Driving a Six Horse Coach Through the Rockies
Frank recalls a near fatal fall on the Greenhorn Range while guiding a six horse coach from Silver Cliff to Canon City. A broken brake sent the team over the edge. the driver saved the little woman and the director’s wife by bracing the reins as the stage plunged down Cape Horn. The crew rewarded him with a $100 check, $165 in cash, and a gifted whip.
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Grand Canyon
Frank
Silver Cliff
Canon City
Greenhorn Range
Rockies
Cape Horn
Ciod
Stage Fright and Political Shakeups in Texas and Georgetown
The piece recalls Burdette's pre show jitters and how even seasoned speakers fear the stage. It then shifts to Texas politics, noting Nat Q Henderson’s shift from Independent to Democratic ranks and predicting trouble for the Bourbon faction in Georgetown. Anna Talbot is named as Georgetown post mistress amid the upheaval.
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Texas
Nat. Q. Henderson
Georgetown Record
David
Nathaniel Q
Georgetown
Washington
Anna Talbot
Nathaniel
Anna
Dallas Times
Mary Yanks Wool From Lamb in Local Garden Scene
A local incident centers on Mary who grabs a lamb by the wool and removes it from the animal's back in a garden setting. Neighbors report the event sparked concern about animal treatment and public safety.
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Mary
Bonnet Dream Sparks Tender Wife Bargain
A wife teases her husband about buying a new bonnet if time permitted. She speaks with tenderness as she toys with his watch chain, hinting at a light, domestic moment. The exchange centers on a small, personal wish rather than a grand event.
Palmer Sermon on Integrity of Character
The New Orleans Times-Democrat summarizes Rev. Dr. Palmer's evening sermon on integrity. He cites biblical verses from Psalms and Proverbs to argue that true character provides protection against temptation and that habits of truthfulness and self-respect build lasting momentum to resist evil. He urges parents to educate children about honor and notes the reformer relies on conscientious integrity.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
Palmer
B. M. Palmer
David
Solomon
God
Glen
James
Treasury debates resuming five cent nickel coinage
The Treasury weighs restarting nickel production after prior cancellation due to nickel surplus. About 5,775,532.50 nickels were minted and 75,000 remain on hand. As business rises they leave vaults, risking scarcity unless coinage resumes. If approved, procurement would take five to six weeks at the Philadelphia Mint.
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Treasury Department
Philadelphia
Washington
D.C
Hoffenstein’s Pants and the Derometer Pants Barnstorm
Hoffenstein touts a line of derometer pants for farmers in a rambling sales pitch. A wary countryman questions cotton content and shrinking risk, then exits without purchase, leaving Hoffenstein bitter at the ungrateful customer.
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Hoffenstein
Herman
Red River
Den
Wilkins
Vilkin
Shasta
Tam
Death Blow Fatal Mystery at Osnaburg Village
Report of a fatal incident at Osnaburg Ohio where Lincoln Murphy twenty and Daniel Rice eighteen discussed a Sullivan-Ryan match then Murphy was struck and died within minutes. Rice detained for examination amid community shock and speculation of heart disease as the cause. Instructions on pest control using alum and boiling water for home infestations accompany the article.
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Osnaburg
Ohio
Lincoln Murphy
Daniel Rice
Sullivan-Ryan
Murphy
Rice
Born on the last day of the year
A quip about birth date by Pat noting the peril of being born on the final day of the year and wondering what fate would have been had the date shifted to the next day. The remark links to a playful toast to Idiotevelt and the idea of fate tied to birth.
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Pat
Mourning Notice Sparks Debate at Eagle Office
A quiet man pushes a funeral advertisement for Mary Smith, widow of P Smith, in Denver with a cheeky bargaining clash over tone and space. The exchange ends with the clerk accepting four dollars and the man promising a grand send off while hinting at future trouble for the undertaker.
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Eagle Counting Room
Smith
Mary
Sam Pratt
Denver
Colorado
Willow Street
Bill
P. Smith
Gospeller
Proverbs and maxims on life and character
A collection of pithy sayings on virtue, folly, life lessons, forgiveness, wealth, and self mastery. It contrasts temper with passion, warns against revenge, and extols frugality and prudent behavior in daily conduct.
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Leader
Elm Street
Public Square
Graham
Tribu
Nature
Chuurch
Mfethodist
Third and
Cherry Streets
J. G. PurTman
Epriscorpanl
D. W. Sartwell
Sevices
Presbyterian Church
First and Elm Streets
W. T. Compere
Cumberland Presbyterian
E. V. Butler
Young County Lodge
A. F
A.M
A. Farmer
W. M, Gee, Wilder
Adelphi Loodge
O. F
Wannoner
N. G
W. L, Graves
Aee Eee
Twin Mountain Lodge
KniGhts of Honor
L. T. Davis
Jons Hempiurikis
Repert
Hotman
ANL
Office
West Side Public Square
C. W. Jonyson
Young
J. H. Glasgow
Q. E. Finlay
Graham, Younge
Young, Palo Pinto
Stephens
John F. Brim
Graham, Young CO
Tex
J. P. Orr
Attornepatanr
Real Estate Apaarayeare Texas
J. ¥. Arnold
F. Arnold
Arnold & Arnold
Attorneys-At-Law
Ryus
R. Hollingsworth
J. H. Davidson
Palo Pinto Road
W. W. James
M. F. Holman Holman
R. N. Price
Ryus’ Drug Store
B. Drury
Oak Street
Graham High School
Seasion
E. W. Dallas
John Meisterhans
Graham, Texas
Sikes
Weatherford
Mammy Sikes
J. E. Ryus
Etfc
Brick Drug Store
Raham, Texas
Jehu
Rocky Mountains
Burdette
Robert J. Burdette
Burlington Hawkeye
Chickering Hall
Acme
Beecher
Gough
Thedore Tilton
Dr. Palmer
Nickle
Fortune
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