Cases of Bad Luck and Costly Hitches in Transactions
A long anecdotal piece outlines how small mishaps drive large losses in transport, finance, and invention. It cites tram delays after a breakdown, a torpedo destroyer’s steam cock error costing £600, and a South African stock gamble that wiped out £250,000. It notes delayed telegrams, missed opportunities, and a failed hydraulic railway brace as further examples of fortune subverted by small failures.
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Thonsunda
Fanway Company
Frais
Sho
And
Theu
Nia
Liv Doc
Laverne
bin Iden
Hanstiof
Imi Yeas
Poplar Leverite
Derby
Perpris
Total Allo
Wink Deverean
Cote Thesis
Barufeed bin Dun
Notton
Vife stelly and the last Borpquid thousande of penny
A fragmented passage cites varied imagery from Pearson's Weekly about luck and danger in engines and ships, then shifts to fruit transport. It notes cranberries survive freezing and travel in open box cars to Manitoba, becoming frozen blocks exposed like cakes of ice.
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Vt Foots of Bitches
Pearson's Weekly
Manitoba
Fourth attempt to learn to chew tobacco cited
A brief New York Sun Day World note reports Tom faces his fourth effort to learn chewing tobacco, dismissed as a failed trend among the local crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom
New York
Sunday World
Advertising Locals Warns and Hunters Notice Row
Fragmented OCR text shows a mixture of notices about advertising locals, warnings to hunters, and various garbled phrases. It mentions a call at a Discorete ull and a Long Headed Youngster with Teddy Gladys lines, plus a Notice to Hunters authorizing certain activities and urging haste to bring money to town. The overall reading reads as a historical public notices fragment with inconsistent spellings and names.
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Pk. H. B McDonald
Wadsworth, Nevada
Disraron Building
Nevada House
T. K. Stewart
Suneyor
Reso, Nevada
Goodwin & Dodge
Attorneys-At-Law
Dilve Tehe
Reno, Nevada
Carson City, Nevada
Thomas When
Wren & Julien
Eureka Block
Virginia Street
Wadsworth
Nevada
Tive
Vroek Cioitien
Nate
KMMEC
Lown
MacPherson
Building
Wadaworth
Francisco
Bulletin
S. F
Wadsworth Dispatch
New York Journal
Washoe
County Bank
First National Bank, of
Reno, Nay
Sayi Exchange
Chicago
Su Mrmetaco
United States
Tondon
Parks
Berlin
Gevow
Aolliozous
Copenhagen
Stockhol
Buran
J. Martin
Geo
W. Mapes
M . Ward
Gee FA
Taylor
Foray Fein
Seoul
Hinsidant Cashine
Oawiter
ELITE
Henry Riter
Commercial Row
Noo Hyon
Wadkworth Inn
Reno
Dk, David W. Rolison
Tinveredhy
Caittoeitn
Gotuya, Boutin
Virginie St. Gyn Tassell's
Mbonates
Wadsmavih Freight
D. Donelson
Steve Williams
Investiment Building
Neue Post Onlew
Reno, New
Flesterlags Xorrmal
Wiegstes Sale
AML
Pricces Shortseale
Railroad Saloon
Orvoure Depot
Winkemucca Kevata
Sern
Borer
Bh. Klucny
Republican Party
Republican State Central Committee
Carson City
Newnan
Reno, Ney
Lovelock
Cour
Coxannes
Loverson
ast-Goy Crexor
Srath
Stare Tarastaen
Shark Coxtotiki
Onrrals
Generan
Ponte Barnve
McKintey
Snark Mme
Stark Bos
Whurehill Trouglane Ake
Smeralda
Sareku Hlombeldt
Uionaby
Storey
Washon White Pine
Republian
Ani
State Central Committee
Hiv Tate
Republican Party of
State Central
Orteby
Storey and
KOK
Colcord
B.D. Vanpyontery
Charman Herretiry
Sturnal Barnet
Theneagsin
Teddy
Gladys
H. Hodgkinson
Columbus Haloon
Jokh Rabuthins
Wadsworth -B
Ine Tignes
Ait Tindale Cs Pbote
Alty
Travelers
Lridge ‘Old Town
RN. Grannis, Prop
Jissonamun
Churchill
Dan, Baird
U.S. Mail
Wadeworth
Stillwater
St. Clair
White
Pension
Aiwa
Vomre
San Francisco
Cal
Cleveland, Oo
Orfce
U.S
Orncey
Washington
U. S
Co.a.snow&co
Patent Office
Washinaton, D
Trave Marie Sana
Akate
Coromunin
Wecurina
Munn 4 Co
Norice
Scientific American
Ferran
Tourmontha
Nawadealers
ANN & Co
Brave’ Office
Washrington
Jeb Wark
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