Odd nugget of gold found in Australian mine
A 1887 report describes a bizarre 12 1/2 inch long gold hand shaped nugget found at the Midhas mine on Sulky gully near Melbourne. Weighing 51 pounds of pure gold with minimal impurities it was located 120 feet underground near the northwest main drive, 50 feet from where the Lady Brassey nugget was found. The piece was almost a complete open hand with a closed thumb and forefinger, and the find is detailed as an extraordinary curiosit.
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Sulky Gully
Melbourne
Australia
Kentucky Oil Basin
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Kentucky
Mammons Farm
Knox County
Pennsylvania
Sisterville
West Virginia
Standard Oil Company
Texas
Richlands of Co
Barbourville N. Wa
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Atlantic & Pavidle Company
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B. Moore
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Knox Oil Company
Bagnoveviewe
H. C. Jones
Richlands Oil Co
Wusfield
W. Va
George Hammons
J. Robinson
Buckeye Development Company
E. Morriss
Lynchburg
Samuel B. Walker, Jr
Lexington
Jim the Slogger Baptizes After Boxing Pact
Melbourne bishop tried to baptize a baby at Jim the Slogger’s house. Jim demanded a fight first, then allowed the baptism after the struggle. The tale says Jim then began attending church regularly.
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Gee
Melbourne
Jim
Pall Mall Gazette
Adequate Provocation Over Hymn Anthems
An elderly Scotswoman objects to church music as sinful after immigrating to the United States. She argues against choir singing while a neighbor notes that an ancient anthem is sacred. The woman asks why Saul threw a javelin at David when he sang.
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Philadelphia Times
David
Saul
Wing Question Mirth as Philly Girls Recall Feathers
Two Philadelphia girls drift into theology and anthropology as they recall their father removing their feathers so they could not fly away to be washed by their mothers. The tale blends child chatter with a humorous family moment.
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Philadelphia
Uth
Subeditor in chief quip at cannibal editor tale
The cannibal chieftain jokes about appointing the captured subeditor as editor in chief after his chef finishes the cookbook. The piece mocks food fads and promotes Green's August flower as a digestion aid from Green's Drug Store in Lexington, Virginia.
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Green
H. Gorrell
Lexington
Goose City romance in a misty Dutch outing
In Goes Holland the artist Meredith and Mrs Travers explore a ruined castle and a goose named town as rain falls. Their careful restraint turns to confession and romance when Meredith dreams aloud of Countess Jacqueline and love, ending with a kiss before the train.
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McClure Company
Mrs.Travers
Nome
Goes
Gertrude Travers
Mrs. Travers
Jacqueline
Meredith
Bavaria
Mrs. Traverstron
Francis van Borselen
Mary Magdalene
Robert
Chateau
Old Man of Rockbridge Matthew Bryan Remembered
In Rockbridge County the life of Matthew Bryan is recalled as active and generous. A leading iron man, he built wealth from humble beginnings, helped shape the Bryan family’s iron trade, and supported the Methodist church and Democratic causes in the region. His operations centered on the Vesuvius furnace near Midway, with the Bryan foundry producing Livingston plows.
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Matthew Bryan
Bryan
Edward Bryan
Bryans
Shaws
North River
Rockbridge Baths
South River
Midway
Matthew Shaw
Mayberry
Rockbridge
Argusta
Irish Creek
Diggs
Mattew Bryan
Bryan & Bradley
Livingston
Hugh F. Lyle
Methodist Church
Democratic Party
South Mountain
Junor
J.T. Parrox
Lexington Gazette
Howell elected mayor of Atlanta without opposition
Condensed news item reports Captain Evan P. Howell winning the Atlanta mayoral race unopposed after an earlier Democratic primary nomination.
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Evan P. Howell
Atlanta
Blood Balm Promises Cure for Ulcers and Cancer
Promises permanent cure for blood poison and cancer through Botanic Blood Balm. Claims include relief from pimples, ulcers, sores, itching, hair loss, joint pain, swollen glands, and other ailments. Offers free samples and medical advice by mail from Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga.
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Blood Balm Co
Atlanta
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