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Newspaper
Butte Miner
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1877
Page
4
A fragmented 19th century excerpt describes French torpedo trials at Cherbourg with a vessel pursuing a tow target, plus dramatic naval results. It also sketches a frontier character Curiosity Jane from Virginia City, a woman in male mining and travel roles. The piece includes a Shoshone camp incident in a Main Street gambling scene and notes racing card mischief.
A garbled composite of opinion and dispatch fragments covers diverse topics from war talk and weather to desert land policy. It cites references to the Free Press Democrat, Pittsburgh Dispatch, Cincinnati Enquirer, and Baltimore observers, noting looming battles, political maneuvering, and land grab concerns amid a cloud of conflicting quotes.
Eureka Sentinel excerpt notes Clemens nicknamed Mark Twain in the early days. It recalls John Piper’s B Street saloon as a rough rendezvous where a cash-only setup led to chalked drink tabs for patrons then misquoted in local lore.
The morning register reports a curious landscape carved on slate rock found at the Marshallton reef. A small, well executed rural scene shows a grass plot with ponds and a stream, a farm house, and poplar trees under stratified clouds. The piece, dated by light and shade, is praised for its perspective.
Fragments discuss sewing and planing machine patents, referencing monopolies and long life claims. Text is garbled with unclear actions and names, but hints at patent law and machine innovations.
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