Pocket Miners and the Old Gold Rush Dreams
The piece recalls pocket miners on Sierra Nevada bars and creeks seeking pocket gold beyond the regular pan and rocker. It contrasts steady wage mining with the elusive dream of finding hidden pockets, noting accidents and legends surrounding discovery near Williams Creek Oregon. It also mentions a California pioneer and a canine tale linked to the MacMaster family.
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Sierra Nevadas
Williams Creek
Oregon
California
Jack
North Fork
New York Sun
Warming Up and Warding Off Chaos in Historic Anecdotes
A Newark Call clipping recounts a reaction to hypothermia where a woman revives her husband after a freezing ride home, noting his weak recovery. It then shifts to crowd control anecdotes featuring Mark Twain kin Jore Clemens and orators Moncure Conway Wendell Phillips and Ralph Waldo Emerson showcasing orderly and disordered meetings with clever persuasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mac iMaster
Newark
Jore Clemens
Mark Twain
Jore
Mark ‘Twain
Moncure D. Conway
Fremont Temple
Wendell Phillips
Emerson
Christopher North
Faithful setter saves boy then dies in tragedy
In Uinton Virginia four year old boy fell into a creek. Leo the setter pulled him from the water and guided his family to help. Mrs McAllister feared rabies due to the dog's foam and wet mouth. Mr McAllister killed the dog, which later died after leading to the boy. The dog was buried with flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iscuer
J. W. McAllister
Uinton
McAllisters
Leo
Mrs. McAllister
McAllister
New York
Herald
Sheriff Sylvester Hanson Heroic Daughter in Jail Break
Murphysboro Sheriff Sylvester Hanson is praised after his daughter Verna E Hannon awakens to prisoners escaping from upper floor cells During the escape she alerts and helps capture one prisoner with her father aiding the man is dragged to safety by the sheriff and the daughter Her decisive action is credited with preventing further escapes and the legend of his brave family grows
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Sylvester Hanson
Murphysboro
Sherif
Verna E. Hannon
Miss Hanson
Matt Hanson
Leslie
Sewapapers as Best Newspapers of This Country
An editor argues that newspapers are the best and most effective means for prompting quick or certain results, claiming they reach the American public more closely and consistently than any other medium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sewapapers
Hampton
Railroads face fraud in injury claims and ambulance chasers
A Harper's Weekly piece outlines how railway claim departments clash with unscrupulous lawyers and fake claimants after accidents. It describes rapid on site settlement tactics, the role of ambulance chasers, and the tension between honest investigators and aggressive legal teams pursuing large payouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Transportaion
Eastern Street Railroad
Txabler
Edward Mungerford
Harper's Weekly
Fare Ruse Promptly Ends in Exit From Car
In a Philadelphia Ledger item a small man in a crowded streetcar rang up a fare twice. The conductor angrily escorted him to the platform edge. The man thanked him, saying he used the method to get out, and handed over a dime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Ledger
Typewriter guide promises easy operation for all users
A fragmentary notice explains how a typewriter can be used by anyone without difficulty. It mentions writing letters and accounts, creating abstracts, and handling different paper thicknesses with flexible spacing. The readable text suggests a how to tone aimed at demystifying typewriter use.
Oliver Typewriter the Standard Visible Type Writer
Advertises the OLIVER visible typewriter claiming easy operation and legible output. Highlights adjustable speed paper size and edge-to-edge writing, with cost options of 100 dollars per month or 10 dollars down and 10 per month. Mentions agent contact in Irvington New York.
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Insurancs
Hotel Propriatas
Oliver
Oliver Typewriter Co
Broadway
New York
F. H. Morrell
Main St
Irvington
N. Y
Notice to creditors of Hugh Crooks estate in Irvington
Notice is given by Frank V. Millard Surrogate of Westchester County that all persons having estates of Hugh Crooks of Irvington must present them with vouchers to Mary J. Selfridge administrator at Hackett Williams office 226 Union Street Poughkeepsie NY on or before July 1 1908. Dated December 2 1907.
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Frank V. Millard
Westchester County
N. Y
Hugh Crooks
Irvington
J. Selfridge
Hackett & Williams
Union Street
Ougkeepsie
New York
J.selfridge
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G.H. Wagner
Hastings, N. Y
Worthington Farms Dairy
Joseph Coggins
Dobls Ferry, N. Y
Irvington, N.Y
Spaldings
Orrell
Main
Gazette
Prop
Irvington, N. Y
Packard
FIELD
Stockton
Mare
Jas
MacMaster
New York Herald
Bob
Mia
Mace Masters
Mab
Mss
Bealng
Seserument
Reed
Gov.t
St. Louis
Oliver Typewriter
Jackett & Wi Attorneys
Poughkeepsie
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