Highland Mary and the Lake of Gold in Colorado Mining
This feature recounts the Highland Mary mining venture begun by the Ennis brothers guided by a spiritualist. They chased a mythical lake of gold near King Solomon Mountain above Silverton, funded a mansion and tunnel, faced accidents and spirit rumors, then pivoted to a practical operation under Tunnel & Railway Co. while hoping for the legendary wealth.
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Edward
John
New York City
Gotham
United States
Ennig
Iter
San Juan
San Juan County
Colo
King Solomien Mountain
Silverton
Ennises
Golden Lake
Lake of Gold
Ennis Brothers
del Norte
Fold Tunnel & Railway Company
The Horn Dance at Abbot Bromley Wake Tradition
The horn dance survives in Abbot Bromley Staffordshire with annual performance at the village wake. Origin traced to medieval times and Twelfth Night. In Henry VIII era it was danced before the church with a collection for the poor.
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Abbota Bromley
Staffordshire
Kistias
Legal mix up over assault definitions in Liverpool judge
In a Liverpool case the stipendiary magistrate explains the difference between self defense and assault. He states a person may use reasonable force if attacked in their own home but striking an unarmed assailant with a poker constitutes assault. The judge emphasizes the need to avoid escalating violence and clarifies the legal distinction between self defense and criminal attack.
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Tim
Liverpool Stipendiary Magistre
Confederate veterans recall Johnston and Cloyd Mountain defeat
Judge John Goode of Virginia recounts Foote’s attack on Jefferson Davis and General Albert Bidney Johnston after the Cloyd Mountain defeat. He argues if Johnston had fought as he ought, peace like a wedding garment would cover the land.
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John Goode
Virginia
Confederate Congress
Foote
Tennessee
Jefferson Dogs
Albert Bidney Johnston
Cloyd Mountain
Johnston
All Leaked Out in a Matrimonial Quip
A playful exchange between spouses jokes about truth leaking out. The husband boasts at manufacturing excuses while the wife notes she believed the leak occurred long ago, reflecting a lighthearted domestic gag from the era.
Fragmentary item hints at cultural notes and gossip tone
Fragmentary text mentions old furniture craze and a Lord offering a wife from deer, references London trade and discovery of America, with scattered phrases about gossip and inspiration. Content is garbled and lacks clear events or identities.
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Thes
Louis
Circling in the Russian village dance and widow’s fate
A Selem Tint describes village dances in Russia where youths and maidens circle apart while a Piper plays. The scene hinges on silent flirtation as a girl signals consent with a handkerchief and the prize goes to the quiet lassie. A Washington Post column notes a widower’s wary patience with love, contrasting it with an attractive single woman’s appeal and the expected fall into sympathy and eventual embrace.
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Russia
Huta
Washington Poat
The Simple Life Expensive and Frightfully So
Town and Country laments the cost of a simple life in a recent city entertainment. The second supper’s luxury featured country sausage from a farm with pedigreed pigs, buckwheat from special fields, and maple syrup from Adirondack trees, illustrating how high prices can lavish the basic meal.
Picture In Disguise Reveals Van Dyck Portrait
A painting at Lord Leigh’s Warwickshire home, once a portrait of Mowers, was deemed a mask by an art dealer. After permission, it was cleaned to reveal a fine Van Dyck portrait of Charles I. It is believed the disguise saved the work from Commonwealth-era destruction.
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Lord Leigh
Warwickshire
Charles L
Vandyke
Commonwealth
We Are Clean Yet Air Is Worst Among Us
The piece laments human dirty habits and air pollution, noting even genteel homes keep clean interiors while crowds in public spaces emit foul air and disease germs, contrasting with the ideal of pure oxygen rich air despite refined living. The author, identifying as Chite eckins Gmen Jn Good Forsebsoy DE, appears in a cryptic byline.
Portage road critique highlights river transport need
Washington farmer G H Martin tells the Journal that heavy ferry charges hinder wheat shipping from the Washington side of the Columbia near Wallula. He argues for riverboat construction and multiple landings to move grain directly to boats, reducing rail and ferry costs and saving farmers thousands yearly.
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Columbia River
Lewiston
Portage Road
Riparla
G. H. Martin
The
Journal
Wallula
Portland
Umatilla
Mir. Martin
Columbia
Walula
Walla Walla Population Grows as Census Tallies
Walla Walla District No. 1 census shows 3515 youths ages 5 to 21 this year, up from 2977 last year, with 077 younger than five. Total under 21 reaches 4554 for 1904 vs 4492 for 1905, a rise of 555. Also notes one of four ostrich farms in the United States located in Arizona.
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Bond
Walla Walla
Alty Limita
Walla Walla Union
Walla Walle Fe
Allopilgren
The
United States
California
Florida
Arizona
Doctors and Celibacy in Medieval Medicine
Fragmentary account recalls a period when doctors were bound to celibacy as medicine faded from monastic hands. In France celibacy persisted long after medical practice waned, with protests by doctors over centuries until papal authority and vows defined the end of the rule in the fifteenth century.
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France
Var
Orphaned Dialogue About Orange Peel Incident
An exasperated speaker muses on a strange scene as a grown man slips on an orange peel discarded on the sidewalk. A bystander asks for thoughts on the precarious mishap and its implications on public safety.
Witty Exchange Over Wedding Customs in Local Talk
In a lighthearted chat, Top laments the phrase the blushing bride while noting the constant wedding accounts. Mrs. Top retorts that many brides marry husbands of questionable merit, prompting a chuckle over marital choices.
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Aald Top
Weill
Mrs. Top
Surgical Plans Mentioned in Quotation
A fragment notes Dra Brown and Smith planning an operation on old Gotrox. The dialogue hints at motives tied to Brown needing a note due and Smith seeking an automobile, as reported in a terse exchange quoted by Pock.
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Brown
Smith
Old Gotrox
Say, waiter, a leek in the soup causes a stir
A concise quip on a cracked plate provoking chatter about ancestry and posterity, noting that those who boast most of roots often do little for future generations.
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