Oddities and curiosities crown a quiet news day
A seven ton coal seam near Parkersburg, W V is mined while Denverers report 20 sunny days in a year. Anecdotes recount memory quirks, church pauses over a watch wind, and the blue black fox fur market fetches up to $1000 per skin with a pelisse worn by Emperor Nicholas valued at $10,000.
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Parkersburg
Denver
Highland Station
Mich
Kamtchatka
Nicholas
Mise Lafarge
Delsarte
Tommy Eames
Kate
Jennie
Informat
Father
Mother
Comic Fragments and Witty Quips from Various Papers
A collage of brief quotes and chatter from multiple papers features humorous exchanges about pay, language learning, and misadventures. Highlights include remarks on Samworth wages, reviving French, a wife leaving Jimmins, and a Micawber comparison with a timely reward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samworth
America
Riter
Puck
Squills
Jimmins
Indianapolis Journal
Axp
Grathirp
Micawber
Ile
Church notes on church membership and mission fields
A briefing cites Chicago Lutheran congregations and Epworth League counts. It notes Chicago area church membership and Sabbath school enrollment, markets China and Yansen province demographics, and reports Dr Laws returning from Africa noting Christian schools with many teachers and pupils near Lake Nyincoa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Laws
Africa
Laxe Nyncoa
Bogus confederate money and toils of Tar manufacture in old fields
A description of counterfeit industry across several places. Van Buren Missouri shows a tar factory in Jamestown Virginia produced glass beads for Indians. A field near Owensboro Kentucky yielded fake silver dollars buried since the 1850s. Additional mention links to Maiden Lane New York artisans making delicate curios for Indian and Mexican silver items sold on trains in New Mexico and Arizona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Buren
Jamestown
Oweensburt
New Meico
Arizona
Maiden Lane
New Yor
Odd Tales From The Deep And Skyward Curiosities
A half pound Exoven epider web claimed to circle the globe. A boy near Indian River Florida guides a raised alligator that swims wherever he directs. Sea fowl eggs roll in circles due to their conical shape. A large catfish in the Mississippi spurs strange observations, while a Cairo report cites items including a teppenny nail a gold ring six fishing line hooks and a registered letter to Richmond Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indian River
Florida
Mississippi
Cairo
Richmond
Industrial Points Across States and Goods Production
Iowa raised 20 million bushels of corn last year. Granota leads in watermelons. second in rice and third in cotton. In Thurioria Germany a district relies on trait eyes manufacture. During sardine season Brittany catches about 609 million little fish. The Quincy mine in Michigan's upper peninsula yielded the largest copper piece, weighing nine tons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Thurioria
Germany
Brittany
Michigan Upper Peninsula
Quincy
Electric Bitters Sets Lead in Pure Medicinal Tonics
Since its first introduction Electric Bitters has rapidly gained in popular favor and now leads among tonics and liver kidney medicines. It claims to cure stomach issues, indigestion, constipation and malaria. Guaranteed satisfaction or money back. price 50 cents a bottle from Evldby J R Westen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evldby J. R. Westen
Dr King's New Discovery Offered for Coughs Colds
Advertised remedy promises relief for coughs bronchitis and throat chest troubles. Claims La Grippe sufferers recovered quickly with trial bottles provided at the store and money back guarantee for full size purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
la Grippe
J. R. Weston
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Pat
Pert
Church Notes
Queer Industries
American Express
Bennett*brothers Company
Butte
Montana
Schuttler
Studebaker
Miller
John Deere & Eagle Manufacturing Co
K‘koourne & Jacobs Manufacturing Co
Crown
Esterly
Keystone
Hollingsworth
Montana Union & N. P
P.O
Park and
Arizona Streets
Bennett Brothers Company
W. H. McKnight
Townsend, Montana
Sanden
New York City
Minnesota
Delano
Minneeuta
A. T. Senden
A. T. Senten
A. G. Alder
Dt Tate
Dee
Ithasdo
Mies
Ee Ales
Meyer
Lowen
Sanden Electric CO
Cor
2D Ave
3Rd St
Minneapolis
Minn
Leady
Cottace
Zvery
Iowet
Chapman &Co
Madison
Indiana
Cottace Organ CO
Mre
B.C. Rayom
Cortese Remater
Ettirey
Groveion SY
Mire Neary Ward Beorher
Reg Heerteer
Grace Greene
Cote Retford
Oreses
Rekford
Pei
Woowre & CO
Perk Place
New York
American B.H
Sewing Machine CO
Washington Ave
Philadelphia
Chicago, Ill
Cincinnati
Ohio
NX. P. R. BR
Hith
C. A. Whipple
Ay’t
Webster’s International
Jenne
Jauxste
Win Handisf
W. E. Tierney & Co., Dealers In General Merchandie
Townsend, Moutere
James
Bountain
Werth
James Means & CO
Lincoln St
Boston
Mass
Grand Paciic Hotel
E. D. Andrews, Pro
N. P
Helena
Evik
H. 3
Reed
Beorrd
Monene
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