Honeymooners Convicted For Flight Of Fancy In Germany
A Dresden couple, newly married again, staged a risky honeymoon through Munich and Nuremberg. They stole a registrar’s overcoat with thirty marks, and a bride’s wedding ring along with a gold-mounted cane at various cities. A detective observed their moves and they were later convicted but released with a caption that honeymooning couples are not responsible for their nets.
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Dresden
Munich
Nuremberg
Pinecothek
Himelf
Dummy Village at Dartmoor Aims at Exploits by Invaders
A canvas constructed village near Okehampton Dartmoor simulates a British rural hamlet. Built in three weeks by camp artisans the mock town includes cottages roads a village inn and dummy cattle. It sits 6000 yards from firing point and is invisible to troops simulating an invasion.
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Dartmoor
Devonshire
Okehampton
Brave boys rescue child amid Far Rockaway drift
Two twelve year olds in Far Rockaway swam to a drifting rowboat to save a three year old, bringing the child to shore despite lacking oars. The infant’s father paid them 10 pounds as a reward, while nearby bystanders aided during the rescue. The article also notes wartime clothing costs for U.S. Army uniforms and gear.
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Far Rockaway
Rockaway Beach
New York
San Francisco mother in law facing possible jail over silk smuggling
A San Francisco mother-in-law who smuggled silks from the Orient was fined and paid duty. Discussions of criminal action followed as her son-in-law pressed officials about prosecuting a woman who had already expiated her fault. He argued against jail in a tense exchange, noting it would be the first bright moment in twenty years.
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San_ Francisco
Orient
Teme
Toma Oficial
Dome Fa
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Fragmentary text reads as dialectic humor about calendars and borrowing time. No clear event, people, places, or dates emerge to form a full news item or identifiable item.
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Boas
Chile
Kit Carsons Daughter and Meeting at Westport School
Mrs Mills recalls Kit Carson bringing his daughter Terasena Dea to a Westport public school to be educated. Carson wore buckskin and fur cap, led her on horseback, and left a bag of American adiver on the desk. He later returned to fetch her, hoping she would become a grand lady.
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Andress
Carson
Wonder what Wade Hor Series etl a
A fragmented OCR item mentions a beautifel girl and a bizarre phrase about Wade Hor. The readable fragment hints at a local social or column blurb but lacks clear names, dates, or events to confirm specifics.
Wretch asserts silence hurts marriage and bills banks on Sunday
A woman laments her husband's absence of words during long silences while a friend asks if abuse plays a role. A London church motion urges better airing of banks on Sunday as a sanitation measure, with Gotham pondering legality of banks taking in drafts on Sunday.
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London motion!Journal
Gotham
Drufta
Unclear excerpt on gendered language and rowing
Fragmentary dialogue discusses perceived size differences in women's feet and learning to place them down. The text appears as a garbled, gendered conversational snippet with no clear events, dates, or identifiable organizations.
TESTING TEA BY BURNING IT Icy Ashes Measure Quality
A Washington Star report recounts proprietor tests using a lighted match on tea to judge quality. A store's young housekeeper witnesses a vigorous ritual. the ash test yields the most precise gauge. The grocer urges customers to try the method before purchasing.
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Washington Star
Disciple of Kneipp Encounters Phantom Robber in Park
A Kneipp follower walking to Tompkins Square Park at midnight on a rainy morning faced a pistol thrust and demanded money. The robber appeared to spring from nowhere, but the man was talking to the air as the thug vanished, leaving only mystery in the damp dawn.
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Kneipp
Tompkins Square Park
Exercise Entreaty on Lifelong Activity and Breathing
The passage urges continuing regular exercise throughout life to avoid atrophy and muscular degeneration. It warns neglect after youth leads to health decline and emphasizes daily use of limbs and consistent breathing exercises to boost general health and longevity. The tone mirrors early physical culture guidance.
Nonresident Defendant Citations in Brewster County Texas
A 1913 citation commands the sheriff to publish notice in Brewster County Texas to summon nonresident Joseph W Liggett to appear before the District Court in Alpine on February 10 1913 regarding a $1935 60 debt for brokerage commissions alleged by plaintiff O N Brown. The writ issued January 13 1913 by Clerk W H Lease with deputy M S Banks sealing the document.
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Josep W. Liggett
Denver
Colorado
Sherif
Brewster County
Texas
Brewster
Joseph W. Lig Uelt
Alpine
O. N. Brown
Joseph W. Liggett
Roswell
Chaves County
New Mexico
W. H. Lease
District Court
Man Keeps Father's Embalmed Body in Alcohol in Castle
In Auvergne a 95 year old man Granet preserves his father’s body in alcohol inside a feudal château near the little Virevola. The father died long ago and is kept as a mausoleum with a stained pole design. Granet visits, talks, and plays accordion to the preserved likeness, planning his own future preservation similarly.
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France
Virevola
Auvergne
Granet
Hauling Service Promises Prompt Pickup by Public
Jno R Hall states willingness to handle all kinds of hauling and invites public patronage. Readers are urged to phone orders to 186 for prompt service and dispatch.
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Jno. R. Hall
Trespass Notice Forbids Hunting On Jans Property
Jason W Jans issues a trespass notice forbidding hunting fishing camping or any entry on his property under penalty of law. The notice applies to all parties and asserts legal consequences for trespass.
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Jason W. Jans
Reward Offered for Cattle Theft Arrest and Conviction
A notice from J B Irvine offers a 500 dollar reward for the arrest and conviction of anyone illegally handling cattle owned by him. The text includes garbled trailing words after the main reward statement.
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Arttary
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Emai
War Department
New York Sun
United States Army
Sonsiating
San Francisco
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Mise Gays
Mise Gladys
Wade
Jon Grocer
Baawarnn
District Court of
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Grothe Eat
C.N. Brown
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Sement
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