Atchison to California Stage Line 1857 Advertisement
A Kansas City Star reader recalls an 1857 Atchison to California stagecoach timetable. It boasted 35 day travel to California for 200 in gold, furnished wagons and stops, with free overnights, telegraphs, meals at 38 dollars, 25 pounds baggage, and a risky return due to gold dust.
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Atchison
California
Atchison, Kane
San Francisco
Atchison and California Stagecoach Hne
Stagecoach Line
Atchison, Kan
Gold
Atenison
Denver
Kansas City Star
Mistook Scripture For Science On Fifth Avenue Church Sign
A passerby criticizes a church bulletin board ad reading a sermon on Deuteronomy and astronomy. She questions the preacher’s expertise, claiming ministers should stick to the Bible and not science. The quote appears in the New York Telegram.
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Fifth Avenue
New York Telegram
When We Marry He Will Find My Fiance's Hustle
A New York World line frames marriage as a test of a fiancé's hustle, joking that his business will be to hustle for the speaker after their nuptials. The quip frames domestic life as a measure of partner effort.
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New York World
Speak little say much motto for memory wall
A reflective motto urges quiet talk and meaningful words. It proclaims only thinking individuals utter worthy phrases and advises posting on memory wall: Speak little, say much.
Why She Laughed
Nell always laughs at him though he is not humorous. Belle says she believes she heard he once remarked he admired her teeth.
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Nell
Belle
Pure Hearts Find Sweetness in Duty’s Tight Path
A reflective line stresses joy in virtue and faithful labor, asserting that those who follow duty discover a blessed, pleasant world. It emphasizes spiritual reward for moral living and steadfast conduct.
So Snooks Weds His Stenographer Yet Keeps Wages
The Cleveland Leader quips about a marriage where Snooks marries his stenographer and she no longer works or draws wages, highlighting financial shifts in a humorous local sketch.
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Snooks
Cleveland
Courageous confession quoted amid high school gossip
A reporter notes a young man musters boldness to tell a girl how pretty another girl is, reflecting social rumors at a local school and offering a glimpse into teen culture and courtship dynamics.
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St. Louis Globe Democrat
Reading the Glass on Board Ship and Barometer Facts
The article explains navy cistern barometers, their construction, and how mercury columns reflect air pressure. It notes the instrument’s limitations, the role of latitude in interpreting readings, and how barometer behavior helps navigators anticipate cyclones and track storms.
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Torricelli
Great Britain
Tropics
Japan
Wedding Invitations Issued for Minnie Hartman Henry Wasson
Notices announce the noon August 14 wedding in the city. A picnic party from Indianola and Mills Taylor visited Coppock for the day. Mrs Moothart hosted friends in honor of Margaret Smith home from Portland. The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society meets Friday at 2 30 at Mrs Thorn's Solowa avenue for business and a social picnic supper inviting all ladies with baskets.
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Minnie Grace Hartman
Henry L. Wasson
Beula Stewart
Carrie Hamilton
Martha Dill
Paul Calhoun
Indianola
Mills Taylor
Coppock
W. P. Moothart
Margaret Smith
Portland
Ore
Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
W. G. Thorn
Solowa Ave
Tenth anniversary celebration at Kracaw home
A large gathering of about forty friends and relatives attended Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kracaw’s tenth wedding anniversary. Grandmother Said, children, and many neighbors shared a supper, a bride’s cake with ten candles, music by Miss Mary Hunter, solos by Miss Kracaw and Master Everette Kracaw, then a tin souvenir fishing game.
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Harry Kracaw
Grandma Said
H. Brinning
A. Hunter
M. H. Sweet
Narrie Horne
Rit Maxwell
Ed McCaulley
L. McCaulley
Frank McCaulley
P. Maxwell
Will Dupuis
Reynolds
Kracaw
Ramsey
Informal dance at Phoenix hall delights attendees
About fifteen couples enjoyed an informal dance at Phoenix hall last evening, one of the season’s most enjoyable events. Out of town guests included Jay Stapp of Columbus Junction Mr Foster of Wellman Miss Barger of Vinton and Mr Martin of Keokuk. Caner’s orchestra provided the music.
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Phoenix Hall
Jay Stapp
Columbus Junction
Mr. Foster
Wellman
Miss Barger
Vinton
Mr. Martin
Keokuk
Caner
Origin of the phrase a complete fiasco
A German workman claimed he could blow glass like an expert, but failed to produce anything but a pear shaped flask in two attempts. The story spread, giving rise to the expression fiasco to designate a failure.
Presbyterian Picnic at Sunset Park August 1
Sabbath school conducts a Sunset Park picnic with dinner at 1 30 and athletic events for all ages. Events include tug of war sack race three legged race 50 yard dash egg race 25 yard race run eating race and prizes of fruit and candy. Transportation from church to the park departs 9 to 10.
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Sunset Park
Park Benefit Concert Promises Good Music And Fun
The band boys will give a concert Thursday evening at Sunset to raise proceeds from the ice cream parlor and stand for the park. Comfortable seats will be provided and a large crowd is expected for a good cause. Mr and Mrs John McLaughlin and son Donald and Dr and Mrs Co W McLaughlin and son Charles visited Ainworth today to spend the day with Dr H B Hamilton.
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Band Boys
John McLaughlin
Donald
Co. W. McLaughlin
Charles
Ainworth
H. B. Hamilton
Bakers Propose August 8 Meeting with Barbers
In response to the Barbers challenge from last evening, the Bakers express readiness to prove merit again on the baseball diamond. They propose Thursday August 8 as the date for the second game with a lineup nearly identical to last Thursday’s.
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Barbers
Bakers
Local Briefs Highlight Travels and Visits
Dr C W Stewart rode the Davenport bus on business. W Cherryholmes left for Buffalo with a load of horses. Burrel Foster of Wellman visited Lawrence Wilson overnight. Miss Mabe Dunham plans to visit Monmouth. Edith and Lena Bailey will visit the Whiteman home in Biggsville. Doll and Kate Buckley head to Spring Lake Michigan for a week. Grace Conner and Besse Purvis return from a ten day Chicago visit. John Harbaugh resumes duties at Klein Clothing after two weeks away in West Chester. Esther McGugin returns from a month in the West, mainly Colorado Springs, with Mrs Belle Daugherty.
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Doll
Kate Buckley
Spring Lake
Mich
Grace Conner
Besse Purvis
Marian Gibson
Chicago
Esther MecGugin
West
Colorado Springs
Belle Daugherty
Miss Dora Minick Returns From Month Abroad
Miss Dora Minick returns from a month long visit traveling to Detroit Michigan to see Mrs Stel Dolan White and then spent several days visiting in southern Canada.
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Dora Minick
Stel Dolan White
Detroit
Mich
Canada
Misses Mortemy Return From Week-Long Visit
Maud and Susie Mortemy have returned from a week’s visit with relatives and friends in Chicago. They plan to resume everyday activities and share tales from their trip with neighbors.
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Maud
Susie Mortemy
Chica
Doctor Away From Home When Most Needed
Advertisement praising Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as essential at home when a physician is unavailable. Urges immediate purchase to treat cramp, colic, and cholera morbus and claims it can save life. Sold by Cook and Sherman.
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Cook and
Sherman
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F. E. Neiswanger
Colenso
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Mason Transfer & Storage
Washington
Iowa
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Davenport
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Buffalo
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Lawrence Wilson
Miss Mabe
Dunham
Monmouth
Edith
Lena Bailey
Biggsville, Ill
Whiteman
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Klein Klothing Co
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