Indian lands dispute tied to 1866 act and treaty gaps
The text argues no valid treaty extinguished Indian title when the 1866 law passed and that even a fully ratified treaty then would function as a land reservation under the act’s provisos. It rejects synchronizing the bill and treaty, noting the senate would have language to include lands if intended, and calls for a decree mirroring the related case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
State of
Kansas
Congress
Drtroy
Home Fruits and Comforts of Rural Life
F R Elliott contributor to the New England Homestead advises on orchard care and home grounds. The article discusses sap flow, root health, and mulching timing, plus trenching and soil improvement around stressed trees. It also covers pruning, shade tree planning, and avoiding crowding or obstruction of paths as trees mature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. R. Elliott
New England
Balky Horses and Child Reading Reform Rules from 19th Century Charity Paper
The article lists SPCA style cautions for balky horses with methods like circling, tongue pressure, and tying techniques, cautions against whipping, and suggests humane treatment. It then asserts reading newspapers benefits children’s geography, spelling and vocabulary, urging parental enforcement. It ends with gardening and digging tips, though text is fragmented.
Egg sexing by air bladder position in poultry eggs
A London Journal of Horticulture correspondent reports amateur poultrymen claim to predict chick sex by egg air bladder position. Experiments by a Westchester Pennsylvania man show 116 pullets from 122 eggs, with method using kerosene lamp lighting to reveal a central or side air chamber. He advises testing by breaking eggs to view the air chamber at the large end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Journal of Horticulture
Westchester
Shoeing Camels and Wisdom of Proportions Past and Present
A Pekin to Siberia traveler describes camel foot blister repair with leather shoes sewn over sores by several men while the camel is restrained. The piece also notes cabbage storage in frozen sawdust, classical proportion rules for the human figure, claims about flour bread yield from Southern Kansas wheat, and camphorated water’s effect on germination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pekin
Siberia
Gobi
S. B. Prichard
The
Fort Scott Monitor
Kansas
Leavenworth Lawrence and Galveston Railroad Line Services
Railway schedule fragment shows Leavenworth to Kansas City and Ottawa connections with multiple intermediate stops and daily service excluding Sundays. It lists departure times from Leavenworth Ottawa Garnett Chanute Humboldt and Lawrence to Kansas City with return trips and various stage connections at Parker Coffeyville Thayer Chanute and other towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dar Exrexas
Leavenworth
Lawrence
Kansas City
Ottawa
Garnett
Lola
Cembont
Chanute
Cherryvale
Kan
Ottaws
Iola
Humboldt
Thayer
Walle
Independence
Dee
Colleyvilley
Aps i
Foxicutt
Coffeyville
Indefence
Vale
Piola
Barnett
Ottawal
New Albany
Tiarex
Neodesha
Parsons
LS Depentes
Elk Bie
Longton
Peru
Elk Tisdale
Arkansas City
Parker
Cime
Eastbound Route Adopts Reclining Chair Coaches on St Louis Line
The St Louis Kansas City and Northern Short Line markets the fastest eastward route with six express trains daily between Missouri and Mississippi, upgrading to new steel rails, broad ties, and elegant reclining chair coaches with dressing rooms. Night and day watchmen ensure safety, and through tickets are offered via connecting lines to the East, North and South. Interested travelers may request maps and schedules from Lyman McCarty in Kansas City or P. B. Groat in St Louis.
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St. Louis
Kansas City
Missouri
Mississippi
Lyman McCarty
P. B. Groat
Gan
Ible
Afissouri Dlacife
Missouri Ific
R. Ai Paci
Westinghouse
Leavenworth
Atchison
G. Baxter
Western
E. A. Ford
Kansas
St. Joseph
Nebraska City
Council Bluffs
Omah
Salt Lake City
Sacramento
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Denver
Colorado
Territories
Missouri Division
ST. Joseph & Burlington
Chicago
Thia
Pullman's Palace
Miller
Westenhouse
Missouri Kansas and Texas Railway Announces New Through Trains
Completion of the iron bridge over the Missouri river at Boonville enables enhanced service between the Northeast and the Southwest. Two daily Hannibal connections and two daily St. Louis to Southern Kansas runs, with reduced Texas rates and through Pullman palace cars from Chicago Quincy Hannibal and St. Louis to Galveston. Contact Thomas Darwin, Sedalia, Mo., for timetables and fares.
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Missouri River
Boonville
Northeast
Great Southwest
Hannibal
Points
Great Nesosho Valley
St. Louis
Kansas
Texas
Chicago
Quincy
Galveston
Missouri
Thomas Darwin
Sedalia
Kansas Pacific Railway
Kansas and Colorado
Kansas City
Leavex Worth
Xsp
Lawrence
Topeka
Wamego
Manhattan
Junction City
Milford
Wakefield
Clay Center
Abilene
Solomon
Salina
Brookville
Ellsworth
Wilson
Bunker Hill
Russell
Walker
Victoria
Hays
Ellis
Parks Fort
Wallace
Kit Carson
Las Animas
Pueblo
Santa Fe
Denver
Erie
Boulder
Longnfiint
Geetown
Golden
Central City
Colorado Springs
Idaho Springs
Greeley
Evans
Platteville
Cheyenne
Salt Lake City
Colorado
New Menico
HE Territories
Pacific Coast
Trinidad
New Mexico
Arizona
Republican
Saline
Smoky Hill
Arkansas
Lasvenworth
Lasmas
Eddie Bowen
Wevrmlew
Kesme
Pawiencer
Kansan City
Baltimore and Ohio Fast Line schedules May 31
Railroad ad promotes the Baltimore and Ohio Fast Line as the shortest quickest route from Parkersburg to major cities including Cincinnati Marietta Grafton and Baltimore with daily departures and arrivals listed through Philadelphia New York and Boston, noting timing from 9 AM to 1 40 PM and other intermediate stops.
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Cincinnati
Chillicothe
Portsmouth
Marietta
Parkersburg
Grafton
Oakland
Hawk
Deer Park
Washington
Richmond
Baltimore
Wilmington
Philatelphia
New York
Boston
Bee Ting
Crestline
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
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Excelsior Man’s Co
St.louis
W.M. Hartman & Co
Iola, Kansas
Renia
Bex
Whittier
St. Charles Street
Yost
Florence
Dolton Brothers
Kanssod Neb. &T. Louis
Florence Sewing Machine Co
Maxi
Brouilar
Avery
Latorater
Senditien
Prara Et Fm
Paris
Reece
Morton's Gold Pens
Vienna
Ohio
Amer. Institute, N.o
Louisiana
Georgia
Wilson Reflector
Cleveland, Ohio
Aes
Ooynne
California
Sierra Nevada
Watx
United States
Minois
Tennessee
Cumberland
Red
Brazos
Rio Grande
Pearl
Alabama
Mobile
Savannah
Roanoke
James
J. Walker
R.ieralage & Co
Glinetlea
Srostway
Nuy
Deacon Barnes
John
Mr. Barnes
Tom
Ellen
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Maine
Sax
Leavenworth, Lawrence and
Fish Company
Neosho and
B. S. Henning
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Pullman
Columbus
Northwes
Indianapolis & ST. Louis
B. B
GREAT
the East
Lerave
Fourth St. ST. Louis
Indianapolis
Louisvile
Palace Drawing Room
Ss. Woodward
St- Louie
Burlington
Kansas City St. Joseph
Conneil
Iowa
Southern
Eastern
Great Union
Central Pacific
Eee Joseph, Mo
A. C. Dawes
J.F. Barnard
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