Broken Hill: From Eggs to World’s Greatest Silver Camp
The Broken Hill story traces a nomadic start in 1884 when eggs bought restaurant rights and sparked a mining boom. Charles Rasp and six partners formed the Broken Hill Syndicate, leading to a city of 20,000 and a $300,000,000 silver output, with the Broken Hill Proprietary becoming the world’s largest silver producer and major driver of New South Wales prosperity.
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Broken Hill
New South Wales
Bonanza
Charles Rasp
Germany
Patrick Green
Menindie
Charles Nichols
Australia
Rasp
Great Broken Hill Proprietary
Nevada
Colonial Land Department
South Africa
Melbourne
Port Prairie
Europe
Port Pirie
Quick Living Shapes American Pace
Dr. Henry Van Dyke notes in American Magazine that high willpower and efficiency press Americans to condense routines and streamline tasks. The rush reflects a philosophy of saving time for larger pursuits, with habits like punctual travel and rapid transactions shaping daily life.
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America
Henry van Dyke
American Magazine
Great Love Stories of History: Marlborough and Sarah Jennings
A poor English girl and a rising officer wed in 1678 and build a powerful alliance with Queen Anne. Their marriage blends business ambition with deep affection, marked by fierce quarrels, grand triumphs, and steadfast devotion spanning 44 years and ending with Sarah the widow still beloved and loyal to Marlborough.
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A Forse
Europe
Sarah Jennings
Jack Churchill
Charles II
Charles I
England
Oliver Cromwell
Charles
James II
Mary
William II
William
Anne
Eliee James
Marlborough
Sarah
Marlboroughs
Netherlands
Great Britain
Duke of Somerset
Duke of Marlborough
Saving the Situation at Diocesan Convention
Dr Hilary Little Laycock of Wheel ing noted at the New York diocesan convention that a resolution was unintelligible like a Wheeling man’s prayer. A sick brother’s prayer was interrupted by a Dean’s shout of Hallelujah to save the situation.
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Hilary Little Laycock
Wheeling
New York
Vain Femininity and the New Mare
A lighthearted dialogue shows two sportsmen discussing a new mare. The first asks about the horse while the second notes the mare's vanity, admitting he wishes he had bought a horse instead. The exchange ends with the mare stopping to admire herself in puddles.
Johnson and Porter Marriage That Shaped a Giant
A 1735 Birmingham to Derby wedding between Samuel Johnson and Elizabeth Porter began with a clash over speed and pride. Despite poverty and harsh mockery, Johnson cherished his wife, her ugliness or age failing to dim his devotion as he labored in London and later earned fame for essays and the dictionary. The couple had no children, yet Mrs. Johnson’s memory haunted him, guiding his fasts and quiet reverence after her death.
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Birmingham
Derby
England
Samuel John
Elizabeth Porter
Johnson
London
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Yroen How
CAMIP
Tas
Philip Charley
Charley
CUM Stlyfr Mining Ar Bra
By Albert Payson
Terhune
Churchill
William III
Samuel Johnson
Mrs. Porter
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