Evarts to Mobridge: Rise and Fall of a South Dakota Boomtown
Evarts a Missouri River town in South Dakota vanished after the railroad chose Mobridge as the bridge site and shipping hub. The depot, tracks, and buildings were torn down, cattle moved east, and Evarts became a memory as Mobridge rose with western hospitality and renewed growth.
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South da Ola
Missouri
Moreau
Evarts
Evarta
Bvarts
United States
Fivarts
Mobridge
Bridge
Aberdeen
Ole Jess Atkin
Jess
Darters
Hve
Oakes
Byarta
Glenham
Moobridge
South Dakota
Money in Apple Orchards in Tasmania
Tasmania’s apple industry yields strong profits with high per acre returns. An owner with four acres sold 4,000 bushels at fourpence per bushel, grossing £800 with modest costs. Orchards of 20 acres or more averaged 500 bushels per acre and net about £1,500 each. The current planted area tops 20,000 acres and exports exceed half a million cases to Britain.
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Tasmania
Britannia
Hong Kong Harbor Noted For Vast Water Area
The Hong Kong harbor covers a water area of ten miles and is acclaimed as one of the finest in the world, highlighting its strategic depth and scenic value.
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Hong-Kong
Father learns caution after helping young visitor at home
A Louisville businessman recounts an evening when he chauffeured a young man caller to his daughter's home. After the young man complained about the old man’s help, the father decides fathers should not overextend for male callers, noting the visitor left on foot from the station.
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Louisville
Louisville Times
Chinese Views on Decapitation as a Punishment
The piece explains that decapitation is seen as the harshest punishment for Chinese people. It argues a headless afterlife would condemn a ghost to endless sorrow, making marriage and daily life impossible. It claims criminals would prefer any other cruel death to decapitation.
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China
Manager of Burlesque House Endures Pain Test
A Cleveland burlesque theater manager joked about pain as he faced a finger injury and possible surgery. The doctor warned no sleep but the manager declared he can endure pain, pointing to his job running 12 shows a week.
Missouri City Joins Main River Channel After Flood Shift
The Missouri City in Clay County near Kansas City woke to a river channel change as high water cut a new main channel. The steamer Chester then passed the old landing and the town gained river access for freight and passengers via the river line.
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Missouri
Missouri City
Kansas City
Clay County
Chester
Old Landing
Cup of Joy
Ine Company
Omar Khayyam Room Opens in Washington Home
A Washington woman has created an Omar Khayyam room inspired by a Persian home living room. Rugs and draperies adorn the walls while ruatic frames display quotable lines from The Rubaiyat and an idealized sketch of the poet.
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Omar Khayyam
Washington
Hon
Izzard
Bad Lands in Montana Leave Reader Awe Struck
The writer compares the Bad Lands maze to the Grand Canyon, but more striking is the depth and breadth of the eroded earth forms. Ragged chasms, gray earth walls, castles of earth, and sheer drops dominate the landscape near Snow Creek, with a drop around 800 feet.
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Grand Canyon
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Colorado
Rhine
Harlem
Snow Creek
Missouri
Paralel
Hell Creek
Scribner
Richest Family in Europe Revealed Wealth of Russian Imperial House
A Harper’s Weekly writer notes the Russian imperial family derives vast wealth from the state treasury, imperial domains, and cabinet properties. The state pays 7 million dollars yearly for palaces and staff. the empress and dowager receive 100 thousand dollars annually. each czar’s child gets about 20 thousand dollars yearly until 21. the heir gets 50 thousand. daughters receive a one million ruble dowry on marriage.
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Europe
Russia
Harper's Weekly
Smithson-What is Browne's earning capacity
Jones argues Browne has never had an earnings test and has always been employed by the government. The judge questions Browne's earning capacity and how it should be measured in this case.
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Smithson
Browne
Jones
The Same Old Bore in a Clockwork Hint
A weary girl yawns as he repeats a line about timing and waits for the clock to strike twelve before leaving with his hat and cane in a quiet domestic vignette.
Platinum Sources in Western Placer Mines
A claim states that sixty five percent of America's platinum output originates from placer mines in northern California and southern Oregon, highlighting a regional dominance in platinum production.
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America
Californian
Oregon
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Sonce
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