Turquoise Mining in the United States and Ancient Legends
The article notes that the United States produces many gem types but turquoise dominates commercial mining, chiefly from Santa Fe County New Mexico and Mohave County Arizona. It details turquoise geology in volcanic rock, Pueblo use, historical mining by Mexicans and Spaniards, and legends of Aztec remains andYucatan turquoise idols with large eye stones.
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United States
Santa Fe County
New Moxico
Mohave County
Arizona
Persia
New Mexico
Mexico
Yucatan
Rider Haggard
Smokers' Varieties Reflect Broad Tastes and Habits
A Broadway cigar dealer explains to a New York World reporter that smoker tastes vary widely from brand to brand and even within brands. Wealthy patrons hoard premium cigars and delay, while others stick to a single choice. Women, he notes, show more varied preferences than men.
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Broadway
New York World
Texas
Fort Worth
Connecticut Man Sues Over Deaf Dog Sale
A Connecticut man plans to sue a local young man after purchasing a dog that was deaf in both ears. The case centers on alleged misrepresentation and faulty sale practices within the town.
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Connecticut
Mrs Gladstone as a Fairy Story of Kindness
A Liverpool Echo tale describes Mrs Gladstone aiding a young music student by inviting her to debut with the Gladstones. The girl receives an elegant gown from Mrs Gladstone, a gesture that helps her confidence before performing for the family and her peers.
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English Statesman
Gladstone
Gladstones
Value of Trees Prompts Landowners to Add Shade
The article urges farmers and tenants to plant fruit and yard trees to raise land value and attract a better tenancy. It condemns selfish landowners who take all fruit from rented farms and calls for a public policy of planting trees around tenements to benefit communities. It also notes Solferino battle casualties and quotes Bogert on the horrors of war.
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Solferino
M. Cassendi
Bogert
Foot-in-Mud Tale Delays Soldier’s Courtroom Return
A judge recounts a curious incident where a man injured his foot while rushing for a train, leading to a delay in his wartime duties. The exchange emphasizes the man’s suburban life and the spring mud that trapped his foot.
Information department editor candidate and a random quote collection
A fragment shows an editor praising Mr Keating for information duties and notes a large family. The text cites a Parisian fireproof glaze test of a paper, plus scattered advertisements for Hindercorns and Parker's Ginger Tonic. It ends with a religious or moral aside from Mathew Henry.
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Keating
Exultant Worship and Industrial Notes Across Pennsylvania
A survey of ancient Hebrew praise and modern worship contrasts with state data from Pennsylvania. It cites Psalms of joy while detailing Pennsylvania’s iron production, coal mining, and oil yields, alongside ad copy and pungent maxims.
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Pennsylvania
London dinner gang inspires empty New York home
A humorous dialogue in the New York Weekly shows Mr and Mrs Newedd lamenting no food at home while Mrs Newedd boasts buying a fashionable London dinner gown and they settle for listening to the gong. The exchange blends city life and wit with a touch of fashion.
Land of Big Red Apples Promises Fruit Region Guide
An illustrated booklet about Missouri fruit growing highlights the Oden fruit farm in Howell county and the Ozark fruit belt on the southern slope of the Ozark highlands. Free mail order offered from J E Locx voon of Kansas City. The fragment also cites various letters and quotes on farming and cures.
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Missouri
Oden
Howell County
America
Ozarde
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Mrs. Gladstone
Mercant
Detroit Free Press
M. Meyer
Paris
Lie
Drugg Srs
Parker
Pia
Mathew Henry
Great Britain
Princess Louise
Marquis of
Lorne
Engin
Benjamin Ward Richardson
U.S
Oliver Wendell Holm
W.H. Russell
London
Frank R. Stockton
W. Clark Russell
Nelson A. Miles
Thomas B. Reed
Salisbury
Cleveland Coxe
Bishop Doane
Sir Edwin Arnold
Camille Flammarion
Justin McCarthy
Admiral Stevens
Admiral Markham
Admiral Eliot
Charles Dickens
Archibald Forbes
F. D. Miller
Andrew Carnegie
Ted Others
Columbus Ave
Boston
Mass
U.S. Gov’t
Mra Wixstow
Seuers
Hannon
Mannuers
Robert Hall
Ozarks
Addrew, J. E
Trivvet
Spudds
Miss Munn
Dicer
Iose Pico
G. W. Patterson
Inkster, Mich
Hegeman
Campnor
C. C.A. Clark Co
New Haven
Whipple
ST. Jacobs Oil
Windsor House
Burlington
Usacewin
H. T. Clarke
Lobavivn
Incor Nebraska
Ayer
Wa O. Jenkins, Deweess
Neb
Joan B. Tirvers
Manchester
N. H
DR. Rmkcrew
Ifth & Paroam Ste
Cane Stove Ae Works
Patrice O'Tab
von von BG Wace
Ensio Jouln
Lorees
Wasillion
D.C
4Miner S. Pension Rurees
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