Ivory tusks turn to trade in Ace of Siberia relics
Ancient mammoth tusks once preserved in Ace of Siberia now circulate as commercial material for knife handles. A petrified forest near Calaveras Valley California reveals a silicified trunk about twenty feet long and seven feet in circumference at the base. The finds excite strong interest.
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Siberia
Calaveras Valley
Alameda County
California
Connecticut
Colin M. Ingersoll
New Haven
Thomas H. Seymour
Boston Journal of Chemistry
Lars the
Olympia
W. T
Colonel Reunites Blind Wife After Apache Escape
A 10-man group and 10 followers rout Apaches firing Henry rifles at twenty shots a minute. A white woman, Bella, flees a lodge and faints. she is found blind by Colonel Pelton who recognizes his wife. Years earlier she was captured and wounded, later regaining sorrowful happiness.
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Abiquin
Col. Pelton
Bella
Albert
Zi Perkins
Chicago Tribune
The Date Tree in Algeria A Southwestern Romance
A long narrative blends the life of Col Albert C Pelton in Texas and a tale of love and Apache raids with intertwined notes on date palm cultivation in North Africa. It describes Peltons frontier exploits and a romance, then shifts to the biology and cultivation of date trees including male and female flowers, pollination, suckers, fruiting, varieties, and uses in desert life.
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The
Sahara
Opium Smoking Observed in Persian Lodgings
A London News correspondent details opium use among eight or nine men in Kelat Persia. He describes the pipe, lamp, and process, noting smoke causing dizziness and a semi lethargic state. The writer witnesses the scene as a guest and contrasts prevalence among eastern Turcomans and Turkoans.
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London News
Persia
Kelat
Atterok
Caspian Littoral
Trap for a thief ends with pistol shot in court
James T. Cook of Bates County Missouri, a civil engineer and stock-farm owner, stayed at the St. James and was robbed at midnight. Returning next night he warned off a thief with a Colts navy pistol, firing when a suspect lunged. The attacker fled. Cook faced a grand jury and was released. The watch was not recovered.
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James T. Cook
Bates County
The
St. James
Cook
Mr. Cook
Tony Jauat
James Kiley
Farrell
St. Louis iube-Democrat
Remarkable streak of lightning and a mule tale
A rural Brooklyn Eagle reader recounts a tall tale of a powerful streak of lightning that battles a mule in Kings Comdet. The story blends rural humor with a farmer and editor exchange, noting the mule’s injuries and the lightning’s return for more strikes. The piece ends with a wry aside on editors and agricultural precision.
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Brooklyn
Eagle
Gouldsboro Tannery and Gould’s Rebellion Recalled
Scranton correspondence recalls Jay Gould visiting Stanton with Sam Sloan and Sid ney Dillon, the Gouldsboro tannery fight, and the so called Gouldsboro rebellion. An old miner recounts Gould’s stubborn stand and a court defense by Charley Pike. The item notes regional excitement and a remark by Gould near the tannery site on the Pocono Mountain.
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Jay Gould
Stanton
Sam Sloan
Sidney Dillon
Moscow
Oswego
Pintforia
W. R. Storrs
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad
Storrs
Gould
Gouldsboro
Ha 'S
Charley Pike
Wilkesarra
Pocono Mountain
Sloan
Scranton
Cor
Sun
Queer subterranean worms at Comstock mine site
Newa reporter details a strange species found 700 feet from the tunnel mouth and 800 feet below ground in stiff clay near the Ped of Lorne Mine, Comstock vein matter. The worms are three quarters of an inch long, encased in a silica shell with a bluish metallic luster, a helmeted head, six legs, and remain alive. The discovery raises questions about their deep subterranean survival and origin, described as a great natural curiosity.
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Newa
Lorne
Gold Ifill
Comstock
McDougal
Guld Hill
New
Odd Turn of Garfield Associate In City Infirmary
The report notes an eighty one year old former Indianapolis teacher Miss Davidson once linked to President Garfield now lives as a pauper in the City Infirmary. She is cheerful and industrious, mending for fellow inmates, and admires Garfield as she recalls their schooldays. A Georgia man’s wife bears the sixth set of twins after previously having two sets of triplets.
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Garfield
City
Indy
Davidson
Hiram College
United States
White Page
Our City
Cincinnati Enquirer
Georgia
Tom
Harry
Harry Doe
Ftaelf
Wis
Sherald
Hari
Ton
Fowser
Turtle and Ned Matt in a playful spring tale
A whimsical scene from Our Young Folks describes a turtle emerging from the mud and meeting an old man. The creature claims Ned Matt, a boy with rosy cheeks, as its friend and asks to tell Ned he is here. The exchange blends humor and playful spelling.
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Ned
Tou
Earth
Towser and the camping offer test a father's tough love
In a village tale, Towser refuses a camping trip as his father trims funds and warns hard work builds grit. Tom White and Harry Blake navigate disappointment while friends depart for the outing, reporting mosquitoes, mishaps, and measured amusement during their stay.
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Towser
Tom
Fife
Page Lowser
Baby May
Yuri
Grunly
Von
Tom White
Archie
Harry Blake
Harry
Joe Bryce
Ha Blake
Mr. Ane
Fieengard Weil
Voretek
Towser Kane and the Perrin Works Rise After Panic
Towser Kane grows from a schoolboy to Perrin Works foreman, while Harry Blake stays in tough, modest jobs. A bank panic collapses the firm, Tom helps both friends recover as Perrin reopens, and Towser’s fatherly discipline proves pivotal in shaping their futures.
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Harry
Aittle
Tom
Tom Hisself
Perrin Company
Flo
Bis
Mr. Kane
Susan Coolidge
St Nechulaa
Something Awful About Breakfasts and Cocktails
Mrs Spnngice relates a comic tale of Mr Slowbox craving a morning cocktail while Mr Spangles rejects such a habit and seeks water. The Norristown Herald comments on the county agricultural exhibition and a wish for simpler displays like a patent corn sheller and threshing equipment.
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Norristown Herald
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