Rich Gold Vein Discovered Near Black Hills Mines
A mining tale from the Black Hills reports William Pranklin and his daughter ALS rank Stone uncovering rich ore near Pennington County. A 60 foot shaft yielded a sustained vein with high grade ore and large gold pieces. A five stamp mill was erected to process ore, delivering multiple retorts totaling about 10,000 dollars in a week.
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Wack
Willian Pranklin
Als
Rank Stone
Pennington
Irs
Pranklin
T.C. Blair
Wes
Albert Amssberg
Tve
Pattice
Ming
Tax Reform Studies Open Column Encourages Diverse Views
The column invites articles on all sides of the tariff debate and emphasizes open discussion within reasonable bounds. It notes landowners may benefit from improvements raising land value and invites readers to address the office in Buffalo New York.
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Buffalo
Soliton Talk
New York
Henry George
Chattanooga
Tenn
Georree
Anti Double Taxation Plea From Massachusetts League Leader
A reader letter argues against double taxation as unjust, urging equal taxes on real property and land value. It claims open land taxes avoid shifting burdens and promote economic fairness, with claims on how taxation should fund government and protect citizens.
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Deague
League
Maszanehuachin
T. G. Cirtis
Massachusetts AnticToable Taxation League
Single Tax Remedy Advocated in Reform Letters
The Advocate editor notes letters from reformers across states praising single tax ideas. Ground rent is proposed as the proper public revenue, with city or national collection replacing rates, funding urban improvements while lowering overall costs for residents. The writer argues elevated ground rents would favor producers and curb wage starvation, urging adoption of the single tax.
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Neal “Moore
Tewas
the Advocate
Bahel
Avithin
Jonun Frnovsos
Taxed Inheritance Sparks Reader Letter Fallout
A Canadian death leaves a twelve heir estate with 21 500 deposited by Biffoly bank taxed at five percent under New York law. The writer objects to taxation delaying access to funds and cites hardship from drought and illness among heirs.
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the Tribune
Canada
New York
Purotther
Tiny prayer books return to favor in dainty morocco bindings
New York Tribune notes miniature volumes revive old fashion with tiny prayer books measuring about two and a half by one and three quarters inches. Some are bound in white morocco with gold or silver edges and may hang from a finger ring. A pocket dictionary, far smaller, is readable only with a magnifying glass.
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Morocco
New
York
Tribuite
Swindling in Chicago as Rich Men Face Schemes
A Chicago detective agency combats charity scams targeting wealthy donors. Report highlights a 2 percent rent on a vacant lot with stone dumping to attract funds for a supposed charitable institution, noting several successful instances and total losses.
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Chicago
Ander
Beett
Chicara
Poor Indeed Relief Claims From Stomach Bitters
An OCR damaged passage extols Bos tetter's Stomach Bitters as an essential laxative that avoids gripes and enfeeblement, aids digestion, and promotes liver and kidney action. It endorses the product for relief of malarial complaints, rheumatism, and general vigor, amid scattered notes about early excavations in Eahiyton revealing bricks ages old.
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Bostetter
Duarahion
Eahiyton
Vilot
Nicaragua Canal Delisting and Public Health Anecdotes
The text discusses the Nicaragua Canal project being delisted in the U S Senate, mentions railroad costs and unsafe labor conditions, and shifts to medical ads praising remedies for catarrh and tobacco addiction. It references the Garnett Canning Factory, probate stats, and a note on Christmas celebrations in the second century A D.
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Nicaragua Canal
U. S. Senate
Panna
Paina Sud
Carelas Athasa
Nscola
Patta
America
Eccentric Washington Millionaire and a Vacant Lot Tale
Washington eccentric Joe Willard, famed for frugality, owns two vacant lots at Fourteenth and EF. John R. McLean offered to clear and level the lot at his own expense and cover it with silver dollars, proposing purchase at an absurdly high price. Willard sparred, prompting negotiations to end when McLean asked if he would place dollars on edge.
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Washington
Joe Willard
Fourteenth
John R. McLean
Willard
McLean
Potatoes Yield Claims and Miscellany from 19th Century Clippings
A rough mix of items notes 1006 bushels per acre potato yields, seeds from John A. Salter Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin, and a Giant Spurry sample. It mentions a monastery near Cannes and a prophecy about total eclipses occurring in 1912 and 1889 with a forecast for 2057.
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John A. Salter Seed Co
la’ Crosse
Wis
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