Lottery Prize Tale From Louisiana Draw Raises Modesto Merchant
Isador Isaacs of Modesto wins a $5000 prize in the Louisiana State Lottery drawing after a ticket mix up. He describes initial disbelief, telegram checks with his San Francisco broker, and a celebratory return to Modesto to claim the money. Isaacs runs a clothing shop and plans to invest the windfall to expand stock and compete more effectively.
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Lousiana
Thomas Eichener
John Martel
C. P. Robbins
G. W. Bumm
Isador Isaacs
Modesto
Isaacs
San Francisco
Snider Cohn
Isidor Cobn
San Prancisco
J. Boas
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Mr. Isaacs
Obiging Winister and the Miner Tale from the Pacific Slope
A miner arrives in San Francisco with gold dust and meets a minister who declines drink. The tale shifts to a drowning in Bullion where 18 month old Joseph Phillips dies in a creek near Railroad district. The mother mourns as the family endures the tragedy.
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Pacific slope
San Francisco
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Elko Independent
Joseph Phillips
Bullion
Remedy for Mildew on California Grapes
Charles A. Wetmore of the California Viticultural Association issues a circular warning vine growers that repeated rains have undermined sulfur's effectiveness against mildew. He advises applying warm dry weather with heated sulfur to produce sulfuric fumes that kill the fungus and protect vines, stressing timely action for family and small-scale grape growers.
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Charles A. Wetmore
California Viticultural Association
Bandana Handkerchiefs Their Origin and Mystery
A historical note on bandana handkerchiefs once imported in Great Britain. Silk fabrics dyed red with white spots created by tying the cloth to resist dye, revealing patterns. The discharge printing method by M Keechlin revolutionized the process, adopted by Montartle & Co of Glasgow, boosting production and fashion appeal among some regions.
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Svetehman
Great Britain
M. Keechlin
Messrs. Montartle& Co
Glasgow
Oregon Elects Legislature and Hints at Senator Change
The Onion blection Oregon held an electton Monday to elect a Congressman with lag islature. The new Legislature will meet a United States Senator in place of Senator Slater. The Republican party carried the State at the last election by 2,000 majority, and experts expect the new integration to increase the Republican margin by about 1,000 votes.
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Oregon
United States
Slater
South Side Car Laughable Hanky Misunderstanding
An evening aboard a south side car features a modest girl placing a lace handkerchief in her lap. A gust blows it onto a middle-aged neighbor who, misseeing the white item, believes a disaster has occurred and covers the scene with his overcoat. If any wife finds such a hanky on her husband, she should not be jealous.
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