Pony Express Courier Tales From the Civil War Era
A fourteen year old courier recalls the perilous Pony Express era during the Civil War. He details $125 monthly pay, relay stations, and brutal encounters with Indians, a buffalo rescue, and a famed 321 mile extra run credited to Buffalo Bill and Major Alexander Majors.
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Pony
Pacific
Panama
Cape Horn
Washington
Congress
Congressiona
Messrs
Russell
New York
San Francisco
St. Joe
Sacramento
Cal
Golden Gate
Messar
San Francis
Missouri River
Niles
German Christmas Toys and Bavarian Peasant in Sonneberg
German toy makers cherish the world market by collecting diverse toys from many lands. Mechanical toys such as a sinking submarine, a diver, a Santos-Dumont airship, a Gatling gun, and a tin soldier railroad emerge as modern Bavarian and Sonneberg pieces. Henry Snyder notes Santa’s options for demanding youngsters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munich
Santos-Dumont
Sonneberg
Santa Claus
Henry Snyder
Pony Express Journey Takes 21 Hours 30 Minutes
A report highlights a record ride covering 321 miles in 21 hours and 30 minutes marking one of the longest and best ridden pony express journeys ever completed.
Foley's Kidney Remedy Promoted by D Knoefel
Advertorial style claim marketing Foley's Kidney Remedy as best treatment for kidney and bladder troubles. It asserts the medicine corrects irregularities, rebuilds worn tissues, restores vitality, and promises improved health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
D. Knoefel
Old Papers for Sale at this Office
An advert lists old paper stock for sale at the office offering bundles at 10 cents each or 100 bundles at a discounted rate. The notice emphasizes quick purchase and pickup.
Practical farming notes on pests and animal care
The article surveys agricultural topics including feeds for hogs and cows, rodent control with a tobacco pail trap, honey quality linked to clover, strawberries and mood, yam yields near Weatherford, and golden pheasant bulletins. It also covers road costs, hog and corn pricing in feed, Canadian tobacco production, and dehorning cattle with caustic potash.
Humor on Philosophy Christmas Shopping Blues
A humorous piece by Duncan M. Smith critiques holiday shopping chaos. It contrasts the frantic male shopper with the patient, smiling woman and the urge to delegate gifts via proxy. A man pretends a doctor prescribed his three fingers of liquor to cope with the season.
Jones's New Occupation Supposedly Revealed
In a casual exchange one speaker notes Jones is improving and asks about his current livelihood. The other responds that his primary role now is husband to a wealthy widow he wed recently, implying a change in status and income source.
Puzzled dialogue exchanges prompt humorous misreading
A playful exchange unfolds with lines about getting on and off and mistaken identity as one character jokes about scent while another denies being a newspaper. The Freuch contributes a quirky interjection about news and perception.
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Freuch
Fashionable folly and the march of time in society
A survey of cultural fads and habits, noting the solace of looking at fashion from the past, the allure of superstition, and the endurance of hard work in American life. The piece also comments on prosperity, gratitude, and the holiday season as winter approaches. It ends with an advertisement for Mother Gray’s herbal remedy for women’s ailments, promising free samples.
Street Pairings Map Out Gaslamp City Streets
A dense list of cross streets and landmarks including West Seventh Ohio West Tenth Floyd Main Reel House City Hall Star Spring Lower Fourth River Pearl Oak and Market East Fourth Oulberteon Ave Vincennes Beeler Chartres Robinsons Pants Factory East Third Railroad Vincennes Elin avenue Spring Chartres Elin Avenue and Silver Willow streets.
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West Seventh
Ohio
West Tenth
Floyd
Main
Reel
Market
Spring
Lower Fourth
River
West Eighth
Pearl
East Fourth
Oulberteon
Thirteenth
Eighth St
Oulberteon Ave
Upper Sirth and
River Glass Works
Eleventh St
Vincennes
Beeler
Vincennes and
Spring Streets
Oak and
Thomas
Pearl and
Oak
Weet Union
State and Green
Poplar
Stone
Eighteenth Streets
State
Etreete
Lower First St
Southern H. Railroad
Chartres
Cherry
Constitution
East Ninth
East Tenth
Elm Streets
Fifteenth St
Culbertson Avenue
Charlestown Road
Vincennes Atrrot Robinson
Personal Appeal for Foley's Honey and Tar Remedy
An appeal urges readers to choose Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs colds and lung trouble over unknown preparations. It claims forty years of trusted care from O D Kuossel and argues the remedy costs no more and is safer.
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Foley
O. D. Kuossel
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Buffalo Bill
True Tales OF the
Plains
Union Pacific Railroad
Rand
Fle
Flere
Baby
Babs
Johnny Fry
Moti
Red
Alexander Majors
Pony Express
William F. Cody
Red Buttes
Cody
Rocky Ridge
Yuletide Shore
Pierce
Common Sense
K. V. Pieres
Buiielo, N. Y
Weatherford
Tex
Timots
Buffalo
Good Roads Office
United States
John E. Hamilton
Cornwall
Ont
Canada
Essex
Kent
Ontario
By Duncan M. Smith
Andria
Mother Gray
Mother Gray Co
le Roy
Dodgers
Carda
the Tribune Company
Pearl St
New Albany
Ind
Ely
Ely Brothers
Warren Street
Indianapolis, Columbus and Southern Traction Company
Hoosier Limiteds
Seymour
Courbus
Edinburg
Franklin
Greenwood
Indianapolis
Pus
Edianapolis
Columbus
Cablesapers
Azalis
Taylorsville
Wasteland
Mies
Sear
Indiaa
I. & L. Traction Co
Louisville
Southern
Indiana
A. A. Ardersob
Gen. Magr
Columbes. Ind
West Baden Springs, Ind
Esata
Chicago
West
Ladew
Carlobad
O. P
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