Muskrat Trapping Booms Along Lake Erie Marshes
Armies of trappers work along the Lake Erie shores and rivers this spring, harvesting muskrats for meat musk and hides. Hunters use boats and spears to seize rats from mounds near shore, then salt and process hides for fur buyers. Prices vary with the market, averaging about 60 cents per muskrat with musk valued at 15 to 20 cents and meat around ten cents per rat.
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Lake Erie
Maumee
Sandusky Bays
Detroit River
Wise Move by Philadelphia for Free Outdoor Music
Philadelphia councils approve 16000 for Philadelphia Orchestra concerts in City Hall Plaza and Park concerts by City Band. The Press argues a great city must provide citizen joy and open-air culture during hot summer evenings with music for all ages.
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Philadelphia
Persona Grata and The Old Bulldog Theme Identified
A brief dialogue notes shifting social norms as a new man courting Miss Mamie is described as affluent, while references to a governor and the Sunday night routine suggest a social circle adjusting to a wealthier suitor. The exchange frames class and dating dynamics in a concise, period voice.
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Mamie
Don’t Poison Baby Castoria Warning from 40 Years Ago
A historical warning on the dangers of paregoric laudanum and morphine in child medicines. It notes narcotics harm children, urges labeling by druggists, and states Castoria contains no narcotics if signed by Chas H Fletcher.
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Castoria
Chas
H. Fletcher
Chas. H. Fletcher
J. W. Dinsdale
Chicago
Til
Alexander B. Mintie
Cleveland
Ohio
J. 8
Alexander
Omaha
Nell
J. A. McClellan
Buffalo, N. Y
J. W. Allen
St. Louis
C. H. Glidden
St. Paul
Minn
H. D. Benner
Philadelphia
J. A. Boarman
Kansas City
J. J. Mackey
Brooklyn, N. Y
President Taft and Dr Os ler Speak at Tuberculosis Meeting
President Taft and Dr William Osl er addressed a large public gathering in Washington. The event was held under the auspices of the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis.
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Taft
William Osler
Washington
National Association For the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis
Fragmented ad and notice fragments with misreadings
A hazy OCR fragment bundle presents mixed ad copy and statements. Mentions prices, medicines, household goods, a marriage quip, and product pitches for Pine oil and Red Cross Ball Hive. The text is garbled and lacks coherent context or a clear event.
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Red Cross
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Huffalo
Mr Ind
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Russia
Wading
Kinwan de Marvin
Latte Catarrt
Featimamninis
Hall
Mra
Phraich Jane
Dodds
Scrir Thompson
Eye
Canada
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Ers Ross
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