Leadville tale of Faro Bill and a deadly gamble
A wandering narrator recalls Leadville saloons and Faro Bill as a preacher in a deadly tent showdown. The event ends with multiple gunshots, chaos, and a dramatic adjournment signaling the perilous mix of crime and religion in mining camps.
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Bill
Mao
Wyoming
Journal
Chicago cattle yards and stock receipts described for farmers
Mr Pleasant recounts a Chicago visit noting vast stock yards of about 600 acres capable of housing hundreds of thousands of hogs cattle and other livestock. He cites receipts of 123 thousand cattle and 278 thousand hogs in July with winter volumes far larger and warns of continuous division by owner and stock type across extensive pens and sheds.
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Missouri River
Putnam County
Europe
White Ribbon Club
Greencastle
Mr. Pleasant
Iowa
Chicago
Allee
Fremont
John Allee
Cook County Court House
Remarkable claims for Hop Bitters cures across society
The column extols Hop Bitters made from hops, buchu, mandrake, dandelion and other plants as producing many miraculous cures. It asserts universal testimony from all walks of life including the old and young, rich and poor, pastors, doctors, lawyers, and editors, urging belief. See other column.
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South Greencastle
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Omaha
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Herbert N. Eaton
American Hebrew
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