Old American jockey recalls century of racing in vivid detail
Mark Ransom Walker, 82, longtime jockey and trainer born in Dover near Boston, recalls racing over 70 years. He recounts four mile heats, North vs South showdowns, and legends like Eclipse, Henry, and Little John. He notes harsh track tricks, duels, and the era’s fierce planters and colored jockeys amid hot tracks and big bets.
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Mark Ransom Walker
Planestreet
Newark
N. J
Dover
Boston
Mr. Walker
Craig's Point
Cambridge
Watch Eye
Agin Sam Purdy
Little John
Darkey
John
Peaceamaker
Revenge
Arthur Hyde
Peacemaker
New England
New York
Sam Purdy
Mr. Hyde
Hyde
Mme
South
Baltimore
Chie
Mr. Seeley
Qghief
Aartwood
Indian Chief
New Orleans
Savannah
Macon
Releigh
Maehin
Concord
D. C
Dingwell
Charleston
Desaris
Tong Island
Nat Coles
Cornelius van Ranstl
Eclipse
Heart of Osk
Lady Lightfont
Sir Walter
Duchess of Marlborough
Charles
Henry
Bill Johnson
Petersburg
Long Island
Billy Crofts
Eelipse
Tclipuc
Agin
Bertrand
New York Jockey Club
General ‘Lafayette
Harlem
Lance
Ariel
Flatbush
Fashion
Heliose
Billy Gibbon
Chatham
Billy GibLon
Billy
Life in High Altitudes and Population Limits
The article explains how human life and population density decline with elevation. It notes balloonists at extreme heights nearly suffocated, analyzes US elevation averages, and shows most people live below one thousand feet while few reside at higher levels. It suggests permanent life at ten thousand feet is unlikely and cites Babel as a parable about overreaching mountains.
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United States
Builders of
Babel
Barley uses and plant facts from a domestic essay
Agriculture notes praise barley for horse feed and fattening value, contrasts with oats, and suggests growing barley for stock use. Rambles cover plant roots, famine of food, air for meat, and practical tips on horses, poultry, and grazing, plus early science on optic impressions and criminal eye studies.
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Europe
Jalapa
Anecdotal Snippets From A Varied Eccentric Page
A jumble of humorous notes and anecdotes appears, including an aphorism about an inviting hive and a reference to Daniel Webster urging a young lawyer to rise. It also mentions John Hutchinson of Downer’s Kerosene Oil Works and a foreman Patton’s leg sprain treated with BL Jacob’s Oil, plus domestic quips about winter and summer woes and a daughter hoping for holidays.
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la Fayette
Sézira
Jacob
Island origin questions and a knee sprain tale
A Chicago Tribune clipping mentions Thomas O Thompson reporting St Jacob's Oil as a remedy after he sprained his knee. The dialogue also includes a teacher asking about the location of the island of Jaya and a brief exchange about coffee sourced from a neighbor.
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Lchicago Tribune
Thomas O. Thompson
St. Jacob's
Jaya
Austin
Fever and Ague Remedy Vegetine Sold as Blood Cleanser
The advertisement promotes Vegetine as a safe, potent blood cleanser for fever and ague with lping back pain and chills. It claims to purify the blood, restore liver and kidneys, regulate bowels, and avoid harsh purgatives or poisons like quinine and arsenic. It emphasizes deep-rooted disease treatment and widespread benefit.
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Nature
Druggista
Binghamton
Vegetine claims harmony with nature for valid health cure
A vegetable medicine named Vegetine is advertised as gentle on the stomach, mild on the bowels, and effective against disease without the harsh effects of bitters or false cures. It is said to be scientifically compounded and endorsed by physicians, not a whiskey-laced mixture.
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Davy
Jaz
Jean
Stregur
Boll
Ayres
Kuhne
Heidelberg
Helmholtz
Hiltera
Ugia
Silabeo
Physisiana
Silabse
Neustaehster & Co
New York
Lydia FE
Rudeway
Rapway
Radway
Ea Warren
Church St
New
L. O. Farenson
Previo Ex Potiapee
Choi
Vuarme and Hop Bitters Pitch Lifesaving Powers
A long extract extols Vuarme as renewing blood and purging humors to restore vigor. It also narrates a Parisian restaurant joke and a Chicago boy mishearing orders, praising Hop Bitters as a glorious remedy that lifts the sick to health.
Sensible health ads tout kidney remedies and tonics
The page pitches Kidney-Wort and similar tonics as cures for kidney and bowel issues. It urges immediate purchase, claims direct action on secretions, and promises renewed health. It advertises Bitters for vitality, Carbone hair product, and various patent medicines amid a mosaic of testimonials and promotions.
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Chardon
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Ralia
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Richardson & Co
Pix
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Josme
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Kate
Maxx Vew
Nair
Lindsey
Barrizy Campped
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Lipia Hi
Pinxnan
MESES
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Mutual Life Building
Tenta
Chestnut Streets
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Mlerican Nes
New York City
U.K
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Denver Land and Improvement Company
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Peter Poromingn
Denver
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Dent
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Girowlary
Eine O. Fibe
Alt Bytes
Troammen
Philadelphia
Charles A
Woon
Tenth Bt
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A. Vogeler & CO
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DY & CO
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Allen's Bytsey
IBLE
Addreay National Publishing CO
Phdelphia
Zella
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Rusolvent
Oliver Eitson & CO
J. E. Detson, & CO
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