A Night on the Town with Miners and Gamblers
The passage describes a bustling mining town street filled with men at gambling rooms and saloons. The party drifts from horse racing and faro to a lively tent concert, drinking “42 caliber whisky,” and socializing with Johnny who lingers behind in some precarious gambling aftermath. The narrator and companions wander home as night deepens, Johnny returning exhausted and reticent about his losses. Dust shares are divided among Don Gasper, Vesquez, and others, with Talbot’s portion managed by the narrator.
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San Francisco
Johnny
McNally
Yank
Don Gasper
Vesquez
Talbot
Trail Hardships and a Pretty Rider Signal Change for Miners
Stewart Edward White recounts the Oregon Trail era hardship as wagon trains shorten routes via Hangman’s Gulch. A striking entrance by a rider on a blue calico dress and a black velvet bow captivates the camp. Tensions rise over dwindling supplies and plans to restock at Sutter's Fort lead to a mutual agreement to send out a scouting party led by Sam Bagsby while diggings grow crowded and yields fall.
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Hangman’s Gulch
Bagsby
Williams
Don Gaspar
Vasquez
Sutter's
McClellan
California
Sam Bagsby
Yank
Feel Young Again CERTILAX The Certified Laxative
An ad promotes CERTILAX as a gentle laxative with positive relief for constipation. It claims a New York specialist’s favor and five hundred physician testers, promising nightly use for restoration of bowel normality. Available at drugstores or by mail from CURTS CHEMICAL CO. 117 E 24th St New York, price 10c 350 500.
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New York City
Curts Chemical
24Th St
New York
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Senate
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Frank
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Mbalmers& Undertakers
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Nagend Ave
France
United States
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Rangoon
India
University School
Fairfield Ave
Civil Service
Hotchkiss Hill
Miss Wheeler
Southern New England Telephone Co
J. K
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Maie
Wheeler & Howes Co
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Tool
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Whitney
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Park St
Paradise Green
W. W. Beers
Call
West End
P. Anderson
Q ‘Ck
L. Weiss
Fairfield County
Archibald C. Foss
Madison Avenue
St. Vincent's Hospital
J. H. Keenan
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Cannon St
Goodyear Shoe Rep. Co
John St
Goodyear
Winfield & Bleck
Southworth’s
Powell Co
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Mass
S. Co
White Plains Poultry Farm
Trumbull
J.J. Lynch
Fairview Ave
Bridge Port
S. C
Owen
Hollister Heights
Thompson St
Box
Sea., Bros
State Street
Walter
Marsh
Ss. J. W. Care Farmer
Thomas Broderick
North Ave
Louis F. Nutting
Siiuation
Milrora
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Louis Ribach
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