Womack’s Iron Will Sparks Cripple Creek Gold Legend
Robert Womack a paralyzed, penniless man from Colorado Springs claims a hidden gold vein near Cripple Creek rivals the old Camp. He and his sister Elizabeth keep faith as the tale of a once soaring fortune mixes with Mount Pisgah memories and a town-wide mining rush.
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Robert
Anit
Cripple] Creek
Grant Avenue
Bob Womack
Womack
Pike's Peak
Great Cripple Creek
Robert Womack
Colorado
Colorado Springs
Fountain Valley
Willian
Ttea
Cripple Creek
Bob
Theodore Lowe
Lowe
Denver
Poverty Gulch
el Paso Lode
West
Ealy
Pattise
Pike's Peak District
Colorado Midland
Elizabeth Womack
Mount Pisgah
St. Louis Republic
Yankees in Mexico City Shoe Market Insight
Detroit Free Press notes over 8000 Americans in Mexico City and Mexico's growing market under Diaz. B M Hubbard of El Paso says American professionals settle there, firms establish branches, and shoes are the most salable American-made goods in the country.
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Mexico
B. M. Hubbard
el Paso
Burns Hotel
Sta
Diaz
Detroit Free Press
All the Difference in a Philadelphia Hospital Ward
A testy old Philadelphia millionaire in a private ward probes his doctor about his progress. The physician reassures that he is improving though the patient jokes about his unreadable letters and swollen legs, reflecting light humor in a medical setting.
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Philadelphia
Lippincott's
Feeding Scholars in France in Nantes cantines for poor children
In Nantes a municipal program serves hot affordable meals to public school children. Meals last about 45 minutes with older pupils supervising younger ones. Food is prepared at free soup houses and distributed to schools with a neutral pricing system to avoid stigma.
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Nantes
Mistress of the White House unveils box couch design
The Washington Star reports a new box couch innovation by a New York inventor improving accessibility. The device attaches a garment box to raised rods so the top lifts, letting users reach contents without moving the couch. The design aims to save bending and wall clearance.
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Newtew York
Washington Star
Gold From Sunken Ship At Dollar Cove
A London syndicate sponsors a three month treasure expedition in Mounts Bay at Dollar Cove. Sailors report large quantities of silver and gold pieces washing ashore, with salvors resuming work after weeks away to acquire more powerful pumps. The 1788 Spanish shipwreck is famed for the specie said to be in the area.
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Mount's Bay
Dollar Cove
London Chronicle
Never Got Started With Morse Bicycles Gift
Mr Morse buys a new bicycle and gives his old bike to Dennis Hal-Joran who doubts he can ride. Dennis recalls trying another bike for three weeks and failing to balance while learning to ride.
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Mr. Morse
Dennis Hal- Joran
Dennis
The Apple Temptation and Timid Clocks
A children story fragment blends humorous mispronunciations with a moral. A Spanish named boy struggles to spell long words in Mexico while a granddaughter resists a plate of fruit, claiming triumph over the devil. A clock chorus jokes about time and steps, ending with a playful moral in a domestic scene.
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Katie
Mr. Devil
The Fairy Flutterby and the Rose
A fairy named Flutterby seeks lodging from flowers and is welcomed by a rose in a tale of kindness and a wish granted, ending happily in fairyland. The piece then recounts a clock tale where a grandfather clock, a mantel clock, and a gold watch race to see who keeps the best time, concluding with a synchronized finish.
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Elizabeth MacAlpin
The
Brooklyn Eagle
Genevieve Kennear
Dong
Toby the terrier adopts kittens as littermates at home
Toby a brown rat terrier at Farmer Browns kept watch for pests but faced distraction from four puppies and Tabby the cat with four kittens. After a rainy day chaos and a broom sweeping, Toby ferried the kittens to a nest with her puppies, and the old cat avoided them. Toby cared for both pups and kittens, and the family saw her as proud adoptive mother.
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Toby
Farmer Brown's
Tabby
Jonnie Brown
Mrs. Brown
Doube
Oie
Tie
Home Herald
Mildred Finds Birthday Squirrel Gift
On a bright June morning Mildred awakens to a small gray squirrel under her pillow. She names the creature Muff and thanks her father for the unusual birthday present, realizing she will remember the day fondly.
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Mildred
Opal
Helen Janson
Brooklyn Bagte
Bad Debts and the Costs of Credit in Austerity Times
A satirical piece on debt and credit arguing that bad debts fuel progress yet burden honest borrowers. It claims debts rise with cold contracts and heat expansion, leaving the meek to bear inheritance-like taxes. The text also references mass access to motoring and peace as paradoxical outcomes.
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McLear
Puck
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