Endurance Horse Riding Feats Through History
A long feature recounts famed horse endurance rides from 19th and early 20th century America and Europe. It highlights Charles Miller and Leo Gianmarine among riders, lists historic races, notable horses, and Olympic era endurance feats, noting records, durations, and routes from New York to Los Angeles and beyond.
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Charles
Miller
Los Angeles
New York City
Wes Miller
Uedas Uniqge
Wayne Dinsmore
The
Horse Association of America
Bronco Sharlie
Boyd Jones
Amarillo
Texas
Molly
President Hoover
White House
National Capital
James Unger
Oshkosh
Wis
Atlanta
United States
W. J. Astingeadd
Kensington, Md
Sweet potato window garden fuels light remark
A woman tended a vase with a single sweet potato as a win dow garden and prided herself on it. When the plant’s leaves yellowed and dropped, her son Wes teased with a sharp quip about the potato getting sour. The exchange shows a quirky domestic moment.
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Bob
How One Woman Lost 10 Lbs in a Week
Dayton resident Mrs. Betty Luedske writes of losing ten pounds in seven days using Kruschen Salt Tablets. She praises the product as a safe harmless method to reduce fat by taking half a teaspoon in hot water before breakfast. She notes quick results and urges others to try Kruschen for weight loss.
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Betty Luedske
Dayton
America
Literal Youth Peacher Bound for Australia
Peter answers that Literal Youth Peacher is bound by kangaroos and a kiss as he plans travel to Australia.
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Peacher
Australia
Peter
Kangarous
Kiss
When You Can't Quit Bayer Aspirin for Pain Relief
An old advertisement extols Bayer Aspirin as a quick relief for various pains from headaches to neuralgia. It urges rest when possible, staying cool, and carrying tablets for travel and daily use, promising relief and convenience with the product’s proven directions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bayer
Ad Ad Leads to Meeting Court Maintenance Charges
A Newport England miner separated from his wife placed an ad seeking a widow as a companion. One reply followed by letters and a meeting arranged. On arrival he found his estranged wife waiting with a court order demanding maintenance.
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Newport
England
Committee Personnel and the Question of Appointment
The text defines a committee as a body that can be one or more persons chosen by a larger group or organization to provide a special service. It notes confusion over why some members may be wrong and emphasizes that age is often concealed unless deemed mature, highlighting ambiguity in committee selection.
Berwick Firemen Use Pool Water To Fight Building Blaze
Firemen pumped water from a swimming pool in the % MM. G. AL building to extinguish a third floor fire in Berwick Pennsylvania. The pool water supply was estimated to last about three hours of firefighting as lines fed water into the blaze.
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MM. G. AL
Berwick
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Elmo Scott Watson
Wesley Merritt
Europe
Berlin
Vienna
Lyons
Vichy
Vienna-Berlin
Frank Tompkins
Northfield
Fort Ethan Allen
Howver
Senor i Felix Tachiffery
Wasiington
Enos Aires
Parker Tompiios
Northfeld
Winsor
Captain Reid
Haleron
Parker
United States Cavalry Journal
Frank Tarker
Henry Remeyn
Ey Welis N. Aubrey'im
Santa Fe
Independence
Thomas Tobin
Kearney
Fort Leavenworth
John Kerley
Fort Bridger
Uxt
John Fremont
Carsons
Monterey
Miter Swan
Morris Redé
Sagache
Fort Garland
Lement
I Press
Tim Ocean
Lincoln
Buffalo Bill
W. F. Cody
Hur
Bob Haslam
James Moore
Pony Express Celebration Committee
St. Joseph
San Francisco
California
Newnpai
Cecil Ell
Fesrasoener
Keres
N. Y
Sioux City
PLC
A, Nuse’s Secret
Gare
Fellows
All For Business
Bridge
Alice
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