The Lost Lode of the Gore Range Tale
A Kansas City Star retelling recalls a 1896 Routt County hunt in Colorado where a druggist found fool's gold in a snowstorm and later chased a rumored rich quartz lode. An old miner and Burlingame in Denver affirmed astonishing gold yields, but subsequent searches by the party and others found no trace of the lode.
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Dee Reese
Gore Range
Reese
Iowa
Routt County
Colo
Steamboat Springs
Rock Creek
Colorado
Toining Te
Lowa
Cising
Gore Pass
Denver
Burlingame
Be Sayer
Steawheat Springs
Yowa
Sen
Kansas City Star
Weighing the Baby and Growth Standards Debate
Dr Graham discusses a Philadelphia Pediatric society paper by Dr Griffith on infant weighing as health indicator. He supports the rule that a child should double birth weight by five months and triple by around a year, noting private families often skip this practice and the standard offers a useful working record.
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Weishing
Graham
Griffith
Philadelphia Pediatric Society
Dont Be Selfish And Help Others In Life
A moral exhortation urges not to live solely for self and to promote others happiness. It claims self sacrifice brings greater joy than self centered affection. It notes Bible word meanings once linked to apothecary may be more accurately perfumer according to some authorities.
The Lower Shelf Poem Reverie
A Pall Mall Gazette reflection on a study shelf where worn volumes on the lower shelf outshine grand tomes. The speaker admires imperfect books that teach higher truths, while elegant volumes evoke wealth rather than wisdom and the humbler books offer genuine insight.
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Pelf
Pall Mall Gazette
A Curiosity of Alaska Driftwood Haven
A Chicago Times-Herald summary notes a vast driftwood beach between Yakatag and Kyak islands in Alaska. Logs originate from Asia and North America, with some eight foot diameters and trees up to 150 feet long. The timber lies buried, petrified, or coalified inland, and a ruby sand bearing fine gold particles lies beneath.
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Alaska
Yakatag
Kyak Islands
Seattle
Japan
China
India
Asia
California
Washington
American
Chicago Times-Ilerald
Legend of King Sebastian Returns on Stormy Nights
A historic tale recounts the disappearance of King Sebastian of Portugal in 1578 at Alcazar while fighting Moors. Rumors say the king died, but many still await his return, believing he may appear in a fiery cloud during storms.
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Kentucky
Sebastian
Portugal
Alcazar
Belem
What to a Sleeper Definition Laced With Wordplay
A humorous linguistic riff explains a sleeper in layered phrases. The text compares sleep and movement through a tongue twister style definition, ending with the idea that the sleeper wakes the sleeper by striking the sleeper under the sleeper.
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Peter Piper
No Woman May Sign and Czarina Succession Question
A question on why none of the czar’s daughters could inherit the throne tied to Catherine the Great’s era. The exclusion stems from Emperor Paul’s edict. France’s nobility claims are widespread yet only about 450 families can prove feudal descent. A Durban coast rock cleft, called Place of Death, hidZulu victims in past wrath.
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Czar
Catherine
Paul
Catherine the Great
France
Durban
South Africa
Great Kes
Detroit
Toledo
Cleveland
Mackinac
Lake Ronte
Alpena
Ignace
Petos
The Sense of Taste and Diet Perils in Digestion
The article argues taste guides digestion when not perverted by excess. It urges chewing to a tasteless remnant, notes cravings reflect body needs, and warns luxury items like salt, fats, and stimulants disrupt digestion. It cites Kellogg and Bunge on salt limits and cautions against tobacco and overindulgence.
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Dr. Kellogg
Bunge
Basel
Woman Deposits Gold After Mint Mixup
A Cincinnati Enquirer item recounts a humorous tale of a wife saving forty dollars in various bills seeking gold. After failing at the mint with bad notes she obtained two double eagles, exchanged them for new coins, and finally deposited the gold in a savings bank, explaining the irony to her husband.
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Deposali Inn Bank
Tiaven
Cincinnati Enquirer
Old Farmer Tries Menu Skipping From Top to Bottom
An elderly farmer in Memphis enters a cafe and, after ordering from the top of the menu, finds the task of finishing one third of the dishes overwhelming. He asks the waiter if he can skip ahead to the lower items, marking the menu as he goes. The tale stems from the Memphis Scimitar.
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Memphis
Memphis Scimitar
The Force of Habit: Villiers's War Shell Trick
The Saturday Evening Post recounts Frederick Villiers, famed war correspondent, feigning collapse in London after a shell-like crash from a passing cart dumped gravel. Mistaking the noise for artillery, he dropped to the ground and arose unhurt, puzzled by the apparent disguise.
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Frederick Villiers
J. W. Sabel
Saturday Evening Post
Villiers
London
Strand
Villier
Whitaker Almanack salaries tale and tiny Bible charm
An English paper recounts Joseph Whitaker’s Almanack printing a list of imaginary salaries for civil servants after officials declined to share figures. Public corrections followed quickly as authorities disputed any excess or underreporting. A Boston man owns a one inch long miniature Bible with Hebrew text and Latin titles, read only with a magnifying glass.
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Joseph Whitaker
Amour Moore
Inland Revenue Authorities
Russia
Alin Line of Criticism in Chicago Post
A neighbor asks about the husband’s role. The woman retorts he is not a dramatic critic but a household critic, highlighting domestic satire. The exchange underscores the quip about private life and public persona.
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Chicago Post
Disguised Umbrella Confusion Prompted by Lost Item
In a humorous Ohio State Journal exchange, Wiggins asks whose umbrella matches the one he lost, while Higgins notes the handle has been scraped and altered, making identification unlikely. The dialogue highlights playful ambiguity over a common object.
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Wiggins
Higgins
Ohio State Journal
Investment Advice on Buying Bear Stock Cited
The note stresses that investors should view bear market opportunities as a sound, long term purchase. It argues that patient capital in downturns can yield strong returns and urges diversification and risk awareness.
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Philadelphia
America
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Magckinac Island
Traveler’s Register
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Chicago
Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling Ry
Awain Luu
Wennsylvania
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van Ubrichsville
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Philadelphi
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Is “ Sterling
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Lannsvilly
Chippewa Lake
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Lorain Ranch
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Akron & Allinnes
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Akron Sail
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Interarbor
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Bali
Millersburg
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Gen. Pa. Ag
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Cleveland Terminal
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