Pioneering Fireman Persists Through Dynamite Runaway
An engineer recalls a 1877 Panhandle freight run where dynamite on board carved a path down the mountain. He leaped to a water tube, redirected the runaway with a switch at an abandoned mine, and avoided a catastrophic collision as hogs and debris rained from the sky after the blast.
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Bill
Pete
Conemaugh
Cresson
South Fork
Jiminy Crickets
Kingdom Come
Sidin
Cambris County
Deer Joins Cattle Herd in Snohomish Valley
While a cattle drive from a Washington ranch passes through Snohomish Valley, an immense deer joins the herd and remains for eight hours before being corralled. Cowboys avoid disturbing the animal as it walks with the herd then enters a corral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garner
Sir Richard
Snohomish Valley
Washington
Snohomish
Modern remedies and tonics for common ailments
An array of old fashioned medical advice touts Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters for kidney disorders and malaria, Syrup of Figs as a pleasant laxative, and Halls Cough Cure as a constitutional cure for catarrh. Also notes Beecham’s Pills for piles and a quip about a musician reacting to goat tea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bright
Malaria Sud
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Oia
Cheney & CO
Druggiams
Farm tools and seed catalogue offer from John A Selzer Co
An old catalog advertisement lists prices for a farm wagon at 42.50 a barrel cart 4.25 a potato planter 2 a horse hoe cultivator 50 a corn shelter 2 a post hole auger 1 a great fencing mill 12.75 and other items. Send with postage to La Crosse Wisconsin to receive a seed catalogue free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vianet Jr
John A. Selzer Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Millionaire Power Sparks Waves in Utah and Colorado
A Pacific pamphlet promotes Camp Flag District access and mint descriptions. The text lists agents in Denver and Salt Lake City and hints at a financier with notable influence.
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U.P. Spe
Denver
Colo
del Burley
U.P
Salt Lake City
Utah
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