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Orono Weekly Times

Location

Orono, Ontario, Canada

Date

May 08, 1952

Page

2

Derby's 1924 shocker crowns a lone, beloved horse

In May 1924 Black Gold, a Longshot horse from Hoots, wins the Derby amid jubilation as a mournful crowd watches the reaction at the judges stand. The tale contrasts costly contenders from Whitneys and Bradleys with Black Gold's audacious victory after a Derby Trial win.

Black Gold Black Toney Whitneys Bradleys Cochranes Sinclairs Hoots

Some Definitions For Gardeners

A concise glossary for new gardeners defining terms such as annual biennial broadcast compost cultivate cutting damping-off disbudding genus hardening-off herbaceous humus mulch perennial puddling species and variety with examples and botanical notes.

Gold Rush Echoes Live On In Dawson City Veterans

A British correspondent recalls Dawson City once a thriving Klondike boom town now home to aging residents still chasing gold fever. Old timers like Bull Ballantyne Charlie Benguelesta and Mother Mary Mark recount Flora Dora days, pay dirt dreams, and the faded grandeur of the 1898 rush.

Dawson City Yukon River Dan McGrew Soapy Smith Siwash Carmack Skookum Pete Bull Ballantyne Charlie Benguelesta Dan Robert Louis Service Siwash Skookum Solomon’s Domeé Klondyke River Britain Yukon Flora Dora Gertie Klondyke Katie Christie Johnson Cecily Marion Ed Andersen Swiftwater Gates Harry Gleave Harry Royal Alexander Hotel Canada Dawson Cancan Mary Mark E. K. Clark E. KK. Clark Bonanza Creek Royal Canadian Mounted Police H.Q Jimmy Dines Charlie Clark Solomon's Dome Charlie R.C.M.P. Post John Donoghue

Dynamite plan to tear down barn ends with nervous warning

Charley Balloun of Tama County placed ten 4-lb sticks of dynamite in a barn center, lit the fuse, and fled. The blast split a few boards but loosened nail heads for easy removal with a wrecking bar, he says. He cautions to seek an explosives expert and inform the fire department before such action.

Charley Balloun Tama County Charley

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