Diamonds in California a Col Andrews tale of hidden gems
Col. A Andrews tells the San Francisco Chronicle that diamonds lie buried in California, promising wealth akin to El Dorado. He recalls long familiarity with rough stones from a single locality and plans a prospecting trip with partners to verify the find amid memories of the 1872 San Francisco and New York Mining Company mining fraud.
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Col. A. Andrews
San Francisco Chronicle
el Dorado
Col. Andrews
California
George Acker
San Francisco
New York
Summit County
Colorado
Cinder in Eye Sets Off Turbulent Cable Car Scene
A crowded New York cable car erupts in chaos when a short heavy man with a cinder in his eye is distracted by a pair of eyeglasses. Bundles and hats fly as the car shakes, then the man announces triumphantly that the cinder is out as he stands amid the disordered passengers.
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Cinder
The
New York Tribune
Poor Man and the New Year’s Fear of Christmas Bills
In a dawn of the glad new year the husband vows reform yet dreads the sight of his wife’s Christmas bills. His resolutions may be short lived as financial worries loom over domestic peace.
Situation Wanted by a Middle-Aged Married Man
A city paper advertisement shows a middle-aged married man seeking a store or office job as a boy, reflecting businessmen favoring mature assistants. The note offers a glimpse of employment for older workers and a playful reversal of ages in the workplace.
Receipt Riddle From Boston Herald Tale
Dan and Mose, two simple partners, receive a customer’s payment and a comical slip reads Weve got our pay. Me and Dan. The humorous receipt highlights their lack of sophistication and point to a simple business miscue.
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Boston Herald
Dan
Mose
Ample Grounds in a Witty Art Exchange
A humorous exchange features DeAuber asserting firm devotion to his art and a friend joking that art might seek a divorce on grounds of incompatibility. The light quip highlights creative tensions in a casual conversation.
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DeAuber
B&O Railroad’s Seventy-One Years and Ten Presidents
At the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad company’s seventy-first annual meeting, the ten presidents over seventy-one years are listed: Thomas, McLane, Swan, Harrison, Brooks, Garrett, Garrett, Spencer, Mayer, Cowen. The line reached Harper’s Ferry in 1834 and expanded to Winchester in 1836 and Strasburg in 1870, then Cumberland in 1842 and Wheeling by 1853, with the Parkersburg branch to Parkersburg opening in 1857. It remains the only great railroad operated under its original name and charter.
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B. and O
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Philip E. Thomas
Louis McLane
Thomas Swan
William C. Harrison
Chauncey Brooks
John W. Garrett
Robert Garrett
Samuel Spencer
Charles F. Mayer
John K. Cowen
Harper's Ferry
Winchester
Strasburg
Cumberland
Wheeling
W. Va
Parkersburg
Grafton
Great Railroad Company
Odd Exchange Quips Reported by Cleveland Leader
The Cleveland Leader notes a curious remark about Wentworth and Solas with a cryptic line about turning over a new leaf. The dialogue hints at an unusual personal moment and a polite but terse morning greeting.
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Gare
Wentworth
Cleveland
Seed Company Catalog and Local Notices Highlighted
The page urges readers to write John A. Salzer Seed Co. for their catalogue at 5 cents in stamps and notes the season’s rapid approach. It also includes a mix of humorous exchanges, medical ads for Cascareta and Hall's Catarrh Cure, and a Denver business relocation notice for The Denver Tent and Awning Company at 1640 Arapahoe Street.
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John A. Salzer Seed Co
America
Denver Tent & Awning Company
Arapahoe Street
No-To-Bac for Fifty Cents Ad Promises Cure
A 50 cent claim offered for the No-To-Bac tobacco habit cure, with a longer promise of strength and purity, paired with a sarcastic quip about an aunt and a $4 bureau filled with silver items implying consumer skepticism.
A Letter Endorses Lydia E Pinkham's Compound
Mrs Jennie L Surry of Philadelphia testifies that nine weeks of ovarian inflammation and constant discharge left her bedridden and costing daily doctor and medicine fees. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she reports a complete cure and strong faith in the remedy.
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GEMS
Stebbins
C.C
Hall
F. J. Cheney
Toledo
Ohio
F. J. Cheney & Coo
Toledo, O
Sara
Sarah
Gett
Us Bave Authority
We Wolff & Green
Homer Ave
Curtis Street
Denver
Cole
Thompson
Hoffman
Isabella Bidg
Cinco
Norman
Elmore St
Escanaba, Mich
Authors and Writers Union
Chicago
Geners Uf 2000 Ag
Manilla
Fay Manilla Reefing Company
Camden
N.J
Giras
Atlantay
Srnatiss Pension Bickford
Washington, D. C
Stadt 20Th Corps
Tor
John W. Morris
Pension Bureau
Ee Well Drug Co., Agents
Cok
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