Impressions of the West From Cedar Rapids to Los Angeles
The writer describes a 7000 mile journey beginning April 26 from Cedar Rapids, detailing sights along the way. Denver’s Capitol and museum wow, Colorado Springs with Manitou and Pike’s Peak, Trinidad’s falls of town life, then Williams Junction toward the Grand Canyon or Los Angeles. The narrative closes with praise for Los Angeles hospitality and Pasadena’s charm as the trip ends.
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the Express
Great West
Fast Mail
Cedar Rapids
Denver
Union Pacific
Jourisl
Colorado
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church
Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church
New York
Unitarian Church
Corcoran
Carnegie
Trinity
Santa Fe
Nebraska
Castle Rock
Mammoth Rock
Palmer Lake
Saratoga
G. W. Childs Typhographical Union Hospital
Methodist Episcopal Church
Pike’s Peak
Maniton
Rockies
James H. Holmes
Los Animas County
Canyon
Las Vegas
Meadows
Holy Faith
Alberquerque
White Oaks
Los Angeles
the Angeles
Santa Catalina
Saint Catherine
el Molino
Old Mill
Los Animas
Pasadena
Gate of Paradise
Trinidad
Fisher’s Peak
Simpson’s Rest
Alburquerque
New Mexico
Williama
Junction
Grand Canyon
Arizona
Sherman
Williams
W. Minor Lemen
Watwa Natives Described In Harsh Passage From Hunter Account
A hunter portrays the Watwa tribe in Africa as filthy, morally degraded and cunning. He claims they fish and harvest cassava during rains, smear with mud to deter mosquitoes, and possess hidden canoes. He recounts a failed pursuit after shooting a reed and warns of poisoned weapons and traps.
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Africa
Dame Juliana Berners and the Fly Fishing Origin
The first printed English angling book, Dame Juliana Berners Book of St Albans (c.1450), contains a fishing chapter asserting flies can catch salmon. The author notes fly fishing predates the text and credits Berners with pioneering the practice and twelve flies that influenced Izaak Walton.
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Dame Juliana Berner
St. Albans
Dame Berner
Izaak Walton
Loggerheads name applied to turtles and other animals
The term loggerhead refers to Atlantic giant turtles that weigh about 1,600 pounds and swim far from land. They feed on crabs and fish, break conchs with strong jaws, and their flesh is leathery and oily with musk. Young turtles are sold in markets. The name also applies to a large duck in Tierra del Fuego and Falkland shores and to certain West Indies birds.
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Atlantic
Tierra del Fuego
Falkland Isles
West Indies
Jury Deliberations End in Not Guilty verdict
A Detroit Free Press excerpt recounts jurors in a Tejas case debating Pike Muldrow. One juror insists on conviction on general principles while another suggests he would “go gunnin’ fur us” once released. The group schemes to “perfect the judge” before delivering a verdict, which ends as Not guilty.
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Tejas
Pike Muldrow
Pike
Detroit Free Press
Peculiar gravestone ornament in Berlin reading room
A large gravestone stands at one corner of a reading room, serving as a headstone for a grave rather than a mere ornament. The house was built around the stone after it was relocated from the churchyard at St. Hedwig's, giving the room a unique historical feature.
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Berlin
St. Hedwig’s
Which Eye Is Stronger
A reader test from the Chicago Journal explains a simple method to compare eye strength. By aligning a distant finger with a near object and comparing shifts when using each eye, one eye’s dominance is revealed.
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Chicago Journal
How Could He Help It A Recorded Exchange
A brief exchange questions if marriages are made in heaven and suggests a possible union made in no place, reflecting a light comic tone from the Chicago Record-Herald.
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Charlie
Chicago Record-Herald
Short Horn Bulls for Sale From G H George
Philadelphia Press ad offers a selection of registered Short Horn bulls aged seven to eighteen months. Described as high quality for beef and milk, they are priced reasonably considering quality. Contact G. H. George.
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G. H. George
Poland China stock hogs for sale and medical tips
Poland China stock hogs for sale advertised by Jons W. A. Fairburn with instruction east of the Methodist church in Cascade. Also an ad from H A Tisdale of Summerton describing relief from piles using DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve and urging purchase of genuine DeWitt's from Chicago makers. Additionally a humorous item about twins and a mother distinguishing them.
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Poland
Methodist Church
Cascade
H. A. Tisdale
Summerton
South Carolina
DeWitt
E. C. DeWitt & Co
Chicago
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Promises Restored Health
An old testimonial touts Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as restoring strength and weight after four bottles, claiming it digests food and cures indigestion. It notes sales by druggists and offers trial bottles free, with other quips and ads mixed in.
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J. B. Taylor
Chineaman
Texas
One Minute Cough Cure Promises Quick Relief
An ad describes a remedy for coughs croup and la grippe that acts at the source of trouble and claims permanent healing by improving lung oxygenation. It notes availability from druggists and compares to DeWitt's Little Early Risers for liver cleansing while touting general vitality benefits.
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DeWitt
Cavendish Man Cured After Constipation Invasion
S Le Quinn of Cavendish Vermont was robbed of his health by chronic constipation. Dr King's New Life Pills broke into the house and arrested his trouble. He is now entirely cured and the medicine is guaranteed to cure at Soetje's drug store.
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W. K. Haviland
Armonk
New York
Dr. King
O. H. Soetje
S. le Quinn
Cavendish
Vermont
Soetje
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Praised by Missouri Man
Otto Dodd of Ponder Missouri says a year long sore was cured by Bucklen's Arnica Salve calling it the best salve on earth. He recommends buying at Scotje's drug store for 2 cents.
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Otto Dodd
Ponder
Missouri
Scotje’s
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The
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W. A. Fairburn
Skivett
Dearest
Madge
Marjorie
Northwestern Yeast CO
la Grippe
Ayer
A. K. Randles
J.C, Ayer CO
Lowell
Mass
A. Kempf
Prop
Eagle Drug Store
Tere
J. B. Zimmerman
American JR
Buckh
American Camera Mfg, CO
St. Paul St
Rochester, N.Y
District Court
Jones County
Lown
Abipall Magee
Monticello
Iowa
JC MaGeEr
J. W. Doxskre
H. C. Bohlken
State of
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Mosteallty
Sembamabers
Prena Herren
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J. W. Doxser
John Rkueger
Laws
A. D
Lund
J Ow. Doxser
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J. W. Doxseee
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Wells Street
Marinette, Wis
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North Wisconsin Holland Society
Thedford
Cardui
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Omaha
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Farneut
F. M. Hicks
H. M. Carpenter
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Sarles
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G. Henry George
William. Stuhler
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Shallenberger
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Bright
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Oakwood Blvd
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Drexel State Bank
J. EK. Bateman
W. First St
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