Burns and Bennett drive into Paris and Bermuda cup race
The article notes Jimmy Burns, once a Canadian writer turned fighter, training for a Paris bout with O'Brien while maintaining form as a multi sport athlete. It also reports James Gordon Bennett's $1,000 motor boat race cup from New York to Bermuda, to encourage seaworthy boats, with entries limited to internal combustion engines and a race from the Hudson River to Hamilton Bermuda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Gordon Bennett
New York
Bermuda
Cit of America
Itudion River
Royal Bermuda Yacht Club
Hamilton
Bennett
Motor Boat Club
Eben Stevens
Bis
Wicer
Instyssu
Marblehead
Stevens
Patchy OCR Drives a Fragmented Auto Market Note
A garbled note discusses new features in the upcoming text season for automobiles and hints at an inventory tool not yet developed. The lines suggest excitement about innovations while acknowledging missing or imperfect planning for a perfect deadotizer.
Corot's Rustic Habits and the Pennant Life
Corot’s early life is outlined with contrast between his stout, jovial father and Camille Corot himself who fled the shop to pursue painting. He left after his father’s death with 40 000 francs, yet maintained rustic habits, waking before dawn, wearing peasant clothes, eating simple meals, and carrying his box and easel to the fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corot
Camille
Hig Tern
Camillle
Ilel
Whingerf
Morvan
Farriew
Furler’s
Chardin
Putnam's Monthly
Pointed Paragraphs and Lessons From Chicago News
A reflective note urges quick action for good deeds and leadership in a competitive world. It contrasts energy with indecision, cites the value of helping others, and warns against overindulgence in anticipated pleasures. The piece closes with observations on maternal discernment and neighborhood behavior.
Kean's Love Drama Began On Cheltenham Stage
In a Cheltenham theater encounter Charles Kean and actress Miss Chambers met amid banter about appearances. Within a month their romance blossomed and the couple wed, ending a swift courtship sparked by a sharp stage exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kean
Cheltenham
Charles Kean
Miss Chambers
Isenn
The Huns in Early World History
The first mention of the Huns appears in China around 216 B. C. They swept across Asia into the lands of a country resembling Hungary, and in 487 A.D. their advance threatened Europe. They were defeated in the heart of a prince and pushed back to the Danube.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Asia
Hungary
Diunhe
Sincerity shown by daily life and practice in principle
The only conclusive evidence of a man's sincerity is that he gives himself for a principle. Words, money, all things else, are easy to give away, but when a man gifts his daily life and practice it shows truth has possession of him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warner
Wiriter
Cornell
Mibenti
Baliance
Lim
James Russell Lawell
Engagement Arranged In Practical Union
A practical man worries over keeping a house. She promises to manage it if he puts the house in her name. Their plan is settled and the engagement is announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dhuye
Nebraska Independent
Conversation about a large statue at London Mall
A dialogue between Pat and a traveler questions a statue described as eleven inches wide. The traveler asks why it isn’t twelve inches, and Pat responds that they did not want to make it a foot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Traveler
Waiet
Pat
London Mall
Fragmented note hints at rejected proposal and confusion
An unclear note mentions a rejected proposal and awkward names. It references a New York press voice and a person named Powell or Howells in a miswritten context. The fragment suggests a failed engagement or public remark without coherent details.
The Rattlesnake of Bender's Flat
In Badger Rock a legend grows around Wildcat Bill the Rattlesnake of Bender's Flat a desperado who lures townsfolk into a staged peril. A hotel clerk and Pete Smith's ranch scheme profit from delaying an imagined shooting as Wildcat Bill looms unseen behind a door until a clock's chime alters the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Major Sotchkisa
Badger Rock
Mont
Bender
Luis
William
Ernest Wilberforce
Arighilly
Taklwinsville
Conn
Walt
Wilberforce
Wildcat Bill
Pete Smith
Patchen
Boyton
Connecticut River
Boston
Pateley
Pete
Rattlesnake
G O
Elock
Louisvile
Anya
Iman
Abhick Ebony Emie
Feeding Brood Sows and Hog Care Principles
Practical notes from the Iowa Experiment Station on sow management before and after farrowing, including modest feed before farrowing, opium salt for cooling, and gradual shift to full ration after farrowing. Also covers kerosene emulsion for hog lice, horse care tips, swine raising strategies, dairy pointers, milk absorption experiments, and manure value for Nebraska garden planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mit
Professor Kennedy
Iowa
DeWitt’s Little Early Risers Sold Through Schaita
Fragmentary OCR text describes True-ann, friends of the family, and DeWitt’s Little Early Risers with mentions of results, heat, and dependable pills. Eyewords imply sale through Schaita and notes on use, cheek, and sparking eyes, though many words are garbled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
True-ann
DeWitt
Schaita
The New State of Oklahoma Growth Vision Gathers Support
The article extols Oklahoma’s potential, claiming it rivals Missouri and Ohio in size and could lead in a few years. It notes over a million residents emulating Illinois and Indiana, with growing towns, schools, and a wide-awake citizenry. It calls for more people, farmers, and entrepreneurs to develop vast unimproved lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Htr
Oklahant
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Ite
Sporting World
Trommy Tarnisk
Jimmy Burns
Aghter
Philadelphia
O'Brien
Paris
Ding Ata
Pacific Coast
Burua
Im Jeffries
C. W. Dabney
University of Clnermind
Dabney
Rhodes
Yeardley
Cincinnati
Allnuis
Tiinois
Uwluais
Wheeler
Central
Porthern Finois
Lusa Bay
Notin
Chicago News
Howell
Ums
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Scott
Maple City Wis
Maple City
Maple City Soap ‘Works
Monmouth
Ilinois
Schultz
Dave Toofold
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
J. Cheneys& Co
Drugeista Prive
New State of
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
St. Paul
St. Louis
Kasay City
W. S. St. George
Wen'l Pass, Agt
Mo K
T. Ry
Wainwright Builkciiy
Illinois Central
New Orleans
Vicksburg
Hammond
Gulfport
California
Colorado
Florida
Resorts
Cuba
Porto Rico
Panama
H. J. Posters
LC. BR. R
Bank
Dubuque
Kennedy
Kennedy's
Laboratory OF
Dewitt & CO
Humphreys’ Witch Hazel Owl
Ab Druggists
Caata
Mai Humphreys
Mediging Co
Stivaxn
Joby Reats
Humphreys
Humphreys! Med. Co. Wilt
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