Porter (also known as old man Porter) was a silver bullion shipper who finally took up the
After the crossing had been abandoned for years due to its supposed insalubrity, Porter and others moved in [2]. I’m dead!” and saw a mustard plaster thrown onto the car aisle; he then grabbed the traveling man and shook him awake [1].
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- By this time heads were peeping out from… (1891)By this time heads were peeping out from behind curtains and the porter was on his way to the traveling man’s berth and a cry of “Oh, my, there is my stomach! I’m dead!” The exclamation was topped off by t…
- Years afterwards R… (1891)Years afterwards R. V. Newsham, who, after leaving the service in the famous Cali- fornia column, became post-trader at Fort Cum- mings, had a store at the crossing, but having no customers, he moved up to Silve…