Real Woman Miner Laura White Forges Life as Nevada Prospector
The San Francisco woman Laura Marguerite White, 22, leaves high society for Reno Nevada to join her brother Wilmot White and partner Richard Cole in the Funeral range. She locates claims proves a rich vein and works them daily hoisting ore in rough mining garb. Her endurance and beauty mark a rare woman in a harsh desert life.
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Reno
Nev
Laura Marguerite White
San Francisco
Nevada
Wilmot White
Soans
Richard—Cole
Funeral
Young White
Miss White
Cole
White
Laura
Memorial tablet recalls Count de Rochambeau in Newport
In Newport Rhode Island a tablet memorializing Count de Rochambeau, who led the French allies, was dedicated to mark his headquarters during 1780 1781. Sculptor Pierre Feitu designed a bronze medallion portrait with a laurel and oak garland and fleur de lis corners. The tribute was funded by the Sons of the Revolution the Society of the Cincinnati and the Alliance Francaise.
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Newport
Count de Rochambeau
Pierre Feitu
Sons of the Revolution
the Society of the Cincinnati
The
Alliance Francaise
Port
National Library
Paris
Balloon lands in farmer pasture after pleasant trip
The aeronaut reports a safe landing but notes the balloon remains in a farmer's pasture with a big red bull nearby. The exchange came from a Chicago Tribune account describing the incident and the recovery effort.
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Chicago Tribune
Wu Ting Fang could face recall as Chinese ambassador
The article notes Wu Ting Fang, a longtime Chinese ambassador to the United States, might be recalled amid concerns over his statements in America. It recalls his earlier recall in 1893 and his reappointment about a year ago, highlighting his fluent English and habit of asking many questions.
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Washington
Wu Ting Fang
China
United States
Hong Kong
Household Reform Speech on Complete Social Reform
A quotation from Emerson on household reform urging a comprehensive approach to social living. It calls for plain living and high thinking, breaking up caate and domentic foundations, and for individuals to choose vocations by genius with earnestness and love.
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Gua
Domentic
Ero
Emerson
Temperance Lesson and Scriptural Reflection
A short lesson on temperance based on Isaiah 6 and Proverbs 20 1. Part one surveys Judah and its national and personal temptations linked to drunkenness. Part two outlines ruin caused by bacchic excess and its effects on Israel viewed as the Lord s vineyard.
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Isaiah
Jerusalem
David
Israel
B. C
Ashland
Boston
Judah
Lord's Vineyard
Indian Woman Secures Marriage Perhaps In Wilderness Tale
Suburban Life writer Paul A Lovewell recounts a frontier wedding inside a cabin. An Indian woman asks the dean to wed her and a man with little English, who replies only when guided by his wife. The bride pays the minister and leads her subdued husband away.
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Dean Kaye
Topeka
Paul A. Lovewell
Deep Graces From Eczema Lay State-Pencil Cure Claim
A Newark Delaware reader, W H Dean, reports seven years of eczema on his hands unrelieved by various remedies. He credits Cuticura Soap and Ointment, claiming complete cure after two boxes of Ointment and one cake of Soap. Date given is March 28, 190%.
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Cuthura
W.h-Dean
Newark
Del
Mar
Sketching in the Field Disturbs Artist by Onlookers
The artist known as Only A Cow asks onlookers to step back as rustics crowd nearby. He insists the scene improves from a distance and cautions against obstructing his view while he sketches.
Microscopic Writing In Extraordinary Diamond Script
A late Royal Microscopical Society member created a diamond writing device whose work includes a Lord’s prayer of 227 letters written in 1,237,000 of a square inch. The text allocates 53,880,000 letters per square inch, the equivalent of about 15 complete Bibles, readable only with a 1-12 inch objective lens used in high power microbiology.
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Royal Microscopical Society
Train Seating Prompted Child to Ask About Afterlife
A traveler recalls a country trip with his four year old daughter. They ride facing each other as the only vacant seats. The child asks if riding backward will send her to the same place her father is going to, revealing she fears the unknown.
Woman credits Grape-Nuts with restored health
A woman describes years of indigestion and weight loss from irregular meals and overwork. After trying Grape-Nuts she recovered appetite and strength, eating it as a staple and finding it “the right way to health.” The letter promotes Postum Co. and The Road to Wellville writings.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Simple and pleasant liquid laxative praised by doctors
The General Demand of the Well-Informed World favors a known value laxative. California Fig Syrup Co. offers Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as an ethical, gentle yet prompt remedy for family use. Buy genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product from leading druggists, fifty cents per bottle.
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California Fig Syrup Co
California Wig Syrup Co
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