sessions and greeted governors and leaders with affection, endearing herself to politicians, journalists and ladies across Pennsylvania. The Harrisburg Telegraph notes her impact on her master and state figures.
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Dolly
John A. Smull
W. P. Smull
Mr. Smull
Pennsylvania
Mr. Lincoln
Gen. Grant
Harrisburg
End of the World Balloon Plan by Eccentric 83-Year-Old
An 83 year old Lincolnshire man plans to travel in a large balloon to witness the planet's destruction. He stocks three years of provisions and comforts for solo ascent, including brandy and claret, and will descend on a debris fragment to seek refuge. He warns his game-keeper helper of survival needs if provisions run out.
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Lincolnshire
England
Took His Way in Kisses. Dentist near Ovid tale
A humorous tale from the Ovid area recounts a dentist who allegedly kissed a young woman after extracting four teeth while she was under anesthesia. The woman later sent payment with a bill itemizing two dollars for the four kisses, plus repayment of the four extracted teeth. The tale appears in the Ithaca Journal.
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Ovid
New York
Jéhaca Journal
Portrait of Dr Holland to be featured in Century Magazine
The Century Co publishers of Scribners Monthly announce a forthcoming portrait of Dr J G Holland. A life size crayon head and shoulders study by Wyatt Eaton will be offered with Century Magazine subscriptions, matching the size of the original.
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Dr. Holland
The
Century Co
Scribers Monthly
Century Magazine
J. Gi. Holland
Wyatt Eaton
Carter's Little Liver Pills Offer Quick Relief
More cases of sick headache bilious ness constipation etc can be cured in less time with less medicine and for less money by Carter's Little Liver Pills sold by Emmert Burrell.
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Carter
Emmert & Burrell
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