Fortunes by accident in a voyage tale from Milton to Klondike
A New York World feature recounts fortune by accident across stories from a captain plying between England and Australia to a London bank clerk and Cape of Good Hope mining, noting how one mine and a single quartz sample transformed luck, with shares rising to $500,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton
South
Wales
Mount Shebs
Klondike
London
Cape of Good Hope
New York World
What Time Is It The Six Kinds Of Time Explained
A Victorian era discussion contrasts apparent solar time with mean and sidereal time and notes six time kinds. It cites Paris noon via a meridian cannon and warns travelers that clocks and station times diverge seasonally until precise timekeeping emerged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Victoria
Paris
Financial Note and Global Plots Stir Headlines
A cryptic note links a financial forecast to geopolitical games in France Britain and China. The piece hints Rosaia in north China and a temperamental Mr Bull in a two direction partnership over bent pins. It references a Turkish plot and the execution of 100 men at the Yildiz palace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Niger
Rosaia
China
Mr Bull
St. Louis
Gultan
Turkey
Lif
Abdul Hamid
Yildiz Palace
Can You Sleep? A Panacea Advertisement Parable
Homely language extols Pabst Malt Extract as a sleep aid and tonic. Aimed at weary readers, the ad promises restful slumber after ten minutes of preparatory use and a week of regular intake, claiming health and calm for the weak and overworked. Lions Bros. Wholesale Dealers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lion Bros
Local Confectionery Sells Candies and Cigars
A.W. Macpherson advertises fresh candies and nuts and a first class stock of cigars and tobacco at the P.O. Building in Wadsworth. He also offers stationery and other sundries for mail order and town service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.W. MacPherson
P.O. Building
Wadsworth
Republicans Name County Central Committees Across State
The document lists members of County Central Committees for multiple Nevada counties including Storey Carson Washoe Lyon Churchill Eureka Nye and Lincoln. Key figures named include chairmen such as A B Stoddard Thomas Nelson J W Ferguson and Henry Hagar with secretaries like J M Gearhart GN Shallenberger and Ralph Nichols.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Central Committee
Storey County
A B Stoddard
J M Gearhart
AD Ziegler
Dave Minster
William Greenwood
Virginia City
Verington
Littell
Dayton
Or Ames
Smith's
Ormeby County
L Lee
Oliver
A Cohn
PA Doyle
Home Yerington
Carson
Diarmid
Dableymple
Empire
Douglas County
H Springmever
Gardnerville
R Cook
Seer Relby
Sheridan
J Wo Haines
Wim Selby
Genoa
Kroll
Fred Bellenar
NM Johnson
OT Bliss
Glenbrook
Folsom
Hobart
OH James
Jack's Valley
Campbell
Walker River
Lander County
R L Norton
GW McHardy
L Steiner
Simon Bray
Austi Churchill County
JI W Ferguson
Fallon
Win Murphy
Stillwater
JT Schneider
C Carmie
Oxceoln
Collins
Cherry Greek
State Republican League
O H Grey
ED Vanderlieth
Arkens
Republican County
Linccoln County
Henry Hagar
A. Hat
Ralph Nichols
N Bush
A. Hadgene
DeLamue
J.C. Campbell
M. D. Cral Newall
Pioche
Richar
Rich
Canuea
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Lodge
Windsworth Lodge
Fo & A.M
LS. Brides, Ske
M. Kline
Mt. Hersh
Pyramid Lodge No
P. _ HETS
T.L. Bellam
Ay MacPherson
Rds
T. K. Stewart
Sinegor
U. 5
Revo, Nevada
Goodwin & Dodge
Attorneys-At-Law
First National Bank
Reno, Nevada
Carson City, Nevada
CY. Justens
Thomas Wiern
Wren & Julien
Gourta
Dweice
Koreka
Virginia Street
Whitney House
T. RB. Whitney, Prop'r
Trugker
California
Popular Hotel of
Truckee
U.S
C.a.snow&co
Washington, D
Anne
New York
Washington
Wadsworth Dispatch
Aewi
Edie
Landes
Emes of
Plata
New York Journal
Short, Proprietor
Fine Brands
Nevada
Kira-Chiss
Near
Bridge ‘Old Town
R. N. Brannin
Prop
Tod
T. Mecuiloah
Wansworth
Columbus Saloon
John Bambothini
Pioneer Dairy
T. G. Herman
Propritor
San Francisco Bulletin
S.F
Hiewekinus
Dearkre
Marenelled
White Sewing Machine
San Francisco
Cal
Clevelans, O
Starner Navada Fo
Wastion
Annie Williams
Tabor
LaPhita
White Horse
Walhor County
Oder
United States
Sala’ Bretton Biggned
W. C. Williams
Lecuior
Washoe
County Bank
Reno
Reno, New
Uneaxo
San Fraveisco
Berlin
Hemazona
Copenhagen
Brookhorn
Europe
Martin
Leo
W. Mapps
Bento George Hy Taylor
Republican Organization
Churchill County
Lovelock
Pyramid Reservation
Olinghouse Canyon
Civenta
J. Hodgkinson
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