Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-11-23
STRANGE PAPERS
WERE PRINTED
IN 1866
Boats and Sales of Slaves
Were Chief Advertising
Sources; Towns Then
Prominent Now Forgotten.


Kansas cas-. Ma. Nov. IA riny
years ago steamboats, ran pretty reg
ulasiy through the rivers Of the west
ana on the Missouri river. they attain.
ed almost the accuracy oi modern
trains. They we're the chief features
oI the news IN papers ~ that day. \
local man. .buntlne through old papers
and Letters sonpd The otasr 10 & .eaps'
OF the weston Weekly PLATE Argus
of september 10. 1856 tn. Argus. q
violent pro-slavery pubiirstloO, ear
ried nearly three rclums 81 steamboat.
or rather packet" adyestlscments.
Kansas city was hardly on The map
then. II was referred 10 ~ one %
the towns passed" and NJ Kansas
There were two CLASSES " oouis
that rem from Weston one went oniy
as far as jefferson City. whore the
passengers and freight were transfer
red To the Pacific railway now thu
Missouri Pacific. There were three Of
these steamers. the Cataract. Austria
iia and H. X. Ambry. They left Wes-
ton Fridays sundays ard 1mcsda ".
They tied up az independence tha
FIRST night the next night M RrunA-
wick and were ln jefferson city the
following morning IN tlsnc 20 catch
the train on thn Pacific railway. ar
risinR ia ST. Louis the same night at
9 o'clock.
Then there were the b0nts that ran
all the way by water same 81 them
were the Morning. star, Martha Jcw.
EFT. the James a. I.ucas, The Polar
Star and the David Tntum. The
adams Express company was In ac-
tive business then. as now. IT. dis
play 'ad" told Of splendid rapih tri-
weekly service BY the river route.
" Kansas were not especially rec-
ognixed IN thpsc days the now smaller
towns were featured. Attention wns
called To the landings that we're made
al Boonvilie. Glnsaog. brunswick
Miami. Hsii's Landing. wavcrly, ner.
lin. Lexington. wellington Camden.
nlshneid NJ. ResRard. New Indei.end.
ence Liberty. Wayne Guy. Fort INav.
cnworth. Weston. Kickanon Intan
Atehlson. Doniphnn and 81 Joseph.
Nearly az the advertisements have
practically the same 60 say regarding
their particular steamer "This stca-
mer has been b0lli expressly for a
Missouri River parkel she T. the
most splendid passenger steamer ever
built FOR that ,rade. combining i'll tho
modern improvements with speed
safety and comfort"
The ethics Of the icRnl nfofesalon
did not prevent lawyers adVortieinr IN
the days of 80. Their cards are "a
be found distributed al thronfh the
Argus.
Here II q SAMPLE Of an editorial
calling attention to the advertisement
of good advertiser,
In another column Mr.. A. v smell
gives notice OF his Daguefrlan room.
We should advise thase who desire 10
have their exact likeness preserved,
% be looked al By thelr caiidrtn and
grandchildren, 90 ~ AT once 70 sncll's
iinely flttcd ~ rooms Ia the city hotel.
Have on your best iook and n1si
clothes and such iewelry ~ you have
paid for. teke seat IN snelps artistic
chair and before you can bat your eye
he will have your face transferred on
a nicely polished plate. ready for auoh
n case as you choose yourssIf--Ascal1d
up for all coming time.
The slave advertisements We're
rather numerous Each has a+pictmre
of rubnst and apparently vigorous
negro dancing loyously. Here 4 a
COPE 81 one;
Negroes Wanted and Iees Sale
Wanted for sale negroes of AL kinds
IA my Office.
NO. 81 iArtiHr STREET..
~, Louis. Mo.
Havlne good safe yard 10 beard
and keep NEGROES, ! viii buy and seil
on commission a. low ~ any other
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