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January 3, 2010

Tactics in death of Old West outlaws

Filed under: old American news - 03 Jan 2010

This old newspaper article describes how two outlaws in the Old West who ambushed a Wells Fargo stage were soon afterwards ambushed by a security guard who was riding as a ‘passenger’ on the stage.
It’s an unusual story because …

December 29, 2009

American president assassination blood

Filed under: old American news - 29 Dec 2009

This old newspaper article describes how the blood of American President Abraham Lincoln was collected after his assassination, and also describes the condition of the blood stains.
The report is of unusual historical interest because it describes the condition of President …

December 19, 2009

Old American humor:conversation

Filed under: Uncategorized, old American news - 19 Dec 2009

This example of  old American humor is about the ‘pointlessness’ of conversation, and it was published in America in 1920.
It’s about an encounter between a sophisticated city person who is used to making conversation and a farmer who doesn’t see …