Copper Bonds and the Ballad of Randolph Mason
Jean Balduc, a northern trader, travels to New York to confront Barnsfield the copper magnate. Balduc is drawn into a scheme to strip Huron county of mineral rights by bribing land-owners as part of a Great Lakes railroad plan aimed at Plymouth on Lake Superior. The plan would force a lucrative transfer of riches to Barnsfield's pocket through a railroad shortcut ending at Plymouth.
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Jean Balduc
Pietro
New York
British America
Randolph Mason
Barnsfield
Broadway
Gilead
Winchester
Huron County
Lake Superior
Dominion
Huron
Great Lakes Railroad Company
Plymouth
Balduc
Duluth
Finlduc
Court House
Great Lakes Railroad
Marquette
Lake Shore Steamship Company
Steamship Company
Indies
Empire Copper Company
Stock Exchange
Mason
Wopper
National Aquarium
Naples
Victor Hugo
Jean “Balduc
Great Lakes
Florida
Jacques Cartier
Hudson Bay
Parvenu
Kidd
Normandy
Sardinia
Balduo
New England
Mr. Barnsfield
Httle
Michigan
Copper riches scheme ends in tax sale plot unraveling
Jean Balduc is drawn into Barnsfield's copper land scam in Huron county. They arrange to pay Balduc for deeds, but the plan collapses as Balduc exposes tax receipt tricks and forces a dramatic confrontation over fake bonds and tax payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balduc
Barnsfield
Testing Intelligence of Fish in Red Paper Trick
A discussion on fish intelligence cites M. Oxner in Monaco observing coris julis. The fish initially ignores bait with red paper, then gradually tests and finally bites, showing variable learned responses over days.
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Edinger
M. Oxner
Oceanographical Museum
Monaco
No Crowd For Alectures In Leesburg Tale
A Leesburg Kosciusko county tale recalls a time when a lecturer found the church empty except for a janitor who charged a dollar to light a fire. The janitor recalls a prior speaker named Cumback whose fame supposedly kept crowds away since his visit.
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Will Cumback
Mr. Cumback
Leesburg
Kosciusko County
Indianapolis News
Violin Box Making Goes Industrial in Markneukirchen
Over the past five years Markneukirchen in Germany shifted violin production from hand craft to machinery. A stock company formed in 1207 bought patents and built a large factory to supply dealers with cheap seasoned violin bodies, nicknamed gehachtel, improving output and consistency.
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Markneukirchen
Germany
Bohemia
Eczema Cured by Cuticura Ointment Report
A Detroit reader describes severe eczema spreading from scalp to feet with intense itching. After trying many remedies, a Cuticura sample cleared symptoms in about three weeks, prompting a purchase and full recovery.
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Kanter Ave
Detroit
Mich
Dept. L
Boston
Twins come to me for the third time in Cincinnati
Charles D. Hilles recalls a humorous ad spotted outside a Cincinnati grocery. The notice claimed twins and a request for support, noting a boy and a girl in the third pregnancy and urging friends to back the proprietor.
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Charles D. Hilles
Cincinnati
Popular
Real Worries Over Household Rows Stir Gossip
In a society note, tensions rise as one maid snubs another over childcare duties causing quiet concern among families. The exchange highlights friction among household staff and priorities in handling Fido and the baby care routines.
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Fido
Baby
Lewis' Single Binder Leads Smokers Over 10c Cigar Choice
Readers discuss cigarette and cigar preferences with a note that many smokers favor Lewis' Single Binder over 10c cigars. a quip about a father receiving only a lemon on his birthday adds a light aside.
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Lewis
Nervous Despondent Women Report Relief from Pinkham Aid
Platea Pa and Walcott Nd cases praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for easing nervousness backache and crying spells. Warnings offer confidential advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Platea
Lydiay E. Pinkham
Mary Halstead
Walcott
N. Dakota
Amelia Dahl
Walcott, N. Dakota
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
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Courtland Parks
Melville Davisson
Edward J. Clode
Dresden
People
Seeley
Miller
W.f.young
P.D.F
Temple St
Springfield
Canada
Western
Canadian Progress Magazine
Calgary
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