Pony Bob Haslam Recalls Legendary Pony Express Ride
The Chicago Times notes Buffalo Bill and scout Robert H. Haslam, known as Pony Bob, sharing hotel gossip in Lincoln era tales. Haslam recounts joining the Pony Express scheme under Russell Major Miller, riding a 120 mile stretch from Smith's Creek Utah to Fort Churchill Nevada in eight hours and ten minutes, weighing 105 pounds and never having a sick day.
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Buffalo Bill
Reland Hotel
Robert H. Haslam
Chicago Times
Great Plains
West
Pony Bob
Bob
Lincoln
New York
Frisco
Russell, Major & Miller
Washington
Bt. Joseph
Folsom
Cal
San Francisco
St. Joe
Pony Express Company
Mr. Haslam
Haslam
Smith's Creek
Utah
Nevada
Fort Churchill
Carson River
Cody
Ip Cody
Ponyerpress Company
Weill
Sheltor
Pony Bob recounts 2000 mile ride from fort to fort
Bob, known as Pony Bob, recalls a perilous 2000 mile sprint avoiding redskin ambushes. He describes three painted plates on ponies chasing water, a close rifle and bow exchange, a jump over a rock gully, and finishing eight hours ten minutes short of the target. The tale links his nickname to the daring ride and his trained Indian pony.
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West
Tiy
Nob
Seruck
A Lsterior
Bob
Cody
Pony Bob
Clerks Misunderstand Taine Book Request
Mark Twain story shows clerks in a large city bookstore struggle with literary names. Mrs Clemens asks for Talne Ancient Reg ime, clerk mishears repeats Taine and Twainpot Taine, creating a comic miscue about authors.
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Mark Twain
Harmorlet
New York
Clemens
Talne
Distinctive Costumes Fade From World Fashion
A survey of traditional outfits across Europe and beyond shows the decline of distinctive costumes from Hamburg to London. Many regions retain only remnants in artist studios or tourist spots, while everyday wear shifts to uniform modern fashion, with few reminders of former dress customs.
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Hamburg
London
Praagre Danlat
Exon
Rome
Florian’s
Taso
Norway
Hardanager
Temarken
Coia
Austria
Turkey
Stamboul
Paris
Milan
Inc
Herolé Jobo Soblesk
Sem
John Bull
Traveling talk on a train shows changing views on women in church
On an east bound Chesapeake and Ohio train, two men discuss the role of women in church matters. One recalls how a minister cited St Paul against women in churches, prompting the Minneapolis man to defend women’s active participation, highlighting shifting attitudes.
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Pight
Minneapolia
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Philadelphis Press
Interesting Tribe of Indians on Fort Berthold Reservation
The Fort Berthold Reservation houses three of the nine U S tribes never at war with the government. The Mandoos, the smallest group, declined during a smallpox outbreak about 1853 yet remain notable. A tale claims Welsh origins for the Mandoos, with some words resembling Welsh and lighter skin tones.
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Fort Berthold Reservation
United States
Wales
Mississippi
Detroit Free Press
Burglar Lovered by Wife in San Francisco Split
A San Francisco Star note says Theodore Hallam once defended a burglar. In a trial the burglar’s wife testified on the witness stand, with the prosecutor conducting cross examination. The wife admitted marrying the burglar because she was getting old and needed a husband with a profession.
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Theodore Hallam
San Francisco Star
Incoherent fragments about historical figures and nobility
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Milton, Mme Blavataky, Moncure Con, the Nizam of Hyderabad, and the Marquis of Lorne. It weaves obscure references to authors, ministers, and parliament without a clear narrative or dates. The passage reads as a garbled assortment of biographical notes and social curiosities from a historic newspaper page.
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Marquis of
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