Gambling Fever Grips Nome On Two High Stakes Card Plays
In Nome, two casinos saw unprecedented betting. At the Dexter, Bull Con Jack and Gus Seiffert challenged Wyatt Earp and Charlie Hoxie, with bets rising to 1000 dollars before a win. At the Northern four gamblers pooled fifty dollar bets, built to 1050 in checks, then tried one big bet on the ace, but the dealer froze the raise and the players quit in disappointment.
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Dawson
Nome
San Francisco
Dexter
Jack
Gus Seiffert
Wyatt Earp
Charlie Hoxie
James Murphy
Murphy
Apples as Fuel for Genius, A Letter from an Investigator
A detective claims apples, even raw ones, best suit literary minds. He cites his father a man of letters who thrived on daily apple pudding and raw apples, arguing fruit aids night work and restful sleep when eaten rind and all. He notes many overlook raw apples' digestibility and urges ample, simple consumption.
Bravery Tales From a Dentist’s Chair
A Pluto Record note recounts a dentist praising a young woman’s fortitude during dental work. A man, six feet tall, cried aloud and fainted after tooth extraction, later asking for the tooth to prove bravery to his wife who doubted him.
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Pluto
Relics of Ancient Miners Found in Blairburn Pit
Archaeologists in Fife near Edinburgh report a discovery by the Wemyss Coal Company at an old Blairburn disused pit. To prevent flooding, overmen unearthed a trove of miners tools dating about 300 years back, including wooden shovels still sound and iron picks and meils.
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Fife
Edinburgh
Wemyss Coal Company
Blairburn
Historical Coal Mine Fragments Reveal Ancient Wood Pins and Large Coal Blocks
Workers report wood pins with iron points and massive coal blocks cut out by picks. Thick pick handles resemble modern roof props. A tradition says the old mine flooded, causing many miner deaths, with tools scattered in seams supporting the old quarry tale.
Piano of Musical Stones at International Exposition
Honore Baudre, an aged amateur scientist, displays a geological piano made from stones collected over 34 years in France and Canada at the MTrest International Exposition. He says the instrument produces purer, sweeter music than others and needs no tuner, though he plans no American tour due to age.
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Honore Baudre
Mtrest
London Exchange
Baudre
France
Canada
M . Raudre
Auvergne
Mr Baudre
Bandre
America
Music Has Strange Charms in City Police Taxis
A Manayunk businessman explains how to collect small debts from city employees. He advises tact with policemen, noting their “adamant” hearts and suggesting gentle pressure. He uses his musical persona to ease officers into paying before their next payday.
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Manayunk
Philadelphia Record
Health remedies blaze in old classifieds
An advertisement page touts White's Cream Vermifuge for babies during heat with a 25 cent price. It also promotes Herbine for digestion and vitality at 50 or 60 cents. Bal lard's Snow Liniment offered at 35 and 66 cents counters bites and wounds.
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Clendenin
Battles Pharmacies
J Clendenin
Ballard
F. J. Clendenin
Teeth Without Plates at Speidel's Drug Store
Tooth care ad from Rock Island Illinois promotes dental fillings crowns and full sets of teeth at Speidel's drug store located at a permanent Rock Island address. Prices listed include 26c for cleaned teeth 60c for cement fillings and up to 4.00 for a full set with a 1.00 to 6.00 range for various options.
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D Avenue
Rock Island
Ill
Speidel
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