Silent Sam's Home Going at Rocky Gulch
In Rocky Gulch mining camp, Silent Sam and his wife Babe bring a rare calm to rough dwellers after Babe falls ill. As she dies, miners stage a makeshift funeral, crafting a moss lined casket with gold dust, and gather for a simple grave near Joe's cabin. Silent Sam vows to return home to his own child.
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Rocky Gulch
Joe Hardy
Honest Joe
Joe
Babe
St. Louis
Han
Sam
Mrs. Joe
Ciness
Dianne
Coyote Pete
Kted Mike
Baldy Slick
New York
Goodby
Buffalo News
Decidedly Not A Wife Confronts Husband Over Hair Color
A young wife reports to her mother that Harry mocked her hair as auburn and beyond Auburn. She counters that his remark was an unpleasantry, not a pleasantry, adding humor to the exchange.
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Harry
Auburn
Reading
Glass of Fashion Prophesies Lingerie and Hat Trends
Fashion notes from the New York Sun foretell autumn and winter millinery and dress trends. Silk petticoats overshadow satin linings, picture hats dominate, abbe collars appear in front like priestly tabs, and white satin coats set the tone for fall. Trailing lace on point d esprit, oriental cloth trims with gold accents, silk stockings return, and fancy hosiery grows in popularity. Automobile coats in cranberry red, three quarter length, and gold lace trimming gain favor.
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Paris
Beleros
Gulpure
Point Devenise
Carrickross
New York Sun
Trotting Circuit Highlights and Racing News
Laura Dillard by Hal Dillard clocked 2 04% with success at Oil City placing second in 2 18. Miss Conley won Lexington trotting after five heats with best 2 19 1 4. Arlington saw a 2 09% 4 wagon record, while a sulky mark beat by a quarter. Veteran Huxham, 2 18%, remains a 2 20 mile racer in his twelfth season. Pat Powers eyes a September Guttenberg track meet, Dr Puller sends pacer Carrie Mr. to Long Island. New 2 10 pacer Lou Vaughan, mare daughter of Reflector, 2 07% and Ella Brown 2 11% 4 promise speed. Marlboro NH split 11 heats for 2 20 and 2 17 trotting with Cresar and Will Top Jr. Lucille, Chicago wagon record breaker, praised for beauty and grace. Kip’s Sir John A high stepper to Syracuse, two blue ribbons, second to Alarm at Long Branch, besting Whirl of the Town.
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Laura Dillard
Hal Dillard
Oil City
Miss Conley
Lexington
Arlington
Pat Powers
Guttenberg Track
Puller
Carrie Mr
Long Island
Lou Vaughan
Reflector
Ella Brown
Marlboro
N. H
Cresar
Will Top
Lucille
Chicago
A. Kip
Sir John A
Syracuse
Alarm
Long Branch
Orchard and Garden Advice on Fruit Trees and Soil
St. Louis Republic offers guidance on selecting rootstocks and grafting for pears and apples. It favors quince stock for dwarfs, warns against clay-heavy soils, and stresses disease control by pruning and burning blighted leaves to protect peach, plum, and other fruit trees.
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St. Louis Republic
Aphorisms from classical and literary figures
A compact collection of famous maxims and quotes from authors such as Young Lessing Solon George Eliot Seneca Goethe Richter and Dickens. The lines touch on dignity patience self improvement generosity and noble character across varied contexts.
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Lessing
Solon
George Eliot
Seneca
Goethe
Richter
Household crafts and food tips in a late 19th century article
A mix of home decoration ideas using ticking fabrics for sofa pillows in various designs and colors, plus a description of a clothes boiler invention by Ella BE. Hunter. It also covers meat selection guidance with beef types and a peach dumpling recipe, and ends with a damp proofing method for walls using shellac and naphtha.
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Ella BE. Hunter
Stockport
Fashion notes for winter dress and accessories
The New York Post describes upcoming winter fabrics and styles including yellow brocade satin and matelasse for opera and ballroom wear, a rough twisled cloth for traveling costumes, full length wraps, three quarter jackets, and updated shirt waists. It highlights hats for youth, Ladysmith rough felts with colorful quills and feathers, and a new English walking jacket with a braided tan vest.
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Vienna
New York Post
Glimpses of Oddities From News History
A collection of brief notes spans topics from steep propeller shaft losses at sea and bulk wine transport in France to quirky ads seeking a scenographer and a shorthand typist. It recalls medieval leper hospitals, a Berlin leprosy debate, San Francisco billboard height limits, a royal knighthood, a Whistle pipe tobacco idea, and more curious tidbits.
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France
New York
Louis VIII
Europe
Virchow
Berlin
Idle Rich and a Nation’s Morals Debate
A collection of editorials condemns the idle rich and their influence. It cites passages from the Nashville American Chicago Chronicle Richmond Times and Louisville Post noting the wealthy elite abroad and at home shape public taste, morals and politics, criticizing the Poor Hundred and New York social circles.
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Thomas Nelson Page
Newport
Nashville American
Mr. Page
United States
Chicago Chronicle
New York
Richmond Times
London
Louisville Post
Town topics and census quirks in major cities
A collage of city notes cites Philadelphia census delays as a slow pace, Dewey arch decline as New York’s monument, Boston’s two century stability, and Kansas City meteorology teaching humidity lessons. It mirrors big city contrasts in growth, weather, and urban myth.
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Philadelphia
Springfield
New York
Chicago Journal
Boston
Hart
Boston Journal
Kansas City
Chicago
Kansas City Journal
Nose bones and body muscle facts from anatomy note
An anatomical note lists fourteen bones in the nose and an ear length range from two to 244 inches. It states jaw muscles can exert up to 534 pounds of force. It notes the collar bone breaks more often than other bones and mentions over 200 distinct muscles in the body, with about 100 kept in prime condition by proper use.
Washington Letter on Capitol Renovations and Navy Matters
The Washington Letter reports intense activity at the Capitol with 400 workers and a major renovation converting Library of Congress quarters into two new committee rooms. Telephones and central exchanges abound, while a Puget Sound naval row ends in the Goldsborough being sent there and the Rowan fitted out. Army transportation rules tighten for Manila-bound soldiers, and Cuba exports for seven months show a slight drop from the prior year. An offer to present the Minois ship bell to the new battleship’s completion at Newport is noted.
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Congress
Washington
Capitol
Library of Congress
House
Senate
Putnam
Puget Sound Naval Station
Goldsborough
Portland Or
Long
Puget Sound Station
Rowan
Navy Department
Henry Glass
Glass
Bureau of Construction
Puget Sound
Army
War Department
Quartermaster's Department
Philippines
Manila
Cuba
Division of Customs and
Rnsular Affairs
Havana
United States
France
Germany
England
Spain
Chicago
Newport
Cart Scnorrecp
Freeland Tribune Promises Local News and World Condensed
The Freeland paper proclaims itself as the leading local newspaper offering truthful reporting and concise world news. It targets busy workers and families, claiming affordability and suitability for children’s reading with no objectionable content.
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