Miner Mary West Breaks Barriers In Gold Prospecting
Mary West, a pioneering mining figure from Janesville Wisconsin, becomes a leading organizer and manager in the Wisconsin mine near Sonora. She travels deserts with her brother, funds development with over $60,000, holds majority stock, and runs operations while balancing family duties and schooling.
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Joba Diages
Ann Colonel Hayes
el Paso
Marty West
Miluesett
Losaken
Mary West
Mi West
Burg
Posse
Santa Maria
Sonora
Nogales
Tombstone
Mary Wrat
Leadvale
Janesville
Alls
Pittsburg
Wisconsin
Jan Brothers
Mary ‘West
Mary
Imarre
Nostofes
Underground mushroom farming in a French garden
A detailed account describes a hidden mushroom farm beneath an orchard in France. Large piles of manure are processed with water to create substrate for rows of mushrooms. After three months growth begins, with harvesting daily. Workers collect crops for distant markets while inferior mushrooms go to centres. producers earn twenty cents per pound.
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France
Srawth
Eoc
Peixntini Scribner's
Human nature and the blunt search for miracles
A concise meditation on human nature and the stubborn pursuit of miracles, noting our instinct to seek quick fixes while we sulk in kindness and doubt. The piece probes how convenient bluntness masks deeper hunger for extraordinary acts in ordinary life.
Mystery Housekeeper Case Echoes 1942 Belvedere
Fragmentary notes mention a housekeeper named Mrs Knicker-30 in 1942 with references to Mrs Locker and a claimed ancestry. The garbled text hints at a contested inheritance or family claim but lacks coherent facts, names, dates, or places to confirm a clear incident or outcome.
Fractured miscellany of jokes and quips from old papers
A garbled sample of scattered humorous lines and snippets from various newspapers. The text includes misread names, stray dialogues, and punchlines about trains, hogs, manners, and spurious conversations, reflecting late 19th to early 20th century humor without a single coherent story.
Policeman Mistakes Sunrise Alarm For Fire Threat
A Manila native policeman on a beat near First Reserve hospital misinterprets the rising sun as a blazing city threat. He triggers a general alarm, sending five city engines to Mantia, but the sun is rising, not a fire. The chief scolds the officer and suspends him, while Sol rises unbothered and observers note the morning joke. The man had dozed on a bench and woke to the sun’s glare, mistaking it for danger.
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Pacific Ocean
First Reserve Hospital
Idh Sol
Ousten
Philipines
Mantia
Manila
Rise of Black Economic Power in Postwar America
A passage attributed to Booker T. Washington argues that economic advancement for Black Americans in commerce, banking, manufacturing, and agriculture offers a path to acceptance and stability. He contends whites support Black ownership of homes and businesses, which would produce virtuous citizenship and trustworthy voting.
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South
Uesta
Castae
Booker T. Waslinsten
Astantie
Alas Where Has He Gone In Sorrowful Verse
A fragmentary lament in archaic style questions a missing beloved. The speaker vows to wait though time passes and expresses longing, doubt, and hope amid fragmented lines and echoed phrases. The poem frames a personal ache and silent vigil for a returned lover.
Indian Attack on Crook’s Command Described in War Tale
Cyrus T. Brady recounts a harsh clash where Sioux and Crow Horse under Crany Horse attacked Crook’s column. Captain Henry is wounded, losing consciousness as a Mounted Indian war-hero thrusts forward. Chief Washabie and Shoshone allies aid the gravely injured officer while comrades struggle to hold the line.
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Crany Horse
Crook
Henry Hao Eemman
Royall
Washabie
Henry
Jacl
Cytis T. Brady
Scribnet's
Silent summer kiss under curious eyes
A flirtatious scene unfolds as a man seeks the other’s heart. She jokes that it never reaches the goal unless startled, then he kisses her. She quips about being unstartled, while the summer aid line hints at a difficult, “eighty hard” proposition.
The Choristers of Night Song in Cottage Trees
A small poem describes evenings at a cottage where the night chorus of katydids crickets and frogs blends with leaves and breeze. Stars emerge as music fills the air and the night deepens, with natural sounds becoming a midnight concert. The speaker, under Mother Nature’s heart, hears creatures tracing melodies through the dark.
Bret Harte Remembered by Anton Roman and San Francisco Star
A fragmented reminiscence from Anton Roman recalls Bret Harte's fiery reaction to a proof in blue ink at Bacon & Co and the later meeting at Platt's hall. The piece notes Harte's strong temper, a quiet interlude of kindness, and a lasting friendship formed with Roman, publisher of the Overland Monthly, in a vivid, period voice.
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San Francisco
Aulal A. Roman
Talligad
Roman
Te Tine
Overland Moat
Bret Harte
Tie “Duyil
Bacon & Go
Haris
Mr. Harte
Warte
Harte
Venice
Jills
Jess
San Francisco Literary Society
Ate Platt
Ani
Anton Roman
Fragmentary tale of a toiling night and Christmas thoughts
A puzzled narrator toils over plans for Thanksgiving Christmas and New Year as his wife offers cheer. He suddenly stops, reflecting on money left last Christmas in a fragmentary scene narrated by a judge.
Horseshoe Luck Sparks Debate on Wire Finish
A Philadelphian quip notes that a horseshoe badge of luck may matter if it clears the wire first in a horse race. The exchange hints at superstition and racing nerves as the crowd weighs favor and fate at the track.
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Philadelphia Press
Blond Girl Seeks Rice Purchase Details At Grocer
Yonkers Starouman reports a minor exchange at a local market where a blond girl asks for rice and questions pricing while a green grocer responds about wedding or prdding. The brief scene captures everyday commerce and social chatter in Yonkers.
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Yonkers
Starouman
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