Mine Salting Tricks Exposed in Alaska Mining Scam
An engineering journal recounts mine salting near Juneau Alaska where three partners sold a low grade ore for 450000 dollars with 25 percent conditional on assay. Salting fooled two engineers but a third uncowed transported samples to Juneau and exposed the scheme. similar fraud on Signal Hill Cripple Creek yielded 10000 dollars.
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Mexico
Alaska
Engineering On Mining Journal
Juneau
San Francisco
Signal Hill
Cripple Creek
Brother Jonathan and the origin of the American phrase
The article traces the term Brother Jonathan to President Washington who frequently consulted his friend Jonathan Trumbull of Connecticut. It notes Washington’s habit of saying I must consult Brother Jonathan, a phrase that spread locally and later abroad to refer to the United States.
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Brother Jonathan
United States
England
Washington
Washingto
Ans
Jonathan Trumbull
Connecticut
Turks and Cairo clash over mixed marriage ruling
In Cairo a curious ruling follows a quarrel between two Mohamm natives. An ecclesiastical judge determines that one man, by cursing his own religion, renounced Islam. As Islamic law forbids a Muslim woman marrying a non Muslim, the court orders the husband separated from his wife living in the Living Church.
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Cairo
Plow as Foundation of Industry in Farm and Home
The plow is the indispensable primary operation for civilization and agriculture. It enables agriculture, which in turn supports all industry and progress, as discussed in Electricity For the Farm and Home.
Painful Recollections
A man who asked for a dime asks for shoes but is rebuked by an enraged husband who warns him to leave or risk violence. The exchange centers on a painful episode tied to the husband, describing a tense confrontation in stark terms.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Pickles on Counter Stirred a Grocery Debate
An old Chicago Record Herald comic line shows a husband questioning high grocery costs while noting the store keeps an uncovered crack of pickles on the counter for easy access. The exchange hints at price grievances and humorous shop habits.
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Chicago Record- Herald
Four O Clock Coffee On Steamboats Has Lasted Long
The Memphis Commercial Appeal notes the enduring ritual of four o clock coffee aboard Mississippi river boats. Steamboat crews drink strong black coffee served in ironstone cups, a social equalizer in the cookhouse where boat news and records are shared. The custom persists even in port and defines steamboat life.
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Natchez
Kate Adams
Cobb
Hans Wagner
Memphis
Ring of Endless Love Sparks a Clever Rebuttal
A suitor plans a grand avowal using a ring to prove lasting fortune. He presents the circlet to the woman who, after a moment, returns it and counters that her love also has no beginning. The exchange ends with a witty twist in a concise romance.
Dressing the Sponge
When sponges are first torn from the sea bed they are dark and living. They are tramped pressed to release a milky substance, then immersed eight to ten hours. Scraping, cleaning, drying and bleaching create the fine yellow color typical of many sponges.
Jelly Jars and a Quick Set Method
Do not pour hot jelly into cold rinsed glasses. Rinsing jars in very hot water and pouring the liquid jelly directly from the pot into them makes the jelly set much faster.
Rector and Mrs Ships Inne in a Paris gown dispute
Mr Surplis questions the rector’s absence from church after receiving his uncle’s legacy. Mrs Ships Inne replies she longs for the church but cannot kneel in her Paris gowns. The judge’s voice frames the exchange.
A Few Years Hence on the Bench and the Judge
A St. Paul Dispatch quip compares a bench scene where a judge and a judicial surgeon decide if a man requires head surgery or six months in jail. The remark satirizes legal decisions and medical surrogacy in punishment.
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St. Paul
Wounds That Mirror Each Other From Battle Field
English war correspondent Melton Prior recounts doctors at a Turkish hospital tending about 400 wounded. He describes two bullets entering and exiting oddly opposite, one entering mouth and leaving back, the other entering back and exiting mouth, and notes a Turk later eating after severe injuries.
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Dr. Boyd
Prior
Busby
Evide
Rustchuk
Stevens
Mount Washington and Nearby Appalachian Peaks
The article argues Mount Washington in New Hampshire is not the highest eastern US peak. It notes Mount Mitchell in North Carolina rises to 6,711 feet and Mount Guyot in Tennessee reaches 6,636 feet, while Washington stands at 6,293 feet, highlighting higher southern Appalachians.
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Mount Washington
Newshire
United States
New Ham
North Olm
Mount Itchell
Tennessee
Mount
Guyot
Short Lived Genius Lucas Van Leyden
Brief memoir notes Lucas Jacobsz known as Lucas Van Leyden a prodigy who drew engravings at nine painted St Hubert at twelve and produced a famous engraving of the monk Sergius murder at fourteen He died at thirty nine with a record of achievement yet a life not fully realized.
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Lucas Jacobsz
Lucas van Leyden
St. Hubert
Sergius
Mohammed
Editor’s Note on Longfellow Manuscript
A North American Review editor explains that despite merit the manuscript does not fit Review standards. He cites personal judgment as the sole criterion for acceptance and rejection in the publishing process.
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Mantts
Jameson
North American Reew
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Conversation On Mail And Post For A Suffragette
A Yonkers Statesman excerpt features a young girl asking about mail. A mother corrects her gently calling it post and hints she will explain why when she is old enough to be a suffragette. The dialogue reflects late 19th or early 20th century social attitudes toward women's suffrage.
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Yonkers
Ill Wind Discount Note Sparks Odd Business Letter
A Manchester Guardian excerpt shows a Midlands businessman notifying customers of a partner's death and offering a modest five cent discount as a new perk. The quirky posthumous bargain reflects early 20th century商 business humor and customer relations.
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Midlands
Manchester Guardian
The Sympathetic Sardine and the Skunk
A sardine from the smelt family sympathizes with a rejected skunk barred from a circus. The sardine reveals his own family ties and invites the skunk to join him, promising a box and companionship after the denial.
Obeying Her Physician in East Wind Folly
An elderly woman laments being indoors due to east winds. A visitor notes the weathercock wrongly shows east despite a strong west wind. The misread direction would have trapped her indoors if not for a weathercock’s stubborn stance.
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Manchester Guardian
Banana Varieties and Upland Cultivation in Hawaii
The article notes more than sixty banana varieties with wide flavor and texture differences. Hawaii reportedly has over forty distinct varieties, many introduced by whites. Some are superb raw, others used only cooked, and bananas thrive with little care on both city lots and homesteads.
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Hawaii
Kuleana
Few Old Maids In Japan
The statistics show very few Japanese women remain unmarried. Most marry at twenty one, men at twenty six, though marriage at fifteen occurs. Practically every man who does not join a Buddhist monastery marries, so the old bachelor and old maid are almost unknown in Japan.
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Japan
Big New York Hotel Handles Thousands Daily
About 21,000 people enter the large New York hotel each day based on a three year old count. The figure cites 19,000 visitors in a 19 hour period from 6 a.m. to 1 a.m. with 1,600 employees at normal times. Three thousand dine and five thousand lunch, requiring military precision across all departments.
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New York
Confucius Emphasizes The Golden Mean Of Truth
The ancient sage Confucius taught that truth lies between opposing views. He argued neither side holds absolute certainty and wisdom emerges from balance and moderation.
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Confucius
China
Reward Enough Father Son Clash Over Missed Chance
London Punch records a tense exchange where a father chides his son for neglecting a chance that could have defined his career, while the son laments the cruelty of fate and asserts he did not waste time but won at golf instead.
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Son
London
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