Barnums Elephants Thrill Crowds At Ashuelot River
New England Observer reports Barnum's elephants arriving by heavy trains drew a large crowd on a warm Sunday. The animals bathed in the river, played, and interacted with surprising intelligence while a somber incident unfolded as keeper and crowd watched the death of a famed elephant. The scene shifted to later reports of battle reflections and a humorous spelling anecdote from Dummer Academy.
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New England Osberver
Barnum
Ashulot
Ceylon
Indus
Limpopo
Jumbo
Fritz
Hippotamus
Field
James B. McCormick
Manchester
Albert
Nashua
Nims
Main Street
Stone
Smithsonian Institute
Washington
Ira Gates
Mardamwazzie
Newburport Herald
Dummer Academy
Cleveland
Taylor
Academy
Mademoiselle
Dr Hall's Balsam for the Lungs Praised by Texas Druggist
J W Graham a wholesale druggist from Austin Texas writes that Dr Hall's Balsam for the Lungs is one of the most saleable medicines he has had for coughs colds and even consumption and asks for another gross.
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J. W. Graham
Austin
Texas
Dr. Hall
The Goose Step and Patriot Echoes Across Page
A Munich letter extols the goose step as gymnastic training for German troops and notes its limited use in battle. The piece shifts to a Mount McGregor tribute, recounting Grant’s reception by veterans who greeted him with old-time salutes. A Salt Lake City church address defends Mormon covenants amid persecution. The writer expresses faith in divine deliverance and endurance through affliction.
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Munich
New York Post
Mount McGregor
Lincoln
Grant
Grand Army
Richmond
U.S. Grant
John Taylor
George L. Cannon
Orgam
Salt Lake City
Utah
Caesar
Cesar
God
Grant’s Bold Stand Against Privilege At a Hall Mark Moment
A New York Times account recalls Ulysses S. Grant sparing no one as he confronted pompous nabobs after a public event. Grant’s anger, his alignment with common folks, and his decision to ride on without favors highlight a defining moment in his leadership.
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George W. Stone
Cincinnati
Times-Star
Stars and Stripes
The
Union
Ulysses Grant
New York Times
New Wheat Rate Aims To Aid Colorado Utah Farmers
The St Louis Globe-Democrat reports a new rate policy by Commissioner Midgley to help Colorado and Utah farmers. Beginning today, wheat from these states to Missouri river points and then to Mississippi river points will drop from twenty cents to twelve cents per hundred pounds, through December 31. Kansas rates remain unchanged.
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St. Louis
Comomissioner Midgley
Colorado and Utah Association
Colorado
Utah
Missouri River
Mississippi River
Kansas
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General Grant
Israel
Jackson’s
Chuich
C. ©. Eaton
Greeley
Gee
A. J. Wilber
Colo
Oscar Eaton
Bryan
Ohio
Weld County
Platte Valley
Sterling
Colorado College
Colorado Springs, Colo
Department
Analytical Chemistry
Prof
William Stribby
Gheho
N. Spharf
Portland Cement
Michigan
RED Cross Paints
Marshall & Fox Coal
Mansfield’s
Coma Ners
Montoqimery, Ward & Co
Truk & Co
Augusta
Maine
Main
Walnut
Pine Streets
Alfred T. Bacon
Hunter
Mitchell
Chicago
Orthwestern
Omaha
Council Bluffs
Des Moines
Marshalltown
Cedar Rapids
Clinton
Dixon
Milwaukee
Nebraska
Wyoming
Daho
Nevada
Oregon
California
Union Pacific Railway
Union Depot
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Detroit
Columbus
Indianapolis
Niagara Falls
Buffalo
Pittsar
Toronto
Montreal
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
East
North-Western
M. Huchitt
R.S. Hair
Chicaco
Perry Collins
AMD
Weir
Weber
Plasthville
C. A. Roberts & CO
Hardware
Larimer ST
Beaver
Jewett's
Collins
Markham Hotel
nNivritad Plan
Lawrence
Denver
Mod. Jern
I Markham
Patterson & Thomas
Prop
Geo. R. Fisher
Dexver Foundry & Machine CO
Office and Works, Ltd
Larimer Street
Denver, Col
Frank Baker
Fort Morgan
Estimnaset
Seapanvessiaie
Damset
Ort Morgan
Eva
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