Reddy and Andrews Seek Big Wins in Early California Diggings
In old Sierra county forests two miners Reddy and Andrews struck rich diggings at Forest City and routinely cleared from twenty thousand to fifty thousand dollars. They traveled by boat and coach between Sacramento and San Francisco, with poker nights fueling stories of luck and risk.
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California
Judgewyer
Guiches
Reddy
Andrews
Tom Andrews
Golden State
Sacramento
San Francisco
Sacrapote
Sacramento Tis
Charlie Dawson
Lim
Rver
Stedidy
Foster
Harlie Daweon
Rob
Dawson
Hia
Taw
Heddy
Ng Libres
Ing
Son
Domingo 5
Pavson
Chum
Dawnm
Bomingo
Rand
Bolh
Union depot police earn more than transit guards
A fragment notes wage gaps at a Union depot where regular force officers earn $10 more per year than depot policemen, a discrepancy the depot staff aims to fix. It also touches gossip about evangelists, county name origins, weather proverbs, and odd anecdotes from various towns.
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Union Depot
Union Railway
Gen. Hazen
Signal Service
Greely
St. Josephs
Origins of Uncle Sam term traced to wartime pork marks
A discussion traces the phrase Uncle Sam to a Troy pork purchase for the army during the war of 1812. Elbert Anderson and workers misread I A U S, leading to the nickname with Uncle Sam present. The tale persists in American lore alongside Pecos, Log Cabin, and other historic phrases. Warner’s Safe Cure is cited in connection with Log Cabin references.
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United States
Great Britain
Elbert Anderson
New York
Troy
N. Y
Samuel Wilson
Uncle Sam
Wilson
U. S
Hiverll Anderson
Sam Wilson
Pateed
John Frost
Boston
The
Republic
H. H. Warner
Warner
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Martin Palmer
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Bubes Comic Opera Company
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Traveler's Register
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Jude
Japanese Furniture & Mfg CO
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Veinsylvania Lines
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Sleepers
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Chicago
Cho
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H,rk
Dering
Chicago Divasion
Pullman Palace
Todianapolis
Cincinnaati
Naice
Washington and
Meridian Sta. 3
H. Martin
Dist
Youwie Bros
Forest City
Adiapapolis
East
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EH. AH. Eldridgh & CO
Alabama
Maryland
Victor
Bradley, Holton & C2
East Washington St
Indianapolis, Ind
C. Eden & CO
Leabing
Delaware Street
Tu Sun
Tun Sun
Tur Suy
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