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Newspaper
Butte Miner
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1877
Page
4
A garbled mix of figures, names, and scattered facts references millions, wages, strikes, and political shifts. It mentions Boston teachers, August output, San Francisco buses, New York events, and personal anecdotes about actors and family letters, with numerous unclear details and misplaced phrases.
A historical writer portrays Brigham Young as six feet tall with a robust build and chest measurements, noting his gray business coat and a cock's comb foretop. The piece lists nineteen wives with proxy wives and numerous children, detailing household arrangements, access to provisions, and a monogamy-like rule for wives other than the favorite.
The article extols Senator Morton as a bold, honest leader in the Republican party. It discusses the impact his potential death could have on public life, noting his courage, candor, and key role in presidential election reform. It urges recovery so he may continue contributing his experience to national affairs.
A Deadwood City correspondent describes a famed card dealer known as vingle-un who operates on the Comstock. The aging Frenchwoman, slimly preserved with black hair and a musical voice, offers her game with a coy smile and asks, You will play, Monsieur. Widowed, she has pursued gambling for over fifteen years, remaining a constant, polite figure in the profession. The piece notes the character is recognizable to Montavians and mentions bridge work on the Missouri at Oval, with costs and delays due to an accident between New York and San Francisco affecting freight and requiring months to repair.
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