Mining News From Western Mines and Developments
A survey of mining activity reports new smelters and mills, ore yields, and exploration across Idaho Nevada and California. Highlights include a 50-ton smelter at Hercules mine Idaho a 40-ton Chilean mill on Gold Point property assays up to 800 per ton and a creosote plant for railroad tire processing in Pennsylvania.
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Gold Point Mining Company
Red River
Idaho
Pennsylvania Coal Mining
Los Angeles
California
Mason Valley
Treasury
Ely
Nevada
Cumberland-Ely Company
McGill
Alta District
Téaho
Alta
Little Cottonwood Creek
Seven Troughs
Seven Troughs Eclipse Company
Kutte
Death Valley
Michael Sweeney
Spokane
Buffalo Hump
Orogranda
C. P Johnson
Tilacktall
Cold Valley
Dstrict
Tiart
Cima
Providener Range
Custerdah
Stewart
Oear Wardoer
New York
Cooper Company Hs
F. Augustus Helme
Ohios
Davie Daly
Jo Sing
Exnorta Canada
Wefinet
Ie Golne
Clive
Gurgenhelmas Fimire
Ely News
Ely Witeh
Castero
Picturesque Lace Hat Style Sparks Caution in Fashion
The article critiques the lace hat style derived from the Charlotte Corday model, warning it overemphasizes a top heavy silhouette. It notes the need for elaborate hair shaping, adjustable brims, and the appeal of drooping lace hats while offering guidance on brim shapes, materials, and color-coordinated pompon accents for late summer millinery.
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Charlotte Corday
Fashion notes on collars girdles and frills of the season
The piece discusses dainty neckwear and bodice adornments, noting ready made options and DIY copying at lower costs. It highlights Parisian influence with tall high collars and frills, descriptions of net lace collars, and how to refresh old frocks with ribbon girdles and decorative touches.
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Directoire
Scented Bath Buds Offer Luxurious Fragrance
A healthful bath rise described with perfumed buds sold in boxes of 25 from druggists. When dropped into water they dissolve releasing heavy fragrance, reputedly refreshing after a day of fatigue. A box makes a charming Christmas gift.
Chic Coat Of Pongee With Velvet Collar
A fashion illustration shows a stylish pongee coat favored this season. It features an inlaid brown velvet collar and stitched pockets on each side, highlighting a refined summer outerwear design.
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Ponges
Pale Lips Guide to Color Through Air and Spa
Advice notes pale lips signal lacking fresh air and suggests breathing exercises and spa creams to restore color. Warns against biting skin or overusing whitening products as they harm texture. Recommends cold cream on fingers to stimulate circulation.
Spartan Lady Declines Perfumed Bath Encouraged
A fastidious woman resists using extract on her handkerchief or her whip, yet she remains a Spartan who would refuse the sweetness of a perfumed bath.
Dainty Understip and Waistwear Instructions
Instructions describe making understip garments and waists from India silk. Techniques include three backward plaits at the shoulders for fullness, flat tucks to yoke depth, and invisible back fastening with hooks and eyes. Suggestions cover belting, drawstrings, and sleeve fit for smooth, light silhouettes.
Courtroom banter with marriage pact and career pivot
A mock trial dialogue shows Mr Smith hinting a marriage approval to Spilks as Gertie’s suitor. The exchange reveals Mrs Smith’s support and Spilke’s ambition to become a reporter, suggesting a dramatic career shift. A separate verse mocks household trades and a baby name idea leads to Orthodox as a punning choice.
Vacation Talk Between Jessie And Jack
Jessie and Jack chat about vacation time. Jack says it is a relief to have a real excuse for not doing something.
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Jessie
Jack
Washappy Man Seeks Relief Under Employer's Liability Act
In testimony the plaintiff claimed higher wages due to his bows which led to marriage, asserting he would not have wed otherwise. The court found contributory negligence after weighing all evidence and the suit was dis...disdis dism...
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Puck
When the Wind Blows Right at the Stock Yards
A brief vignette captures a stranger and a local in a dialogue about distance to the stock yards. The exchange highlights the town’s odor and the stranger’s unfamiliarity, setting a moment of arrival and local color in Chicago.
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Chicago Tribune
Generous Man Improves Courier Error Tale
A reader recounts a boy who expected payment for carrying luggage and receives a kind rebuke from a governor, ending with the remark that the giver should not be paid. The exchange highlights courtesy over reward in a humorous way.
Stage Wit Masks Real Troubles in Welcoming Exchange
Mr. Stormington Karnes jokes about smiling amid personal cares while noting relief from constant public scrutiny. The dialogue appears in the Weelington Star reflecting a theatrical persona and the tension between stage and private life.
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Mr. Stormington Karnes
Weelington
Merely a Delusion Scribbled Excerpt
An damaged OCR fragment from the Chicago Tribune hints at a hospital scene with a distressed question and jumbled phrases about pain and a dental scene, reflecting garbled historic text. The readable bits point to a chaotic, aborted note rather than a full event.
How She Earned It Power Dreams and a Judge
Maudie writes about income and ambition in a comic piece. The story references a $500 power and an $80 a year dream as part of a judge’s consideration.
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Maudie
Miscommunication at the phonograph in Washington Star excerpt
Mise Cayenne remarks that her calls from a young man prompt her to start the phonograph, claiming it serves as polite attention and shields her from his tiresome attempts at conversation. The exchange illustrates social etiquette and flirtation cues.
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Mise Cayenne
Washington Star
Fine Finance. A clash over living on nothing and saving
A Chicago Journal quote captures a confrontation over household budgeting with the remark that one party is extravagant while the other expects extreme frugality. The exchange highlights tensions between spending and saving expectations.
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Chicago Journal
Popt Inspires Curious Question About Baldness
In Yonkers Statesman style, a playful exchange has a son asking about his father's remaining hairs as he ponders numbers on a bald head. The father confirms the count in a light, humorous moment.
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Yonkers
No Need to Steal Stella Jack Stole a Kise
Mabel accuses Stella Jack of stealing a kise from me and laments the motive. Mabel argues theft would not occur if the thief were wealthy, reflecting social resentment on a Chicago Daily News clipping.
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Stella
Jack
Mabel
Chicago Daily News
Cupid with a Revolver Provokes Editor Versus Artist
A newspaper cartoon exchange shows an editor chiding the artist for arming Cupid with a revolver rather than a bow and arrows. The artist retorts that trends force them to keep up with the times, reflecting editorial friction over visual satire.
Learning at Seat of Learning Banter Report
Dialogue captures playful exchange between sisters about school marks and play time. Sister Ann-Did teases about grades while Bill-Yes jokes that marks are where they do not sow in Loudon Sheteh.
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Sister Ann
Loudon
Witchcraft Tale Sparks Italian Courtroom Suspense
A Springfield Republican note questions old beliefs about witches while recounting a Perugia case. A sorceress allegedly runs a love potion den with skulls and spells, was seized by police, and faces trial. The piece wonders proper punishment in modern times.
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Springfield Republican
Perugia
All Ege
Italy
Reading at meals vs talking on digestion on summer piazzas
A summer hotel piazza debate weighs reading exciting novels during meals against conversing. One view argues reading distracts digestion by narrowing attention to the book, while talking keeps a tranquil pace and allows food to digest.
Oldest English Lighthouse Shuts After Century of Service
The Leasowe Lighthouse on the Wirral shore, England’s oldest lighthouse, ends 100 years of service. It rises seven stories of massive masonry, built on cotton foundation from a neighborhood wreck, and was damaged by a 1765 fire. A liquor sale ban followed the investigation. For a decade, Leasowe was tended by women.
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England
Leasowe Tight
Wirral
Lowsowe
Fez Origin Tale Becomes Turkish Headwear Legend
A fragment discusses Fez origin myths linking its name to European fittings and the Turkish fez. It mentions the word meaning a hoe in Arabic and a story of founder Mdeoees TL turning the first sod with a fas, and another tale about an older city Swience.
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Fez
Mulal
Europe
Maine
Swience
Forbide Foreign Education By Priasian Courts
The Priasian courts rule it illegal for Pyrussiap subjects to send children abroad for schooling. A Weetphalla resident from Arne berg sent his ten year old daughter to Brougwela to study. He was fined and the penalty upheld on appeal.
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Sehoola
Arneberg
Weetphalla
Hle
Brougwela
Jocel
Bither Court
Promelan
Nia
Big Proposition Sparks Competition Bids and Designs
A Kansan City Journal snippet shows plans for a major proposition with a call to submit designs and bids. The note mentions John and a wife urging action on a milling project, indicating a civic or industrial competition underway.
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Kansan City
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Hercules Mine
Burley
Raefgeh
Niles
Maaghter
Spilke
Gald Papa
Mre. Smith
Mra. Smith
Young Spirks
Smith
Matty Daly
the Handy Man
Raelman
Nate
Chicago Daily Nowa
Jones
Chitago ‘Tribune
Fine Finance
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