Colorado's First Gold At Gregory Gulch In 1859
In 1859 John Gregory prospected Gregory gulch between Central City and Black Hawk and found about four dollars in gold from a pan sample. He hired five men and mined via sluice, yielding nine hundred seventy two dollars in one week as a rush of prospectors flooded Gregory, Russell and nearby diggings. Large lodes like Bates and Mammoth drew hundreds of claims and crowds of over fifteen thousand men gathered as wealth grew then declined with preemption.
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Fossett
Colorado
John Gregory
Gregory Gulch
Central City
Black Hawk
Gregory
Bates
Mammoth
Gunnell
Burroughs
Illinois
Gilpin County
Gregory, Russell
Guiches
Engineering Magazine
Dog demand sinks Uncle Tom's Cabin tour
Cleveland Plain Dealer quotes the manager of the defunct Uncle Tom's Cabin company recounting a stage dog that refused liver and bacon unless mushrooms accompanied a steak. The pet demanded Porterhouse beef with tenderloin. the troupe quit when mushrooms were added.
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Eliza
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Curious Name Play Reveals Hidden Link Between Lincoln and Hamlin
A writer explores name patterns by shifting Lincoln and Hamlin to form HAMLIN LIN COLN and ABRA-HAMLIN-COLN. The playful exercise invites readers to spot another pair of historical figures whose lives and homes echo similar name blends.
Pie Etiquette Goes Wrong at East End Dinner
A family dinner ends awkwardly when a young man comments on Marie eating pie with a fork. The remark provokes an uneasy moment and leads to an embarrassing aftermath after Joe departs.
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East End
Marie
Joe
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Proper glasses for presbyopia should aid at reading distance
Old sight begins around forty with the tendency to hold papers farther away. Glasses should not enlarge letters but render them clear at normal reading distance. Regardless of defect, obtain the proper glasses as soon as discovered.
Witness and lawyer clash over bent gaze during testimony
In a heated exchange the witness insists on a straight gaze while the lawyer squares the record. The lawyer accuses the witness of contradicting a prior statement about a bent gaze and seeks clarification in court.
Apple Trees In Tasmania Distribution Practices
Tasmanians plant apple trees closely with ten foot spacings. traditional wider gaps of twenty to forty feet are not common. An acre may yield as many as 600 bushes, reflecting dense orchard layouts.
Half the world lives: stark contrast or apathy debate
A quotation dispute contrasts two lines about how halves of society live and care, reflecting social inequality. The Atlanta Constitution frames the exchange as a comment on awareness versus indifference in class disparities.
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Atlanta Constitution
Charity Portrait Proposal Sparks Question at Auction
An exchange in the New York Herald discusses dedicating a final painting to a charitable cause. The critic suggests donating to an institution for the blind as a fitting recipient.
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New York Herald
Sponge fishing shows depth and Greek coastal roots
The sponge industry, centered in Greece with Hydra as a major producer and some from Tripoli and Madagascar, thrives ten months yearly. Sponges live in water, breathe and feed, seen with a glass-bottomed viewing device. August and September pause fishing due to hurricane risk.
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Greece
Hydra
Tripoli
Madagascar
The Chaperon In the West chronicles social rules
Geraldine Bonner writes in the San Francisco Argonaut criticizing Western chaperon norms. She notes strict age limits for outings and urges caution about social proprieties in California.
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California
France
Geraldine Bonner
San Francisco
Argonaut
Veiled Egyptian Women Describe Tasmak Habara Use
The Philadelphia Bulletin notes veiling practices in Egypt with tasmak and habara. It describes black versus white veils, lengths from one to three feet or more, and the nose-to-forehead supporting tube. Higher classes wear white veils, hiding most of the face and eyes.
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Philadelphia Bulletin
Talking Turkeys And A Farmer’s Grasp In Folk Joke
A comic exchange from the Michigan Lyre features a turkey and a goose discussing their capture by a farmer. The turkey recalls objecting as the farmer grabbed him, while the goose adds that he cried out and was then wrung off.
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Michigan
Home remedy for removing grease stains from wool skirts
A quick method uses powdered borax to lift grease from woolen garments. Spread the skirt, rub in borax, let stand a few minutes, then brush away. Repeat two or three times until the spot disappears and the skirt is ready to wear.
Steam Cloud Forms When Kettle Cover Is Lifted
When the kettle cover is raised, a cloud of white steam appears above the boiling water. The cloud forms from sudden cooling of vapor and only occurs with the cover lifted. in a sealed or narrowly vented glass boiler the space above the water remains transparent and empty.
Clever Jap excells in Berlin medical exam in three months
A young Japanese student entered the University of Berlin as a medical pupil with no German knowledge and little science background. In three months he passed an examination conducted in German covering several branches of the medical curriculum.
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University of Berlin
St Lawrence navigable to Montreal for 4000 ton vessels
Vessels of 4000 tons can ascend the St Lawrence river to Montreal a thousand miles from the sea. Only the Amazon river is navigable for craft of such size over similar distance.
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St. Lawrence
Montreal
Amazon
Chicago News Praises A Physician Of Wit And Care
A Chicago News tribute lauds a physician who treats hearts with medicine shaped as wit and humor. The piece emphasizes compassionate bedside manner and sharp clinical skill in patient care.
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Chicago News
Chimneys Lean East, Says Man With Restless Eye
A nameless observer in the New York Telegram quotes a man who claims that, based on years of looking at chimneys from various urban and rural settings, any chimney that leans always tilts toward the east and toward the rising sun.
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Yucatan
New York Telegram
Beadle Delays Sermon Ride to Keep Parish Quiet
A Scottish minister arranged to have a neighbor preach on Sunday. His beadle and driver lingered at the station two hours, claiming the reverend told him to wait until dark so villagers would not know who would preach, avoiding turnout.
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Beadle
How to Imitate a Singing Bird According to La Nature
The article explains that rubbing a glass tube with wet cork creates a bird like song. Move the cork along the tube at varying speeds to imitate chirps and pauses. A cork rubbed bottle can also reproduce the effect with similar technique.
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la Nature
Chronic Dysentery Patient Praises Remedy in Fair Play
Mr. C. B. Whrgfield of Fair Play Missouri suffers chronic dysentery for 35 years and reports Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy did him more good than any other medicine. For sale by all druggists.
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C. B. Whrgfield
Fair Play
Chamberlain
Homeseekers Excursions Tickets Sale Notice
Tickets to nearly all points in the United States on sale at Chicago Great Western Railway ticket offices on the first and third Tuesdays of January and February. Round trip price is one fare plus 2.00 with 21 days return allowed. For details contact Chicago Great Western agents or J. P. Elmer G P A Chicago Ill. 2 18 02.
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United States
Chicago Great Western Railway
Chicago Great Western
J. P. Elmer
Chicago
Ill
Wanted Representatives for Established Chicago Firm
Classified ad seeks several reputable men in each state to represent an old wealthy business house. Salary eighteen dollars weekly plus expenses paid in cash. Horse and carriage provided if needed. References required. Send self addressed stamped envelope to Manager 316 Caxton Building Chicago. 20-26t
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Caxton Building
Chicago
California tourism and sales pitch seek travelers and horses
An ad invites readers to apply to agents in Chicago and North Western Bay to use the through Tourist Sleeping Car service to Los Angeles and San Francisco with round trip tourist tickets on sale daily. Also promotes 25e Mocha and Java coffee and notes horses for sale by J. B. Kooser & Co and GEO. COPESTAKE.
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Chicago & North-Western
Ba Y
Los Angeles
San Francisco
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Young Peoples Meeting
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Tional Church
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Chas. H. Seccomber
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Charles Lyman Nybn
Epworth League
United Brethren
Chusch
O. L. Wilson
Ames Opera House
Miss Courtenay
Morgan
East Lynne
Opera House
Loughran & Bauer
J.J. Grove
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UST
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Grocrey
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