Letter from a father drives a Springs mystery
A daughter scouts rumors about the Springs proprietor and family as her father presses for secrets. Adolf Molier recovers from illness through doctor Goforth’s guidance, while family ties unfold. Old Tom Blake’s death reveals a lasting link to Joe Gust via a 1813 memorandum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daveuver
Adolf
Vivette
Adoly
Blake
Sauveur
Adolph
Cincinnati
Tom Blake
Goforth
Sam
Myra
Sam Blake
Joe
Joserh Gust
Woman in Mines Nellie Cushman Leads Lucky Gold Hunts
Nellie Cushman, renowned as the world’s lone female mining expert, follows camps across Arizona for years. She recently bought a Los Angeles restaurant outfit for Harqua Hala camp and plans to locate, mine, and profit, while earning respect for pluck and judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rizona
Nellie Cushman
Harqua Hala
Los Angeles
Tucson
Dodge Cty
Kan
Jim
Tombstone
Graham County
Bill Wiggins
Excelsior
Grand View
Bisbee
Miss Cushman
Castle Dome
Pertinent Paragraph Promotes St Jacobs as Health Cure
The passage frames health as a right to be kept right and ailments as things to correct. It extols St Jacobs as a prompt remedy for bodily pains and urges the unemployed to try it to gain a chance to work cured. It concludes with a moral that he who does well, does best.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Jacobs
Tahiti Trip Ends With Jest About Jewels and Pigs
A Paris dinner tale recalls a young traveler praising Tahiti and its beauty. A Barons Rothschild asks what else stands out, and the man quips that there are no Jews or pigs on the island, provoking amused speculation about fortune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faubourg St Germain
Paris
Tahiti
Rothschild
Argonaut
California Tourist Sleeper Excursions From Omaha
Burlington Route offers Personally Conducted Excursions to the Pacific Coast for modest means. Weekly departures from Omaha and Lincoln every Thursday with through service to Los Angeles and San Francisco. Second class tickets at 5 dollars for a double berth. Route includes carpeted cars with Pullman porters and scenic passes via Denver Salt Lake City and Sacramento. Francis, Genl Passr Agent, Omaha Neb.
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California
Burlington
Pacific Coast
Omaha
Lincoln
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Pullman
Denver
Salt Lake City
Sacramento
Rocky Mountains
Francis
Neb
Pricking for Sheriff Tradition Explored in Historical Note
A historical explanation describes the old practice of pricking for sheriff. The sovereign or royal representatives thrust a steel bodkin through paper bearing suggested sheriffs names. The custom remains a ceremonial compromise guiding selection of county sheriffs by the crown.
Seed company ad touts 1000 bushels per acre potatoes
An advertisement promises wonderful yields in potatoes oats corn and garden seeds from John A Salzer Seed Co La Crosse Wis It invites readers to send postage for a seed book and sample of Giant Spurry plus notes a large beer consumption in New York City last year amounting to over five million barrels with per person consumption of about two and one third barrels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Salzer Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Anu
New York City
Gotham
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Ous
Eurder
Ina‘ved
Avi
Cousin Adolf
Mather
Old Winny
Molier
Dr. Goforth
New Orleans
Caromel
Market Street
Lower Market
Joe Gust
Gust
Ty. Roe
Cort
RAW
Monally kCo
Gottlieb von Klackenberg
Ladies Home Journal
Cee
Balkam
Missouri
Michigan
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