Portland to Portland: a travel letter from 1880 in Oregon
A letter dated March 2 1880 from Portland Oregon describes a trip west via Northern Pacific from St Paul and Chicago via the Chicago and Northwestern. The writer details weather changing from Minnesota to the Willamette Valley, lush grass and fruit blossoms, minimal snowfall, and volcanic peaks including Mt St Helens Adams Hood. He notes a growing influx of settlers, ample timber, and labor shortages in a new country, signing off as SA Bowies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Oregon
Messrs Schneier & Stuttz
St. Paul
Min
Chicago
Chicago & Northwestern
J.T. Mall
Alma
Hicazo
Cascade Range
Washington
Tacoma
Poytland
Sound
Minnesota
Dakota
Missouri River
Columbia and
Willamette Valleys
Great
Mountain
Lland
Lamon
Mt. St. Helens
Raniee
Adams
Hood
SA. Bownies
Unclear Home Remedies Offer from Alma Advertiser
Fragmented OCR text promotes various home remedies and patent medicines with garbled phrases. It mentions throat and lung issues, asthma, and consumption cures, plus instructions for rubber stamps and a misquoted address. The passage reads as a rough advertorial listing from a 19th or early 20th century catalog page.
Humorous Fragments From London and Boston Newspapers
A collage of jokes and quips from London Punch and Boston era papers. Lines include domestic irony, court absurdities, and witty exchanges about marriage, doctors, hair tonics, etiquette, and public figures, reflecting light, humorous chatter of the period.
Lost Bank Notes Spark Moral Ribbing in 19th Century Press
A long critique rails against unclaimed Bank of England notes as untaxed profit praising the bank as wealth’s temple. It laments notes lost to seas fires and forgets that wealth accrues to the Bank while mocking radical officials and the public’s fixation on money. A Providence cooking school anecdote and a Puck line about faults conclude the piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T Hank
Begghand
Exchequer
Bank of England
Rate
Timothy
Downing Street
St. Stephen's
Goschen
Orman
England
Jerusalem
St. Jiamen
Providence
Puck
Noted Ring Loss Sparks Hearts and Boots Search
In a Chicago Tribune excerpt, Jenkinson pleads for a bootjack after losing a ring during a tense romantic scene with Felisty McGinnis. The moment includes anxious pockets, a hopeful kiss, and a scrambling search as he hopes to salvage the proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jenkinson
Jenkinson Wipedonks
United States
Princes of Wales
Felisty McGinnis
Tyes
Fellery
Chicago Tribune
Course of Instruction in Two-Year Medical Lectures
The program spans two years with two classes and a sequence of lectures recitations and practical instruction. It aims to show every organ of the body through life-like demonstrations and experiments and requires students to gain familiarity by actual practice. Leading topics will be taught.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Boston
Norristown
Merl
Methit
Harber
Michael
London Punch
Robby
Dr. Green
Dr. Brown
Slater Sally
Pop
Greeny
Sally
Tom
Peninsular White Lead & Color Works
Detroit
Mich
Wright,schneid
Ang Sin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Uriel Arabes
Poe
Bobviveu
Dot
America
Mra. Robinson
Bobby
London
Maria
Heatius
Ware, Ithaca, Mich
Ginneiot
Motta
Albert Herald
Ora
Devas ii
Grapage
Labi O'Einok
Sah Upton Manufacturing
Compie
Ieee
Institutet
Law
Fane Bwest
Grattot County
Michigan
Fiat
Alma Sanitarium
Morris Hale, M. D
Masaczi
B. W. Ellison
Lansing
Plymouth
Howell
Browhrudge
Lenelng
Lansingtonia
Greenville
Howard City
ALM
BOM
Gnand Haping and
Saginaw
Baston
Ithaca Ranch
Pats
Canada
Toledo
Central
H. Hy
Great Western
Grand Trunk B
Fant & Vere
Marquette
South Lyon
Ann Arbor
North Mich
G. Peg Howell Junction
Ann Artor
North Michigan Sty
Trowbridge
Laneting
Sum
Mt. Michigan
Tonta
Gentle Haven
Milwaukee
Muskegon
Flint
Pere Marquette
Port Hunt
Northwest
Tuscom
Huron
West Mich
St. Joseph
The
Grand Fe
Allamazoo
Boreet Kingo
West Michigan
City
Airand Rapile& Todiana
Schitllde
Traverse
Mackinaw
St. Ignace
Marequatte
Lake Superior
North Michigan
Ak Verwing
Manhattan
Wing & Lake Vk
Alexis Junction
Monroe Junction
Adring Brae B. Co
Milan
Butler
Wabash
D. Lane
Durand
Owease Junction
St. Louis
D. N
Hee
Nei
Yi Ja. Hs Bah
Paso Iy
Paso
Manhatten Jo
Aluxie
Moore
Dunder
Tyron
Taymouth
Fosters
Orvilly
East Raglan
Pars Mail
Vernon Durand
Corinne
Fea
Reiting
Thag
Webb
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