Death of Judge Buck recalls famed Coeur d'Alene mining case
The Spokane based jurist Judge Norman Buck who in 1885 ruled a burro helped discover the Bunker Hill and Sullivan mines in the Coeur d'Alene district, a decision that led to a $76,000 settlement for Cooper and Peck. Buck's quixotic ruling drew a rousing courtroom scene and rumor of wild outcomes before his death.
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Spokane
Norman Buck
United States District Court of
Northern Idaho
Bunker Hill and Sullivan
Coeur d'Alene
Mie
Buck
Cooper
Peck
Bunker Hill
Murray
Lancaster County
New York
Batavia
Warren
Ill
Sheboygan County
Wisconsin
Lawrence University
Appleton
Albany
N. Y
Winona
Minn
Idaho
Holmes Centenary Highlights Oliver Wendell Holmes
A century after his 1809 birth in Cambridge Massachusetts Oliver Wendell Holmes is profiled as a poet essayist novelist and physician famed for Autocrat of the Breakfast Table contributions to The Atlantic Monthly and verses like The Chambered Nautilus The Deacon's One-Horse Shay and his humanistic Americanism.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes
Dr. Holmes
Harvard
Cambridge
Mass
Boston
Anduurgeon
New England
Holmes
Herce
James Freenan Clarke
Dartmouth
Amelia Lee
America
Autocrat
Masten
the Deacon
Shay
Prizes For Brave Indians Carnegie Awards to Heroes of Colorado River Disaster
The Carnegie hero commission honors Saltamah a Mojave with a bronze medal and $1,000 for saving a white woman and child on the Colorado River. Es-E-Nottle’s widow Be-Huele receives $825 monthly for life. Saltamah and Es-E-Nottle risked life in the river near Yuma to rescue the McCune party, with Es-E-Nottle lost and Saltamah nearly perishing.
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Carnegie
Carnegie Hero Commission
Pittshore Gazette-Times
Saltamah
Mojave
Saltamnah
Es-B-Nottle
Colorado River
Be-Huele
Carnesie
Colorado
Colorado Mountains
W. W. McCune
W. W. McCune, Jr
Nercnnes
Yuma
Needles
Parody of Old Times and Parade Talk in Detroit Times
A fragment reflects humorous chatter on a lost scheme and national order of hoboes joked as Sons of? It notes plans petered out as work proved hard and mentions expected annual parades, conveying a playful editorial aside from Detroit Times.
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National Order of Hoboes
Ad Sons of
Detroit Times
York society critique from Courtney Guild interview
Courtney Guild, prominent Back Bay figure and brother of former Governor Guild, laments society as mere glitter and heartless tinsel. Booth Tarkington defends Parisian and New York isolation, while American society faces summer onslaughts and moral critique from New York American excerpts.
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York
Courtney Guild
Governor Guild
Wassachusetts
Back Bay Social Trust
America
Mr. Guild
Booth Tarkington
Orient
Paris
New York
New Yorker
United States
Ocean Grove
Chautauqua Lake
Guild
Nicola Greeley Smith
New York American
Cities advertise to lure growth and visitors city publicity bureaus
Spokane Buffalo Rochester Denver Seattle Houston seek growth through publicity bureaus and boosters clubs. Buffalo plans 5060000 over five years and 310000 annually for promotion of the city and conventions. Rochester Springfield Kansas City pioneer in municipal advertising leading efforts nationwide.
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Spokane
Colorado Springs
San Antonio
Denver
Seattle
Springfield Union
Wea
Houston
Buffalo
United States
Lake City
Bufalo
Rochester
Springfield
Mass
Kansas City
A Gase Worth Trying
Mr. F. Philander Towersby, a respected citizen, sent rare Tokayer Ansbruch to a Supreme Court justice. The jurist replied with measured appreciation, noting his limited ability to judge wine beyond legal cases, reflecting his long training and experience as a lawyer.
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F. Philander Towersby
Munyon’s Paw-Paw Pills Advertise Purging Claims
An old Munyon’s advertisement touts Paw-Paw Pills as regulating bowels and treating indigestion constipation biliousness torpid liver jaundice and skin eruptions. It promises blood purification and clearer skin with one pill gentle locator and two pills thorough to cleanse without griping. Prices and Philadelphia address included.
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Tentntestania
Munyon
Jefferson Sts
Phita
Farmer Claims Tax Perspective Varies by State
A Santa Fe farmer notes tax comparisons across states, citing an eighty acre farm near Santa Fe yielding 25 dollars per acre with taxes under six hundred annually, and a Chicago area farm yielding 20 dollars per acre with 532 taxes last year, arguing taxes depend on viewpoint.
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Santa Fe
Hingis
Texas
Middle West
Chicago
New Drextca
Colorado
Santa Fe New Mexican
Do You Feel Run Down? Do You Feel Run Down?
A brief note asks if readers feel run down, noting two sizes available, 500 and 35e, implying a medical or tonic product advertisement. The text presents a concise question aimed at consumer awareness and prompts consideration of購入 options.
American Justice Slow Compared to England
A Washington Post opinion contrasts U S court speed with England noting swift punishment in a recent British murder case. It cites delays in American trials and a tax style justice system as factors in rising crime, then mentions Vienna's old Fools tower and its display of historic restraints used on the insane.
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England
United States
Washington Post
Vienna
Free Lands in Wyoming Booklet From Chicago & Northwestern
Chicago and Northwestern Railway offers a booklet describing how to secure 320 acres of U.S. Government land in Wyoming. Learn about irrigation projects and methods of scientific dry farming with homeseeker rates. Direct railway service from Chicago. W G B Mniskern P T M Chicago Til
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Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Wyoming
Chicago
W. GB. Mniskern
Til
Ours Is a Country of Libraries in 1908
A U S bulletin notes the United States led the world in public libraries in 1908 with one library per 15 416 inhabitants and an average of 72 bound volumes per 100 population. It records 2 398 libraries with 5 000+ volumes and 3 043 with 1 000 to 4 999 volumes, plus about 2 700 libraries with under 1 000 volumes.
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Ours
United States
United States Bureau of Education
Passenger tram ride slows to usual travel time
Dialog shows a passenger frustrated by slow progress on a tram, while the conductor asserts the trip runs on schedule. The exchange references long experience on the road and a question about a station, with a tangential line about a disease count for a sikworm.
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Clomieetor
Gactat
Dreaming Irritating Humour In Merinibight Gores
A fragment recounts a patient covered with hives in Warren Michigan with arms and back itching. A physician failed to help and several remedies were tried. Public notice claims Cuticura Soap Ointment relieved itching and the disease disappeared. Excavations at Pompeii are not expected to finish until 1979.
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Warren
Mich
Potter
Chem. Corp
Tate
Pompeii
Memoirs of Dan Rice Clown of Our Daddies
A humorous 60 page volume by Maria Ward Brown titled Memoirs of Dan Rice Clown of Our Daddies offers jokes caustic hits and anecdotes from the sawdust arena. Subtitled as a satirical sentimental collection it quotes the famous One Horse Show proprietor Dan Rice with wartime humor. Postpaid for $1.50 via Book Publishing House New York.
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A-wide
Wales
Meméirs
Dan “Rice
Maria
Ward Brown
Book Publishing House
1St Leonard Street
New York
City Officials Question Slow Horse Fast Riddle
A garbled excerpt shows a city asking for guidance on making a slow horse fast. An elderly stranger responds with a cryptic line about not feeding a bin, and the text drifts into nonsensical phrases about hours and jokes. The Kansas City Journal is cited in this fragment.
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Kansas City
Journal
Dean's Kidney Pills Ad Credit to Rev Maxwell S Rowland
A Mr Maxwell S Rowland of Tom’s River New Jersey testifies that after a kidney trouble attack and back pain he found relief using Dean’s Kidney Pills. He says doctors offered little help until he started the remedy, noting back pain subsided and kidneys returned to normal. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box via Bob ter Milborn Go Buffalo NY.
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Maxwell S. Rowland
Tom’s
River, N. J
Stoan
Dean’s
Bob
ter-Milborn Go
Buffalo
Origin of the Side Saddle in English History
The side saddle’s origin is debated yet its use by English ladies dates back to early centuries. Stow notes in 1720 that Anne of Bohemia helped popularize it, with depictions around 1211 showing ladies riding in this style. The item discusses antiquity and enduring familiarity.
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England
Stow
Anne
Bohemia
Richard
Joan Countess
Flanders
Fearg
Anne Bit
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