Local Notes from Sheridan and Granger Rural Posts
Sheridan reports family moves and schooling activity with Annie and Mamie O'Brien in Salt Lake City, J Steiner building a brick house, Dr Featherstone visiting, and Labor Day observed. Granger notes Edith Virden and Nellie Page visiting, Miss Page starting Jefferson City and Dillon Normal, and local families moving for schooling and summer work.
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Tribune
Sheridan
Wm. O'Brien
Leah
Salt Lake City
Annie
Mamie
St Mary’s School
Mill Street
Wm. Oauble
McIntyre
Estlin
Grammer
Carver
Richard Taylor
Leroy Greene
Butte
Pine
Peterson
Post Office Returns Hinted In Virginia City District
Special correspondence notes hopes for a new post office in the area under Henry Elling of Virginia City and mentions two offices possible yet few locals want the burden due to low pay. It also covers Park experiences of N J Beilinberg and family and two settlers filing on desert lands near Oscar creek and Cedar creek amid land disputes and stage robbery arrests in the Park.
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Maaparen P. O
Henry Elling
Virginia City
N. J. Beilinberg
Park
Cinnabar
Monida
Deer Lodge
Mammoth Springs
W. N. Culvers
Wm. Fitch
Oscar Creek
Peterson Creek
Cedar Creek
Apparent Pawnshop Visit Observed by Telegram Reporter
Morning sighting near Sixth Avenue and Broadway shows two men with distinct hairstyles entering a pawnshop side door. One man’s watch chain disappeared after a furtive exchange of bills and a pawn ticket slip was exchanged, then they lingered ten minutes outside the door.
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Sixth Avenue
Broadway
Rise of American Life Insurance Through Civil War Era
The United States built a sound life insurance system, with early attempts fading but later large firms founded in 1841 1848 and 1859. Postwar growth surged, surviving 1873 and 1893 shocks. today premiums and income total about 100 million annually with assets near 600 million and outstanding policies around 2.4 billion.
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United States
de Morgan
Quick-Take Assorted Headlines and Snippets From Papers
A collage of brief clippings covers tariffs on pink teas and a bicycle theft tale, a fireman inventing odorless cheese, daylight meteors seen by a Wisconsin astronomer, and a Welsh rabbit dish at night. It notes Utah’s semicentennial, Quay’s lime tax proposal, Chinese airship quips, New York dry docks, and racial church membership quirks in Georgia.
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Chicago Times-Herald
Chicago
Denver Post
Washington Post
Wisconsin
Cleveland
Utah
Onaha World-Herald
Senator Quay
Philadelphia Press
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
New York
Manchester Union
St. Louis
Bob Ingersoll
St. Louis Republic
Georgia
America
St. Louis Globo-Democrat
Iron and Steel Facts From Historic Observations
This excerpt reviews native iron occurrences including meteorites and fool's gold iron pyrite. It cites the first US cannon cast in Hagerstown Maryland and the early adoption of iron in shipbuilding. It notes chrome steel strength and global iron consumption by country in 1888. It mentions mountains of nearly pure iron ore in Missouri Mexico India Africa and possible Siberia.
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United States
Hagerstown
Great Britain
Belgium
Germany
Sweden
France
Austria
Spain
Italy
Russia
Missouri
Mexico
India
Africa
Stanley
Siberia
Louis Globe-Democrat
Women, Work, and Wages Spark Public Debate
The column surveys early 20th century views on women in labor from traveling sales roles to national guard membership and theater choruses. It cites remarks from the Pittsburg Times Exchange New York Press New York Journal and Pittsburg Dispatch, highlighting shifting gender roles and social expectations. The tone is reflective and opinionated about women’s economic participation and public life.
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Pitteburg Times
Von
New York Press
Chicago
New Jersey
New York Journal
Colorado National Guard
Pittsburg Dispatch
Quotation Snaps on Baseball and Harmony in 19th Century Press
A collage of witty newspaper quips about baseball and arbitration. The Boston Globe jokes about stealing buses, the Washington Post notes knotless fences for boys, the Philadelphia Times suggests arbitration as a path to harmony, and the Kansas City Journal recalls Captain Anson receiving a silver service early in the season.
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Boston Nine
Boston Globe
Washington Post
Philadelphia Times
Anson
Chicago
Kansas City Journal
Kipling’s remark on women sparks mixed reactions
Readers in several papers react to Rudyard Kipling’s line describing women as a rag a bone and a hank of hair. Some call it ungallant others defend his poetic edge while noting Mrs Kipling’s possible feelings.
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Rudyard Kipling
Wichita Eagle
Miles Mission War Talk Sparks European Debate
A Pittsburgh Times clipping questions General Miles for delaying return from Europe, arguing it would be discourteous if no war develops for him to study and report on. The piece hints at Mile's strategic aims and possible overseas stay as tensions rise.
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Miles
Europe
Pittsburg
Leason
Endus Field With Blinding Winds Ends in Endless Road
A stark vision of a wide bare field and a featureless white road extends endlessly. Two figures lag behind as they trudge along the dust, trapped in a perpetual march described by Grace Delio Litchfield in Century.
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Grace Delio Litchfield
Styles in parlor stoves modernized for lower feeds
The New York Sun notes the shift from round to square self feeding parlor stoves. By lowering the feed and reducing magazine size, designers achieved convenient operation while preserving ornament with tiles nickel plating and bronze accents. Stoves offer varied shapes, recessed or curved sides, and a range of finish styles.
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New York Sun
Lake of ink and fiery springs in Arizona's Cocopah region
A vivid account describes a sloping black lake near 110 degrees edge water rising to 216 degrees at depth, with oily surface, no bottom, and mineral waters that delight bathers. The scene is tied to nearby volcano activity and Indian cures, with interjected quotes about poetry prices from magazines.
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Cocopah
Arizona
London
Dubious Quote From Agent On Shining Fire Incident
Fragmentary OCR text shows an agent speaking about a shine fire with unclear surrounding context and missing details. The readable portion lacks names, places, dates, or outcomes to form a fuller news item.
Cascarets Candy Cathartic Ad Highlighting Health Cure
An old advertisement touts Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a guaranteed cure for biliousness constipation and sluggish liver. The copy promises money back if unsatisfied and promotes cheap blanks and office supplies at Trip-One Dillon with sample and booklet free and pricing from 10c to 500.
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Dillon
The Wonders of Science An Eminent Chemist Profiles
A condensed feature profiles a renowned chemist and scientist highlighting career milestones, research focus, and contributions to chemistry. The piece sketches a life in science with emphasis on breakthroughs and influence in the field.
Blank Form Sale Notice at Tarpon Office
Legal blanks and placement forms are kept on sale at the Tarpon office in Dillon. The notice lists legal blanks quarts and placers as available for purchase.
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Tarpon Office
Dillon
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