Douglas Trail Saga and Basin Land Sale Notes
An old mountain tale ends with a hunter named Douglas braving severe winter to reach a cabin, while a Basin Wyoming land sale list notes acre prices and drillable prospects. J. R. Bonwell advertises lands for sale or lease across the basin with multiple parcels and associated offerings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Lake Ranch
Dug
Douglas
OM and
Dale
Efijon
Hawkins Ranch
Aeres
J. R. Bonwell
Basin
Wyoming
Premium list highlights multiple Basin entries across fruits and farm yields
The list records numerous winners and participants across Basin and nearby towns including E. E. Patterson, D. W. Rogers, Mike Rohan, A. E. Rinehart, Robinson Bros, J. W. Robertson, Sugar Factory Lovell, K. Sprague, L. Sturgis, Join Schneider, Frank Smith, John Smith, Dan Snyder, Constance Skovgard, Mrs. Spurrier among others. Prizes cover crops, poultry, canned goods, quilts, apples, beans, vegetables, and farm products with First Second placements noted. The document continues on page 7.
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J. W. Robertson
Lovell
McMahon
Mrs. W
Reser
Buriington
W. M. Stevens
Burlington
Chester
Shumway
Boyd Stewart
Upperary
Oliver Strutton
E. E. Patterson
Basin
E. Patterson
Patterson
D. W. Rogers
Mike Rohan
Kane
K. Sprague
Manderson
L. Sturgis
Ll. Sturgis
Harvey Spencer
Dan Snyder
Constance Skovgard
Gertrude Skovgard
Walter Schenk
Blanche Smith
Asin
H. C. Skidmoore
Spurrier
Local Fair Results Mix Horticulture and Sketching Honors
At the Basin and Germania displays several entries led by HM Werbelow and J R Whaley with canned currants and peck soft wheat taking top or second places. Other standings include Mrs Elsie Williams for pen and ink sketching and several residents earning First or Second in grape, pickle, and fruit entries.
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HM. Werbelow
Germania
Wm. Werbelow
J. FL Weber
Basin
J. R. Whaley
Manderson
John Wormuth
Elsie Williams
Secomd
Those Afflicted With That Form of Timidity
The piece discusses shy individuals like Hawthorne whose real loves go unexpressed. It notes how timidity and self consciousness isolate them, leading to misjudgment and underappreciation, and urges overcoming withdrawal by engaging with society and accepting responsibility.
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Orison Swett Marden
Hawthorne
Heaven
Emerson
George William Curtis
Curtis
Clawthorne
Sandwich Islands
Central Mercantile Association Plans New York District
The Central Mercantile Association invites city officials to discuss a planned model business district for New York. The plan uses an industrial survey as a basis for a program spanning industrial, residential, transportation and real estate aims with restricted zones for housing supporting 120000 workers.
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New York
Central Mercantile Association
New York City
Central Mercantile
Central Mercantile District
Chelses
City Planning Commission
Central Mercantile Distiet
Planta
Truthful Twigley and the Limits of Honesty in Town
A Pittsburgh Gazette-Timeas sketch mocks a man named Twigley who swears by truth, arguing truth should be used sparingly. It contrasts his blunt honesty with other townsfolk and a publisher jailed for printing sensitive content, showing pragmatic caution over candor.
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Twigley
England
Russia
Tom Swike
Tom
Ananias
Job
New Cure of Toothache Proves No Excuse for Smoking
In New York two men were arraigned in court for smoking in a loft building violating the law. One claimed toothache forced relief by smoking. the magistrate fined thirty dollars or three days in jail. The other received a two day sentence. The judge even suggested visiting the Tombs dentist during imprisonment.
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New York
The Whim of Happiness and Our Quiet Deserts
Carlyle muses on happiness as an averages based pledge of self worth. He argues inner valuation shapes joy and misery, noting the balance tipped by our own deserts and the quiet relief or deficit within each person.
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Carlyle
Also Mentioned on This Page
Trail
Big Hon Mountaine
Mike
Rohan
A. E. Rinehart
Robinson Bros
Hyattville
Puliet
F. Robinson
Battenburg
Sugar Factory
Co. Sherwin, Kane
Emall
Sage
O'Donnell and
Foot-Schulze
Our Men’s Department
L. A
A. E. Zane
Big Morn Coin Bank
Big Horn
Basin,Wyo
D. L. Carr
Wm. Gibson
Robert P. Pearson
J. A. Coons
Asst
Jos. J. Schwartz Ier Sinteeeth
Holstein Bull
Prince Inka
Bell
H. F. HB
I. S. Wilson
Douglas, Wyo
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