Miner Buries Alive After Mine Collapse in Shepherds Canyon
Carl Kramer recounts a days long ordeal buried in a mine near Shepherds Canyon while prospecting with Bob Soules. A 90 foot inclined shaft caved in trapping him under talc and rock, he fashioned a makeshift ascent using a candlestick as a crowbar and climbed to safety, narrowly escaping death.
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Carl Kramer
Rly
Carl
Ballarat
M I
Bob
Soules
Argus Range
Gopher
Bax
Tunnel Escape Feat Sealed In a Coffin Like Space
An explorer recounts exhausting days in a mine shaft tunnel. After weeks of digging with a candlestick and limited water he battles fatigue and fear, finally bursting into the shaft and escaping to daylight. The scene shifts to reflection on religion and a publisher’s ad for Stomach Bitters.
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Alise
Chamberlains Cough Remedy Praised by Local Druggist
Dragalet J. Goldsmith of Van Etten N Y endorses Chamberlains Cough Remedy as the preferred choice for families for five years with satisfaction to himself and customers. He uses it for children and adults alike and finds it effective for ordinary coughs colds and coughs flowing to cramps. Available from A L Pearre.
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Chamberlain
Dragalet J. Goldsmith
van Etten
Cripps
A. L. Pearre
The Height of the Table Prank in a Lively Mess
Major X, famed as one of India’s wildest men, measured a mess table with a tape, prompting the mess sergeant to report it. Captain Z sought the colonel’s permission to saw off the legs, and Major X was invited to dinner. During dessert the wager on table height led everyone from colonel to sub to guess the exact height, including the chaplain, with all matching the mark.
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Major X
India
Maang
Captain Z
Walter
Autach
London Free Lance
Miss Critic and the Aristo Scrutiny
In Louisville Times style a witty society girl judges a debutante by lineage and manners. The piece derides gossip and the quick use of quotations to imply superiority, noting how such critiques shape reputations and public perception.
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Missa
Peple
Louisville Times
How He Cured the Bell
A Washington Star anecdote about Father Boyle who funded a chapel near the navy yard and bought an old bell from a Protestant church He sent the bell to a Georgetown foundry and had metal removed to fix a crack After blessing it repeatedly he jokingly claimed the Presbyterian devil was removed and the tone became sweeter through the blessing with Protestant friends present
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Father Boyle
Washington
Navy Yard
Georgetown
Washington Star
Barber and Bear Tale Echoes A Curious Exchange
An odd barbershop exchange recounts Paik killing a bear and a client asking how many bullets were needed. The barber remains silent after the claim, noting the bear’s size as about a two year old steer as the dialogue spirals into a humorous, surreal exchange.
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Paik
Boschee's German Syrup Promises Quick Lung Relief
Dr A Boschee offers Boschee's German Syrup as a non experimental medicine for coughs colds and lung troubles. The claim states three doses relieve ordinary cold and the remedy has a long tested history with millions of bottles sold annually. Available at Main's Drag Store and mentioned in Green's Prize Almanac.
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A. Boschee
United States
Main’s
Outspoken Idaho tale of Haas Buck and Cheney
An anecdote recalls a Wallace dinner where Haas Buck and Cheney clashed. Cheney, intoxicated, implied harsh accusations about Buck and Haas, calling Buck a perjurer and Haas a horse thief. Both men, well acquainted, left unchallenged, drawing applause from the crowd.
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British Columbia
von Ceal
Idaho
Haas
Buck
Cheney
Wallace
Uaas
Judge Buck
New York Tribune
Kind Heartedness at the Circus Entrance
A boy tries three times to pass a ticket seller and is thwarted by a guard. A seedy looking man offers to buy a ticket with a nickel, prompting a crowd reaction. A benevolent gentleman quietly finances a ticket, revealing the boy is the seedy man’s only son.
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Indianapolis
New Yorke Towne Explained in 17th Century Note
In a Merc. Cartwright note from Charles II era, the king mentions New Amsterdam, its importance to trade, English loss and Dutch gains, and the renaming to New Yorke highlighting the shift of control from England to the Dutch and back. Henrietta is referenced in relation to the king’s correspondence.
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New Yorke
New York City
Charles 11
Henrietta
Cartwright
Thie King
New Amsterdam
New England
England
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Ramer
Bob Soules
Shepherd's Canyon
Hostetter
Great Southern Pty. Go
Frederick, MD
Dr. James
James
Bishop McCabe
New York
Tucker
Teiah
Markey’s
North Market Street
Re Ene Wes Pinenerienwes
Albert L. Pearre
Chichester
Eng
Te Bickeater Chemical Coy
Mi ‘Son Sagar
Phila
Liverita
Nervara Minoan Co
Clinton and Jackson Srs
Chicago, HK
Kauttle
Nervita Medical CO
Chicago
Ill
Madde
Clinton E
Main
Cardus
Winecardus
Cardui
Vandervoort
Ark
Ita Place
Mary L. Benson
Wmpeng
Chattanooga Totun
Wirien Amt
Pouliress
Baltimore
Clinton P. Paine & CO
East German Street
Baltimore, Md
Denyey
Carrollton Chemical Co
Tey Cat
Frederick
Ming
WM. S. Miller & CO
Wall Street
HH. Mackey . CO
Hudeon Ralldiuz
York
Maes Thur
A. E. McConnell
West Patrick Street
Grish’s
Buffalo
Carvel
Wheatland
Old M. & M
Pescork
Paul Jones
My Old Reserve
Old Melvale
Sherwood
Old Ring
Wilson
Maryland
Gibson
G. O. Taylor
J. W Harper
Tourist
Dumbarton
Altamont
Allerton
Jas. E. Pepper
Green River
Inter-State
Crab Mear, &c
the Buffalo
Chas. SN
Haver
Bristol Steel
Central Hardware CO
South Market Street
Chaton E. Mann
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