Copper King Copper King Favorite Mining Stock
Copper King shows strong management and growing ore value. A. Snyder and J. H. Robinson are closing contracts for local buyers while Nichols reports permanent mine value and rich ore finds. Ten days remain to buy at ten cents a share before a 25 cent price, with dividends and large ore blocks anticipated. Local investors chile strong board oversight.
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Steck
Copper King
Ft. A. Snyder
J. H. Robinson
Foley Hotel
Joseph
Nichols
Thie J
Linient Liniment Promoted for Pain Relief
An advertisement touts Haberism’s Linient liniment priced at twenty five cents. It claims a small dab of the liniment on the chest or affected area surpasses Roy plaster for relief from pain and related aches.
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Haberism
Roy
Jame Hwok
Raneh Chenwer
Man proposes bread oven cannery as trap for victim
A man invites a stranger inside an unused building to reveal an oven claimed to bake 2000 loaves an hour and, with a knife drawn, to bake a human. The visitor flees as a police raid frees him. the baker, a scientific inventor, is committed to an asylum.
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Air
Error in Stated Hours for Engagements
A witty exchange cites Bald Miss Singleton declaring that a man engaged to a girl keeps to hours from eight until after midnight. Mrs Bridey adds that even after marriage the hours remain the same except "with her" versus "from her."
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Miss Singleton
Philadelphia Press
Street Improvement Notice for La Grande District No 16
Notice by the City Council of La Grande Oregon declaring the formation of Improvement District No 16 on Sixth Street from Washington Avenue to N Avenue. It outlines the plan to lay a foot cement walk, the anticipated cost of 1718.90, the property to be assessed, and a public hearing scheduled August 17, 1910 at 8 o'clock p.m. in the council chamber.
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Sixth Street
Washington Avenue
N" Avenue
A Good Cigar Reassures Amid Life’s Troubles
Somerville Journal notes a good cigar brings comfort when fortune frowns and cares oppress. The smoke wreaths rise as worries vanish and thoughts wander, turning troubles into a joke while you dream with half shut eyes.
First Try Joke Inspires Doughnut Wonder
A humorous exchange features a wife praising her spouse for making doughnuts. The husband asks if the compliment is sincere. The wife replies that his doughnut creation is a surprising breakthrough likened to artificial rubber, per the Houston Post.
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George
Houston Post
Itinerant Markets and Stocks Stir Public Debate
The Louisville Courier Journal notes shifting labels for trades with waterers of milk or stocks. Public opinion marks a man by his profits and haul, branding a milk waterer a rogue and a stock manipulator a tinaneter.
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Louisville Couriar-Journal
Wireless Operator Reports Uninterrupted Service Amid Strong Blow
An Atlantic ship's wireless operator notes the seas and wind on a rough night while reporting that radio service remained uninterrupted despite the heavy weather and whitecaps on the sound waves.
Deceivers Reed Catalogues Shine Not Like A Postal Card
A Detroit Free Press note laments that hotel brochures mislead, praising the charm of a postal card scene yet warning that real places rarely live up to glossy catalogs. The item contrasts romantic imagery with the gap between hype and reality.
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Detroit Free Press
A Cautious Groom Warned by Wedding Gift
A dialogue scene shows a groom asking about a $1,000 wedding gift check. The bride reveals she gave it to Jamies who cashed it that morning, prompting the startled father to faint. This item appears in Slarper's Weekly.
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Pater
Mollie
Jamies
Cross the Street Three Diests and a Meet
A brief quirky verse plays on crossing streets to meet friends and strangers. It contrasts close friends, acquaintances, and the odd third type who elicits crossing the street when they pass by. The poem uses playful observational humor about social dynamics.
Heavyweight Sandy McClitizon Lands Crushing Knockdown
In a fierce bout, Sandy McClitizon floors an opponent with a single powerful blow. Spectators remark on his formidable punch and steady breath as the crowd reacts with awe and surprise.
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Harcigan
Sandy McClitizon
Civrigan
B'gorry
Sandy
Joy For a Dead One
A Kansas City lodger notes a fatal accident where the sole victim was the fool who rocked the boat, reflecting on the event with dark irony.
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Tia
Kansas City
Which One Indeed Do You Take Me For
A dialogue fragment from the Roston Transcript features a speaker insisting on multiple choices while claiming not to be a Turk or a Mormon. The banter centers on being asked which path or option to take and emphasizes a humorous, exasperated tone.
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Scott
Roston Transcript
The Languedoc Canal longest cage in Europe
The canal of Languedoc connects the Atlantic and the Mediterranean. It is reported as Europe’s longest canal at 148 miles, linking two seas and serving as a major waterway.
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Languedoc Canal
Europe
Languedoc
Altlantic
Mediterranean
Ellis Island's Transfer to U S Government in 1808
The state of New York previously owned Ellis Island and sold it to the United States government in 1808 for use as a magazine. It now serves as the landing point for immigrants entering the Port of New York.
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Ellis Island
State of
New York
United States
Port of
God Liver Oil Claim Sparks Curious Measure
A quirky old claim suggests it takes a hundred livers to yield one gallop of cod liver oil, highlighting how historical measures and oil production were described in curious terms.
A Tea Test Describes Ash Left by Burning Tea
A tested method involves burning a small quantity on a metal plate to judge quality by ash residue. Good tea leaves little ash. ash increases as sample quality deteriorates.
Fragmented View of India's Racial Composition
The passage states that India is not a nation but a mosaic of diverse peoples. It claims Aryans form most of the population while the northeast border shows the yellow race and the Coromandel coast has a large colored population.
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India
Coromandel Coast
Isaki Rice Wine Among Japan’s Ancient Drinks
Rice wine Isaki, excluding grape wine, is cited as the oldest alcoholic beverage known to man. The text notes its use by the Japanese for more than two millennia.
Bee Flight Described By Classical Observation
The text extols the bee’s direct flight as the shortest path between two points and notes how its large eyes help its arrowlike movement through the air, emphasizing the insect’s remarkable navigation.
First Balloon Ascension Marks Flight Milestone
The first balloon ascent was undertaken by Pilatre des Trosiers Noy using a heated air balloon. The event occurred in the late 18th century and marked a pioneering moment in aviation history.
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Pilatre Des Trosiers Noy
The Banana's Unattacked Nature Revealed
A curious note asserts that the banana faces no insect attacks and is immune to common fruit diseases, marking it as a remarkable peculiarity of the vegetable kingdom.
Fool's Gold Defined by Mineral Experts
Fool's gold refers to pyrites a group of minerals that resemble gold ore but are not gold. The term is common in mineralogy and mining discussions describing iron sulfide minerals and their deceptive metallic luster.
Marengo the White Charger’s Long Afterlife
The famed Napoleonic warhorse Marengo, after Napoleon’s defeat at Water Ion, was found wandering by a British officer. He was sent to England and spent many peaceful years in happy retirement, living beyond Napoleon.
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Napoleon
Marengo
Poonarte
England
Time's seasons echo old discontent in verse
Fragmentary lines reflect recurring cycles of regret as seasons change. The speaker contemplates summers and winters, hinting at dissatisfaction with time passing and choices repeating without resolve.
On Shipboard Mental Healer Seeks Quiet Aid
A fragmented note recalls a seasick man named Newthought asking for silent guidance aboard a vessel. The brief reference hints at a healer offering mental relief through quiet methods.
Woman Breaks Heart and Lines Telephonic Terms
Fragmentary Chicago News note contrasts romance and modern communication. A stray exchange hints at jealousy and playful cleverness about staying in touch with a mother-in-law, using telephonic wit as a plot device.
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Chicago News
Conductor Sparks a Quiet Plea on a Faded Ride
In a brief, intimate scene a conductor leans close to a passenger. She softly sighs and places a hand on his, asking for fares as the moment of connection unfolds aboard a Chaparral journey.
Philadelphia Ledger Notes On Marital Finances
The Philadelphia Ledger quotes the remark He married a cooking school girl and asks How did she pay out revealing speculation on a spouse's finances after marriage. The brief item hints at social financial expectations in romantic unions.
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Philadelphia Ledger
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Conover Pianos
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D. B. Cox
Oreon
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Swift
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