Shotgun Smith of Arizona Famed Civil War Veteran
William A. Smith known as Shotgun Smith rests in the National Home at Santa Monica. The Ohio native served as a Civil War lieutenant in the Sixty first and later with the First United States Cavalry in pursuits of Apaches in Arizona. He recounts a 1870 siege at a stockade near Tucson where he and Scott Young defended against about 60 attackers using Henry rifles and shotguns until relief arrived.
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Arizona
William A. Smith
Santa Monica
Smith
Allie Alger
National Tribune
Ohio
First
United States Cavalry
Cochise
United States
John
Judge) Miller
Overland Mail
Cienega
Tucson
Pontano Station
Southern Pacific
Miller
Scott Young
Young
Bob
Scott
Redskins
Lezynesky
Foul Brood Treatment Method Shared by Colorado Beekeepers
A Colorado beekeeping article describes a transfer-board based method to salvage foul brood colonies. It outlines preparing a new hive with a queen in a cage, moving the queen, shifting bees through a transfer board and chute, and isolating the original hive to prevent ingress or egress, aiming to boost profits while managing brood disease.
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Colorado
Harry W. Craven
A Warning Shot Between Pickets During Petersburg Siege
During the Petersburg siege Confederate and Union pickets often observed brief truces to eat. In one noted incident a Confederate officer, engaged with coffee, was challenged by a sharpshooter who fired, knocking the cup from his hand as both sides laughed at the narrowly avoided danger.
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Mr. Ripley
Petersburg
Johnny
Remedy for cattle bloat with rubber pipe method
A friend shares a quick bloat remedy for cattle using a three quarter inch rubber steam pipe about eight feet long. A clevis is placed in the cow’s mouth and the tube is lowered to the stomach to release gas, followed by a dose of epsom salts dissolved in water.
Sewage From Cities Urged for Farm Use
Officials advocate channeling urban sewage into agricultural applications to boost irrigation and nutrient recycling. The proposal emphasizes infrastructure sharing, potential cost savings, and environmental benefits for rural farming communities.
Putnam Faceless Dyes and Yankee Merchants Abroad
A discussion on women and marriage roles contrasts with notes on traveling salesmen expanding American meat product exports. Traders from Chicago push into South America and Asia, exchanging goods for cowries or tusks to build markets from Sahara to Zanzibar and Brazil.
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Chicago Packers
Sahara
Zanzibar
Brazil
Between Friends Advice on Early Marriage
A Plain Girl-Mamma urges marrying the first proposer while the Pretty Girl cautions against rushing. The dialogue reflects social expectations and differing opinions on marriage timing in the Chicago Daily News edition.
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Chicago Daily News
Minister Looks to Pay for Waste Milk
A minister questions a milkman about the quality of milk he is served and insists payment for waste milk used for dietary purposes only, not for christening.
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Mr. Kurd
Minster
Quips and Ads From Curated Snippets of 1900s Papers
A collage of quotes and product mentions: a poetical boarder describes beauty, a prosy bachelor jokes about necks, Chicago Daily News line about Red Cross Ball Blue, Century quip on leadership pacing, a Mrs Robbins testimonial praising Piso's Cure for Consumption, and Destiny quotes about waiting for something to turn up.
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Chicago Daily News
Congressman Goulden Endorses Doan's Kidney Pills
Hon J A Goulden member of Congress from New York's 18th District and Bath Soldiers Home trustee testifies Doan's Kidney Pills cure bladder inflammation and kidney troubles. He notes relief by the second day and cites general dealer availability at 50 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Joseph A. Goulden
Congress
New York
Soldiers
Bath
N. Y
Doan
J. A. Goulden
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
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The
California Fig Syrup Co
Louisville
N.Y
Putnam Faceless
Monroe Drug CO
Unionville
Missouri
Mark
St.Jacobs Oil
Price
Destiny
Success Magazine
Congressman Goulden
St. Louis
DE Laval
Randolph & Canal Sts
Cortlandt Street
Chicago
RED Cross
Chid,kingz
Jres
Sloan
DR. Earl S, Sloan
Albury Street
Boston
Mass
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