Wabash line promotes travel elegance and reach
The piece extols the Wabash Railway for rapid travel between major cities from Omaha to New York, highlighting quick connections, dining cars serving at speed, Pullman sleepers, reclining chair cars, and attentive agents. It emphasizes uniform quality across routes and the network’s wide reach and ubiquity abroad.
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Omaha
Kansas City
Des Mones
Keokuk
Quincy
St. Louis
Chicago
Detroit
Toledo
Pittsburg
New York
Boston
Chevene
Denver
Pullman
Nest
Denver Texas and Fort Worth Railroad Ocean Voyage Promo
Denver Texas and Fort Worth Railroad touts rail and sea travel to Galveston or New Orleans with Mallory or Cromwell steamers to New York City. Advertises Louisiana Texas cotton fields and plantations, pleasant seas, affordable rates, and safety and comfort of transatlantic lines. Also mentions rail routes to eastern ports via Memphis Vicksburg New Orleans with one change to Washington. Signed by Gro Apy. Also notes teacher certification exams in Lamar on August 30 and 31 and Rocky Ford Watermelon Day September 7 inviting editors to visit.
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Atlantic Seaboard
Denver, Texas
Fort Worth
Galveston
New Orleans
Mallory
Cromwell
New York City
Louisiana
Texas
Denver,Texas and
Memphes
Vicksburg
Washington
Gro. Apy
Gen’l. Pass
Infalible signs of marriage in 19th century society
A humorous catalog links couples' behavior to being married, from silent car pairs to one partner’s courtesy and the other’s coldness. The piece quotes Ex. Col. J. G. McKee recalling Kansas frontier life, then shifts to a variety of local notices and serialized listings, including political commentary and community trivia.
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Louden
City Drug Store
South Main Street
Colorado
D. Baldwin
New Mexico
Emory’s Gap
Folsum
Che In
AUS. Land Office
Folsom
Denver, Texas & Fortworth
Trinidad
Colfax County
Rock Island Railroad
Fortworth
Dover
H. S. Gratz
D. E. Coover
Co. C. Oodale
Lamar
J. E. Carney
Folsom, New Mexico
Railway News
Denver, Texas & Fort Worth
B. E
E. Inwiy
Supt. of Schools, Prowers Co
Kansas
Country
Rocky Ford
Rocky Ford Watermelon
Col
J. G. McKee
Pierceville
Finney County
Gray
Dodge City
Santa Fe
Prairie
Arkansas
White Woman
Batis
Sun Flower State
Garden City
Democrat
Trinidad News
Salvatson
Annie
Hittie Magin
Carrie Mel
Jennie Ros
Sallia Vate
Amelia Ration
Cora Ander
Lucy Date
Polly Gon
Hattie Rod
Las Vegas
Republican Party
Dick Cobden
Joe Chamberlain
Merry World
Kent White
Methodist Episcopal Conference
Mr. White
Cheyenne Wells
Board of Equalization
B. IL. Lee
Perry McMillen
W. L. Morehouse
Bill of Gazette Printing Co
H. A. Billow
W. O. Lee
A. M. Nicholas
D. I. Dickingon
A. H. Rogers
Com’r
W. R. Davis
J. M. Martin
H. M. Morris
F. W. Burger Services
Com
I. L. Maxwell
C. W. Heaton
F. P. Allen
W.R. McCrary Medical Services
F. W. Burger
Granada
J. D. Martin
Com’r. Burger
Board of Commissioners
Hollys
Arkansas River
Albany
Nichols Station
D.S. Benson
U. W
H. J. Miller
Ayes Martin
Barger
Rogers
Com’r. Martin
Geo. A. Bishop
James Stephenson
E. W. Henkins
M. D. Parmenter
Prowers County
Bent County
Prowers
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