Lost Century Mine. Santa Teresa Could Yield Vast Gold
Arizona Mexico legend resurfaces as Madrid archives reveal Santa Teresa mine records. A mining party led by Miguel Longoria seeks the long-lost site near Arizpe, guided by locals and carrying tales of a vast, centuries-old ore hoard once producing millions.
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Arizpe
Mexico
Santa Teresa
Spain
Madrid
Pablo Resaza
Miguel Longoria
Ignacio Mungg
Guaymas
Imaris
Munoz
Bishop urges frugality in funerals at Birmingham parade
In London the Bishop of Birmingham urged a friendly society at Birmingham to reform funeral costs. He lamented the amount spent by all classes, including the poor, and called for spending less on funerals.
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London
Birmingham
Discovering gout microbe links age degeneration
Professor Metchnikoff at the Pasteur Institute reports experiments suggesting gout microbes may soon be found. His assistant Dr Distaso explains how intestinal bacilli may cause arteriosclerosis through substances skatol endol and phenol, inducing brittle vessels in tested guinea pigs.
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London
Metchnikoff
Pasteur Institute
Paris
A. Distaso
St. Mary’s Hospital
Savant
May Change His Own Name In New York Court Opinion Denies Burstein Petition
New York City Justice Finelite rules on Bernard Elliott Burstein 548 West 165th street seeking to change his name to Buraton. He is advised papers were faulty, but the ruling notes a name can be acquired by reputation or habit without court action. The decision cites historical examples from President Cleveland to Honore de Balzac and Henry Irving, discusses biblical naming customs, and notes Jews adopted surnames in 1787 under civil pressure.
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New York
Finelite
Bernard Elliott Burstein
West One Hundred and Sixty-fifth Street
Bur‘aton
Cleveland
Stephen
Grover
Grant
Hiram
Ulysses
Meet
West Point
James B. Matthews
James B. Taylor
James
Brander “Matamal
Honore de Balzac
Roosevelt Thanks Horn Carver From Natchez
Dave Dreyfus of Natchez Mississippi carved a hunting horn and sent it to Colonel Roosevelt. The former president replied with thanks noting the horn recalls his bear hunting memories.
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Roosevelt
Natchez
Miss
Dave Dreyfus
Colonel Roosevelt
College Maids Form Full Fire Brigade at Wellesley
Wellesley Massachusetts college forms a full fledged fire brigade led by Miss Mary Sawyer with each house represented by a captain. The brigade has begun practicing running with the hose machine.
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Wellesley
Mass
Wellesley ‘College
Mary Sawyer
Jesus in Gethsemane Bible Lesson for 1910
A Sunday School lesson guides readers through Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane from midnight to dawn before the Crucifixion. It explains the setting, the apostles Peter James and John, the weight of Jesus prayer Thy will be done, and how the cross became a path to redemption and glory.
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Garden of
Gethsemane
Mount of Olives
Jerusalem
Moses
Jesus
Castle Antonia
Mount Olivet
John
Kidron
Jesus Ofttimes
Peter
Zebedee
James
Mount of Transfiguration
Morison
Paul
Trapped Women Rescued From Fire at Halsted Street
Illinois briefs report three women rescued from a burning apartment at 6019 South Halsted Street by men entering the blaze at peril. The fire caused $2000 in damage, starting from an overheated basement furnace. Ground-floor grocery store owned by Charles Harpe was affected.
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Chicago
South Halsted Street
Miss Green
Charles Harpe
Ellede’ van Albert
Tompkinsville
Staten Ishland
N. Y
Carl
Sterling
Fred Loveless
Louise
Whiteside County
Bloomington
Chautauqua Association of Illinois
A. C. Tolson
Pontiac
J. L. Lear
C. BE. Guillett
Lincoln
R. C. Hitt
Ottawa
Springfield
John A. Gadert
Harriett L. Skinner
St. Louis
Father C. McKeought
Gadert
Decatur
J. B. Coulter
Coulter
Ilinois Central
Will Cullen
Havana
Riverview
Mr. Post
Happy Jack
J. H. Griggs
Virden
Ill
George H. Stowe
Harris Boys
Chautauqua
Girard
Chicago & Alton
Kime & Gibson
Schlitz Brewery
Virden Fire Department
Pleasant Plains
Champaign
Judson .Harmon
Ohio
Champaign ‘County
A. Harmon Club
Sail Torn As Squall Dashes Boat From Play
In a stage rehearsal dialogue Mr. Tellitt Wright-Just voices a torn sail after a squall strikes the boat while Miss Kidder reacts with a remark about a remnant sail. The exchange captures a nautical mishap within the performance.
Hall's Catarrh Cure and Fraudulent Reward Claim
A historical ad offers one hundred dollars reward for catarrh cures Hall's Catarrh Cure is claimed to work internally through the blood and mucous surfaces. Endorsements by Walding Kinnan Marvin and Cheney & Co are cited. Pills for constipation also advised.
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Hall
Pataenh Conn
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
O. We
F. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Little Myra Explains Her Family Change
Myra Lee had been in school only a few days when her mother wrote a note signed Mrs. Kent. The teacher asked for clarification and Myra explained in a charmingly confident way that her mother had remarried but she had not.
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Myra
Myra Lee
Mrs. Kent
Lippincott’s
Hamlins Wizard Oil Promises Quick Neck Relief
A brisk note promotes Hamlins Wizard Oil as a remedy for a stiff neck, claiming it quickly lubricates the cords and restores comfort, urging immediate use for relief.
What’s In a Name Through a Silly Exchange
In a Tit-Bits quip a diner complains he ordered turtle soup but finds no turtle flavor. The waiter cites Shakespeare that there is nothing in a name, joking that naming would not reveal what’s in the dish. The exchange turns on a pun about expectations versus labels.
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Mr. Grouch
Manchester
You Can Tell by Faces
Dialogue between two figures, a cheerful pessimist and a dolorous optimist, contrasting moods about current times. The cheerful pessimist greets with good news while the optimist reports heavy workload and steady income, insisting all is well despite gloom. The exchange captures two sides of a single moment.
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Puck
One of the Producers
A philanthropist urges acts for others without reward and the speaker replies he acts by buying umbrellas rather than borrowing them, illustrating a small everyday mercy.
Water as cure for kidney and rheumatic diseases
An 19th century style health ad urges flushing the system with water and a vegetable tonic. It explains kidneys filter blood and acids irritate the bladder, recommending Fluid Extract Dandelion, Compound Karyon, and Syrup Sarsaparilla with water, taken after meals and at night.
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John B. Moisant
Paree
Puss
Belmont Park
Walter Wellman
Atlantic
Famous Gold Mine
Judah
David
Mediterranean
Italy
Persia
Arabia
Turkey
Auge Trian
Thews
Bayard Taylor
Illinois
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