Sun shines on extraordinary American mine discovery
The American at Sunshine in the Rocky Mountains yields extraordinary profits as a fissure vein rich in free gold. Prospectors Hiram Fullen and George Jackson struck large riches in June 1874 and along with Prof. J. Alden Smith, financier Hiram Hitchcock, and Col. Geo. B. Randolph advanced development. The shaft reaches 140 feet with a vein two feet wide on average and multiple deepening levels. Yields exceed expectations, with large ore shipments and high returns to investors.
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Sunshine
Christendom
J. Alden Smith
Rocky Mountains
Hiram Fullen
George Jackson
Gold Hill
Fullen
Hiram Hitchcock
New York
Iie
Col. Geo. B. Randolph
Prof. Smith
Pullen
Hitchcock
New Hampshire
Jackson
First National Bank of Denver
Prof. Hill
Black Hawk
Central Register
Prophecy of Death Fulfilled in a Tragedy at Trialon House
A Cincinnati Inquirer tale recounts a theater couple where Josie Booth allegedly foretold her death eight years earlier. In a city theater, she grew ill and begged for water, then died within minutes after the prophecy echoed. The account links fate, labor, and reform themes to missionary colonization.
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J. C. Tryon
Sith Street
Josie
Mrs. Tryon
Chicago
Josige
EgLand
Josie Booth
Cincinnati Inquirer
Denver
The
Apollo
Doolittle
Mr. Thorne
Haydee Sisters
Mike Dougherty
Langrishe
Fort Laramie
Missouri River
Territory of Jefferson
R. W. Steele
L. W. Bliss
Kansas Company
Clayton Corner
Larimer
Fifteenth
Salomon Brother
Hoffer
Charley Lawrence
Gen. Larimer
Idaho Territory
Hickory Rogers
Riethmann & Co
Dick Whitsitt
Mint
8. M. Rooker
Utah
Count Marat
Montana
Platte
Tom Pollock
San Juan
New Mexico
Rocky Mountain Herald
Muskets for Turkish service draw Springfield workers to Providence
Springfield armorers, displaced by local armory decline, relocate to Providence joining about two to three hundred families. Providence Tool Company holds a contract to manufacture eight hundred thousand Peabody-Martini muskets for Turkey, employing about seven thousand five hundred workers and inspecting guns for four dollars per eight hours. Tudor details show kick strength and health impact on English regiment, with ongoing contract for years and a boom in jewelry trades amid dispersed Springfield families.
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Springfield
Providence
Springfield Armory
Providence Tool Company
United States
Springfield Jewelers
The Truthful Counsel of Rev. Dr. Furness
A historical reminiscence recounts a minister’s odd encounter with a married lady seeking a fee for companionship. He recalls her claim of childlessness and the husband’s supposed debt, then notes her father’s confirmation of a happy family. The piece urges ministers to devote themselves to serving truth.
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Furness
La Mere Mars Halles fishwoman dies at ninety four
La Mere Mars the doyenne paissarde and sister to the fish-women of the Halles died in Paris at age ninety four. A survivor of the Revolution she tended freshwater fish and built a fortune from trout and crawfish. She recalled figures like Marie Antoinette and Cardinal de Rehan from a life linked to French history.
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la Mere Mars
Halles
Paris
Rue &J. Denis
Marquis de Justa Nantz
Madame de la Motte Wolvis
France
Antoine de Bourbon
Madame de la Motte
Cuguestro
Cardinal de Rehan
Marie Antoinette
Marquis Juxte-Nantz
Tureane
Woman undertakes island care to educate needy children
The Churchman cites a cultured woman discontent with routine life who seeks service in a hospital and then discovers a providential mission on a sandy island hamlet. She aims to educate and train about two hundred residents, focusing on child education and basic industry.
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Suca
Indus
Tribute to Superfluous Women in a Nation’s Gaze
A reflective piece honors unmarried women deemed superfluous for choosing life without marriage. It contrasts wealthier male philanthropists with self sacrificing women who support families, fund education, and endure social scorn, noting their quiet heroism and loneliness. The author cites Mrs. Livermore as a symbol of ridicule faced.
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Stewart
Peabody
Vanderbilt
Drew
Grant
Sherman
Atlanta
Princess Czartoryska’s Death and Denver’s Early Days Chronicle
The report recalls Princess Marceline Czartoryska dying in Gallica after saving her sleepless grandson, then recounts a charitable garden farewell with medallions for children and gifts for villagers. It then shifts to Denver’s early era with theaters, officials, and the Jefferson Territory’s development in the 1850s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marceline Czartoryska
Gallica
Seublime
Mary
The Kangaroo In A Zoo Cage On A Tree Branch
Reverend FG Wood describes a kangaroo in Zoological Gardens whose cage includes a large tree branch. The animal moves about with squirrel like agility while often resting motionless to resemble the branches and blend into its surroundings, aiding its survival.
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Zoological Gardens
FG. Wood
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