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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1886
Page
2
Fragmentary letters reveal an English expedition from New York to Chicago and Boston detailing a voyage through a storm, family letters, and a murder mystery about Joseph Norbury. The tale follows Richard Woodville and Katty Norbury as investigators pursue the missing heir, the Norbury estate, and a deadly secret.
A long fragment discusses competing telephone interests led by Bell and other investors, Washington patent deposits, and plans for widespread telephony across industries. It notes opposition and public concern over patents, stock shifts, and the potential for improved long distance sound transmission.
An advertisement touts Bucklon’s Armea Salve as the world’s best remedy for guts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, chilblains and more. It promises guaranteed results or money refunded, with the claim signed by Galernott & Horsman.
An odd tale from Esmeralda County recounts Te J Bray who found wealth near Hawthorne then spent freely on promises of more. Prominent figures like H M Yerington and Arc hio Furligh ton bought claims, with experts calling it Nevada’s richest gold discovery. Bray’s curious habit of sending most money home to Ireland and his repeated cycles of mining and debt paint a vivid portrait of a luckiest prospector in the world. A tongue in cheek medical ad for St Patrick’s Pills closes the column.
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