Romance of Mining and the Calumet Hecla fortune tale
The piece recounts Daly’s rise from working for others to owning the Conda silver mine and striking a copper lode, then sketches Alexander Agassiz turning around the Hecla and Calumet mines and the Mesaba iron ore discovery spurred by the Civil War era red iron ore craze. It notes Merritt and his sons discovering Mesaba after the postwar gold rush.
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Daly
Anaconda
United Verde
Michigan Peninsula
Alexander Agassis
Alexander Agassiz
Hecla
Boston
Agassiz
Minnesota
Lewis H. Merritt
New York
The Merritt Brothers and the Bonanza Kings of Mining
A sweeping chronicle of the Merritt brothers Mesaba mine rise, from initial exploration and rail links to the 1892 ore train, their rise, fall amid the panic, and the saga of Bonanza Kings Flood O’Brien Mackay and Fair who defied skeptics and struck vast riches in the Comstock era.
Gravity Washer promises wash day freedom from earth power
A sensational advertisement claims a Gravity Washer uses the earth’s rotation to wash clothes. The 1900 Washer Co of Binghampton New York offers a free one month trial with freight prepaid. If satisfied, customers may pay weekly or monthly, with full guarantee details available from General Manager R F Bieber at 5036 Henry Street.
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1900
Binghampton
N. Y
Washer Co
R. F. Bieber
Henry Street
FADS AND FANCIES A HOME MADE PARTY FROCK GUIDE
Mothers learn to sew party frocks at home using patterns and affordable fabrics. Readily available silks organdies and lace offer dainty options for girls aged 4 to 12 with simple lines and minimal trimming. Patterns No 1543 1588 1593 priced 10 cents each.
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Jace
Home Economies Dressmaking and Home Sewing Tips
Practical guide on fitting linings for draped bodices and shirt waists. Details pattern alterations for figure differences, cutting the lining, marking, basting, and fitting. Steps include stay-pieces, front edge finish, and two-row stitching for turn backs, with a teaser for next lesson on hooks and eyes.
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New York
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Big P
Fair Mfg. CO
Fair
Racine
Wis
Paris School
Liberal Commission
Warringon Woolen & Worsted Milla Dept
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BENSE
Pere Wee Ab and Manufacturers
B. Lacey
Washington
34Th St
Dachtera Brog
Opticians
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Ray
Ray & C
Box
Eureinga
Ark
The
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Union Sq
PEASE
Pease Manufacturing CO
West 42d Street
Postal Card
Exchange Club
Postal Card Exchange Magazine
Dept. L. E. Std St
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Cash Ness Age
Minneapolis
Dnonbay
Busi
Bank of Commerce Building
Mina
Monrovia
Los Angeles
Cal
C. E. Slosson
Main
Rochester, N
Reeve CO
Dearborn Street
Chica
Stone Watching School
Globe
St. Paul
Minn
Averone
LENOX
Chi
Furis
International Tailors Exeha
Needle Co
Kalamazoo
Mich
Man’s Estate
Mesaba
Duluth
Desaba
Merritts
Merritt Brothers
John D. Rockefeller
James J. Hill
America
Flood
O’brien
Mackay
Virginia Consolidated
Mother Earth
Astrakhan
Broadway
New York City
Minna S. CrawlForp
Nol Muscat Group OF Verde
Aeeo
Verde Chief Copper Mining Company
Yavapai CO
Arizona
United
Verde Chief Pepper Mining Company
Jerome
C. H. Akers
Territory of Arizona
Arizona Gazetne
Verde
Hayes Music Co
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