The Cripple Creek Mine King Who Refused Millions
The Stratton story shows W. U. Stratton owner of the Independence mine near Cripple Creek. He turned $200 to ton ore into a fortune, held out against offers of 10 and 20 million, and built wealth from a single rich strike as he sank deep to find more gold. He lives plainly, dodges beggars, and has given hundreds of thousands to friends and family while remaining cautious about his fortune.
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W. Us. Stratton
Cripple Creek
Marshall Field
Chicago
Independence
Iionaire Stratton
Isess
Fou
Indiana
Col Ko Springs
King
Colorado Springs
Stratton
Lfe
Cure for Consumption Incentive Inheritance Aims Cure
A French widow Mme Audifired leaves 160000 in trust with yearly interest for life to any physician who discovers a cure for tuberculosis. A study of Catholic nursing orders in Germany links contagion to deaths, citing a nun case and a purification error with a bed cord. The sequence shows one nun survived after a similar cell had been cleaned and reoccupied.
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Mme. Audifired
Germany
Doctor Husband Advice on Wife’s Insomnia
A humorous Life magazine quip shows a doctor advising a husband to come home earlier to help his restless wife who suffers sleepless nights. The line highlights domestic humor about marriage and sleep disorders.
Golden Eagle Catalogue Fall and Winter Ad
Advertises free home catalogue from The Golden Eagle in Denver Colorado. Promises big savings on shoes toys clothing and groceries. Offers free delivery and asks for name to begin a subscription. Corner Sixteenth and Lawrence Streets highlighted.
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Golden Eagle
Sixteenth and
Lawrence Sts
Denver
Colo
Public access proposed at Buckingham Palace grounds railings
A report notes a plan to replace the palace walls with a low railing to allow public views of the grounds, which are rarely used by the royal family. The Duke of Devonshire is said to be considering similar outer wall alterations.
Lord Grimthorpe’s Renowned Amateur Clockmaker Career
Lord Grimthorpe stands as a leading British amateur clockmaker with a premier workshop. He employs several skilled journeymen to handle the more demanding parts of his clock experiments.
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Lord Grimthorpe
Great Britain
Plymouth Rock event and new chicken breed debate
A fragmented item notes a lesson question about Plymouth Rock and mentions a teacher and student discussing a celebrated event. It also references a new breed of chickens as a topic. The text includes product pricing for Halls Catarrh Cure and a classroom dialogue.
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Plymouth Rock
Tommie
Tomie
Wooden soldiers found in Asslot necropolis Egypt
Archaeologists unearth a complete company of wooden soldiers fifteen inches tall in the Asslot necropolis. The figures carry lances and reveal the equipment of soldiers in the Pharaohs' era.
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Asslot
Egypt
Cutting Teeth Troubles Prompt Old Remedy Mention
In a dated exchange the speaker urges using a traditional remedy for teething while commenting on Wall Street wealth. Uncle Josh muses that much money has fallen, with warned buyers trying to pick it up.
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Man WissLow
Josh
Wall Street
Did You Ever See an Indian Send a Two-Center to the GPA
An odd historical excerpt mentions sending for a colored picture via the General Passenger Agent of the Colorado Midland railroad in Denver. The text also references diplomacy, a nerve restorer patent claim, and multiple old advertisements and jokes including a king’s cure and a riddle about a hen.
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Hor
Colorado Midland Railroad
Denver
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Ike A
Monte Cristo
Ratton
Oranda
Voora2
I Bone Chang
Kiine
Kiing
Arch
Philadelphia
Scott
Wm. B. McClellan
Coates Florida
Kicksby
Columbias
Pope Mfg. CO
Hartford, Conn
Columbie
Walter Baker& Co
Walter Baker & Co., Limited
Dorchester, Mass
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