Great Diamond Swindle in the Desert Near San Francisco
The article recounts the Great Diamond Swindle, detailing how crystals planted in the desert near the East and West coasts duped investors. Conspirators planted gems, created false prospecting reports, and caused widespread financial ruin before the scheme unraveled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimberly
Desert
Bunco
Mexi
Far West
San Francisco
Kentucky
Harpending
London
South Africa
W. C. Ralston
Bank of California
East
The Cautious Man on a Norfolk Steamboat
A wary traveler on a Norfolk boat questions fellow passengers about others aboard while avoiding disclosure. He fixates on a woman near the door, describing her attire and manner with sharp humor, until a fellow passenger reveals he is her husband and the cautious man slips away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
The Theory of Rain by Dalton
Dalton showed rain results from cooling air below the dew point not changes in pressure. Moist air condenses vapour into clouds then drops as rain. a cubic mile can hold vast water, with 140000 tons falling when temperatures drop to freezing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton
Women of Note and Society News of the Era
Mrs. Carlisle wife of the treasury secretary becomes an expert bicycle rider while through New York Mrs. Cleveland wears a black silk skirt lavender blouse and a black toque with a green feather Ruth and Esther wear white Elizabeth Stuart Phelps notes down story titles in a pocket notebook as plots come to her Paris reports Emma Calves marriage nearing Mrs Francis Bracken of Chicago named deputy state factory inspector of Illinois by Gov Altgeld Yvette Guilbert says she earned about 200000 from singing and 30000 from a gold mine investment currently paid 140 a night by her managers
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlisle
Secretary of the Treasury
New York
Cleveland
Ruth
Esther
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
Emma Calve
Francis Bracken
Chicago
Ilinois
Altgeld
Yvette Guilbert
Paris
Highest of all in Leavening Power
A scanned vintage newspaper column notes political figures and satirical quips. It cites James II among Parisian luxuries and Polish throne prospects, then shifts to consumer cures and pseudo medical claims. It mocks patent remedies, cites gossip, and includes quips about public figures and everyday life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Gov’t
James
Paris
Ireland
Poland
Puritan Youngsters and Prospects in 1890s America
A collage of short clippings notes humorous household quips about communication in a kitchen, a sales pitch for Truth and The Youth's Companion subscriptions with calendars, a crack at bloomers versus men, a Colorado farm for sale, and brief mentions of women in science and academia. It references Dr. Kline’s nerve restorer, Teething remedies, and notable appointments at Bryn Mawr, Cornell, and a Roman university graduate admitted to the bar.
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Ricks IN Mining
California
Washington Star
Hanson
Eveyone
Gladstone
Niagra Falls
Parker
Mrs. N
Mr. N
Great Britain
United States
Tux Youth’s Companion
Columbus Ave
Boston
San Luis Valley
Colorado
F. P. Baker
Topeka
Kas
N. R. Baker
Alamosa
Rose Hartwick Thorpe
Newcomb
United States Naval Observatory At
Washington
Hannah F. Mace
Vassar
Wixston
Cee
Martha Carey Thomas
Bryn Mawr College
Cornell University
A. Dovaclass
le Roy, Mich
Theresina Labriola
University of Rome
Wacom
U Laan
de Kalb Fence Co
Hamlin
Wizard Oil
Wizard Oil CO
Kennedy
Hobb’s
Hobb's Medicine CO
Go. 2
Ffteen
Nebraska
Capital Publishing Co
Lincoln
Neb
Balsam
Syr
L, W
Companion
Washington's
Columbus Avenue
Mass
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