California Missions and El Camino Real Revisited
The Pictorial American of Los Angeles notes the Spanish missions founded after 1767 mark California civilization's start. It details Junipero Serra and Crespi's roles, the mission chain from San Diego to Sonoma, and El Camino Real as a historic roadway. It discusses secularization, ruins, partial restorations, and efforts to rebuild missions and promote a people’s King’s Highway with National Good Roads backing.
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California
Los Anmoreles
Africa
Central and
South America
Pacific Coast
Mexico
Spain
Upper
San Diego
Padre Junipero Serra
Padre Juan Crespi
Serra
Sonoma
San Francisco de Solano
Ben. C. Truman
Alta California
Order of St. Francis
Monterey
Santa Barbara
San Buenas Ventiera
San Luis Rey
San Carlos de Borromeo
Father Cassanova
Don Antonio
Los Angeles
Mission Santa Clara
Santa Cruz and
San Rafael
San Luis Obispo
Mego
Father O'Keefe
San Barbara
Pala
King’s Highway
National Good Roads Association
el Camino Real
Mission
Junto Pueblos
el Camino Real de da Cuesta
el Camino Real de la Tejon
San Francisco
Negre
Venus On Crab Shell Forms A Woman, Says Trudell
Linguist and tobacco shop owner Samuel Trudell argues that crab shells bear clear feminine figures. He describes shells from the Gulf of Mexico to the English coast showing faces, breasts, arms, and drapery, with balance between left and right sides and occasional period costumes.
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Samuel
Trudell
Mth Avenue
New York Press
France
New York Bay
Gulf of Mexico
Pascagoula
New Orleans
At the Captain s Table on the Transatlantic Liner
A captain addresses his 25 fellow passengers at a 26 seat table during a voyage across the Atlantic. He praises the group and expresses hope that 24 will benefit from the trip while noting 11 speak of trust and family among the passengers as dinner unfolds. The moment ends with the steward clearing dishes and the captain requesting fish.
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Atlantic
Indianapolis Journal
Millions Starving in Russian Empire Says Berlin Expert
Prof Reussauer of Berlin, an authority on Russian affairs, says in a recent interview that 100000000 inhabitants of the Russian empire are literally starving.
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Reussauer
Berlin
Russian Empire
What a world of wry quotes and verse in one page
A collage of quips and cartoons from various papers includes jokes about seasickness farming and ghosts, a light verse by George Eliot about siblings, and snippets from many periodicals. The mix preserves era voice with numerous named papers and writers.
The Shoplifter in Designer Veiled Luxury
A shopper escorts Mrs. Vereker through sales at a hotel and flat. The tale ends with a purse theft uncovered in a fur department, revealing Vereker as a famed London shoplifter shielding bystanders. The purse is recovered, and the shopper learns Vereker’s husband is imprisoned for similar offenses.
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London
London Daily Mail
Odessa City Established in 1794 with 600000 Population
The text notes Odessa as a top Russian city with origins in 1794 and territory ceded by Turkey in 1792. It reports a population of about 600,000, highlighting a sizable group described as Americans of Russia, described as enterprising and peaceful.
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Odessa
Russia
Turkey
Man’s 144th drunkenness case shocks Manchester magistrate
A magistrate berates a prisoner in his 144th appearance for drunkenness, calling it a gross case as the man faces judgment. The Detroit Tribune notes a grim sentiment about the offender’s condition and fate.
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Manchester
Sure of Her Hobb-Bob sentiment cools over Miss Swellsome
Dialogue from the Detroit Free Press reveals Hobb coolly ending personal choice by ordering flowers by phone. Nobb questions certainty and considers an engagement possibility.
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Hobb
Bob
Miss Swellsome
Nobb
Inauguration Tale and Public Image Jokes
A humorous exchange questions a president's appointment while a humorous reply mentions borrowing an orphan asylum for the inauguration. The page also mocks cigarette culture and a woman seeking fame through patent medicine testimonials.
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Santa Barbara Mission
San Luis Key Mission
Johnny—Paw
Searée
Littsburg Post
Hartford Courant
Nell
Belle
Philadelphia Ledger
United States
Washington Star
New York
Houston Post
Chicago Daily News
Vlock
Iritz
Lustige Blaetter
Senator Sorghum
New York Weekly
Spartacus
Gladiators
Iuriday
Chicago News
Finnegan
Puck
Philadelphia Inquirer
Constituent
Mr. Winnout
Congressman
Scott
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Philadelphia Press
Mme
George Eliot
Bond Street
Norman
Fur
Mrs. Vereker
Madam
MENT
Detroit Tribune
Detroit Free Press
Tarnation
Teddy
Biggs
Diggs
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