Women Paint Bellevue to Make Town Spotless
About forty women in Bellevue Ohio form the Village Improvement club to paint and whitewash every building in town, defying male protests. They secure paint from a nearby plant, paint the church and town hall first, and plan to extend to stores, sheds, and barns while promoting further town improvements sans male cooperation.
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Bellevue
Michigan
New York Press
Helleyvue
Guy L. Miller
Ienry Rowe
Reflected glory and the limits of fame
A London Globe paragraph argues that indirect fame through association offers more enjoyment than true prominence. It cites Algernon Ashton and others, noting the strain of universal recognition and praising the safer pride of knowing famous people without bearing their burdens.
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Algernon Ashton
London
Mr. Ashton
Murphy
London Globe
Island of Fire in Java Captivates Visitors with Bubbling Mud
The Gheko Kamdha Gumko, or home of the hot devils, known as the island of fire, sits two miles wide near Grobogana about fifty miles from Solo. Central boiling mud columns rise and fall while numerous bubbles explode in the seething pool, a dramatic natural wonder for visitors from afar.
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Java
Grobogana
Ishand
Solo
Foundation of Japan and the imperial line
The text notes Feb 11 as the festival of Nigenset su marking the empire’s foundation by Jimmin tenno in 650 BC. It cites Matsuhito in 1889 promulgating Japan’s constitution and states the empire’s line of emperors remains unbroken. It mentions the 1800 parliamentary organization and Kashiwara as the empire’s start point.
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Japan
Jimmin-tenno
Matsuhito
Empire of
Ano
Jinnuu
Kashiwara
Yamatto
Brave French Captain D Assas Killed in Night Recon
Nicolas Chevalier d Assas of the Auvergne regiment, born in Vigan, France, died in Westphalia during a nocturnal reconnaissance on October 15 1760 after signaling the approaching enemy and refusing silence. The incident is cited in Bouillet’s Dictionary of History.
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Nicolas, Chevalier d'Assas
Auvergne
Vigan
Languedoc
Klostereamyp
Westphalia
D'Assas
Tie
Bouillet
Long Live the King and Dr Kings New Discovery
Mrs. Julia Ryder Paine of Truro Massachusetts says the New Discovery gives immediate relief and quickly cures coughs and colds. The remedy is promoted as a guaranteed cure for weak lungs sore throats and coughs with trial bottles offered free by Evans Drug Co.
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America
King
Julia Ryder Paine
Truro
Mass
Evans Drug Co
Self tests for cataract and eye lens removal
Describes cataract caused by oxalate deposits in the lens and the surgical removal of the lens with magnifying spectacles as a substitute. A crude at home method maps the cataract using a card and light to gauge operability. Includes random quotes and humor from Cleveland Leader and Montreal Star.
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Ife
Remarkable Healing Case in Port Byron NY
Amos F. King of Port Byron reports Bucklen’s Armna Salve cured a leg sore Thad suffered over 50 years. He claims lasting relief at eighty five and notes the product from Keane Drug Co with a guaranteed cure for all sores.
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Port Byron
N. Y
Amos F. King
Keane Diug Co
Estimates Given on Brick and Stone Work
The notice lists estimates for brick and stone work at a property, with contact information: 65-9, phone number 3573, box 228.
Tide Tables 19007 for Astoria Oregon Port Reference
Tide Tables 19007 compiled by the U S Government list Astoria Oregon as the standard reference port. It directs readers to use the following table to determine exact tide times.
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U.S
Astoria
Oregon
A Misused Wife at Willesden Magistrates
A woman told Willesden magistrates her husband “wiped his feet on her and walked over her” in a dispute described as incompatibility of temperament. The remark suggesting she should have married a door mat reflects the sharp tone of the hearing.
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Willesden
London Globe
Fragmented Antiquated Dialogue Curio From Obscure Texts
The passage strings dialogue snippets about memory, affection and family, with archaic spellings and garbled attributions. It references lovers, knots in a handkerchief, and a mismatch of names like Mergendorfer Blitter and Nos Loisus, set in a fragmented literary collage.
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Willapa Bay
South Bend
Oysterville
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Hoquiam
Grays
Columbia Rv
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Seal “ Clatsop Beach
Long Beach
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Van
Sewer Eee
S. W. Johnston Transfer Co
Roslyn Coal
Lupton, Mer
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Hume
Fred Redinger
Pioneer Barber Shop
Heron Street
M. Antich
F Street
Heron and
Wishkah
Dake
Sansome Street
Francisco
Paul Smits, M. D
DR. Watkins
Crowther-Wooding
G and Heron Streets
DR. McNiven
Koehler
Wash
J.C. Cross
Zelaska Block
G Street
E. H. Fox
Ben Sheers
Dabnew
Brook
Austin M Wade
Wi Hkah
Aberdeen, Wash
Continental
C. C. Vammen
Heron
Humboldt
Fred Hewett
Prop
South F Street
Andrew Blum
Herald Printers
Wishkah St
Tel
Aberdeen Undertaking
Bowes & Randolph
E. Wishkah St
the King of
All Bitters
Wind
Samble
Phaedrus
Free Free City Library
City Hall
J. M. Walker
Tacoma
Seattle
Portland
All Points
Sta. Ovos
Deparc
Rt Bee Ae Ea
H. Belder
N. P. Ly
A. DO Charlton
AvGs
Ry Co
Wilson Bros. Navigation Co
Harbor Belle
Peter Wilson
Mgr
Montesano
Cosmopolis
Hoqniam Westport
Hoqniam Aberdeen
Cosmopolia
Westport
Monte-ano
Westport of
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