Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 July 1888 — The Age We Live In. [ARTICLE]

The Age We Live In.

Omaha Wotld. American Citizen (fifty years ago)— Wagon’s broke down and ain’t worth mendin’. How long will it take you to build another? Wheelwright—Well, lemme see; ’bout six weeks, I guess. I "ain’t got much to do to-morrow; come around and we’li talk it over. a. d. 1888. American Citizen (rushingjn)—Got any locomotives in stock? Builder—Not one. “We must have another as quick as possible. How soon will it be done?” “In sixteen hours.”