Buffalo Bill recounts epic buffalo hunts and railroad fame
The narrative details 1867 Kansas Pacific railroad construction, Sioux and Cheyenne clashes, and how William F. Cody earned the name Buffalo Bill. It covers his buffalo drives for the Union Pacific, killing thousands with a breechloader, and his famed buffalo hunting match against Billy Comstock near Sheridan, with spectators including his wife and child aboard a special train.
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Utah
Brigham
Afi
Prophet
Kansas Pa
Fort Hays
Kan
Military Department
General Sheridan
Washington
Union Pacific Railroad
Champion buffalo hunter wins in plains match
The narrator recalls a buffalo hunting contest with Comstock on the Kansas prairie. He describes circling and shooting leaders to herd them, finishing with thirty-eight killed in the first run and sixty-ninth overall, while Comstock tallied forty-six. Champagne toasts marked each score, and referees finally declared the narrator the winner and champion.
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Comstock
Iito
St. Louis
Kansas
Cotosteck
Brigham
Plains
Under a Banyan Tree First Volksraad Site
The first parliament house of the Boers met under a banyan tree near Pretoria, where Transvaal settlers gathered in early days to discuss issues shaping the republic. The tree is known as the first volksraad and the spot named Wonderbloom lies at a mountain cleft entrance.
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Transvaal
Republic
Pretoria
Turban fashions and a costly traveling dressing case
A lively New York letter notes a fad for turbans that slip to reveal only the face, alongside a pricey Broadway leather case with a built in dressing table easel. The writer mocks a Wall Street adviser and recalls Chicago packer Phil Armour while predicting what the new turban look will hide and reveal on Fifth Avenue.
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England
America
Diocy
Mr. W
Phil Armour
Chicago
Fifth Avenue
London
Mabet
New York
Fragments of Conversation and Patent Remedy Notice
A garbled dialogue scene from a cheap lunch counter is followed by an advertisement for Mother Gray's Australian Leaf, described as a regulator for female weaknesses and various ailments. The herbal remedy is offered with a sample free by mail from Le Roy New York.
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Mother Gray
le Roy
N.Y
Why riding position affects horse speed in tracks
A published proof explains that a rider near the horse’s neck travels faster because the hind legs provide the forward thrust while weight distribution matters. Jockey Ted Sloane offered practical demonstration showing forward propulsion comes from the horse’s hind limbs and how rider position changes efficiency.
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Littl Ted Sloane
Stranc Magazine
Ostrich Feathers and Fashions of the Season
Ostrich plumage in high favor with a wide array of novelties. Tips, wreaths, and crown enhancements shown in smart shades. Dimities for undergarments, new skirt styles with no back fullness, and pattern sacks in multiple sizes. A fur and velvet rosette toque adds color, with dainty dressing sacks and trim options across fabrics. The Alps described as a multilingual, multi-country region housing nine million people across six thousand square miles. Counterfeiting mentioned with Foley's Honey and Tar praised for cough relief.
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Henrietta
Fire alarm stations listed in Vincennes area
A list of Fire Alarm Stations for the Vincennes region includes locations at West Seventh and Ohio, West Tenth and Floyd, West Seventh and Main, Reel House at Lower Fourth and Market, West Second and Market, Spring and various streets, Pearl and Main, East Fourth and Culbertson, Thirteenth and Market, East Eleventh, Vincennes and Beeler, Vincennes and Spring, Main and Vincennes, Oak and Thomas, Greer and West Union, Poplar and Thirteenth, State and Easy, Lower First and Southern, Railroad and Chartres, Cherry and Constitution, East Ninth and Market, East Tenth and Elm, Fifteenth and Culbertson, Charlestown Road and Vincennes, Robinsons Pants Factory, East Third and Railroad, Vincennes and Chartres, East Seventh and Spring, Vincennes and Chartres, Mein and hast streets, Silver Street, Willow, and Saver.
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West Seventh
Ohio
West Tenth
Floyd
Main
Reel House
Lower Fourth
Market
Spring
River
Melgith
Pearl
Mast Fourth
Dpring
East Fourth
Culbertson
Reel
Thirteenth
Faet
Eighth St
Cliberteon
Upper Stoth
River Glass Works
East Eleventh
Vincennes
Beeler
Vincennes and
Spring Streets
Oak
Oak Streets
West Union
State and Greer
Poplar
Stone
Eighteenth
Lower First St
Southerp B
Chartres
Cherry and
Constitution
East Ninth and Market
East Tenth
Elm Streets
Fifteenth St
Culbertson Av
Charlestown Road
Vincenne + Robinson’s Pants
East Third and Railroad
Xin Averas
East Seventh
Sprig
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Fnally
Bill
Fort Wallace
Lucretia Borgia
Billy Comstock
Sheridan
Arta
Old Brigham
Buffals
Aids
Pierce
Nature
Elsa
Wall Street
Mabel
Foleys Honey
IAR
Foley
George Batson
Fountain Grove
Charles D
Bndefpet
Ico de
Sovus
Fribelis
Alps
O. D. Knoefel
Indianapolis, Columbus and Southern Traction Company
Hoosier
Seymour No
Columbus
Edinburg
Prankiton
Greenwood
Indianapolis
Pi Seymour- Indianopgus
Seymour
Franklin Greenwood
Ne Andra
Azalia
Lorsville
Nntelans
Tadian Fis
L.& ‘A. Traction Co
Louisville
Southern Indiana B. BR
Ais
Esas Tad Weet
Seymore
Ametal Twan & Table
Stattons
Onueney & Uo
Hertore
Ely
Priewists
Ely Brothers
Warren Street
Dr. King
Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph Co
West Baden Springs, Lad
Avery AN Tran
Sbi
New Albany
West Baden
French Lick Springs
Carlsbad
B. E. Taylor
W. H
M Prectises
Frank J. Reed
New al
Bloomington
Sean
Asl
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