Irrigated Idaho Showcases Northern Grapes and Rich Yields
Readers see Idaho's 1904 World's Fair exhibit highlighting Tokay grapes from Lewiston and the Syia Hunisa variety. The piece touts heavy irrigation gains on the western slope, with oats weighing 38 to 46 pounds per bushel and corn wheat producing 100 bushels per acre. It notes Cary Act land openings, Twin Falls development, and Idaho's 47 wheat and 41 oats varieties plus diverse fruits, vegetables, and flax seed from the state archive.
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Palace of Agriculture
Congress
State Land Board of Idaho
Twin Falls
Cassia County
Nevada
Snake
Minidoka
Wood River
Boise
Payette
Daring Exploit At Old Fort Gibson In 1863
A frontline tale from Ardmore Ind Terr recounts Stan Wailie and about 1100 horsemen circling Old Fort Gibson in summer 1863. They stampeded 350 garrison horses and mules at valley below the fort, driving stock toward Camp Jeff Davis near Bacone College as artillery failed to halt the raid.
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Arkansas River
Greenlief Mountain
Jeff Davis
Bacone College
Garrison Hill
Ardmore
Ind. T
Ardmorite
Palmer the spy who fought for the Union
Gen William J Palmer, a Keystone State scout, rose from railroad staff to Civil War spy. His daring missions along the Potomac fed McClellan’s frontline intelligence and he escaped a execution, later becoming a railroad leader and park beneficiary in Colorado Springs.
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Young Palmer
J. Edgar Thompson
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Thomas A. Scott
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Baltimore and Washington
Butler
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Germantown
Kansas Pacific Railroad
Denver & Rio Grande
Royal Gorge
Marshall Pass
Denver
Salt Lake City
Col
A. K. McClure
McClellan
Lee
Virginia
Antietam
Philadelphia
Thompson
Philadelphia Press and Inquirer
Washington
Louisville Courier-Journal
Greatest Dress Parade Under Fire
An ex Confederate recalls the Army of the Cumberland’s parade like a grand review atop Missionary Ridge. He notes 85 to 93 regimental flags and a flawless, double-quick advance that demoralized Bragg’s army and sent veterans fleeing.
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Army of the Cumberland
Missionary Ridge
Bragg
Widow's Daughter Praises Millionaire in Conversation
A brief Detroit Free Press exchange shows the widow's daughter praising a charming and delightful man during a visit by the millionaire. The child cites her mother as the source of the compliment.
Boy’s Clever Plan Rescues Stranded Train on Orient Line
A traveling man recalls a Harper to Anthony Orient Line delay when a side rod broke and the engine stopped. Passengers, railroad men, and a plowing boy jointly improvised a push start. The rear car was uncoupled, fifty passengers pushed it up a grade, and the momentum sent the coach crashing into the train, knocking the engine off center.
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Harper and
Anthony
The
Kansas City Star
Cure of kidney ailment praised in local interview
W H Smith of Cream Arkansas after eighteen months of epilepsy backache and kidney trouble reports a full recovery using Dodds Kidney Pills. He says the medicine restored strength and ability to work and claims it is the greatest medicine in the world for curing kidneys and cleansing the blood.
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W. H. Smith
Dodd
Mrs. Prxxham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Miss Peart Ackers
North Summer St
Nashville
Tenn
Traveler’s tale as train treads corn belt sunlit tunnel
A traveler from the east asks the porter how long to the tunnel. The porter corrects him saying it is not a tunnel but the Kansas corn belt tall stalks that shut out the sun. The journey will keep daylight away for 200 miles.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Chicago Chronicle
Santa Fe Engine 507 Captivates World Fair Crowds
Reports from St Louis describe Santa Fe engine No 507 testing in Machinery Hall at the World’s Fair. The Baldwin locomotive weighing 176 tons fascinates spectators as its engineer and fireman command the cabin. The prairie type, used for fast passenger service, is hailed as a peak of modern engine building.
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St. Louis
Santa Fe
Dean’s Kidney Pills Praised by Concord Justice of the Peace
W. J. Hill of Concord reports the Dean's Kidney Pills eased his disordered kidneys and backache. He notes irregular kidney secretions, dark color, and sediment cleared after use. Health improved, with no back ache since finishing the dose. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo markets them at 50 cents per box.
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Concord
Justice of the Peace
Dean
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo
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