Alaskan Bonanzas and the Treadwell Gold Run
A historical look at Juneau as a mining hub with the Treadwell mine on Douglas Island. It traces discovery in 1880 the rise of a 120 to 240 stamp mill system and a 5,000 foot long ledge. Production details show high profits with 100 tons daily yielding substantial net returns.
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Juneau
Alaska
Gastineaux Channel
Douglas Island
Peter Brussard
Pete
John Treadwell
Alot
Milton
Lie Payis
Phe Preadwell
Treadwell
Alaskan
Perton
San Francisco
City of
Topeka
Douglas City
Tattooing Trends and Prices in New York City
An exchange reporter questions a physician about tattoo popularity. The tattooist recalls diverse designs from ancient symbols to Masonic emblems and flags. He notes average piece rates from 25 cents to 8 dollars and claims two women paid 125 dollars each for ornate work.
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Tie
Afrien
New York City
Oak Street
Fisherman boasts six pound trout after fishing trip
Dukane reports retiring from a fishing trip with a trout over six pounds. Gaswell calls it a whopper and remarks on the size as part of a lively exchange from the Pittsburg Chronicle-Pelegrogn.
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Dukane
Usual Way Reversed in Frankstown and Hiland
Chronicle Telegraph notes a local saying about a boy who seems to take after his mother rather than his father. The discussion mentions Homewood and a day when Hiland was observed bathing with an older man, implying a controversial scene.
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Frankstown
Hiland
Homewood
Pittsburg
Washington Star
Swift silver mine rediscovered near Rock Castle Kentucky
Reports claim a long celebrated Swift silver mine in Rock Castle county Kentucky has been re discovered. Vesuvius wakes after eighteen months with two lava streams toward the observatory. A Bucksport fisherman nets a giant sea crab bearing smoked eyeglasses. Banking profits rise with dividend increases at the London and Westminster and London and Yorkshire. Lord Masham’s vast wealth stems from silk waste plush production expanding into coal.
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Swift
Rock Castle County
Kentucky
Vesuvius
Bucksport
Maine
London and Westminster Bank
London and
Yorkshire
Lord Masham
England
Trained calf whale grows gentle under custom care ride to San Francisco
A remarkable captive whale named Bulshoy, captured as a calf near Pirate Cove in 1894, was raised on a monster milk bottle and now allegedly travels harnessed to a boat along the coast toward San Francisco. The effort was led by OL. Flow Black of the Sand Point customs district on Poploff Island amid Aleut and native handlers.
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OL. Flow. Black
Customs Department
Sand Point
Poploff Island
Shunagin Group
Alaskan
San Francisco
Pirate Cove
John C. Whiley
Whiley
Dfteha
Winn
Tillishoy
Is More
Buishey
Bulshoy
Esteka
Bulsboy
Bay
Esteba
Hidarka
Bulshey
Bidarka
Colonel Black
Onga
Popoff
Karluk Island
Whitey
Col. Black
The Cold Sponge Bath and Health Benefits Today
The article extols the cold sponge bath as a tonic improving skin circulation and organ function, with cautions for the very young and frail. It describes routine practice, expected exhilaration, and safe warming after drying, plus notes on vessel training and occasional risks.
Dunkards Rule Against Patronizing High Schools
The Living Church reports a dunkard meeting considered whether Christians may patronize or establish high schools and answered in the negative, citing scriptures that Christians should mind not high things but condescend to men of low estate.
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Living Church
Louisville and Nashville offers half fare southbound trips
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad announces that on the first and third Tuesdays of each month until October, round trip fares to southern points will be offered at about half price. Inquiries should go to ticket agents, or write CCP Atmore, General Passenger Agent, Louisville, KY, or J. N. Ridgely, N W E P A, Chicago. The piece lists a magazine review and a comic strip fragment.
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South Dakota
Dakota
Missouri River
Chicago
Milwaukee
W.o. Powell
Gid Colony Building
H. Hunter
Dearborn St
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
CCP
Atmore
Louisville
Ikky
J. N. Ridgely
Fragmented Historical Ad Snippet with Remedies
An OCR fragment quotes various items from a past periodical including references to a constitutional cure in 1907, baby soothing medicines for children, Piso’s Cure for Consumption, and advertisements for cosmetics and patent remedies. The text offers disconnected product names, dates, and claims without coherent narrative.
Fast Mail Train to Omaha Sets High Standard
Union Station crowds praise the Chicago and Omaha fast mail trains now remodeled with new lamps trucks and air brakes. Engine No 590 powers Nos 7 and 8 and the government train now reaches Omaha in eleven and a half hours with perfect punctuality at the Union Pacific transfer.
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Union Station
United States
P.M. Coates
Railway Mail Service
Chicago and
Omaha
Burlington Company
Uncle Sam
Chicaro
Oa. Ma
Zopema
Coates
Union Pacific
Theatrical Tour Sheds Light on Gowns and Performers
A fragmented clipping notes discussions about a theater tour and its lavish costumes. It mentions Miss Stardehch and a "javeliest gowns" display, with stray references to Philadelphia and population-based comparisons, all in a dated press tone.
Summer Resorts on the Monon Route
The Monon Route summer resorts attract many visitors with West Baden and French Lick Springs in Orange County crowded with guests. Paoli hosts a fine sanitarium, the waters vary in composition and treat many ailments. Local woods offer game and streams host stocked fish, with Cedar Lake near Chicago noted for picnics and a 100 acre wooded park along the Monon.
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West Baden
French Lick Springs
Orange County
Paoli
Government Fish Commission
Cedar Lake
Chicago
How Long Crusty-Treavens Your Linen Mock
A Philadelphia Record quips about laundry habits with a jab at a crusty neighbor. The cartoonish exchange contrasts a shirt worn long to the knees and a dismissive wigwag reply.
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Philadelphia Record
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Lydia KB
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Herculaneum, Jefferson Co
Itoie
New York Mail
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Voa
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Tianidin
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Chicagg
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