Great Montana Racing Year Draws to Close
Robert J. Curran reports a profitable Montana racing season with clubs statewide and strong betting. He cites high class horses, widespread attendance, and hopes next year will mirror this year. The piece also recounts rural legends of Old Nance and Roan Mountain witches and a local witch doctor who uses a silver bullet to lift curses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert J. Curran
Great Falls
Montana
Curran
Mr. Curran
Josh
Butte
Falls
Elegant outside rooms and bargains at Thorn ton
Fine business lunch offered for 60 cents and elegant outside rooms priced at 2 dollars per day. A large stock of toys hats available at Boucher's and James Tachell's new undertaking parlors nearly complete. Fin est carriages guaranteed with good service and phone number 311.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Tachell
Thornton
Mountain Witches in North Carolina
A Louisville Courier-Journal report describes a witch-haunted North Carolina mountain district in Macon county. Old Nance or Mother Nance presides from a cliffside cabin and enchants locals with charms and a steaming brew, while would be visitors fear the price of learning forbidden days ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
New England
Salem
Mother Nance
Louisville Courier-Journal
Macon County
Old Nance’s
Nance
Rock Drilling Contest Set With 1450 Prize Purse
Leadville Colorado reports preparations for the Wests biggest rock drilling contest on October 24 25 and 26 with a 1450 prize split among the top four teams. Prizes are 500 350 200 and 150 dollars. Miners from western camps invited and mine managers have contributed to the purse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leadville
Colo
Treasure Hoard Hidden Under Rio De Janeiro Castle
A Brazilian syndicate and the government back a $25,000 stake in locating a vast Jesuit treasure buried beneath Morro do Castelo in Rio de Janeiro. Documents cite a vault built around 1700 during French raids, with gold bars, coins, diamonds, and religious artifacts valued at immense sums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Times
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Rio
South America
Dom Pedro
Morro Do Castello
College of the Order
Portugal
Jean Francois du Clerc
la Rochelle
Castello
San Bento
Valla
Tijuca
Jacarepagua
Campo Rosario
du Clerc
Amaral Gurgel
du Ciere
Bay of
Minas Geraca
Castello Hill
Martins Goncalves
Monte Do Castello
Santo de Loyola
Marcos
Marco
Sebastiao
San Jose
Santa Virgin
Morro Do Costello
Miseracordia
Carpet bargains invite visits for velvet and tapestry designs
Local retailer advertises velvet carpets from 98 cents per yard and tapestry Bruss carpets at 78 cents per yard. Promotes wide selection and multiple bargain options across carpet types to lure customers to visit.
Holland and Lynch Grocers Ad for Brandy and Crackers
The Holland & Lynch Grocers catalog highlights a sample cracker bite and introduces a varied cracker lineup. It lists Repsold Brandy in quart and pint sizes, plus Fine Old Come Brandy and Fine Old Como Whiskey priced per gallon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naka Preesse
Como
Evolution of the Eye and Its Civilizational Strains
The article argues eyes diverge in many herbivores and converge in carnivores, linking eye alignment to behavior and nervous strain. It cites Prentice’s 1895 inquiry and tests on aboriginals, Africans, and soldiers showing a tendency to divergent or convergent gaze, then links long-term near work to myopia and fixed eye muscle tension. It concludes human eye evolution is incomplete and proper glasses plus exercises could extend life by decades.
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Chalmers Prentice
Zoological Gardens
United States Army Department of the West
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Steve Brush
Mandalay
Brockport
Schilling
West Park Street
Butte, Mont
South Carolina
Old Nance
Carr McCordle
Roan Mountain
Crowse
Thornton Cafe
Boucher's
Mountain Witches
Boucher’s
Towler
Winterhalter
Butte, Montana
Rio Janeiro
Pritchard-Harrison Carpet Company
Cor. Park and Main Sts., Butte
Holland & Lynch Grocers
North Main St
Atte
Mont
Cracker
Liquor Department
DR. R. Goodrich
E. Park St
Savage Winchester
Marlin
Lefevre
Parker, Smith, Marlin
Winchester
Colt’s
Smith & Weston
Ivor Johnson
Sportsman
Carl Engel
A. Wehl
Armory
Silver Bow Foundry and Machine Company
W. E. Dodd
Harness and Saddle Business
J.N. Nevills & Co. Autins
E. Park
Montana Electric CO
East Broadway
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