Hobo Reunion Reveals Tough Journeys and Hard Choices
A phonograph-like tale of van Raymond and fellow hoboes details a North Lexington reunion on a freight train. The group shares meals from improvised tins, trades stories of hardship, and Wilkins confesses a broken life in New York, revealing why he became a hobo.
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High Tmck
Greenhorns
Raymond
Jim
Christian
Van
Wilkins
Diamond Kit
Billy the Bat
Duty
Missouri
Lexington
Kit
Wilkins van
United States
New York City
The Canning Industry’s Rapid Northward Spread
The survey notes a growth of canning factories from none west of the Alleghenies to widespread plants across the Mississippi basin. Demand for canned goods rises due to low costs, though profits shrink as industry develops. In good times the trade is vast and profitable, but the current mood is cautious.
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Alleghany Mountains
Mississippi Basin
New York Tribune
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promoted in Lowell Ad
An Old Lowell advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a remedy for a mysterious swelling under the tongue and a semi transparent tumor. The claim notes improvement after taking the tonic in spring, with the writer praising the medicine and reporting no recurrence.
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Hood
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