Gold and Diamond Prospects Spark Prospectors in the Midwest
Reports of a Virginia gold vein near Rose Hill prompt talk of a regional shift from farming to mining. A Lexington sample shows $1.50 per ton in gold and $1.57 in silver, amid broader U S Geological Survey notes on rising precious stone outputs and historic Cincinnati diamond finds.
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Virginia
Rose Hill
Middle West
H. P. Eldridge
Lexington
Lee County
Old Dominion
Cumberland Gap
George Kunz
Division of Mining and Mineral Resources
United States Geological Survey
Cincinnati
United States
J. R. Taylor
Milford
Clermont County
Ohio
Herman Keck
William H. Hobbs
New York Episcopal Site to House Mission Workers Home
A new eight story home for women church workers and nurses will be built at Twentieth Street and Gramercy Park in New York City. The project funded by Mrs. John S. Kennedy totals 400000 dollars including land and furnishings. The New York City Mission and Tract Society will staff the facility with seventy five guest rooms, rest rooms, a dining area, and a roof garden.
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John S. Kennedy
Presbyterian
The
New York Herald
Twentieth Street
Gramercy Park
Episcopal Diocese of
New York
Bishop Green
New York City
Bull Moose Joins the Political Zoo in Roosevelt Rally
The piece traces political symbols from the tiger and donkey to the elephant and GOP, then notes Theodore Roosevelt’s bull moose entrance into the arena. It recalls Nast’s cartoons, Tammany Hall, and the evolution of party emblems as Roosevelt asserts the new banner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Record-Herald
Thomas Nast
Boss” Tweed
New York
Nast
William M. Tweed
Tweed
Big Six
Americus Club
Tammany Hall
Tammanay Hall
Secretary of War
Stanton
Harper's Weekly
Jackass
Copperhead Press
Democratic Party
Grant
New York Herald
Herald
Republican Party
Samuel J. Tilden
Aimes
John Bull
Colonel Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Greatest Nerve Vitalizer Known for Men and Women
An old advertisement touts Kellstone Wafers as a safe nerve energizer promising brighter mood, strength, and clear thinking. It claims to relieve nervous fatigue, insomnia, worry, and digestive issues with a free 50 cent trial box and a 60 cent trial box option, urging purchases through druggists and mail orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kellogg’s
F. Kello
Battie Creek
Mich
Ellogy
Free Trial Box Coupon Offer for Wafers Mentioned
A fragmented notice offers a free 50 cent trial box of Acres 104 G Sanstone Wafers by mail. It cites stamps for postage and packing and lists various street addresses and names in Mobile and New Jersey for the sale of Kellogg's Samtons Wafers at 1.00 dollars.
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Wouter
Kellogg's Samtons
Mobile
Gatton
St. Francis St
van Broad
C. & Charleston
Baskett
New Jersey
Cedar H. Bauer, Monroe and
Franklin Bt
Bienville Pharmacy
White farmer turning black mystery baffling St Louis doctors
A 65 year old Missouri farmer, A Hendricks of Van Buren, is rapidly darkening skin to black at Taylor avenue sanatorium in St Louis. Doctors cannot explain the transformation despite weeks of symptoms including abdominal pains and weight loss from 190 pounds to 96. He clings to hope of work and jokes about not getting a white man’s job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
A. Hendricks
Farmer
van Bureen
Mayfield Sanatorium
Taylor Avenue
West Belle Place
New York Press
Hendricks
Hendrick
Walking Outside and Chamberlain's Tablets for Health
Running up and down stairs and sweeping will not make a woman healthy. She should get outdoors and walk a mile daily and take Chamberlain's Tablets to improve digestion and regulate bowels. For sale by all dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Treasure myth ends in bankruptcy for investor
London creditors heard Arthur Ormesby explain his failed venture into a treasure hunt said to target the Jesuits' Sacambaya hoard worth about 55 million dollars. An eight-year dig produced no treasure, leaving Ormesby with debts of 2,500 and assets near 100 as bankruptcy proceeds continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Spain
Portugal
Ireland
Arthur Ormesby
Sacambaya
Bolivia
South America
Peru
Lght
Ormesby
John Campbell
John
Clergyman Objects to Public Love Making at Capitol
The Reverend Harle Wilfley of Vermont Avenue Christian church denounces public hugging and kissing around the Capitol in Washington. He calls it a disgrace and plans to pressure Capitol police to act, noting other pastors share the concern as cold weather approaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Capitol
Washington
Harle Wilfley
Vermont Avenue
Bridge Robbery Victim Rescued After Assault
A man recounts a brutal robbery on a bridge where his watch chain and $50 were taken. He was struck, dumped into a water-filled pit, and pulled out as officers arrived. The note adds Washburne had $45 hidden in his shoe that the bandits did not seize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washburne
What We Never Forget From Early Home Cures
This note extols Bucklen is Arnica Salve as a lasting memory of childhood care. It claims forty years of successful cures for burns cuts cuts bandages sprains bruises and skin eruptions. It touts benefits for corns chapped lips and cold sores and sells for 25 cents at druggists.
Youthful bandits shoot farmer and flee in Bath
Two boys about ten years old forced entry at Wheeler farm near Bath New York and shot David Brewer after the intruders burst in. The Brewers fought back until the boys were disarmed and fled with one detainee wounded in the back. Sheriff jailed Jesse Palmer and Harry Morse, both ten, last night on a Bath charge.
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Bath
WN. Y
Frederick
David Brewer
Wheeler
Jeasie Palmer
Harry Morse
Palmer
Morse
Ely's Dream Cure for Catarrh Advertised
A vintage advertisement touts Ely's Dream antiseptic balm as a remedy for catarrh. It claims rapid symptomatic relief by clearing the nose throat and head, ending hawking and spitting, and preventing future attacks. The copy targets frequent sufferers and notes a 50 cent bottle and drugstore availability through Van Antwerp's Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ely
van Antwerp
Lawn Party at Belrose Wharf Sept 21 by M. Shurch
A lawn party at Belrose Wharf is to be held on September 21 hosted by M. Shurch. The steamer Carney will catch bile at 3 o clock, with returning party at 8 o clock. Refreshments will be served.
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Belrose Wharf
M.shurch
Carney
Farmer Washburne rescued after bridge robbery attack
Frank Washburne, a Clinton Indiana farmer visiting Chicago, was found in a hole under the Harrison Street bridge after being robbed by two highwaymen on the bridge. He described a gunpoint robbery and loss of $19 and a gold watch before being tossed into the water. Rescue divers pulled him to safety as he lay semiconscious.
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Frank Waehburne
Clinton
West Side
Harrison Street Bridge
Chicago Tribune
Washburne
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Miami
Kentucky
South
Philadelphia Record
Great Lakes
Milwaukee
Plum Creek
Square Brand
U. S
Hires Condensed Milk Co
Philadelphia, Pa
Hoffmaster
Tic ‘Creek
London Court
Catar
Tisigre
P. P.F
F. V.lippman
Savannah
Union Savings Bank
F. C. Horton
Accountant van Antwerp Building Mobile
Ala
Chicago
Roche
Burke
Northeast Corner
St. Joseph
State Streets
Pio Bentence
Et O
Philadelphia
Monroe Park
Vreldense Aut Delan
North Royal
B. Luscher & Son
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