Sam Conger Still Prospecting At Ninety
Milwaukee Journal profiles Sam Conger the eighty nine year old Colorado prospector famed as the Grand Old Man of the Mountains. He started in 1862 at Buckeye lead near Boulder and later found tungsten in Colorado. He seeks one final big strike and remains active across the Rockies.
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Sam Conger
Rockies
Mountains
Colorado
Boulder County
Antietam
California
Oregon
New Mexico
Arizona
Holland
Boulder
Poor Man
Boulder City
Denver
Allis Company
Milwaukee
Conger
Andrew Carnegie
Ohio
Wisconsin
Missouri
Cherry Creek
Platte River
Great American Desert
Great Plains
Pike's Peak
Sam
St. Lazarus
Milwaukee Journal
Grim shark attack on porpoise school near Grand Banks
Passengers aboard the liner Frederick VIII tell of a dawn encounter off Newfoundland as about 200 porpoises swarmed the ship while being stalked by sharks. The sharks methodically mauled the porpoises, killing about half the school before abandoning the chase. The frightened porpoises clung to the hull for an hour before drifting away.
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Frederick VIII
New York
Grand Banks
Newfoundland
Cloak’s Memory Reunites Lovers and Heals Rags to Riches
In a tale of memory and fate a cloak bought by a rag collector ties a grieving man to a vanished love. The butcher reveals Anna did not marry another, she returned as his wife, and the cloak becomes a symbol of lasting bond as the couple reunites and finds happiness. Will S Beels notes Independence fishermen haul about 40000 pounds of carp and buffalo from the Wapsie river to eastern markets, with quillbacks given away as they are nonmarketable.
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Anna
Rosa
Will S. Beels
Hopkinton
Independence
Wapsie
The Cloak Trade Between Rag Collector and Rosa
A rag dealer pays fifty cents for a worn red cloak offered by a calico dress woman. He brings it home to his motherless daughter Rosa who gratefully wears the warm garment and shares a tender moment with him. The scene centers on thrift and a simple, hopeful exchange.
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Rosa
Coats in new cloths and plushes by Fitrite Bloomers
Advertisement notes coats with fur or silk collars offered at Fitrite Bloomers, promising plush fabrics and a range of prices to suit all budgets.
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Carriso Gorge
Rock Island Lines
Golden State Limited
San Diego
Golden State
Imperial Valley
Mexico
Plains
Los Angeles
Santa Bara
Kansas City
T. F. McCnew
Sally—Mitchell la Fevre
United States
Santa Claus
Educational Toys
Boy Scout Books
Campfire Girl Books
China
Merry
Crepes
Poiret Twills
Lisle
Fairfield
Lady Fair
Bissel
Grand Rapids
Bissell
Child’s Knit
Redfern
Fitrite
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