Cattle in a Stampede on the Dodge Trail
An eyewitness account of a cattle stampede in No Man's Land along the Dodge trail in the 1870s. 1,690 beeves bound for Ogallala loose from a drive out of Brazos. The night fog, thunder, and firelight ignite a frantic defensive chase as riders and horses battle to rally the herd. Old Joe and Little Jack emerge as frontline figures in a chaotic, perilous night.
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Joe
Dodge Trail
Ogalalla
Brazos
Red River Crossing
Little Jack
Rio Grande
Old Joe
Jess Clearin
Old Doe
Las Vegas
A Man's Old Clothes Two Households of Possession and Pride
A humorous contrast between two approaches to cleaning out a man's wardrobe. One husband resists, prompting his wife to discard items by stealth. The other, more dutiful, sorts through clothing with a plan, only to realize his imagined needs keep items in use. The piece argues men cling to garments more than women, with vivid examples and a New York Evening Sun citation.
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Burt
Mothe
New York Evening Sun
Stealing a Court Secret From a Supreme Court Justice
A guest at Judge W s Pittsburgh visit recalls a dinner remark about a pending stock case. Wright inferred the judge wrote long opinions and bought stock accordingly, earning exactly $200,000 from the remark, a tale recounted by the San Francisco Argonaut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Supreme Court
Pittsburg
Wright
Supreme Court
Mr. Wright
San Francisco
An Englishman's Slow Wit and a Dying Lawyer Joke
A joke tale about a dying lawyer who asks for the inscription Here is an honest barrister. His wife worries no one will know him, but he trusts people will say That's very extraordinary. The tale is linked to a Mark Twain note in the New York Tribune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strange
Pye
Thas
Mark ‘Twain
New York Tribune
Appalling Prospect and Dream Fragments in a Pittsburgh Bulletin Snippet
A humorous exchange features Aunt Jessie and Florrie with a dream about a shrieking locomotive, followed by a remark about Aunt Jessie’s snoring. The piece shifts to a note on the old stove’s usefulness in cold workshops, arguing warmth boosts productivity and efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie
Mr. Happiman
Florrie
A Costly Comma in a Tariff Bill
The Philadelphia Press highlights a rare punctuation mistake in a tariff bill from over twenty years ago. An enrolling clerk changed a hyphen to a comma in fruit plants, making all foreign fruit plants exempt from duty for a year. The error cost the government about 2 million dollars.
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Congress
Philadelphia Press
Magazine of American History May issue features Seward portrait and key articles
The May issue highlights a leading article on William A. Seward born 1801 and senator turned secretary of state, with frontispiece portrait and period illustrations. Other pieces cover Early West Pointer, a lost chapter in American history, the first American ship, California documents, a constitution of governments in 1787, Lincoln and a sleeping sentinel, Judge Law of Indiana, and The Fairy Isle. Also notes on Chesapeake and Lexington, Livingston remarks, and various data, all priced at $5.00 per year, published at 748 Broadway, New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magazine of American History
William A. Seward
Jefferson
United States Senate
Lab
Charles Aldrich
Iowa
George Patsexson
R. S.C
Glasgow
America
G. Brown Goode
Smithsonian Institute
Cali Turnia
Charles Howard Shinn
San Francisco
James M. Varnum
New York
Lincoln
Sleeping Sentinel
Women and the Church Challenge for Freedom
In a sermon Dr. Talmage faces Massachusetts women’s defeat on freedom and argues that women seek representation and taxation rights. He notes church history resisting women’s freedom for 18 centuries. Clergy face a choice to lead progress or follow behind as reform advances.
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Patrick Henry
United States
Jobn Adams
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Brother Talmage
General Conference
Good Methodist Sisters
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No Man’s Land
Athens
Georgia
E. F. Buerrerr Fiena
Syracuse
N.Y
Haentze’s
Nervalin
Tlentie
Philadelphia
Morris & Mullen
Dru Warren, Peists
Diamond Furniture Company
Wendelboe
Castoria
Wonen
Sicramble
Dr. ‘Talmage
Johnson
Anodyne
Liniment
Pacry
LS. Johnson & CO
Boston
Diss
Fohn Sill & Son
L. G. Neyes
Warren. Loeby
C.&e. Bartsch
Water Street
Dianord bin
Barren
Warren
Siegel's
Crue & CO
Augusta
Maine
Castoria Acena
Samuel Pitcher
Dr. G. CG. Oscoap
Lowell, Mass
J.P. Eixcarnes
Conway, Ark
O. A. Ancuer
M. D
Oxford St
Brooklyn
Children's Department
Asirep Hospital
Apuen C. Suita
Pres
the Centaur Company
Murray Street
New York City
Northwestern
Pennsyvania
Front Street
Peter Greenland
Warren, Pa
T. W. McNett
Second St
Geo. & Davis’ Drug Store
Hoase
Short Street
Penn
L. G. Noyes & CO
Gowanda
Wiard
Bissell
Aira
Champion
Robison
R. Edmonds & Son
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