Joseph York the Grasshopper engineer remembered
Incidental reminiscences recount the career of Joseph York Cambridge Illinois a veteran locomotive engineer famed for running Grasshopper and Crab engines across multiple lines from 1837 onward He narrates near misses accidents and remarkable rescues contrasts with later locomotives and railroads noting widespread growth and safety improvements while detailing personal longevity and a life linked to sands of American railroading.
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Joseph York
J. F. York
Cambridge, Ill
York
Henrietts
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New York
Mr. York
Baltimore
Ork
Augusta
Gabriel
Old State Road of
Pennsylvania
Winans
Western Railway
Boston & Albany
Major Whistler
Pittsfield
Mass
Crab
Norris
Michigan Southern
Scranton
Capt. York
Niswara
Telegraph Staion
Atlantic & Great Western
Erie
Cincinnati
Meadville
Yorke
America
South Carolina
Four Winds
Joe” York
Land of the
Awakening and Beauty Claims From Blood Purifier
An ad-like fragment argues that dark complexions and blemishes come from unhealthy blood. It promotes Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery claiming to purify blood, restore tone, relieve headaches and backaches, and yield a smooth rose complexion.
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James
Burlington Route Main Line Reaches Minneapolis and St Paul
The Burlington Route offers direct access from Chicago or St Louis to Minneapolis and St Paul with vestibuled trains. Services include Pullman sleepers, chair cars with free seats, and Burlington Route dining cars.
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Chicago
St. Louis
Burlington
Dally
Small Doctor Bill for Rheumatism Relief
A fifty cent charge will cure ordinary rheumatic pain with Chamberlain's Pain Balm. First application quiets pain and gives prompt relief. 20 cent bottles available from J. E. Wright, Drugist.
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J. E. Wright
Omaha and Kansas City Route Trains Featured
Daily vestibuled trains operate between Omaha and Kansas City with Pullman sleepers chair cars with free seats and Burlington Route dining cars aboard.
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Omaha
Kansas City
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Direcctors
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Geneseo, Rhinois
John Titus
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