Career of H M Hoxie as railroad manager and politician
The life of H M Hoxie tracks a rise from Polk County Iowa poor boy to hostler, county official, and state Republican chairman. After the war he served as U S marshal, moved to Palestine Texas to manage the International railroad, then joined Jay Gould’s Wabash system in St Louis as first vice president, seen as a shrewd decisive leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. M. Hoxie
Jay Gould
Polk County
Iowa
Mitchell
Des Moines
Republican State Central Committee
United State
Palestine
Texas
International Railroad
Gould
Southwest
Hoxie
St. Louis
The Work the Negro Loves
Bill Arp recalls African American labor on farms with humor and affection. He notes mules guiding plows, shared routines around meals and weather, and the darky’s knack for kindling fires on cold mornings, presenting a nostalgic, unguarded view from a historical column.
A Nice Ohio Miser Dies in Uniontown Log Hut
James Walker, a famed misanthrope from Uniontown, Ohio, left a fortune of over 20 000 with possible more unaccounted. He lived simply in a log hut, subsisting on clover and bran in summer and raw cornmeal in winter. He walked barefoot forty miles to the bank and back with cashed bonds, wearing only a blue cotton pantaloons, a brown muslin shirt, and a straw hat. A sister cared for him in his final years, and despite feebleness he kept a sharp financial mind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellaire
James Walker
Uniontown
Cadiz
Wheeling
All Jefferson
Market Price Snapshots From Milwaukee to Du vuta
A sprawling list shows grain and commodity prices across cities including Milwaukee Minneapolis and Du Vuta with figures for wheat corn oats barley rye and flax seed. The tally also reports pork lard butter eggs and flour ranges, plus miscellaneous seeds and hogs dressed price notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute claims and notices
An old advertisement roundup mentions the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute of Buffalo with eighteen physicians offering cures for chronic diseases and various ailments. It lists treatments for nasal throat lung liver kidney digestive disorders and more, plus mail orders and guides. Other items note Panamanian explosions injuries, church destruction in Minneapolis, and various patent medicines with prices and endorsements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N. Y
America
World's Msary Medical Association
Buffalo, N
Charles Miller
Lexington
Minn
Uita
Wesbladen
Mn. Geo. BE. Omant
Ris
Ze St
Minneapolis
Pistaeons Richardson
Brown
Wholesale groceries and services advertised amid varied notices
A miscellaneous page lists Groceries at Whoresale offering monthly price lists for hotels lumbermen farmers restaurants and families in St Paul plus a receiver appointment at First National Bank of Wahpeton and a lender recommendation for Brown's Iron Bitters. It notes a Glendive Montana skating rink fire causing about 4000 in losses and cites Allen's Lung Balsam as a cough remedy. It also mentions Kiehle's count of 382771 school aged children in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Griggs & Co
Fifthst
St.Paul
Grand Union Hotel Offers Low Rates and Transit Savings
Advertisement notes Grand Union Hotel opposite Grand Central Depot New York City with 600 elegant rooms from $1 daily. Travelers save $3 on carriage hire and baggage transfer at the depot. Also promotes Piso's Remedy for Catarrh and Caswell, Hazard & Co. products including Juniper Tar Soap and Cole's Carbolisalve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Union Hotel
Grand Cent
N. Y
Caswell, Hazard & Co
New York
Casswell, Hazano & CO
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Bill Arp
Atlanta Constitution
Beck
Darky
Ohio
Fort Wayne
Garrette
B. M. Holman
St. Jacobs Oil
Montana Copper Company
Laquidator Company
Butte
Ont
Wm. Louis Schley
I. O. M. Grand Lodge
Maryland
Rome
Cosgrove
Davenport
Gov. Pattison
R. E. Higbee
J. W. Sayres
E. E. Hunter
New Scandinavian Unitarian Church
Panama
Dr. Sage
Pasteur Institute Fund
Dr. Bigelow
St. Louis Yards
Dr. Jones
Dullam Bros
Flint, Mich
Alex Ferguson
Pilot Mounde
Freesomaaan Tenchats
Holy Land
C. D. Warner
Chicago
Ill
St. Cloud Peak Rapids
Dandoff
Hall
Ayer
Dr. Bent
First National Bank of
Wahpeton, Oak
J. M. Courtright
Cordova, Minn
Glendive
Mont
Allen
Kiehle
Lyon
WM. Hanscom
Oshkosh
Wis
Cole
Gomes
Brown Chemical CO
Baltimore, MD
Perry Davis
Ely
E.H. Sherwood
ELY Brothers
Renee
Porter Dave
Coameneas
Tutt
Murray St
Express
Horne
InvenTon
Wabash Awe
Ghicagh
Dye
Mick
Mats
Ee Ron
ST. Paul, Minn
Montgomery Ward & CO
Wabash Avenue
A P. Lacey
Moody
Prof. Moody
Cincinnati
Ve Hee
Ontie
Boyer, & Co
Onateuville
Crag Sre Treet
Ad . Merrill Mf
Andree
Remgor Cora
Lafayette
M. Sites & Co
Vastington
Ugt
Sears
LiWroRioRos Co
Wall St
Isia Lins
Pee
Housa
Mieaneione
Colorado Land
Opera House
Denver
Colo
Estanerdok Steel Pew Coo
Camden
John St
New Yorks
UES
Pullman Palace Car Co
Mason & Hamlin Organ & Piano Co
K&e
New Orleans
Russia
Gloucester
Muses
Verna
Sarsaparil
Joan Wylie
Moody St
Lowell
Mass
JuLus Y. Gercouurt
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