Accident and Stump Blasting tale of dynamite risk
Hudson Maxim recounts a factory accident that cost him his left hand after a fulminate specimen ignited in his grasp. He also details John Bender’s reckless handling of dynamite and a standoff with an innkeeper over stump blasting. A parallel note recalls Mark Twain and Steve Gillis mining days in Calaveras County ending with missed treasure due to rain.
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Bofiler
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Maxim, N
Maxim
John Bender
Farmingdale
Bender
Boniface
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StéFa Gillis
Mark Twain
Calaveras County
Jackass Hill
Steve
Mim
James
Bret Harte
Mark
Jim Gillis
Jim
Clemens
Gillis
Angel
Chicago Post
Insurance maps guide underwriters in setting fire insurance rates
Handy guides reveal how underwriters use color coded maps to assess buildings. The diagrams show construction, equipment, and occupation in complete detail, enabling a New York agent to gauge risks in Missouri or California and vice versa.
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New York City
Missouri
California
Cassier
3 Magazine
Poising on Nothing Among Great Condors in Flight
The passage describes condors hanging motionless in the air high above mountains, appearing to float as if on rock. Their wings outstretched, they survey the ground below for prey for minutes or an hour, then tilt and either drift away or dive swiftly once prey is located, a trait shared by eagles and hawks.
Rounding Curve Dynamics in Train Weight Distribution
The text discusses how train weight tends to shift outward on curves to counteract centrifugal effects. It notes that outer wheels lift slightly while inner wheels bear less load, with remarks on proportions and balance. The passage appears garbled or partially illegible.
Prepared for Indians Harrison’s Retreat Tunnel Found
A relic hunter near Vincennes searched the Harrison home basement and bored into a floor hole revealing a short bricked passage. Locals recall a tunnel from the house basement to the river for escaping Indians, sealed about 50 years ago.
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Marrison
Vincennes
Harrison
Vincernes Sun
Nervy Express Man James Burke Dies in Wisconsin
James Burke, famed express messenger involved in the 1885 Long Point murder and robbery attempt, died a violent death near Waukesha Wisconsin on Saturday. Burke had gained renown for barricading a train car and holding off robbers during the Long Point incident while the engineer escaped to Terre Haute. He served with the Adams company on the St. Louis to Columbus route and became a noted figure in railroad crime history.
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James Burke
Long Point
Waukesha
Wis
Burke
Adams Company
St. Louis
Columbus
Ohio
Milo Ames
Terre Haute
Beretu Tealt
Chambasse
Ranaath Ob Byer
Ss. Oy
Fortitude in Picnics and Respectful Admiration
A reflective note on a girl facing sun freckles during picnics and a woman who values a man who admires her child, highlighting social grace and mutual respect.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Offered As Cure All
A 19th century advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure can cure catarrh at all stages. It states the medicine works internally to affect blood and mucous surfaces and promises $100 to any case it fails to cure. Includes address F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio and notes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
J Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
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Weir & Weir
Physicians & Surgeons
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H. G. Hershey
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the Mutual Mercantile Agency
W. G. St.,Marshall, Ilinais Marshall, Ilinois, U. S. A
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R. A. Mitchell
Public Square
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Arthur M. Hurst
Clark County
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Kinois
North 6Th St
Marshall, Ulinois
Hudson Maxim
Sam
Insurance Maps
Cole Bros
Gen. Harrison
Nervy Express
G. B. Lord
Opera House
Ash St. Marshall, Fll
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