CATCHING A WILD HORSE IN WYOMING TERRITORY
A vivid 1869 account from Fort Bridger desks describes Old Abe the mule and a wild horse chase across Wind River canyons. Soldiers, lariats, and riders pursue a stubborn stallion as he narrowly escapes capture, his chain failing, and legends growing around the animal’s origin and daring feats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steamster
Abe Lincoln
Abe
Old Abe
Windle
River Valley
Wyoming Territory
Thad
Kansas
Wind River
Iffortia
Qiaakadl
Phisterer
Seventh Infantry
Buffalo Ball Lake
Iain Phisterer
Pany
Fort Bridger
Prioes
Wind
Wyoming
Wild horse disrupts herd as sentry spots intruder
A sentry reports a real wild horse reappearing near the camp and approaches the herd while officers restrain riders and calmly guide the horses toward safety. The stallion, chained and restless, circles the herd then returns to settle with the mares before the troops secure passes and monitor the situation.
Old Horse sales told by an ex expressman
A former express company official explains the meaning of old horse unclaimed goods sold at auction. He describes sale conditions, buyer behavior, typical lots, and how proprietors and tramp claimants interact with offices. Details include auctions in Baltimore and Detroit sales dynamics, with cautionary notes on mispackaged or misrepresented items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watch Express
Russell House
Express
Detroit
Ee Te Express
Ion
Baltimore
Express Company
Pentane Mks
Spannlas Akosip Vome Port Occaean
Michigan
East
Rocky Mountains
Wells, Fargo & Co
Detroit Free Press
Miscellaneous items from the press roundup
Connecticut leads in inventors per population with strong patent output while marriages draw gate receipts at a Hartford ceremony. Other notes survey publishing totals, jail breaks, matrimonial flights to Dakota, ozone science, longevity in a Stonington family, a Guineaville lyn bridge model, Pasteur and Tyndall debates, a Chicago skating rink contest, and a Wind Gap child with bent ears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connecticut
Hartford Post
St Augustine
Fis
Michigan
Dakota
Detroit Journal
W. N. Hartley
Earth
Boston
Stonington
Dra
Tyndall
Pasteur
Chicago
Casino
Albert ‘D. Fellcher
Ralph Curtis
Misa Sadie Smith
D. P. M James Smith
Flushing
L. J
Harrison Hahn
Wind Gap
Habits
Philadelphia News
Christmas Entertainment at Korti on the Nile February 1885
Troops resting between Dongola and Dali enjoy a Christmas gathering near Korti. A Royal Engineers stage lights two fires for an open air show with songs, dances, and a mock temperance speech. Lord Wolseley attends, boosting morale as the campaign faces the desert crossing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Korti
Dongola
Dali
Sussex Regiment
Nile
Royal Engineers
Commissariat Department
Soudan
Wymouth
Nassif-el-Kheir
Lord Wolseley
Korlé Cor
London Standard
Apples Through History and Cultivation Across Ages
The article traces apples as varieties of the crab tree, detailing 2000 cultivated types, grafting, and global spread. It recalls ancient admiration from Druids and Greeks, mentions the wassail bowl, ballads, and legends, and notes modern cultivation, notable trees, and myths surrounding Adam’s apple and various cultural associations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pliny
United States
Ister
New York
England
Greece
Rome
Tacitus
Switzerland
Aphron
Solomon
Ulysses Jones
Alemeus
Tantalus
Hades
Iduna
Azrael
Death
Eeril
King’s Garden
Fran Bertha
Uno Gomes
Virginia
London
Peekskill
Adam
W. Bowditch
Troy
FARM AND FIRESIDE NOTES AND RURAL TIPS
A collage of rural advice and observations from the era. Topics include rabbit behavior around young trees, noon meals for work horses emphasizing grain, measurements in beekeeping cells, rust removal with emory and acid mixtures, a coconut-based cleaning method, worm as a gape parasite in chicks, and butter washing practice cited by Henry Lew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
Henry Lew
New York
New Yorker
Poultry farming on English Stratton estate described
An English correspondent details Mr Thomas Chick's Stratton Dorset farm practices. Flocks are divided into small family groups living in movable poultry houses spread across fields, with daily checks, minimal labor, and no disease. About 15,000 birds sold yearly and 600–800 chicks hatched each season, all promoting manure and soil health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Stratton
Dorchester
Dorset
Thomas Chick
Chick
Enland
Neman
Assumptions of science and faith in harmony debated
A Chicago interior page presents a discussion blending religious reading with Assumptions of Science. It critiques materialism, cites doubts about mind and consciousness, and quotes Spurgeon and English thinkers on faith, science, and prosperity amid moral questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Materialism
Indigene
Jexiey
Chenil
England
Germany
Chicago
Also Mentioned on This Page
Saint
Power O'Donoghue
Chamber Journal
Ehato
Canal Street
New Orleans
Illanoy
Pizenic
Ilsnoy
Sineer
Washington Post
N. Y
Aes
Blubny
Lulu
Maommuw
Olf
Golland
Christ
John
Contrana
Canaries
Centralia
Ross
Newburgh
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