Hidden Mine of the Medicine Bow Twins Hoard Rich Vein
A St. Louis Post-Dispatch tale describes two young sisters in the Medicine Bow mountains near the Colorado line who secretly own and mine a fabulously rich hidden gold quartz ledge discovered by a widower, Smithers. Since age seven and three, the children panned gold to support themselves, keeping the mine secret until their deaths. Wells, a state timber appraiser, recently bought $100 in nuggets, including a large native gold chunk worn as a watch charm, vowing to locate the ledge’s extension one day.
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Medicine Bow Mountains
Wyoming Line
Smithers
Colorado
Fort Collins
Bin
Rocky Mountain
H. A. Wells
State Lands Board
Mr. Wells
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
First Minneapolis Trial Under New Wife Desertion Law
George A. Kenney became the first man convicted in Minneapolis under the new Minnesota law treating abandonment or failure to support a wife as a felony. He received ninety days in the workhouse, a lenient penalty, while the law aims to push husbands to provide for their families and marks a shift toward enforcing women’s rights through hard labor penalties for nonpayment.
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Minnesota
George A. Kenney
Minneapolis
Kenney
Minneapolis Tribune
Reasoning Powers of Crabs Show Notion of Instinct
A Fulton Market scene recounted by Eugene Blackford cites a crab that grasped a hook and bait, climbed the line, and nosed around the boat seeking bait. Blackford notes the feat as high instinct, while a literary woman asks if crabs can reason. The anecdote, relayed via the New York Times, illustrates surprising animal behavior.
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Hmlackford
Eugene Blackford
Fish Conte
Fulton Market
Jamaica Bay
Care of Hands In Winter From Ladies' Home Journal
Winter care for hands advises avoiding extreme temperatures and hot water. Warm water with benzoin tincture, Castile soap, thorough lathering, and a rubber brush aid cleansing. Bran oatmeal or almond meal soften skin. dry carefully with a soft towel then apply cold cream or almond oil, dusting powder if sensitive.
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Castile
Ladies' Home Journal
Colonial Mansion At Charleston Exposition Noted For Gardens
A woman’s building at the Charleston Exposition stands as a two century old colonial mansion. It is encircled by gardens showcasing old-fashioned flowers, drawing visitors with its period charm.
Clarissa A Mammy's Tale Of Pride And Loss Across Two Worlds
A Black Tennessee mammy recounts the life of her daughter Clarissy, naming hardship, love, and social conflict. She recalls the big house, the Quarters, and a marriage marked by class and race, ending with Clarissy’s tragic drift toward a life of sorrow and eventual acceptance as she faces the river.
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Clarissy
Chile
Jean
Marie
Dean’ Griecb
Mase’s
Cuban Denied Insurance in Philadelphia Chronicle
A Cuban applicant was told by a local insurer he could not be insured, with a two year wait suggested. An executive advised adjusting habits to local norms in Philadelphia, noting climate and lifestyle impact on risk. The piece cites the Philadelphia Times and mentions Thurston Weed’s rise as a major journalist and political figure.
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New York
Philadelphia
Cuba
Porto Rico
Havana
United States
Philadelphia Times
Hunt Fund
Taylor and Cutter
The Obliging One Boy
An old gentleman visits a busy downtown office where James the office boy reads a Deadwood Dick novel. The man waits and speaks through a tube to request the employer, while James remains eager to impress and assist. The scene ends with James guiding the sort of courteous service that defines his role.
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James
Catherine
Providence Journal
Two New French Caves Of Paleolithic Wall Paintings
In two notable caves in Dordogne and near Combarelles France scientists Capitan and Gireuil note vivid paleolithic wall art. Combarelles shows deep engraved lines of mammoth reindeer and other extinct animals. Font-de-Gaume features black outlines and silhouettes with red ocher, some figures four feet long and layered by stalagmite deposits. A separate note reports a Philadelphia firm estimating unmined coal in anthracite regions at 5 073 775 000 tons.
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France
Messrs. Capitan
Gireuil
Combarelles
Dordogne
Font-de-Gaume
Scientific American
Philadelphia
Cost of a Man's Wardrobe Compared to Food Costs
A Times Democrat analysis argues clothing costs, even with fashion drift, total about 2250 dollars over a 35 year life, versus about 6450 dollars for food at three meals daily. It breaks down yearly spends on shirts, collars, suits, underwear, hats, shoes, and notes laundry and maintenance would double totals.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
English Decadence and the American Challenge
A London newspaper figure argues he is smarter than many English, yet admits not matching the American. He suggests English decadence is a mirage and that Americans admire progenitors yet see fathers’ methods as relics. The piece contrasts English and American mindsets amid modernization and competition.
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Wille
Harper's Weekly
Color of Scots Hair Study Links Surnames to Complexion
The British Association reports a study from East Aberdeenshire examining 14 561 school children and 59 common surnames to trace hair and eye pigmentation. Darker features cluster in fishing communities suggesting Belgian links. Highland names align with districts of origin. Strong blond traits shown by Wallace Pirie Grant Park and Birnie. Cordiner Cruikshank Stephen Strachan Buchan Paterson Whyte darker. Rennie Scott Grant Thompson reddest.
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British Association
East
Aberdeenshire
East Scotland
Wallace
Pirie
Grant
Park
Birnie
Cordiner
Cruikshank
Stephen
Strachan
Buchan
Paterson
Whyte
Rennie
Scott
Thompson
London Daily Graphie
Bog Slide In Ireland Leaves Losses And Ruins
Following a heavy rainfall a vast bog slip near Liscannor on the Clare coast swept four miles to the Derry River. The mass destroyed hay ricks and peat stacks, swept away cattle, and forced the Killoughry family to flee their home through upper windows, leaving several landholders ruined by inundation.
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Ireland
Liscannor
Clare
Carriudiff Hills
London Graphic
Derry River
Killoughry
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Hosea
Thur- Tow Weed
London
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Auvergne
A. K. Bartlett
Caspian Sea
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Society of Biology
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