Meadow Lake Nevada County's Lost Gold Town Tale
In California’s Meadow Lake in Nevada County a boom town rose after 1863 but collapsed when gold proved locked in unknown alloy. Investors spent over 2,000,000 dollars on mills roads and buildings before mining ceased and the town faded into legend.
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Marrow Lake
New York Herald
Meadow Lake
Excelsior
Summit City
Henry Warily
I City
Ies
Meadow
California
Hardy
Cats Protect Chickens as Cats Kill Hawk at Barn
Near Media H Barnett a poultry farmer keeps three semi wild cats left by a former tenant. While he fixed shingles on the barn a hawk swooped to carry off a chicken. The three cats leaped into action driving off the predator in a fierce battle. Barnett arrived and rescued the chicken’s chick.
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H. ©. Barnett
Media
Philadelphia Record
Barnett
Darnett
Larnettini
Poetess on Complexion Sparks Debate on Beauty Arts
The New York Commercial Advertiser notes a poetess writes on keeping youths skin not via makeup but through science like skin lotions and massage. She says men misunderstand virtue and beauty, praising milk baths and toners while warning envy and temper ruin skin.
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New York Commercial
Nan
Passion
Nature's Scavengers and the Vulture's Role in Nature
A review essay argues nature's scavengers including tadpoles, burying beetles, and vultures perform essential cleanup in ecosystems. It urges rational natural history education, appreciating the living world, and protecting the vulture as a vital, though often maligned, participant in the Earth’s life cycle.
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Saturday Review
Earth
London pickpocket uses courtesy to steal then returns items
A detective reveals a London pickpocket who, while aiding women leaving theaters, pockets valuables and then calmly takes them to a police station claiming they were found outside. He supplies name and address and is nicknamed the Red Wing. Also notes on the Shah of Persia and other era relics.
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London
Nfe
Tit-Biis
Haas
Richard Harding Davis confronts soldiers over stole clothes
After a battle a traveling trunk was found with no claimant. Tenth cavalry troopers seized shirts and trousers, then Davis confirmed the clothes were his. An officer rebuked the theft, ordered the garments removed, and apologized on behalf of the soldiers for taking advantage of a brave correspondent. Davis smiled and the incident ended.
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Richard Harding Davis
Saya
Nashville
Tenth Cavalry
Richard Harding Davia
Mr. Davis
Davis
Arctic riches spark new empire in frozen circle
Les lis's Weekly notes rapid Arctic development as gold rush and vast iron ore deposits near Stockholm spur immigration and a predicted population boom in polar regions. A British science view links Arctic mineral wealth to future industry and global metal abundance as old theories on planetary mass formation surface.
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Arctic Circle
Leslis
Klondike
Great Britain
Stockholm
Sweden
Alaska
Arctic
North Pale
Snobbishness Across Classes in Victorian Society
A reflective excerpt discusses snobbishness extending beyond wealth to fashion and literature, with examples from Boston society. It cites awkward introductions at a reception where guests minimize peasants, and notes responses that reveal class bias, alongside brief mentions of drug controls in Japan, ancient cloth use, and gender ratios in Egypt.
Miscellaneous Household Tips and Humorous Snippets
A collage from periodicals covers witty lines from The LA Bulletin and Chicago Record, brief quips about a medal for good behavior, jokes on women and men, plus practical notes on cooking pea soup, forcing flower bulbs, and lemon whitening for hands. It blends light humor with domestic how-tos and quotations from various sources.
Repairing a Mackintosh With Cement And Nephtha
A method described for mending torn autumn rainwear uses pure india ink dissolved in nephtha to form a paste. Apply cement to the torn edges and press the pieces onto new waterproof material, weighting until the cement sets firm.
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Shakespeare
Ladies' Home Journal
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