alchemy in 1896 Turning Base Metal into Gold for 13 Cents a Pound

[jeff of pa]

The San Francisco call. (San Francisco [Calif.]), 24 April 1896

I'm no Scientist, But I wonder if he was Electroplating.







Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.), 03 May 1896.
http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/l...ext=&andtext=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1





The San Francisco call. (San Francisco [Calif.]), 24 April 1896
The San Francisco call. (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, April 24, 1896, Page 5, Image 5 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress

 

[against the wind]

Well I have 26 cents,, give me 2 pounds