Love Song and the Arizona Diamond Swindle Exposed
A fragment from a historic poem contrasts with a detailed account of the Arizona diamond swindle from twenty years earlier. The piece describes supposed discoveries in Arizona and New Mexico, the Bank of California deposit, investor excitement, and Clarence King’s geological survey revealing the mines were salted and gems fake. The promoters reportedly realized about $750,000 in the scheme.
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Arizona
New Mexico
San Francisco
Arnold
Slack
Bank of California
Clarence King
Geological Survey
London
Washington Star
How Formal Gardens Came Into Existence
Pierre Huet notes seventeenth century French critics disapproved of fashion gardens. He cites M. le Nostre as introducer of covered alleys and grand features, while many private owners settled for simpler parterres that limit daytime strolling and suit ladies after sunset.
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Pierre Huet
M. le Nostre
Italy
Where Big Frenchmen Are Found
The piece discusses misconceptions of French stature and character, noting that historical Gauls were tall compared to a four foot stereotype. It cites ancient Romans, Vercingetorix from Auvergne, and modern Auvergne laborers in Paris, contrasting fighting prowess with body size.
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Auvergne
France
Vercingetorix
Paris
Kansas City Times
Where Ants Mine Rubies In The Southwest
The finest garnets in the United States are found across New Mexico Arizona and southern Colorado often called rubies. On the Navajo reservation locals collect them from anthills and near scorpion excavations as ants and scorpions surface the stones. Gems of this size and beauty can fetch fifty dollars though three carats rarely exceed.
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United States
New Mexico
Arizona
Colorado
Navajo Reservation
Washington Star
Laughing at the Carriage Mix-Up Lord Dudley Pranks a Host
A story from the Sheffield Telegraph recalls how Lord Dudley, stuck waiting for his carriage, joked aloud about a guest offering him a seat. The guest then imitates the lord, sparking a witty dinner invitation misunderstanding that ends in lasting friendship.
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Lord Dudley
Earls of Dudley
Sheffield
The Tyruler's Slow Progress and Static Mindset
The Tyruler remains slow and imperceptible in civilized progress, stuck in old farming methods and diet. He plows, mows, and reaps by hand, rejects drills and machinery, and preserves a cycle of rye and buckwheat with cumminseed, mirroring ancestors for a thousand years.
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England
Wonders Wrought by Pressure in Nevada Mines
The St. Louis Republic reports on the immense depth of Com stock mines in Nevada where timbered shafts bear enormous weight. Drill cores reveal polished wooden timbers transformed by pressure into hard, iron-like sticks. originally oak 12 by 2 inches, these timbers become thick or thin as the mountain’s weight reshapes them, sometimes found in short sections after cave-ins.
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Comstock
Nevada
St. Louis Republic
The Starry Heavens Observed and Questioned
The Philadelphia Ledger ponders the vastness of the cosmos. It contrasts early beliefs about a hollow sky with modern views of solid celestial structures. Despite better telescopes, the piece admits limits to human understanding and contemplates whether space has an end or endless systems of worlds.
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Earth
Phiadelphia Ledger
Ventilated shoes from Philadelphia inventor
A Philadelphia inventor, once an Australiana, patents ventilated shoes with heart valve inspired soles. The devices admit air to cool feet and prevent corns while removing odor, claiming benefits beyond simple comfort.
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Philadelphia
The Proper Thing Comes Home After Event
Evelina chides Chauley over enjoying the entertainment at the ta a tauqua assembly. He asks why they should leave early, and she notes staying would reveal they are from the country.
Economy Village: a quiet Pennsylvania cooperative town
Two Mackinac Stories. Economy near Beaver, founded 1805 by German settlers, a co operative community with forty members, vast lands and industries. The silent village hosts shared labor and charity, with a single hotel and store, simple homes with grapevines, and a church run by Father Henrici and Mr Duss. Life here centers on communal care, austerity, and plain living as its leaders govern religious and financial affairs.
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Alesheny
Beaver
Philadelphia
Herr Happ
James G. Blaine
Ohio River
Pittsburg
Germany
Co-Operative
Father Henrici
Mr. Duss
Hearici
Duss
Philadelphia Times
Mackinac
Mackinveworth
Mr. Corrigan
Owen
Corrigan
John Jacob Astor House
Golden Specific Promoted In Alcohol Cure Claims
A wide ranging shuffled ad summary notes Dr Haines Golden Specific claimed to cure drunkenness without the patient knowing. It urges readers to request circulars and sends contact at 153 Race Street Cincinnati. Also mentions various goods and ads including shirts glass works beer and labor day parade in Canon City and notes on fall fair preparations and stock subscriptions.
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confidenoLnEn Eprerric Co
Race Street
Cine Ti
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New York Tribune
Champaign
Jamaica
Hillsboro
Missouri
Constable Forrest
Evelina
Chawley
Charles
Chautauqua Assembly Herald
Pennsylvania
Astor House
Isaac
West
Julian Ralph
New York
Sun
Twell
Dr. Haines
G Farr
Woolford
LG. Noyes & Co
Druggiss
Warren, Pa
Congress
B. G. Gregory's
Second Street
Detroit
Jackson Koebler
Cousins Bros
Robert T. Lowell
D. D
James Russell Lowell
Schenectady, N. Y
Topeka
Jackson Koehlers
Justus Brus
Cousins Bros.sande
Warren
Georgia
Jackson Koehler
Gosiss Bros
Raleigh Exposition
Leport
Stet
Canon City
Fremont County
Col
N.K. Wendelboe's
Susan Gale Gack
Trnonessee
Worn
Farr
Lypger
Laposition
Samuel Pitcher
Castoria
G. C. Osman
Lowell, Mass
Sam
J. F. Rosovenon
Cooway
Ark
H. A. Ancren
Oxford St
Brooklyn, N.Y
Children's Department
Custoria
Uted Hospital
Boston
Maya
AtLes C
Surry, Pres
the Centaur Company
TI Murray Street
New York City
Attorntion
Northwestern
Pennsyania
Front Street
Peter Greenland
N.K Wendelboe
Artis
N. K Wendelboe’s
Liberty Street
N. K. Wendelboe
Wendelloe
Gowanda
AMORA
Robison
R. Edmonds & So
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