Digging a Fortune on Old River Bed Awakens Alaska Claim Rush
Hank Bowers and five men stake a claim along a relic river bed after a cliff break reveals a rich gravel seam. Tom Scott discovers a heavy nugget and the party seizes a bonanza, sharing the gold while Clara Avery watches Hank and the others. The group plans to hold multiple claims and guard against rival trespassers as they toil through long summer days.
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Hank Bowers
Creely
Bowers
Denee
Tarhox
Ladue
Tye
Dyea
Tarbox
Taylor
Dick Taylor
Avery
Hank
Vick
Tom
Gald
Tom Scott
Hadeen
Clara Avery
Pam
The Old Year Sends Gifts Of Memory And Joy
The poem recalls the Old Year handing a double weight of wind and thoughts to the New Year while fading, as memories of yesterday rise with the winter dawn. Margaret Doane Gardiner writes in the New York Tribune about joy, memory, and how the New Year bears both sorrow and hopes.
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Borrows Lane
Margaret Doane Gardiner
New York Tribune
Robbing the Cave On a Mountain Claim
Hank Bowers secretly plans to steal two weeks of gold from a cave with a rope ladder and a hanging bag of coin. Obed Rider promises to assist, while a vigilant watcher spots a distant figure as night falls. The scheme proceeds under starlit skies toward a dramatic cliff base and cave entrance.
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Hank Bowers
Bowers
Jersen
Atchison Globe Shots A glasshouse of gossip and social quips
A collection of humorous and pointed quips about gossip, reputation, and social behavior from the Atchison Globe. It jokes about telling secrets, the consequences of idle talk, modesty, family dynamics, and the reputation of agents, with satirical takes on how people discuss others and juggle pride, money, and propriety. The piece ends with a fragment about an agent and high prices.
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Atchison Globe
Atchison
Aki
Pirate’s Daughter and a Black Flag Mystery
Crandall, a former center rush, follows a doctor’s order to rest at Ocean Springs Miss. He falls for the granddaughter of a pirate-ancestor, who guards her with a black flag. After trials and a drowning rescue, Crandall is unveiled as the likely husband as the pirate’s old guard walks with the couple into the New Year.
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Crandall
Gulf Coast
Mississippi
Ocean Springs
Andrew Jackson
le Feete
Lake Ponchartrain
George
Pirate
Heart
Plurt
Orleans
Vice
Chicago
The Limit Called in Baltimore American Holiday Sheet
A humorous column lists barred by the statute of limitations jests about Christmas customs, turkeys, soldiers abroad, boarding houses, misers under mistletoe, and old political allusions, cataloging humorous lines once published.
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Baltimore
Rae
Jake
Turkey
London
Puneh
Greece
Mystery Solved Milson’s State Of Mind Mentioned In Transcript
Grimes discusses Milson’s condition and speculation about its cause after a church fair last month. The exchange suggests concern over personal issues and possible external factors affecting Milson’s behavior. Government funding for schools serving Indian children totaled 2,489,088 dollars in 1990 with an enrollment of 4,454 students.
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Boren
Grimes
Milson
New Year in Japan Emphasizes Peace and Renewal
The article describes Japanese New Year customs with Gansan, cleansing homes, decorating with pine and bamboo for longevity, and the eve celebrations. It notes preparations a month ahead, street displays, lanterns, and families staying up to welcome the new year or rising early to greet the sun.
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Onoto Watana
Frank Leaketa
Little Empire
Occidentals
Thisme
What Will It Bring A Faith For The New Year
Mrs Hamilton Mott in the Ladies' Kate Journal reflects on the closing day of the year and the unknown future. She urges sober thought and faith that whatever happens, even trials or joys, serves our good and aligns with divine wisdom.
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Hamilton Mott
Ladies’ Kate Journal
A Dinner Invitation and Social Comedy on New Year
A humorous dialogue about hosting a New Year dinner reveals family tensions over invitations, expenses, and obligations. Mrs Brownson, Mrs Smith, and Norah debate guests, children, and potential snubs while contemplating a gracious, stylish gathering at Brownson's home.
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B. Robinson
Alaska
McClure
Clara
Jia
Vhiacom
Story
Ace
Marette
Japan
Brownson
Mrs. Smith
Janese
Bronsons
Mamma
Dora
Mr. Willing
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