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Newspaper
Kane Leader
Location
Kane, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1885
Page
4
The speaker pledges future readers will honor thy name long after present lives fade. Virgins and matrons will read thy verses and be delighted, grieving they did not see thy prime, as thy deeds rise above others in an immortal poem.
In Rattlesnake Gulch two prospectors finish a seven week stake and plan to flee the Ute border country. They fall into Red Jim’s camp, are captured, and after a tense night scheme to escape. One miner frees the other, fights a guard, and a rattlesnake attack forces a getaway amid twelve skeletons later found in a canyon.
Gen Grant recounts Bragg as acting post commander and quartermaster. Bragg, a first lieutenant, requisitioned from the quartermaster who refused. Bragg appealed to the commander, who exclaimed that Bragg had quarrelled with every officer in the army and now with himself.
An establishment using many sewing machines faced loud vibrations from the machines in motion. The manager tried rubber feet and lead, then an intelligent mechanic drilled holes in legs and tables, inserted soft lead plugs, and riveted them. He used a simple optrit level to locate vibration by its bubble level change.
The article traces the Choctaw term oke as a copulative meaning it is so and connects it to the English O K. It notes Gen Andrew Jackson adopted the expression, debates whether O K arose from him or as a later Whig misattribution, and cites court records showing early use of O K in Tennessee.
A Penang correspondent describes a Chinese pepper plantation with rambling vines bearing two crops yearly for about thirteen years. The article also explains ring customs for engagements and marriages, noting finger placements for left and right hands to signal statuses and intentions.
A terse observation notes that the person who overcomes laziness earns happiness and approval. The comment frames achievement as discipline leading to fulfillment, highlighting personal effort over circumstance.
Daily train service noted except Sunday with McKaxwa supervision. Incomplete text references Avi205 and 16 LAT LEAS as part of schedule note.
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