Pony Express Across the Continent Race for 200000
The Virginia Chronicle recounts the 1860 wager to establish a fast mail line from New York to San Francisco. William H. Russell backed by Floyd aimed to beat a 10 day transit, with A B Miller funding riders, horses, and stations for a dramatic Pony Express run ending near St Joseph.
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St. Joseph
Pacific Slope
Wall Street
Washington
New York
San Francisco
William H. Russell
Floyd
A. B. Miller
Russell
Miller
Sacramento
Billy Baker
Border Buttian
Sierras
Salt Lake Valley
Julesburg
Lis
Platt River
Johnny Fry
Johnny
Johny Fry
Fry
Sylph
Virginia Chronicle
A Polyglot Character and a Railroading Change
The text contrasts a scene from a Russian novel full of names and diminutives with a note on mechanical progress. It highlights a roomful of characters and their terse exchanges, then shifts to a major shift in locomotive construction as railroads move from steel to iron for key parts.
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Paulovna
Bolkovski
Mikhailovna
Droubitzkoi
Vladimirovitch
Besoukhov
Neavitaky
Kontozov
Bob Burdette
Turkey Thief Roams Walgert Staging Heist Across Verandas
A lean man roams Walgert seeking dinner as a turkey theft spreads across several venues. He hauls a turkey from a hotel veranda then sells it at the next hotel, returns it to a boarding house, a public house, a washhouse, a plate in a sink, and a high shelf before the owner confronts him. Residents end up dining on cold ham as the bird vanishes and reappears, provoking anger throughout the town.
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Walgert
O S. W
Melbourne Age
New Jersey Rosebud and a Wayward Visit Tale
A New Jersey girl nicknamed rosebud delights a baby brother then grows jealous after play. She strikes the sleeper on the cheek, denying later, a visit to a friend, saying she asked no one and went without permission. The tale, told in dialect, shows child’s mischief and remedy.
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Rosebud
New Jersey
Brosser
Babry
Dollie
Joseliid
Detroit Free Press
Self Preservation and the intruder at the Secretary's door
A U S official learns the door keeper's daily visitor seeks an office. the Secretary reveals the intruder wants the Secretary's own post, after which the bother ceases. The anecdote shows clever self preservation by removing the threat.
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United States
Prue
Brate OY New York and Medical Quackery Mentioned
Ex President of the New York State Senate touts ALMCOCKS POROUS PLASTERS as a remedy with speedy relief for weak backs. Ranged with saccharine notes on diabetes and dental preservation, the snippet touches on medical claims and dietary substitutes.
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New York State Senate
Brate
New York
Senate Chamber
Albany
Almcock
Exalted claims for Therapies and Stomach Bitters
The notice extols a tonic, Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, as a safe laxative that does not pain the abdomen and improves digestion. It claims benefits for constipation, dyspepsia, liver and stomach health, and asserts efficacy against fever shoes, rheumatism, and kidney troubles.
A Congressional Funeral
A brief exchange in a restaurant jokes about burying a speech in oblivion after it is printed in the Record. The quip frames the speech as a tombstone for failed ideas during a congressional life.
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Merchant Traveler
Put and Call Then and Now
A humorous contrast to the term put and call used by brokers for stock options. The piece warns of a harsher put and call when ill, advocating Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a universal cure for pulmonary and blood diseases. It claims it cures coughs and conditions like weak lungs and consumption, surpassing other medicines.
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American Statesman
Hood
New Hartford
Conn
Pierce
Golden
Golden Medical Discovery
Chile
Columbus
Ohio
TION
Main Street
Billale
N. Y
Dr. Pierce
F. W. Wheeler
Solomon Bourtis
Northavon
Miami Co
Watson Fetka Esq
Summerside
Prince Edward Island
Can
Dust Item Sparks Speculation in Detroit Free Press
A playful exchange cites a child asking if T is made of dust and a father replying that all are dust. The fragment reflects a humorous exchange about common dust and a ragged bay out there with a light, philosophical tone.
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Ragged Bay
Detroit
McCormick & Son
Washington
B.C
Cinclonai
D, OR
Winchell
All Drugyisca Atviets Por Notte Evumerdt
RAP
Cincinnati Centennial Exposition Drives Northwest Pride
The article highlights Cincinnati as the Northwest’s cen ter of celebration marking the 1787 settlement. It notes world attention on the city as the grand Centen nial Exposition surpasses earlier local fairs. It frames the event as a pivotal historical milestone and urges visiting to avoid missing the opportunity.
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West
Cincinnati
Northwest
United States
Quiet saloon renewal questioned by New York excise chief
The New York Excise Commissioner questions a saloon owner about renewing licenses. The applicant asserts order and lack of complaints. The officer confirms the establishment is "always very orderly," while the commissioner notes several robberies occurred last month but were described as quiet.
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New York Excise
To Relieve Her Eyes in Leras Siftings
A witty exchange portrays a conceited young man and a sarcastic young woman as she explains the woman with weak eyes must relieve them by gazing at something green. The brief dialogue reflects social humor within a column. no other context is provided.
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Leras
Word to the Wise About Catarrh Remedies and Colds
A parade of patent medicines and tonics touts catarrh remedies and cough cures. Dr Sage’s Catarrh Remedy claims to reach the ailment’s seat while Scott’s Emulsion is praised for lung and throat ailments. Widespread quack cures are warned against, urging readers to buy established products.
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Tex
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Troe & Co
Augusta
Afale
Bryant’s Business College
Buffalo
N.Y
POND
Attrora
Kane Co
Wil Senda
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Acanta
Deegee Peary, CO
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John L. Thompson, Sons & Co
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Bloomington
W. LE
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Manchester
the. Ass
New Haven News
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Critte
Eros
Jena
Osgood & Thompson
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Iton
Fechter
Fechter Remedy
New Haven
Conus
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West Electric
Washington Street
Chicago
Ile
St. Mary’s Academy
Notre Dame University
School OF Art and Design
Conservatory OF Music
Europe
Nographic College
Sterling
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Glee CO
N. State St
Chicago, Mi
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Beith
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Boston
Yale
Wellesle
Oberlin
University of Penn
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Hong
W.w.astor
Jupagd P. Benjamin
Judge Gisson
Dr. Brown
E. H. Coox
Prin. N
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Prof
Loisette
Fifth Ave
Arene Chemical Co
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G.H. Ingraham
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Amsterdam
N. C
D. R. Dyche & CO
Orio Valley
Northwestern Territory
Compyriant
Bilous Attark
David G. Lowe
St. Agathe
Manitoba
Canada
I. V. Weaper
Yorkshire
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Bellville
Florida
World’s Dispensary Medical Association
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