Lost Wagons and a Mining Fortune in California
In the California gold rush tale, Elmer Winston and George Hunter vanish on the plains prompting kin to seek truth. Horace Fleetwood uncovers the hidden property link, the railroad quicksand burial, and a fortune that makes a marriage possible for Alice Winston and Horace Fleetwood.
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California
Elmer Winston
Winston
George Hunter
Hem
Council Bluffs
Plains
Golden State
Winster
Hunter
Missouri
Platte River
Denver
Edward Jenkins
Hunter’s
Piatte River
Jenkins
Jenking
Alice Winston
Horace Fleetwood
Allen
Alice
Fleetwood
Lovergs
Horace Sleetwood
Horace
Winston & Hunter
Flietwood
Union Pacific Railroad
Laramie
San Francisco
Winston & Frunter
Winston and Hunter
Mountains
Janther
Winston and
Tot
Expensive Fishing Anecdote About President Cleveland
A New York Sun writer recalls President Cleveland angling for fish that wouldn’t bite as much as those that would. Dressed in oilskins he jokes with a well dressed angler, who offers to fish tomorrow. Cleveland, enjoying the humor, notes he can’t commit except by the season and recalls earning about a thousand dollars a week as U S President.
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Cleveland
New York Sun
Ollskins
Mr. Cleveland
The Servant Question Elopement in Delightful Fashion
Mrs Uppson admits engineering her son eloping with the cook to keep the family cook. The Indianapolis Star reports the humorous scene as the household prefers the talented cook over any marital disruption.
Silence Is Safety in Forty Years of Marriage
A wry Harpers Bazar reflection on marriage from a 19th century lifestyle tone. The piece stresses harmony over frequent disagreements and upholds discretion as a virtue in domestic life.
Golf Versus Motoring Exchange Insight
A concise quotation contrasts golf and motoring noting that in golf you hit nothing at first, while in motoring you hit everything. The saying reflects early learning challenges and demand for practice in mastering two distinct activities.
Seven Wonders of Today Will Become Tomorrow’s Commonplaces
A historic reflection notes how a skeptic's claim that all major discoveries were behind us proved false within ten years. The era then saw Hertz radio waves Marconi wireless telegraphy Roentgen X rays Curie radium Ramsay elements Edison moving pictures Wright brothers flight and many other breakthroughs transforming the scientific world.
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Mother Nature
Thomas
Hertz
Marconi
Roentgen
Curie
William Ramsay
Avenery
Edison
Wright Brothers
J. S. Newman
St. Nicholas
Realm of Scales Is Vast in Music Theory
Carl W. Grimm of Cincinnati argues in The Realm of Scales that music holds infinite potential with 882 distinct scales in C alone. He says critics falsely claim all tunes are exhausted and urges musicians to treat scales as scientific feats, guiding original composition rather than improvisation.
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Carl W. Grimm
Cincinnati
Grimm
New York Post
Farm Boys Fill the Pulpits
A Chicago Tribune report notes a statistical study by the Association of American Colleges finding 33 percent of ministers come from farming homes and 18 percent from ministerial families in the northern states. Other vocations supply smaller shares including physicians two percent and merchants eight percent.
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Association of American Colleges
Chicago Tribune
Grayfish as a Food Gains Respectful Status
The grayfish once deemed a worthless nuisance, formerly called dogfish, is now promoted by the Bureau of Fisheries as a valuable food product. It has slightly less protein and more fat than salmon but offers digestibility and wholesomeness on par with popular fish, and it is free from uric acid unlike meats and other fish.
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Uncle Sam
Bureau of Fisheries
Willing to Bear a Heavy Burden for Love
A dramatic exchange recalls marriage proposals and family approval. A suitor asks a father for his daughter's hand, the father questions the readiness to shoulder responsibility, and the response affirms willingness to manage all that may be given.
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Boston Transcript
Laborer as King in Australia Labor System
The day laborer dominates compared to employers and other workers. Unions and the Labor Party nearly control city, state, and national governance. The normal workweek is forty-eight hours, with some trades at forty-four or fewer. forty-four hours may become universal. The slogan’s eight hours for rest remains, while other parts are dropped.
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King
Australa
Cities
States
Commonwealth
Parentheses and Brackets in Historic Newspaper Writing
A compact note contrasts parentheses with brackets for editorial clarity. It warns that misusing them signals unfamiliarity with proper writing and proofreading by writers and compositors. The piece urges correct punctuation to avoid sloppy appearance and reader confusion.
Milk as a Pain Killer, Purim and Fireside Say
Purim and Fireside claim milk provides almost immediate relief for eye injuries such as tar or cement in the eye. They advise a few drops of milk or cream to relieve irritation and pain, noting its ready availability.
Yankee Trick in 17th Century Connecticut Match
In a tale of early New Amsterdam and Connecticut, Dutch Walter Ten Eyck trades pelts for pumpkins and goods in Stamford. He courts Patience Weatherby, a Connecticut woman, and rumors of a marriage spark citywide tension. Patience outmaneuvers rivals to win acceptance, faking wealth before a costly betrothal reveals land submerged by the Connecticut River.
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New York City
Manhattan Island
Connecticut
New Amsterdam
Walter Ten Eyck
Harlem River
Stamford
Walter
Persous
Pardon Weatherby
Parence Weatherby
Pa Hleneve
Gia
Paden
Weatherby
Wamung
Weatherbys
Dame Weatherby
Patrence
Iis Home
Dietrich Cen Eyck
Mather
Katerina Ten Eyck
Fen
Hlu
Anneke van Schauek
Tust
America
Hiw
Connectcut
New Amaturdamt
Thiiver
Larents
Hhe
New Haven
Patiehee
Eyck Wisson
Patience
Annebhe van Schauck
East River
Anneke van Sehanck
Anneke van Schaack
St. Danie Weatherby
Ten Eyeks
Hac
Ten
Holand
National Hymn Repetition as Civics Test
Ohio State Journal argues for testing memory of the Star Spangled Banner in civil service professional exams. It contends that ability to recite the anthem reflects patriotic instinct and citizenship knowledge, asserting no one should teach, practice law, hold public office, or preach without this skill.
Lake George Point Named After 1758 Fort Ticonderoga Campaign
The article notes Sabbath Day Point on Lake George, said to derive its name from General Abernethy or Albgr eromble’s July 8 1758 departure for a failed Fort Ticonderoga attack. It cites Rogers Journal claiming the name existed as early as 1756 and mentions Putnam and Rogers repulsing a French and Indian force on a Sunday in 1706.
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Sabbath Day Point
Lake George
Albgreromble
An Expensive Luxury in Harner's Call
A literary man sighs that style is fine for a writer but costly when his wife possesses it as well. The remark notes how girls and sixty-year-olds respond with equal attention to the call, contrasting youthful and aged readers in a witty line.
Henna and Water Misreads Value in Egg Production
From a hen's view water and feed are equally essential to egg production. The farmer who offers expensive feed but provides the water supply risks poor yields, aiming for a higher egg output but failing to meet the hen's needs.
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Redee
That’s Different Fashion Phrase in Pittsburgh Post
A quipty exchange pokes fun at medical advice and fashion. A character laments a back stitch as a “fashionable new aliiebes,” while the doctor bluntly notes a simple problem. The scene highlights social pressures among stylish friends.
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Pittsburgh Post
Self Reverence and Knowledge Lead a Life
A brief reflection quotes Tennyson on self reverence self knowledge and self control as keys to power guiding a measured life.
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Tenyyson
Two Story Frame Grist Mill Property for Auction
In Caroline County Maryland a two story frame grist mill building sits on a 75 by 86 foot parcel on the south side of the Denton Bridge to Denton Cemetery road. The sale occurs between two and four p m with cash on day of sale. Assignees Harvey L Cooper and James Temple. Auctioneer.
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Caroline County
State of
Maryland
Denton Bridge
Denton Cemetery
James H. Nichols
Harvey E. Sewell
Hulda R. Sewell
Harvey L. Cooper
James Temple
Public sale of Ellen Hignutt estate in Hickman village Maryland
Executors of Ellen Hignutt deceased offer real estate in Hickman village Caroline county at public sale in Denton on 1917 between 2 and 4 pm. land includes a single story residence with outbuildings on land once deeded to Sarah A Hignutt and Ellen Hignutt with payments: half cash and balance in six months or all cash. Title papers at purchaser expense. Mortgage loan available through Henry R. Lewis.
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Ellen Hignatt
Caroline County
the Register of Wills
Maryland
Court House
Denton
Hickman
Maryland and
Delaware
Andersontown
J. W. Hignutt
Sarah A. Hignutt
Ellen
Hignutt
J. W. Peters
Henry R. Lewis
Denton, Md
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F. A. Mitchel
Hena
Valuarte
West Denton
Sewell
William T. Sewell
William J. Neal
Ut Public Gale
Poae
Renal
Meeweer
George W. Hignutt
Led Hignutt
Ellen Hignutt
D. L. F. Covey
First Street
Fifth
Dento
Commissioners of
Main Street
Fifth Street
Second Street
Commissionera of
J. B. Colgain
W. S. Crouse
Wmy Pepper
Maryland Trust Building
Baltimore
Hilton
Homonc, “Savin Ie Mone
the Peoples National Bank
Albert G. Towers, Prest
T. KF. Johnson
Gordsboro Bank
Oldsboro
Mep
Robert Jarrell, JR
Footer
Footer’s Dye Works
Cumberland
Standard Motor Company
Cadillac Building
Eutaw Street
Baltimore, MD
Eastern Shore
Weat Street
Easton, Md
Tomato
L. B. Towers & Bro. Denton
G. T. Redden & CO
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