When There'll be steam heat at the far north pole
A dense, fantastical verse imagines climate upheaval and global shifts. It foresees poles thawing, equatorial freezing, rivers reversing, and nations reshaping borders. Iconic brands and places appear, including Chicago, Boston, Penn, Pittsburg, and The Commoner, amid rippling satire of graft and industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Pole
Cuba
Wattra
Hudson’s Bay
Yukon
Pacific
Japan
Chicago
Mobile
Penn
Pittsburg
Boston
Butte
Standard Oil
Bill Nye Cow Advertisement Sainted Wit and Mystery
A New Orleans Democrat anecdote recalls Bill Nye’s fanciful ad to sell a cow named Rose. The notice jokes a plush raspberry cow aged eight, loyal to home, one fourth Shorthorn and three fourth hyena, plus a double-barrel shotgun. The tale ends with curiosity whether he sold the cow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Nye
Gsid
Nye
Rose
New Orleans Democrat
Parrot Surprises Frisco Train Crew in Box Incident
The Neosho Miner reports a baggage man heard a strange, uncanny voice from an oblong box on a Frisco train. The recorder recalls the voice begging to be let out as the box was opened, revealing a small green parrot. The incident drew a full train crew and an engineer to inspect the coffin like crate.
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Will M. Robins
General Merchandise
J. L. Gatzert & Co
White Sewing Machine Company
Lake Valley
Hilstore
Ringstea
Lake
Hillsboro
Kingston
Cosches
Fred W. Mister
Yair Mann
Mers
C. D. Philley
Marble Falls
Texas
Ballard Snow Liniment Co
Second St
ST. Louis
Post Office Drug Store
Lindahl
A. B. Elliott
H. A. Wolford
New Mexico
James R.waddill
Deming
Sierra County
3Rd Judicial District
James S. Fielder
Arizona
Eike Supreme Courts of
Elfeqo Baca
Councellor
Albuquerque
New Mex
Jville
Valencia
Socorro
Sierx
Frank I. Given, M. D
Post Office
W. H. Bucher
Aloys Preisser
Assay Office
Laidlaw Building
Weat of Court House
Anillsboro Lodge
A.U. UL Wj
W. C. Thompson
Carl W. Dawson
Recorder
E. Teaford
Hillaboro
Attraction and Oper
E. E. Burlingame 4 CO
Colorado
Mailer Express
Lawrence St
Denver
Colo
EH. L. Rice
J. A. Weinman
J. A. Hubbs
Sanday Mail
Nutt Station
R. L. Rice
Roy A. Stamm
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