Pilgrim Wittmayer’s Pacific Coast Trip Tells Of Colorado Delights
John Wittmayer and family recount a hurried Southwest journey from Lincoln Nebraska through Brush and Denver to Glenwood Springs. They praise Denver’s cleanliness and the Royal Gorge, describe Pike’s Peak efforts thwarted by snow, Cripple Creek mining scenery, and the D&R G line. The letter sketches hot springs at Glenwood, Cripple Creek vistas, and a plan to continue to Salt Lake City Los Angeles Frisco and Lodi then north toward Oregon Washington Montana and North Dakota in March.
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John Wittmayer
Pacific Coast
Glenwood Springs
Colo
Lincoln
Neb
Brush
Jacob Bauder
Scotland
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pike's Peak
Cripple Creek
Gulpher
Salt Lake City
Los Angeles
Frisco
Lodi
Oregon
Washington
Montana
North Dakota
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Valuable Life Pill You Can Trust And Used By Many
A collection of short notices and testimonials. Joan Wirtmayer writes about a valuable lesson learned six years ago and taking Dr King's New Life Pills with increasing benefit. The Dakota Improved Seed Co announces its first catalogue from Mitchell. Preventics candy cold cure tablets promise safe relief without quinine. A state Republican convention schedule is set for April 7 in Huron and July 14 in Mitchell. Wm. A. Fertwell of Lucama relates a remarkable recovery after using Electric Bitters. J Dame plans to rent a livery stable and file on a claim in Stanley county.
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John Pleasant
Magnolia
Ind
Dr. King
Dakota Improved Seed Co
Mitchell
W. A. Wheeler
Wm. A. Fertwell
Lucama
N. C
Bright
Neighbors Fooled by Cough Cure and City Hall News
Mrs Eva Uncapher praises Dr Kings New Discovery as curing a severe cough after trying four bottles for a dollar each. Lesterville to dedicate a new $10 000 city hall this Saturday. Department of Education schedules teacher examinations on February 20 21 April 16 17 June 18 19 August 18 19 October 8 9 with life diploma options. Teachers urged to notify ten days before exams and consider early dates to finish before school begins. G E Mutzin Co Bupt
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Dr. King
Eva Uncapher
Grovertown
Stark Go
Lesterville
Department of Education
G. E. Mutzzn
Co. Bupt
Kipling on the wabbler and a Cambridge reply
A quotation from Success Magazine criticizes the fence sitter as weak and despised. Rudyard Kipling’s response to a Cambridge university weekly note is then cited, with a brief cartoonish exchange about writing and price concerns.
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Kipling
The
Cantal
Cambridge University
Rudyard Ii Jing
They Both Pitch in Different Arenas
A curious note from the Boston Globe compares a crack baseball pitcher and a circus performer, highlighting the distinct skills of pitching a ball and pitching a tent, as a playful study in talent and showmanship.
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Boston
Never Touched Him Canton Mount Morgan Quips on Work
A fragment from the Chicago News in Mount Morgan Queensland notes a humorous exchange about work with a quip that work never harms. The text compares a local sentiment to a miner’s gold bearing claim, reflecting colloquial phrasing from the era.
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Lewis
Humble Arty
Chicago News
Mount Morgan
Queensland
Australia
Dr Shoop’s Cough Cure Promoted for Coughs
An advertisement touts Dr Shoop’s Cough Cure as safe for young babies and effective against tickling coughs. It emphasizes natural mountain shrub ingredients, no opiates or harsh chemicals, and urges mothers to demand the product from R. W. Russel Drug Co.
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Shoop’s
R. W. Russell Drug Co
At a Disadvantage Bacon Would you call him a good talker
Yonkers Statesman quotes a light exchange about a man named Bacon being a poor talker. The humor hinges on a single prior overheard moment when he spoke while trying to open a car window.
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Bacon
Egbert
Yonkers Statesman
Dr Shoop Restorative touted for weak nerves and organs
A brief claims that weak stomach nerves cause illness in heart and kidneys. It argues Dr Shoop Restorative Basana helps by addressing the root cause and invites readers to test the product at KE W Russell Drug Co.
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Butte County
South Dakota
Adams, Hettinger
Bowman Counties
Tn Butte County
Lemmon
Hettinger and
Bowman
Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Yellowstone
Musselshell
Judith Basin
Lewiston
Terry
Big Bend
Idaho
Fr. A. Miller
GEO
B. Baynes Immigration
Adams St
Lehigh Valley
Sunday Creek Hocking Valley
Fullerton Lumber CO
Julius Jaton
Schenkenberger
Citizen - Republican
P. A. Bliss
Joan Wirtmayer
Grippe
State Republican Central Committee
Huron
Tyndall Register
J. Dame
Stanley County
Astoria
What Is
Castoria
Coning
T. T. Church
Success Magazine
Shoop
Dr. Shoop
Restorative
Palace
J. W. Jungers
Isa
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Star Hotel
Alois Trutnovsky
Frank Wanek
S. Oak
Main Street
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