Ticker: Greenhorns!

"All dudes are nincompoops."

-From a column of similarly brief (but less interesting) one-liners,

The Semi-Weekly Bourbon News, Kentucky 1883

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Ticker: Land ho!

"There is much Government land yet unclaimed. Self-supporting women have here an opportunity to obtain acreage in the West."

Alabama, 1897

[The same is true for Steelhead! Whether you're looking for rural splendor, or urban bustle, there's a lot for you! IM TotalLunar Eclipse with your wish list. Neb]

Ticker: Two-wheelers

"A petite female in natty bicycle costume entered Chamberlain's bar and, with a toss of her hair, ordered a bottle of Bass's ale."

New Jersey, 1896

...and...

"There is a great boom in bicycle sales, and the woods are full of wheelmen."

New York, 1898

Ticker: Wild West!

"The Shah of Persia told reporters that Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show was 'a heap better than the opera.'”

California, 1905

Ticker: Early Sasquatch sighting?

"A strange being, apparently half man, half beast, is seen about Hockport. The creature puts in an appearance at or near farmhouses."

Ohio, 1902

Ticker: Happy Independence Day! or not!

"Bazemore threw a firecracker at a cat, but it hit a keg of powder instead. Man buried Sunday; cat still running."

North Carolina, 1889

Ticker: Newspaper Women

"There are five newspapers in Shanghai, four in Canton. They are produced solely by women."

Kansas, 1909

[I thought this would appeal to Steelheaders especially! N]