Gun Fighter of Early Western Days Dies at 92
Denver reports Newton Vorce a renowned frontiersman and Civil War veteran who rode with Moseby guerrillas and later became known for daring gunplay across Colorado. His exploits included jail breaks, highway bombardments of towns, and clashes with laborers before ending a long life near Deer Trail and Byers. He survived by his wife of 12 years.
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Denver
Newton Vorce
Vorce
Colorado
Deer ‘Trail and
Byers
Thanyaw
Fice
Sherif
Prubrle
Vans
Tianin
la Salle
Greeley
Easternlorade
Bulmervns
Rogsen
Colo
Golfers Tales and Oddities Across Far Cities
A garbled account mentions a Newark golf ball driving a bull into a river in May 1007, a trout killed, a Montreal yarn about a squirrel hiding money, and Japanese gold interest. Consul Diehover notes crows swiping balls at Kobe, all amid a jumble of peculiar golf lore and antiquated quips.
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Newark
Cue River
Montreal
Thor
Diekover
Kobe
Japan
Diehover
Ays. Giolfers’ Maguclae
Mirage Produced by Passage of Light Rays
The article explains mirage formation as light rays bending due to temperature layers. It notes the effect over land and water, where colder air above warmer air creates inverted images, while water produces the opposite. The phenomenon is described with mention of observers and a preacher linked to Napoleon's expedition.
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Stisiniti
Preachman
Napoleon
Kaggot
Mirage Reflections From Sky Or Earth Across Regions
A concise note on mirages saying they appear from the sky in ordinary mirage and from the earth in ordinary mirage. It lists common locations including Egypt Persia Turkestan California Nevada and Alaska as places where mirages are observed.
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Egypt
Persia
Turkestan
California
Nevada
Alaska
Hogs Followed Owner in Odd Farm Departure Tale
A Kentucky farmer left a herd of forty swine at the old home and planned a long drive back the next morning. To his surprise the hogs gathered in the yard and followed him as he prepared to depart, testifying to their attachment or tracking the farmer’s trail. The scene drew the attention of the owner and neighbors alike.
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Turner
Kentucky Hills
Crieff Celebrated for Charm and Ancient Remains
Crieff in Highland Scotland is praised by Charles Jeude as the most delightful spot on earth, with a district famed for antiquity. Stone and bronze artifacts, records of ancient ages, have been unearthed nearby and Murthill lies three miles from Crieff where looms and tools are said to be found.
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Crieff
Charles Jeude
Murthill
Crieif
Iin S. Peters
Crieff's Rise Tied to 1856 Railway Opening
London Post notes Crieff's early tribal court history with Celtic leaders in Strathearn and marks its modern rise beginning with the opening of the first railway in 1856, linking Scotland's locales to progress and governance through time.
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Agricola
Galgaeus
Strathearn
Scotland
Crieff
London Post
Parachute Technique Used to Paint Smokestack
A fireman devised a parachute device to haul a painter up a tall steel smokestack. He packed a parachute inside the stack, attached a line, and used the draft to lift it. A rope followed to pull up the line, then a strong rope to bear the tackle for hoisting the painter.
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Popular Mechanics
If She Doesn’t Know Who Does You’ll Have To Take Her Word
A street scene lines a punchy Victorian aside where a man shouts at a woman then charges an empty bottle and vanishes from view. The fragment captures a brisk, humorous moment in Tit-Bits style.
Origin of Silk Culture Examines Global Silk Trade
The piece traces silk culture from China to Japan and the United States. It notes American mills weaving about 80,000,000 pounds of raw silk annually, with roughly 80 percent sourced from Japanese mulberry orchards, per the Detroit News. It mentions the silk worm’s esteemed status in the Orient and cites an $800,000,000 earnings figure for the Far East.
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China
United States
Japan
Armercan
Detroit News
Orient
From Swords to Skyscrapers and Skies of Steamships
A 1925 remark notes steel evolved from weapons to metal for skyscrapers and ships, petroleum shifted from Greek fire to ship fuel, and medicines once used by savages became tools for modern industry. It cites poison uses then and now, including hydrocyanic acid and arsenic, once poisons of people now for pests and crops.
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London
Once Malevolent Now Made to Serve Mankind
A compact discussion traces how once feared scientific gifts have become tools for humanity. It weighs moral questions, highlights notable figures, and contrasts early fears with modern safeguards and applications in medicine and industry.
Wakefield Township Official Proceedings December 22 1804
Special meeting in Thomaston Michigan appoints Supervisor Clerk and Justice of the Peace. Members Nelson Jacobson Wiedman and Nelson approve payrolls, accept resignations, and appoint E G Hamlin as acting supervisor and N W Jacobson as clerk. John F Savitski sworn in as Justice. D Porter named Township Clerk as term continues. Meeting adjourned.
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Thomaston
Mich
E. G. Hamlin
F. Wiedman
Jacobson
Nelson
Nelon
John F Savitski
John F. Savitski
Juste of
Nels W. Jacobson
Savitski
Neils W Jacobson
Joseph B. Porter
Nestor Nelson
Wakefield City Commission Special Meeting 1925 Actions
The Wakefield City Commission met January 8 1925 at City Hall to adopt a rock and road project. It authorized certificates for 1141 cubic yards of rock valued at 2288.00 and held back 7500.00 for delivered rock. Andrew F Olson and matter of a vacating Justice post were discussed. meeting adjourned.
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the City Commission of the
Field Michlin
William S. Peters Tia
City of
Wakefield
William So Peters
Justice of the Peace
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Arapahoe County
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Ontario
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H. Dowle
Lowe Bole
McGregor
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Skud & Goldman
Wakefield, Mich
Bessemer
the Township Board OF
Wakefield Township
Nelson Dacobeon
On. Jacobson
Chek
Frank Wicdaan
Dacolson
Po Whedon
Carned
Ducoboon
Highway Commission
Louie Scott
Axel Olson
Shoueres
Wiedman
W. () Hamlin
Board of Review
Ty Nelson
Peank Wiedman
the City Commission
Mayor Rummel
Tort
Strou Hi
Hornibrook
City of Wakefield
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Hart
Stroyg
Yeas
Rummel
Strough
Matthews
Andrew F. Olson
Laiggeave
Frank J F. Hook
Moyes
Ted
M Mhissioner Strough
Corssio Jaar
Chicago
WM. Jacobson
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