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The article offers information on several ways to help drivers overcome stagecoach travel with many hazards which include bandit attacks, nasty weather, and snoring passengers. It discusses the ability of the drivers to gauge the soundness of stagecoach's wheels by listening to the tones, employment of shotgun messengers to protect valuable freight, and use of whip work.

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses topics within the issue including the tribe Mescalero Apache attack in 1854 on two stagecoaches in Southern Texas, Chiricahua Apaches attack in 1861 on stagecoach of stagecoach operator John Butterfield and Paiute attack in Oregon in 1866.

An excerpt from the article "Stagecoach Ambush," published in the April 2015 edition of the periodical "Wild West," is presented.

Excerpts are presented from articles including "Lionheart's Greatest Victory" by Alex Zakrzewski from the March 2015 issue of "Military History," "Stagecoach Attack: Roll It!" by Gregory Michno in the April 2015 issue of "Wild West," and "Luftwaffe's Last Blow!" by Don Hollway in the March 2015 issue of "Aviation History."

A biography is presented of the stagecoach driver and Humboldt County, California resident Ernest M. Durnford. He was born in Nova Scotia on March 7, 1861 and was raised on a farm until age seven. After to moving to Northern California as a child, he attended school in Table Bluff, California. As a teenager he worked for the lumber industry company the Joe Arbuckle Company in Union Town, California and in railroad construction.

A reprint of the article "Hospitality Deluxe," by Will N. Speegle, which appeared in the "Scattering Remarks of Interest Past and Present" column of the newspaper "The Humboldt Times" during the 1920s, is presented. The article discusses the English immigrant to Harris, California George J. Tooby, including his family's hospitality and their management of a stagecoach.

A reprint of an article which appeared in the January-February 1964 edition of the journal on the topic of a Humboldt County, California, stage coach driver is presented.

This article presents the text of a dispatch describing a tour in and around New York. Buildings and tourist spots visited are described. Details of the tourist's conversation with his stagecoach driver is given. Also, it describes the people encountered by the tourist during his tour.

The article reports on a stagecoach that will travel from Buffalo to Medora, South Dakota from August 31 to September 7, 2013.

The article focuses on George Monroe, a stagecoach driver from Yosemite, California. It discusses various aspects related to his horsemanship, professionalism and career achievement. It highlights that various presidents including James A. Garfield, Rutherford B. Hayes and Ulysses S. Grant have traveled the Wawona Road under in the care of Monroe.

The article focuses on James Reeside, the proprietor of the stage line who was present during the harrowing trip from Philadelphia to Washington, D.C., and was one of the bigger stagecoach operators on the old National Road, now U.S. Route 40.

The article focuses on the prospect of locomotives travelling twice as fast as stage coaches, in relation to the 150th anniversary of the London Underground.

The article focuses on the evolution of car design. The first cars were patterned after stage coaches, which was the dominant mode of transportation in those days. Gradually, the cars were built in consideration of rough roads, low speeds, and high capacity. It is noted that technological advancements have greatly improved the internal combustion engine. As faster speeds have become the norm, cars incorporated safety features, such as air bags and seat belts.

The article offers information on the history of Butterfield Overland Mail Co. and its contribution to mail delivery services and route discovery across the U.S. It says that the stagecoaches of the Butterfield Overland Mail route rendered the best means to deliver the letters, packages, and passengers. It mentions that the Apache Pass in Arizona was considered the most infamous stop of the mail route. Moreover, it notes that the Butterfield operations helped open the West part to settlement.

The article provides information on the local attractions in Cartersville, Georgia. It states that visitors can see two well-preserved stagecoaches and peruse Western movie posters that graced the covers of Western novels. Meanwhile, there is also a sprawling 125,000-square-foot building that houses the cultural life in the city. Children can also learn science hands-on in an exhibition area coined as My Big Back Yard that houses a telescope trained on the night sky.

The article offers information on Concord stagecoaches. It notes that the horse-drawn mode of transportation made its debut in Concord, New Hampshire in 1826. The coach was created by business partners Lewis Downing and Stephen Abbott under their enterprise Abbot-Downing Co. It adds that the coach weighs near to 2,500 pounds and can accommodate 12 or more passengers.

This article offers visitor information on the Maryhill Inn in Ontario. The inn is the last of the hostelries that once welcomed stagecoaches into the village of Maryhill, located between Guelph and Waterloo in southwestern Ontario. Guest rooms offer four-poster beds, claw-foot bathtubs, and gas fireplaces. The included homemade breakfasts feature Belgian waffles served on Wedgwood china. Room rates start from $100.

This article examines the wedding of Matt and Deb Ritchie in March 2006 in England which had a cowboy theme. All 250 guests came in full Old West costumes as did the bride and groom who arrived in a rented stagecoach. The reception featured chili but the groom passed on country and western music for the reception.

Offers news briefs relating to business and finance as of February 18, 2002. Miles ridden by the Wells Fargo stagecoach while fleeing from Indians; Plans for Canadian petroleum company Petro-Canada to acquire Veba Oil & Gas of Germany; Projected total sales for Wal-Mart Stores; Deaths in North America due to bear and cougar attacks; Others

Focuses on the Gay Gordon a stagecoach serving the route London to Edinburgh in Great Britain. Historical background of the stagecoach; Description of the trip; Schedule of the trip.

Features rules of etiquette for stagecoach passengers, according to the 1877 issue of the `Omaha Herald' newspaper. Prohibition of smoking and spitting; Rule on the drinking of beverages; Actions to take if one's team ran away.

A photograph of a stagecoach, driven by driver Victor Pedrotti, bearing Christmas mail in Dyerville, California, in the 19th century, is presented.

Several photographs from the past are presented. They include J. W. Atwood, Episcopal Bishop of Arizona and former President Theodore Roosevelt, Tom Selfridge, a shy-looking young soldier who holds a special place in U.S. history, and a stagecoach which brings people from the gold fields of Sierra City, California to the nearest railroad.