Warden Martin Recovers From Illness and Local Visit Notes
Warden Martin is recovering from illness. Miss Massey visited with Mrs. Cashy in Florence. Mrs. McKeehan returned from Cripple Creek after weeks away. J. J. Cone looked over mining interests in Anaconda. Minnie Johnson goes to Victor to teach her long-time school. Gertrude Nate appointed teacher at Eight Mile School starting last Monday. Catherine Faulk leaves for Golden to visit relatives before returning to Illinois. Mrs. J. J. Shannon travels to Colorado Springs to see Mrs. Coulter who is seriously ill. The new bowling alley in town attracts patrons with all alleys in use. A Labor Day dance at Elk's Hall drew strong attendance and financial success.
Brothers reunite after twenty years in Jackson visit
C P Boyce of Jackson visits his brother W A Boyce in the city marking their first meeting in twenty years. L S Perry buys the Baker ranch at Coindale for about 7000 dollars, a top county property. The Gem store receives new goods daily as staff unpack and check them.
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C. P. Boyce
Jackson Michigan
W. A. Boyce
L.S. Perry
Coindale
Mr. Perry
Beaver Creek
Gem Dry Goods
Tha Establishment
Marriage Licenses and Local Advertisements
Public notices list several marriage licenses J G Wiley and Lida Rote William Murry and Carrie Edna Higgins E B Cresap and Eva Black Jas Cadwell and Luceinda Henderson. Prominent ads tout Ballard’s Snow Liniment cures neuralgia and colds at Palace Drug Store. One Minute Cough Cure marketed for coughs and throat issues. DeWeese & Turnbull offer real estate-secured loans at 8 percent.
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J. G. Wiley
Lida Rote
William Murry
Carrie Edna Higgins
E. B. Cresap
Eva Black, Jas Cadwell
Luceinda Henderson
Palace Drug Store
Geo
Pedley
Mgr
Stowaway Spike Wallace Demo Blowing Safe at Opera House
The stowaway and safe blower known as the Stowaway described nightly safe cracking in a melodrama. He details drilling holes in the door, using powder via a powder blower, air from a force pump, and filling crevices with putty to quiet blasts.
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Wallace
Opera House
Petermen
Aged Lady Isabell Hussey Dies at Brookside Home
Mrs Isabell E Hussey aged 75 died at her Brookside residence last Thursday morning from complications of old age and general debility. Born May 15 in Dover England she was married in Golden in 1572 and had no children. She had lived in Brookside and Rockvale for over twenty years and was well known.
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Isabell E. Hussey
Brookside
Dover
England
Golden
Beware of the Knife and Witch Hazel Salve Ad
An advertisement touts limited surgical use and promotes De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve as a quick permanent cure for cuts burns bruises wounds and skin diseases. Ends with a patron testimonial from J C Phillips in Paris Illinois and cites Palace Drug Store and Geo Pedley Mef.
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de Witt
J.C. Phillips
Paris
Illinois
Palace Drug Store
Geo
Pedley Mer
Party Hikes Royal Gorge Swinging Bridge
A small group of youths walked to the Royal Gorge swinging bridge last Thursday. Rain fell on their return but they rested on the rocks and revived as the sun dried their clothing. They took about twenty photographs of various views while in the Gorge.
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Royal Gorge
How To Gain Flesh From Emulsified Scott’s Emulsion
Readers are advised that persons can gain flesh rapidly by taking SCOTT'S EMUL SION. An ounce may produce a pound of weight by improving digestion and enabling absorption of ordinary food, with a certain minimum flesh necessary for health.
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Scott
Scott's Finaision Sec and Drugstore Ad
Scott's Finaision Sec and $1.00 all druggists BCOTT and BOWNE chemists New York store notice listing price and supplier details in a vintage advertisement style.
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Bcott & Bowne
New York
A Lucky Meeting
A London solicitor seeks a long-lost brother to win a woman and quits his practice. After two years of wandering and lack of leads he nearly leaves for good, but a man who resembles a photo turns out to be the missing brother. Reunion follows and the solicitor earns full qualification.
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London
England
Freaks of Language and Folk Etymology Explained
A piece notes how blundering slang, called folk etymology, reshapes words. Carryall derives from carride a French diminutive car, while sparrowgrass shows how asparagus spawns everyday usage. Walker cites sparrowgrass as common enough to soften asparagus’s pedantic edge.
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Harper's Magazine
Walker
Precedent Established in Weather Tale at City Church
A Methodist minister invites a rain-soaked Celt to shelter inside but the visitor declines claiming he will not enter the house or his kin. The clergyman notes Christ did mingle with enemies, and the Celt counters with a proud retort about the Lord. The exchange appears in the Philadelphia Times.
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Aythor
Philadelphia Times
Story of Charles Reade and a London curtain fiasco
Charles Matthews recalled telling of Charles Reade at the old Queen's theater London during a disastrous performance of A White Lie. The curtain darkened the room as Reade faced the crowd, shaking his fist at the unseen foe while smiling and delivering a mellifluous remark to demand respect for Charles Reade.
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Charles Reade
Charles Matthews
Politeness Rules Spark A Quiet House Debate
Mrs Gadsby cites a man who has not spoken to his wife in three years. Gadsby notes this as rigid politeness while Mrs Gadsby objects. The exchange highlights strict social etiquette and the tension it creates within a marriage.
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Mrs. Gadsby
Gadsby
New Genus Ovibos Linked to Musk Ox Origins
In systematic geology the musk ox is placed between sheep and ox, prompting creation of a new genus Ovibos. Writers note resemblance to buffalo or bison and acknowledge strong affinity with that species.
Counter Irritant Exchange Over Howling Dog
A brief niggling exchange notes a neighbor irritant and a solution. One person says they bought a dog to deter noise. The other asks what it has to do with the issue. The clever reply links a howling dog to music heard from next door.
Display as a social grace in Dickensian discourse
A concise reflection on the value of display in society. Dickensian phrasing suggests that if display did not exist in the world, private opinion would push for closer human connection and simpler, more accessible companionship.
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Charles Dickens
Grievance Over Sealed Announcement Cards
A humorous exchange shows Jones criticizing his tailor for sealing announcement cards. The tailor asks why not, and Jones explains his landlady fears the cards resemble bills, harming his credit. The remark appears in the Chicago News.
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Young Jones
Chicago News
For Others to Enjoy
Cartoon dialogue from New York Press featuring Brown and Jones on contributing to others’ enjoyment and self mockery, reflecting humorous exchange.
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Brown
Jones
New York Press
Turnip Seeds Dormant for Years Linked to Planting Depth
A St. Louis Star note explains turnip seeds can stay dormant for seven years if planted too deep and later sprout. It contrasts this with a defective memory and guilty conscience, noting they are not synonymous.
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St. Louis Star
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Mrs. Cashy
Florence
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Cripple Creek
J. J. Cone
Anaconda
Minnie Johnson
Victor
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Eight Mile
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J. J. Shannon
South Ninth Street
Colorado Springs
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Elk’ S Hall
Denver
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James Cadwell
Strathmore
Lucinda Henderson
Judge Bailey
Thee Baptist Sunday School
Cottonwood Springs
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Oriental Hotel
Chanute
Kansas
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Hunter Palmer
DeWeese & Turnbull
Scott’s Finaision
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