Silver Find Near Wakefield Proves Profitable Prospecting
1887 Wakefield bulletin reports a silver formation three miles southeast of Wakefield on the Milwaukee Lake Shore and Western Railway. W. W. Warner owned it briefly, then Mashburn Mining Co. assayed ore at Hurley showing up to 145 ounces of silver per ton with gold traces, suggesting high value. The veins extend across hundreds of feet, raising prospect of regional wealth. A Sunday Lake line excursion accident is recounted with a rail mishap caused by a switch misfit. engineer's bond posted and journey resumed after wrecking crew. North Pabst ledge work reaches 50 feet, with cross cutting south and seven feet between foot and hanging walls. mine owners optimistic about a profitable vein.
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W. W. Warner
Wakefield
Milwaukee, Lake Shore and Western Railway
Strebeck
Mashburn Mining Co
Minneapolis
Leadville
Hurley
Definitions and maxims from a Kansas City Star snippet
A Kansas City Star quotation page glosses common terms as humorous definitions. It lampoons temperament, reticence, fame, spinsterhood, highbrow, philander, faith, and economy, pairing each with a biting social observation. The fragment ends with a wry regret about not joining the legislature.
Bankers Urge Advertising As Education Tool
Los Angeles banker Motley Hl. Flint urged bankers at the American Bankers Association Savings Bank Division meeting to advertise in newspapers. He said newspapers reach broad audiences, that advertising is a fixed part of banking, and that it has spurred savings accounts growth by educating the public about banks and their services. He called advertising an investment in keeping banks visible and trusted.
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Motley Hl. Flint
Los Angeles
Savings Bank Division
American Bankers Association
Mr. Flint
Improvement at Crimson Gulch gas station replaces old saloon
Cactus Joe notes the new gas station at the former saloon site in Crimson Gulch as an improvement, while sentimental old-timers still visit for a drink. Meanwhile scientists from the US Agricultural Department work on Laysan Island to restore vegetation ruined by rabbits, as part of a conservation effort. The face is the shop window of the mind.
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Cactus Joe
Laysan
United States Agricultural Department
Laysan Island
Hawaiian Game Preserve
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Goldberg & Goodland
Sunday Lake
R. Murray
Murray
Tho
McViche
Cleveland
Philander
Faith
Kansas City Star
Crimson Gulch
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Bedell Motor Sales Co
Oxa
Enterprise Paint Mfg. Coo
Chicago
Wakefield Lumber CO
Wakefield, Michigan
Tivwvny
Kings OF Msi
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