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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1884
Page
7
Ethel Barton tours the Ethel mine with Tom and Charley Gregory, admiring the logs and gardens, while miners gaze in awe at the Silver Queen. Jim hints at future fame and a possible hospital plan as Ethel contemplates social and financial ambitions in Steeprock Colorado.
Ethel Barton arrives at the Steeprock Hotel to a crowd of about fifty mining men from Colorado and Fountain City hoping to see the famed Silver Queen. Tom Gregory notes locals view her discovery with awe while the crowd gathers on the piazza awaiting her appearance and possible talk.
Ethel Barton immediately pursues benevolence in Steeprock, visiting Mrs. Jimkins in the town’s aristocratic two story home. The scene unfolds with flattery and deceit as Ethel schemes to carry out her charitable errand despite a suspicious reception and a lively talk about the Silver Queen and the elder husband.
Jim reports harmony in the mines and new hospital at Steep rock. Charley Gregory, now hospital treasurer, wins generous subscriptions from Steeprock's leading ladies, while Tom Gregory drives building progress. Ethel Bennett’s memory shapes Charley, with Jim noting Charley’s modest means and ambitions as the town builds its first public institution.
Jim and Charley plot to buy a failing mine from Waterstone, turning it into Rainbow. They leverage a panic to acquire three quarters of the claim, offer Waterstone a monthly advance, and promise a fair split if profits arise, while Waterstone grumbles but agrees to the terms.
The scene follows Maria Jane and Ethel as hospital aid grows popular yet stirs jealousy. Dramas unfold around funds, social factions, and the hospital’s role in mercy. A hired man searches streets to bring in the poor while charity clashes with privilege.
A chaotic notice posted in Norris by BL Waterstone declares a thousand dollar reward to the first person to identify the bearer of a debt owed by Jin and Charley in a dispute over a bandaged wager. The misspelled order includes names Norris Whelras Harton Griggotey and tainted town pride.
An account of Ghoorkas famed for the hookery weapon used in close combat with tigers. Describes their fighting method drawing cut and multi stroke slays, noting border wars with India and the hunter’s cool courage in pursuing the tiger through springing motions and multiple blows.
A Cincinnati Enquirer collection of humorous child quotes and exchanges. A five year old questions a corpulent woman about staring while a carriage ride prompts tea plans. Several brief vignettes show children mispronounce or misinterpret adults talk about love and money.
A frontier era advertisement extols hop bitters as a universal remedy. It claims cures for malaria, kidney issues, rheumatism, neuralgia, digestion, and sleeplessness, praising a Methodist clergyman and many households, including mothers and aging women, while urging daily use for prolonged family health.
A long catalog entry listing numerous magazines and journals with subscription prices, names such as Harper's Magazine, Atlantic Monthly, Leslie's Illustrated, Garden, and more, along with notes on policies about subscriptions, addresses, and beginnings.
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