Brave Men Trapped in Alta Mine Find Hope Through Pipe
In Virginia City Nevada four miners at the Alta Mine faced catastrophic flooding when the pump faltered and water rose to the 1650 foot level. They kept air by a small pipe, signaled with hammer taps, and endured nearly three days until a rescue pump restarted. Survivors praised teamwork and vowed never to mine deep underground again.
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McCoy’s
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Charley Goatoh
Virg A Coe
Avid
Virginia Ity
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Bill Bethan
Jim Allen
Phil Dougherty
Dougherty
Bill Tenthin
Bill Henthan
Hill Benthan
Bill
Jin Alien
Tunstay
Eilekvniek
Tie Alia
San Francisco
Tam
Mr. Gonteh
Chicago Tribune
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Revivalist Rev Sam Jones Questioned as Evangelist for Revenue
A New York Herald excerpt notes a quiet satire about Rev. Sam Jones, suggesting he may be an evangelist for revenue rather than for spiritual aims. The remark frames him as a target of skeptical commentary in the era.
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Sam Jones
New York Herald
Striking Superstition Display In Maryhill Cough Cure
A curious revival of folk superstition occurred in Maryhill as a traveling vendor offered a witchcraft cure for whooping cough. Mothers passed a child between two women under an ass and over it, then carried out a ritual to remove the ailment. Measles and coughs spread among local children as spectators gathered. The Mobile Herald notes this display amid broader crowded chatter and other varied clippings.
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Maryhill
Greenmot Telegraph
Wedding Rite and Revelry at Alassis Cathedral
A solemn Werlding in Alassis at St Mohael's Cathedral featured the Saginuw dake ceremony and a reception with oranges cakes and cigars for guests. The groom received a baptismal gift volume detailing Christ's presence as a church rite preceded the couple's departure for their honeymoon.
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Alassis
Mohael
Wilielia
Byatenes
Hibben
Padline Vo
Donsioy
Gwen
Jiepey
Sitka
Alostan
Augustus' Thoughtfulness Verses for Mittie the Dog
Mabel recalls Augustus composing sentimental verses about her late pug Mittie. An elf gentleman mutters a word, and the name of the verses hints at a style Augustus favored. Mabel sighs, calling Augustus thoughtful for writing poetry to honor Mittie.
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Augustus
Mabel
Washington
Jersey Dream Sparks Father's Pricetag Moment
In Trenton Emporium a father on Staty street faces his daughter asking for money for a new jacket. He quips she wants the earth, she replies not the earth but a new jersey. The humorous exchange shows wit ripples across the Delaware region.
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Delaware
Staty Street
New Jersey
Trenton
Hints to a Faster Cap William Marchison
Cap William Marchison of Jackson Tennessee has swallowed no food or drink for eighty six days. He would be about the right man to start a literary periodical in Chicago.
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William Marchison
Jackson ,Tenn
Chicago
New York World
Beaten Thompens Eye Water Product Ad
An old time patent medicine advertisement touts eye water and remedies for skin diseases liver complaints headaches and constipation. It cites Wounits and sores of all kinds and promotes Mandrake Pills from G We Brown Co of Syracuse New York with mail order for advents to druggists.
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We Bnow & Co
Syracuse
N.Y
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