Rich gold mine tale from Vestal near Holeng
A correspondent reports on a gold mine near Holeng in Vestal where ex miner Mr Vestal owns a ridge with extensive ore and a rich vein. The mine yields gold in sand, with a brick of gold reportedly valued at thousands, and talks of selling to Mr True for 400000.
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New. York
Holeng
Athan
Vestal
Corres Ad
Pasitie
Goss Doe
Rissa Ia
Ger
Pat
Jess
Vestak
Costly China Service Purchases by Clark Heir
An English paper reports Clark, recently deceased in Australia, left his son a fortune of thirty five millions dollars. The son ordered an extraordinary dinner service in bleu de roi with gold decoration, a pale French turquoise dessert service with gold oak leaves, a turquoise breakfast set with silver and birds, and a rich tea and coffee service. The set impressed Her Majesty who ordered a duplicate, totaling thirty five thousand dollars.
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Clark
Australia
China
Wm. C
Young Clark
England
Edison Early Life and Telegraph Beginnings
The text outlines a young Thomas Edison's early years as he enters telegraph offices in many cities. It notes his early experiments aiming to send messages both ways on a single wire, reflecting his formative work that led toward later inventions. The fragment references numerous locations and early exposure to telegraphy as a path to his inventive process.
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Bpston Hawkeye
Edison
Western Union ‘Telegraph
Detroit
Minneapolis
Dubugue
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Louisville
Memphis
Natchez
Cheyenne
San Francisco
Ogden
Salt ‘Lake City
Chihushia
Fort Madison
Albany
Bow
Peeniche
Judge Reunites Old Friends in Farcical Courtroom Moment
A court scene depicts Beverly Smith recognizing his old schoolmate Bey Smith after a playful interlude. The judge sentences Beverly to ninety days, while other quirky exchanges unfold, including a surgeon claiming to dissect chickens and a humorous remark on haste and mortality.
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Bev Smith
Mr. Smith
Beverly Smith
House of Corréction
Beverly
Henry “Patterson
Frank Longstreet
Gratiot Avenue
Man and Money Exchange Amid Odd Roadside Debate
An odd scene unfolds as a man argues about water and wood while a figure named Longstreet agrees. The exchange ends with the man placing three dollars on a desk and whispering a request to call someone, suggesting a coded or symbolic transaction. The Detroit Free Press attribution hints at a clipped, curious snippet from a broader reportage.
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eeelVell
Detroit Free Press
Earthquakes in Japan and forest law urge rapid measures
A Asia Society talk by J H ton recounts fifteen centuries of quake activity in Japan with one to two hundred events noted, including a February 23 tremor. The Japanese minister of affairs reports a new forest planting law pushing reforestation and land cultivation, with government inspectors to enforce the plan and harvest payments to tenants within set years.
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Ministeringham
Washington
Japan
Asia Society
J. H Ton
Empire
Bing
Tim
Bingham
Appr
The Cannon Ball Fruit tale from Trinidad legends
An account describes a strange tropical fruit found in Trinidad resembling a large walnut then growing to the size of a two pound shot. Its barrel shape, purple tint, and hard dense flesh are noted, with a colonial observer recounting curious features and a mythic comparison to a ball or pudding.
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Trinidad
Alr
Charles
Kingsley
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