The Adventures and Romance of Ferdinand Van Zandt
The San Francisco Call recounts Ferdinand Van Zandt, once penniless in Leadville, rising to wealth as Blue Bird Mine owner at Butte and marrying Sir John Lubbock’s daughter. After a brutal quest in New Mexico he led a jail breakout, then secured funds in London before returning to America to profit from mining riches.
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Ferdinand van Zandt
Palace Hotel
Leadville
Blue Bird
Butte
John Lubbock
van Zandt
Knick
New Mexico
England
London
Sir John Lubbock
Sir John
San Francisco
French Children and the Training They Receive
The article contrasts French childre nren with English norms noting quiet homes and ceremonial manners. It cites convent schooling for girls, limited languages for many, strong catechetical training, and skills in music drawing and dancing. It praises politeness and chic as social capital. It highlights intense patriotism and simple country amusements as wholesome traits.
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Incu
Cor, N.Y. Graplie
Hotel Clerk and Diamonds Spark Prosperity Theory
A Boston Herald feature argues hotel clerks, seen as a suffering class, deserve diamonds to project prosperity. It contrasts clerks with rude inquiries and busy guests, then shifts to medieval medical superstitions and quirky historical notes from the Journal of American Folk-Lore and other items about oddities, frauds, and local curiosities.
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Boston
Granger
Worcester
Bath
Boston Herald
Gaspar
Melchior
Balthasar
M. Challamel
France
London
Paris
Journal of American Folk-Lore
Manitoba Farm for Wealthy Sons Turns to Sowing Wild Oats
A Manitoba farm run by two brothers trains sons of wealthy families in farming while charging board and teaching farm work for free. The young men perform horserakes, mowing, thrashing and plowing, care for livestock, and guard against horse racing. They bathe and dress weekly, insist on eating in farm clothes, and largely adapt to rural life, with many staying longer than planned before returning home at the end of the term.
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Manitoba
Greenhorn
DeWitts Cough and Consumption Cure Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement touts De Witt's Cough and Consumption Cure and Little Early Risers with claims of liver stomach and bowel action, breadth of uses, and mild safe effects. It promotes samples, mentions remedies for piles and skin conditions, and notes various travel and promotional offers from railroad channels and a Farmers Monthly subscription offer.
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Old World
Unadilla
Dooly County
New York
Nevyada
Rosedale
Washington Flanders
Esquire
Ulysses Flaherty
Cornelius Cronin
Concord Chronic
William H. Campbell
Saxton’s River
Democrats
Republican United
Washington
New York City
Washington Star
Florida
Columbia County
Georgia
Scapegrace Sons
de Witt
Mile
Lanark
Bucklen
Hes. Puterbaugh
John Sebastian
Gen
Poss
Chicago
Rock Seltynd & Pacific Ry
Mexico
California
North Carolina
Gulf Coast
Texas
Missouri
Milwauke & St. Paul
Geo
H Fleafford
Inois
Old Mexico
Burlingtons
Republic
W. J.C. Kenyon
G.pla
St. Paul
Farmers’ Monthly
Rockford
Farmer's Monthly
West
Wormer
The
Farmers Monthly
Business Directory At Buyers’ Guide
Busell
W. J. Pranck
Cash
First National Bank
Capital
C. Hegeman C Kinkade
R. Chisholm
J Scott Snively
D.C. Busell
E. E. Dubbel
Arnold, Dubbel & Arnold
Wakely
J. A. Walker
Broad Street
Pthe
ROBT
Trac Eas Prophiet
Eastel
WM. Strickler
Illinois
Labark
John H. Shaffer
C. Rowland
A. Wolf Cashiey
Ercharge Bank
Lanark, Eul
Amos Wol
David Wolf
Jons K. WoLf
Amos Wolf
Notary Public
R. G Us
Yeager& Son
J. G. Sheller
F. A. Ehmer
Mason
S. H. Rhodes
Annie Nyman
Rooma
Mrs. Price
E. P. Olmsted
Marble
H. W. Hartzell
V. S
Commercial House
Ellis Moore
News-Gazette
J. T. Jacobs
Justice OF the Peace
Old Stand
Lanark, Ilinois
Peter Horner
Hs Vie
Manufac
Postoffice
the . Weekly
Inter . Ocean
W. D Howells
Frank R. Stepp
Hodgson Burnett
Mark Twain
R . Thompson
T Jurge
Curiosity Shop
Woman's Kingdom
the Home
Department of Farm and Farmers
W.D. Hoard
Wisconsin
Oneness Dairymas
Inter Ocean
Inter. Ocean
H. Reid Staley
Len Tiss T
O. R. Moyer
D. V.S
American Veterinary College
N.Y
City Dray
J. M. Glotfelty
P.O. Lanark, Il
J. T. Borman
Lanark, Illinois
Omee
C. W. Middlekauff
C. H. Sword
Nebt BP
Drug de Lanark
SS. H. Rhodes
Liberty Bell
Hesslein Bros
Miri
Carroll County
Abstract Office
Carroll County Bank
Mt. Carroll, Ul
Lewis Chrisman
J. A. McCall
Panorama Place
Ill
Lanark Drug Company
Rock Creek
C.C. F
Rhdes’ Block
G. W. Bennett, Dee
Ivanhoe Camp
T. U
L. T. Bray
Cousu
Walter Lake
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