Thanksgiving on the Smoky Hill Aboard a Buckboard
A traveler recounts a bitter Thanksgiving on the Smoky Hill prairie. Sunrise cold, packed clothing, and a buckboard drive turn perilous when a caravan of Texas steers charges the river bend. A pistol shot, a wild horse Chesapeake, and a splash into icy water test endurance before a sandy shore offers scarce relief.
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Chesapeake
Theol
Jake
Smoky Hill River
Jevel
Texas
Lalways
Buffalo
Africa
Smuler
Birch Ranch Welcome In Pursuit Of A Prairie King
The narrator reaches Birch’s vast ranch in Kansas after crossing windmills and a growing townscape. Birch, a sunburned, friendly host with a generous household greets him, provides hot water and dry clothes, and serves Thanksgiving dinner where Chesapeake the dog enjoys the meal.
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Chesapeake
Birch
Hays
Mr. Birch
Mr. Ditch
Truly Thanksc Thanksgiving Festival of Gratitude
A historic note on Thanksgiving stressing for shared joy beyond personal feasting. It urges abundant kindness, generosity, and hospitality to help those less fortunate, turning the day into real thanksgiving and offering to God. The piece frames Thanksgiving as family reunion and communal charity.
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Chiristian Herald
Beware of Mercury in Catarrh Ointments and Valued Cure
Warning against mercury containing catarrh ointments and urging prescriptions from physicians. Promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio as mercury free. Contains internal use, testimonials free, resold by druggists at 75 cents per bottle.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Fiell
Rail timetable notice for Dunkirk Allegheny Valley Pittsburgh Railroads
Time table in effect Sunday October 20 1895 at 4 o clock a m eastern standard time trains do not run on Sunday trains 2 and 3 run versus Depot corner Laurel and Fourth streets C H BETCHAM Superintendent
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Ins Land
Laurel
Fourth Streets
C.H. Betcham
Erie lines timetable 1895 Jamestown departures
The Erie lines timetable adopted June 9 1895 lists Jamestown departures westward and eastward trains with numbers times and service notes. It includes No 5 Vestibuled Daily No 11 Pittsburg and Cleveland Ex Daily No 3 Chicago Ex Daily No 9 Accommodation Ex Sunday No 1 Cincinnati Ex Daily No 37 Way Freight except Sunday and eastward trains No 6 Accommodation ex Sunday No 12 N Y Ex Daily No 10 New York Special No 16 Chautauqua Express Daily No 38 Way Freight except Sunday Buffalo divisions No 103 Daily 11 dam No 109 Daily except Sunday 63pm No 101 Daily. Names and offices of railway agents follow.
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Pittsburg & Cleveland
Chicago
Cincinnati
NY ¥ & Boaten
D’ly
New York Specisl
Chautauqua Express
Buffalo
Ll Dam
D.L Rosenrrs
Gen’ Pass
New York
F W. Buskier
Page
M. L. Fours
Cleveland
Garfield
Div
Jamestown
rye Taxe_e
Warren
Sheffield
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
Pullman
Sunbury
Harrispore
Lancaster
Baltimore
Washington
Erie
Williamsport
Kane
Philaelphia
Walliamsport
Renovo
Ridgway
Waren
Prevosi
LerFago Ticke
Tionesta Valley R R Time Table Take Effect May 1
Train schedule lists southward and other trains from Sheffield to Brookston Barnes Howland and Howland Junction with times ranging from early morning to evening. Connections noted at Sheffield with P and R R and at Sheffield Junction with P W RR. Jerry Crary Supt.
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Sheffield
Gilson
Barnes
Hovers
Donaldson
Marnt
Hammond
Brookston
Sheffield Junction
Howland
Aorte Ward
Bowland
Sheffied Junction
Shetkia Junction
Jerry Crary
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Vitalis
Meade
Man
Soho
Calumet Renedy Company
Sai
Siegind & Ca
Lacka E. Parrenson
Nauwrton
Iowa
Theel
Arch
Keic
Elsata Astaro
Kinzgua
Bradford
Salamanc
Olean
Olean Express
Irvinton
Tiicute
Tionesta
Oil City
Pittsburgh
Buffalo Expres
G46
L. M
OIL City Express
Lefiard
Ee As
E. Bell
Sup
J. A. Fellows
Gen
Ticket Ag
Cenera
Exrcangs &T
Butata
Kanees City
Smiler
Tom
United States
Sam
Hays City
Big Creek
Fort Haye
You
Procter & Gamble
Home Life Insurance Company
H. B. Moeser
Sixth Avenue
German National Bank
Pittsburg, PA
Business Directory
W. Whitcomb
Postoffice
Chas
Peterso
Hoffman Block
Samels Bro Dary Goods
Liberty API Secon
Perry
Justice OF the Peace and Conveyances
Water Street
Woodard
E. Boescrlin
Savings Bank Building
First National Bank
Warren, Pa
Rockwell
Ff. K. Russell
Warren County
Penna
England
Ireland
Scotland
Europe
National Line of Iron
Liverpool
Queenstown
Antwerp
Hamburg
Bremen
Havre
Paris
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Chrissania
Copenhagen
J. K. Ronne
Nmierchat
Brown
Hickory St
Warren, Penn’s
J. K.ronne
Dunkirt
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Pittsburgh Railroaas
Were. Co
Travis Booth
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Bufalo
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Dunkirk
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Lily Dale
Cassaday
Sinclairville
Gerry
Falconer
War
Falconer Junction
Evedute
Fentonville
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Rugsel
Orth Warren
Irvington
Youngsville
Ttsfle
Garland
Torpedo
Ewton
Grand Valley
Shirk, i
Dotyville
Sails
Titusville
Aeteane
Pittsburg
Erie Lines
Pennsylvania Railroad
Tionesta Valley
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