Counterfeit Currency and Old Fractional Money Recalled
Describe at the sub-treasury in Brady, R. C. Haff and staff stamp counterfeit notes with a stencil, redeem five good slips for silver while one is marked counterfeit. They note most old fractional currency remains unreadied, either burned, worn out, or kept as curiosities, with some collectors paying high values for pristine pieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brady
Sub-Treasury
E-Mall
R. C. Haff
Mr. Haff
South Ferry Company
Ferry House
Haff
Treasury
Washington
New York Evening Sun
Chicago Tribune
Presence of Mind and a Daring Rescue by a German Officer
Lieut Von Barby of the Twelfth Hussar regiment rode with troops near Merseburg when his horse bolted. He leapt clear as the horse veered toward a cliff over water, the saber struck the horse, and both the rider and animal fell, but he survived. The article also lists a world population estimate with Mongolians at 630 million and Europeans and Africans among other groups, and mentions an ambitious petroleum piping scheme from Baku to Batoum spanning 4407 miles with eight inch cast iron pipes and sixty four stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lieut
von Barby
Twelfth
Hussar Regiment
Germany
Merseburg
Baku
Caspian
Batoum
Black Sea
A Chinese Funeral in Chinatown Disturbs San Francisco
A historic Chinatown funeral for Gy Ah Wu in San Francisco drew a vast, ornate procession on Stockton Street. The event showcased lavish altars, opium offerings, and crowds of mourners led by highbinders, with a sensational display noted by observers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chinatown
San Francisco
Gy Ah Wu
Little Pete
Gy Ah Wy
Pete
Mandarian
Consul Bee
Stockton Street
Washington
China
Sacramento
Mephistopheles
Time of small coins and old change tricks recalled
An editorial note recalls the era of Spanish silver 12 cent and 6 cent coins, their popularity, and merchants’ half-cent accounting. It mentions common practices for making change with pins and cigars, and references old salve plaster recipes and Liverpool’s vast workhouse with space for 5,000 inmates, rarely filled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Goshen Times
Terms of Court in Beaverhead County Montana in 1890
Notice under district judge order that terms of the proper district court begin on the first Mondays of August and November 1890 in Beaverhead County Montana. Court sessions open at 10 oclock a.m. R Z Thomas clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead Co
Mont
R. Z. Thomas
Fifth Judicial District
State of
Montana
Beaverhead
Jacob P. Fletcher
County of
R. T. Wing
Philip Lovell
District Court
Christian Mead
Itching Piles Remedy Promises Permanent Cure
Itching piles caused by moisture worsen with heat and can present as blind, bleeding, or protruding. Dr Bosanko's Pile Remedy claims to act directly on affected parts, absorb tumors, relieve itching, and provide a permanent cure. Available from N A Styles and druggists, or by mail with a free treatise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bosanko
Piqna
N. A. Styles
Notice of final proof for preemption in Montana
Legal notices state Lane Orvice announces intent to make final proof in Dillon Montana on August 18 1880 for William Collins preemption No 04 for NE 1 4 48 and NW NE 4 22 tp 4 N, witnesses Charles F Stanchfield Geo W Bailard Willers A Armitage and Cassius Hutchinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lane Orvice
T Mear
Slaclatecenad
Montana
Dillon
William Collins
Land
Charles F. Stanchfield
Geo Ww. Bailard
Willers A. Armitage
Cassius Hutchinson
Wrah Wissom
Wet W. Laxcnonne
Sain
Notice of Publication for Homestead Claim No. 2247
Notice from the Clerk of the District Court at Virginia City Montana dated Sept 13, 1890. John M. Minch filed for a homestead application No. 2247 for Lot 2 and S1 of NW and NE of SW section 41, township 10, range 6 west. Witnesses named to prove cultivation include John J. of Dillon Montana Andrew J. Rodgers of Lanrin Montana and A Kwicker T. Register Time Murr xy attorney for claimant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laxon
Charles E. Stanchfield
Beaverhead County
Montana
District Court
Dillon
Dei Mont
Mae
Ison County
Mont
Virginia City
John M. Minch
John J
Camenaras
P. Mont
Andrew J. Rodgers
Lanrin
P.O. Mont
A. Kwickert
Register
Time
Murr
Helena
Mént
Hazel von Tektro i
Charles K. Cole
George F. Co
D. Edgerton
Tice
Lena
Coner No
Meridian
Recorder's Office
Kelly
Edgerton Et
Francis Green
William W. Bentley
P. O
Wisdom
Frank W. Shoemaker
George W. Bailard
Albert G. Stanley
Frank Pendleton
A. Schnaert
Chauncey K. Thomas
John Downing
James R. Frush
Aenderson Seybold
Charles Seybold
Dell P. O
Mit
Frank M. Billingsly
George Buck
James James W. Boot
Ohneson
Lee
S A. Swracett
William Moore
Samuel Nngets
Roth Moore
Robert Martin Eat
Tanandk
Land Office
Tae Ried
Coutity
George Haining
Heven
Richard Underwood
John F. McLellan
Barbara H. McClellan
Thomas Hamilton
David Compton
Bannack
W. Lanouorne
Lanp
Moyrt
Frank Leach
William F. Doty
John W. Ellott
James E. Doty
Jasper
Elliott
A. Swherrt
United States
Beaverend County
Turner
William A. Armitage
Frank A. Housel
Wis
United States Land Office
James Haining
Willis
Jasper C. Wo
Wsilliam H. Oliver
Fred Hopp
John W. Sutherland
Derbh. A. Schneert
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lower
Hungary
UN Ley
Sixth
Oxford Seoeeta
Hiladelphia
Dilemm
New York Tribune
Blank
Europe
American
Australia
North
South America
New York
Mason and Dixon
South
New
Liverpool
Herman & Miniex
St. Joe
National
Bank
Dillon, Montana
Geo. M. Brows
Joan F. Bisnop
Magnolia
M. Bray
C. H. Padley
Teveryone
Dillon, Mont
Tribune
the Tribune
Mrs. M. Bray
R. R. Avenue
Bannack St
W. Lancnonne
Castias M. Hutchinson
Monteth
W. Lanauorye
W. Lanauorne
Helena, Mont
A. Bwiocert
W. Lananorm
R.Z. Thomas
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