Vast placer gold potential in Yavapai and adjacent Arizona
A lengthy survey details Yavapai County’s rich unworked gravel beds between British Columbia and Mexico, with emphasis on surpassing yields where water and reservoirs enable year round mining. It notes the Lynx Creek and Weaver districts as key sites, the need for water storage, and the possible expansion of hydraulic mining if ponds and canals are built. It also mentions prominent figures and the broader mineral prospects across the territory.
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Mich
Arizona
Setwarite
British Columbia
Mexico
Yavapal County
Locas
Serra Count Os
Calfornia
Yavapai
Ternitore
Jong
EL Dorado
Bolden
Miguel
Workine
Wenstending
Mnet de Plaess
Con Seeving
Walter
Armzona
Jivis Crook
Melis
Prescott
Predieyeg
Mexicana
Masayampa
Yavapai County
Lynx Creek
F.M. Murphy & Bro
Wasti
Royal Army Review Before Empress and Emperor at Night Parade
An eyewitness account describes a grand imperial review with 800 attendees including bands, officers, and foreign missions. The emperor and empress mingle with generals and sergeants as guards report watch settings, while storms threaten the retreat from the pavilion to the square.
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Cen
Tesinson
Qusic
Foreign Missions
Ech
Iris
Vale Cowes
Osborne
Ratia
The Tunnel Ride to Washington on a Wedding Train
A crowded Baltimore and Ohio train carries a newlywed couple toward Washington. The scene is punctuated by tunnels darkening the cars, a joyful chorus, and a solemn vow as the groom protects his bride from a restless passenger. The night ends with daylight and a curious mishap involving a frightened passenger and a flirtation with danger.
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Washington
Baltimore & Ohio
Tbis
Ohio River
West Virginia
van Enonh
Phantom 40 G by Bayan Taylom
Fragmented verse portrays a courtship scene with conditional dialogue and dreamy imagery. A narrator describes a woman’s blush, a patient lover, and a longing glance as the door opens to a hush of quiet sunlight.
The Nile Rise and River Customs Described in Cairo
The article recounts how the Nile’s rising is measured by the nilometer on Rhoda Island near old Cairo and how daily height announcements flood Cairo with poetic cries. It notes a long history of Nile monitoring since the ninth century and the social spectacle surrounding flood readings and public chatter in the city.
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Direndah
Poole
Britih Museum
Tiebut
Bayot
Nile
Bayor
Rhoda
Cairo
Mahomen
Fragmented dialogue reveals family strain and suspicion
A dramatic excerpt shows a tense couple quarrel over a brother's alleged involvement in speculation. The wife fears poverty as the husband disputes blame, while a servant’s absence hints at precarious finances and a missing dinner.
Acute Brights Disease and Kidney Failure Symptoms
Acute Brights disease affects the kidneys and body waste elimination. It can be acute or chronic with dropsy, fever, kidney tenderness, vomiting, and possible coma or convulsions. Recovery is possible within weeks with careful diet and rest, though complications like bronchitis and pericarditis can be fatal.
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Bright
Scooped Hotel Clerk Mistakes Minister in Missouri
At the Lindell House in St Louis Bass Hunderson, a hotel clerk, misreads a guest and mistakes the visiting man, R J Deming, as a drummer after recognizing the name on the register. The minister jokes about showing samples in church and departs, leaving Hunderson amused and puzzled.
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Lindell House
St. Louie
Bass Hunderson
York
Oth G
Bass
Lweing
R. J. Deming
Hutt
Boston Man Recovers After Blanket Tossing Regimen
A Boston man with indigestion tried many exercises but only improved after a regimen of being tossed in a blanket every other morning for a fortnight. The report notes that old John Jacob Axton, when too feeble to move, was regularly subjected to this treatment.
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Consial Dintogin
Dameron
Maney i
Manning
Mary
Lise
Weill
Macy
Liu
Sam
Pahaw
Wwe
Fransworth
Martam
Farnsworth
Ang
Frank
Kaney
Pill
Noven
May Ay Halsey
Boston
John Jacob Axton
Diverse 19th Century Notes on People Places and Ventures
A collection of brief items notes on Samuel Morley declining a peerage. A Cuban funds a gate steam vessel to hunt sharks. Brooklyn resident Maron Low leads a domestic life at Columbia Heights. Cornell University land holdings spread across 240 acres, yielding about 6000 dollars yearly. Quinine bark tree proof links to malaria regions. Sweden king offers a 2600 kroner prize for math discovery. Alpine Turedolweiss motif criticized as common garden plant. Theodore Roosevelt pictured as ranchman with Long Island house. John C Harris criticizes stage minstrelsy as illusion. Gladstone inspired by breeding and manners, with Rothschilds admired. A 77-year-old angler catches a 30-pound pickerel at Chautauqua Lake, then treks back for a second. Rev W H H Murray touted as a ventriloquial host and oyster chef in Adironack lore.
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Jobo Morley
Samuel Morley
ML Pi
Maron Low
Brooklyn
Columbia Heights
Cornell University
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