Death Card Poker Tale Sparks Superstition Belief
A Washington Post story recalls a Pennsylvania club house poker night where a player blamed the death card four of spades for another’s heart failure and a fatal outcome. The man reportedly quit cards after the incident, insisting fear of luck dominated the game.
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Washington Post
Pennsylvania
D Washington
Washington On
Washington
Spider
Hes
Pye
Curious anecdotes and fox farming in Alaska tale
A humorous railcar scene ends with a glass eye confession and compliment. A London Answers note precedes a curious Alaska fox farming industry story, describing the origin to save blue foxes and the rapid spread to fox ranches across many islands.
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Alaska
Quotable Briefs Spark A City of Jests
A montage of light barbs and quips from editorials and exchanges across papers. Terse jokes touch on fortune, inspectors, overconfident experts, polite stubbornness, and public life with sly wit from Font. Town and Country to Detroit Free Press and Washington Times, reflecting a era’s playful newsbite humor.
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Richler
Hickley
Troy Times
Detroit Free Press
Philadelphia Record
Washington Times
Emerald Mines of Muzo Describe Daring Workings in Andes
The article describes the Colombian emerald mines at Muzo, government owned and leased to a company employing 400 natives and five or six overseers. Miners cut down rock faces with crowbars in a remote basin surrounded by high mountains. Water sluices clear debris every 15 minutes as miners extract stones from crystal bearing rock, some emeralds embedded in rock or found in hollows.
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Andes
Muzo
Government of
Colombia
Europe
Lexington Public Directory and Courts Schedule
Directory lists court convening months and officers for criminal probate county and city, with details for Lexington officers and city council. Includes post office, churches, lodges, and fraternal orders, plus annual meeting cadence and named officials.
East Imam Leaves Lexington Train Schedule Fragment
Fragmentary transit note mentions times 0:45 am 10:06 am 10:30 am and a trip from Lexington to Higeinaville via Licam with a 15 pm reference. References daily and Sunday exceptions unclear in readable text.
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St. Louis
Sedalia
Concordia
Sesedees
Aullville
Higeinsville
Page City
Lesington
Myrick
Wellington
Waterloo
Napoleon
Independence
Kansas City
Wallington
Myrick Wee Ps Ewe
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Eneny
Aulm'ie
Apodal
Licam
Lexington
Higeinaville
Death From His Own Invention
The famed French composer Jean Baptiste de Lully tired of old time beating. He devised a six foot cudgel to strike the floor and inadvertently struck his own foot. A wound mortified and he died. The baton evolved into a shorter, elegant conductor’s tool.
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Jean Baptiste de Lully
Sully
C A Time Table Higginsville Missouri Paper Train Schedule
The brief timetable lists Missouri State Express trains bound for Slater California and Missouri routes with times from 4 am to 12:86 pm and freight and accommodation services. Agent A. Winmintoox guides Higginsville offices.
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Bart
Missouri State Express
Slater
Calif
Coto. Limited
Glater Acoum
Louis Wout
Way
West Omd
Cole. Limited
H.C
Minsouri
Way Freight
Winmin
Iox
Higgineville, Mo
Partition suit targets non resident defendants in Kentucky land tract
A public partition action in Lafayette targets Susan M. and George W. Graber with heirs and spouses named. The suit seeks division of multiple parcels described as the south half of the northeast quarter and other sections in township forty four, range twenty nine, to be settled at the courthouse in Lexington. Publication of the notice is ordered for four weeks in a local newspaper.
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Cyarba
Midlwim
Frederick K Mintdheton
Mary A
Onneley
George Wy Uverley
Baw Wale
Susan M. Terwnet
Gieorge W. Firaber
Rifebeth J Meddietit
Cynlea Els Ie
Frank Badd
Arhow ’ Siphon
W Minor
Son
Samen
Graber
Renee Ceube
Chris
Alegatir & Hella
Lafayette
Stare
Doewit
Merith
Anti
Souyrast
Warnites
Seetiofteen
Furty
Busan
George W. Graber
White Court House
Loxington
Ely
I. Camibell
Oireult
Syprxon
Probate order for Lafayette Sens Miseewurl estate
On the th day of July 1002 the county administrator for said county Laken guage of the estate of Thoms J Marsh USEC. All personsSav inie against said estate must present claims for allowance within one year of the order or be barred. Creditors must file within two years from the order date or lose rights. D Wilson, Public Administrator.
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Lafayette
Thoms J. Marsh
Aaid
D. Wilson
Publis Afintolathansr
Jayetie County
Santa Fe Route Trains and Schedules at Lexington
Trains arrive at and depart from North Lexington with No 4 and No 24 Express daily. Main line trains pass Lexington Junction and connect with services at Lexington. The river route shows Lexington leaving daily at 7 04 and 7 o clock pm except Sundays to connect with trains at Lexington Junction.
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North Lexington
Cally
Expreas
Dally
Lexington Junction
Lexington
Lesves
Lexngton Junction
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