My Last Buffalo Hunt A Nebraska Pioneer Narrative
J Sterling Morton recounts a 1861 buffalo hunt in western Nebraska from Arbor Lodge to Fort Kearney. He details a wagon trek, flea ridden nights, and a bold pursuit led by Lt Bush and four hunters, culminating in the kill of a buffalo cow and the emotional chase of a calf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Fort Kearney
Platte
Alexander
Arbor Ledge
California
Bouyant
Missouri River
Weeping Water Crossing
Gilman
Kearney
Bush
Republican Valley
John Sleth
John Talbot
Kearney City
Uffalo County
U. S
Heth
Talbot
Man Like a Bicycle Congratulated by London Newsman
A London newsman congratulates Lord Phillimore on reaching eighty five, praising his long life as the result of hard work, fresh air, and domestic happiness. He likens life to a bicycle, saying it stays upright only if kept running and that idleness is fatal.
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London
Lord Phillimore
Tanlac advertised by F. J. Messmer at Barlington Iowa
An advertisement touts Tanlac from Mother Nature's storehouse offering a tonic for weak bodies, sleep and digestion issues, stomach trouble, and rheumatism. It claims rapid relief and urges readers to try the Tanlac formula.
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Tanlao
Tanlao Srassio
Rane Co
the Greaty
Birmingham radio ban limits child performers to ages 12 14
Children under twelve are refused permission to take part in a broadcast concert in Birmingham. Educational authorities allow those between twelve and fourteen to perform until 9 15 p m.
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Birmingham
England
Freezone promises quick corn relief with tiny bottle
Advertising copy touts Freezone as painless for corns and calluses. A druggist sells a small bottle for a few cents that removes hard corns soft corns and between toe corn without soreness or irritation.
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J. Sterling Morton
Arbor Day
New York State
Nebraska City
Arbor Lodge
Nebraska Territory
Bellevue
Morton
Great American Desert
Lincoln
Neb
State Historical Society of
West
Sierras
Desert
Prairie
Jed Gilmfan
Mississippi River
Pacific
Pacific Coast
Mabins
Salt Creek
Platte Valley
McCabe
Warfields
Mr. Gilman
Mabins’ Ranch
Fort Kearney Ward
Regular Army
John Heth
Virginia
Republican River
Buffalo
F. J. Messmer
Ninth Ave
Barlington
Iowe
Uticura
W. N. U. Lincoln
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